Halo 3 fan believes Bungie put weed in the game

Ever since I first saw it a month ago, I’ve become obsessed with a video titled, “Since When Does Halo Have Weed ?” It’s the perfect time capsule from late 2007, when Halo 3Just released. Its Theater mode and Forge level editor made it possible to easily record in-game footage and explore every last detail in the game’s environments. It doesn’t contain any weed. Halo 3YouTube user GamerHelper, however, seems to think otherwise. As the video demonstrates,

GamerHelper’s video, which is inexplicably accompanied by “Dire, Dire Docks” from the Super Mario64music, features a slow exploration Halo 3’s Guardian map. The video is particularly focused on beautiful, fernlike plants that grow on walls and other structures within the level. Crucially, GamerHelper’s video kicks off with a title card instructing the viewer what they should be looking for: “On The Map Guardian did you ever noticed that there was weed in it?”

As the camera view zooms in on the ferns, GamerHelper’s accompanying title cards take on a tone of increased bafflement and consternation. First, a question: “Was Bungie On Weed?” Then: “What was bungie thinking?” Later: “Bungie is Messed Up,” and, finally: “Who Knows Why Bungie Did That?”

At long last, I can answer GamerHelper’s question, and I don’t even need official comment from Microsoft or Bungie to do it. It is not a place where you can grow weed. Halo 3Map Guardian

These are the ferns shown in this video. This Is weed:

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I can’t blame GamerHelper for their confusion, and I certainly hope they’ve made some important discoveries since 2007 about this topic. (I found GamerHelper’s old Xbox Live profile and sent them a message about this video, but I did not hear back. Their profile seems to be inactive since 2008, so I don’t expect to hear from them again. Speaking for myself, I didn’t know much about weed in 2007, either, and it wasn’t exactly easy to find out more about it.

Back in 2007, recreational marijuana hadn’t yet been legalized anywhere in the United States, which is where I live, and also where GamerHelper lives, according to their Xbox Live profile. It wasn’t until 2012 that Colorado and Washington legalized recreational marijuana, with other states slowly following suit in the years since then. Although attitudes have changed slightly since 2007, as medical marijuana was accepted more widely in the 2000s, there were still many individuals who are currently in prison for possession of marijuana.

This has been changed by 2021 as people from all political stripes in America agree that legalizing cannabis is necessary. It has become more socially acceptable to talk about partaking in weed while playing video games, too — two great tastes that have always tasted great together. That’s how a friend of a friend of mine ended up rediscovering this video.

All began when Sullivan shared his story. several screenshots of GamerHelper’s videoHis Twitter account, Oct. 9. That’s how I first saw it, and it’s since become a joke among my friends to ask, “What was Bungie thinking?” I reached out to Sullivan to ask him how he even found this video, since it only has 1,443 views at the time of this writing.

“We were goofing around in voice chat, and I cannot for the life of me figure out what came up, but I searched ‘halo weed’ into YouTube,” he explained via Twitter DM. “It was like the third result, and I thought it was extremely hilarious. “I opened it as though there were.” had to be some astonishing content inside it.” (I responded: “Which, of course, there is.”)

I’ve since watched this video dozens of times, and have shared it with several friends, co-workers, and now, Polygon readers. I’m as charmed by it today as I was when I first saw it. Only hope its creator acknowledges their contribution.

Sullivan also hopes that GamerHelper will emerge from the mists of time to look back on their past creation, but he has another wish, too: “They should put weed in Halo Infinite — for themIt would be very cool.”

I don’t disagree. Times have changed, Microsoft, and it wouldn’t be “messed up” of you to put weed in Halo Infinite. That would be really cool. Master Chief has had to deal with a lot for so long, that he should be able to let it go.