: For me it was the release of Halo 2. I had gotten to Gamestop at 8:00pm with
: a couple of friends and saw a few others there already. They had a little
: 10 inch tube TV, playing 4 player CTF on Blood Gulch all running off of a
: car battery. Every half hour they'd swap it with one they had in their car
: to recharge it. It was one of the funniest and most amazing things I'd
: seen at the time. Finally as time passed the line grew larger and larger
: until it stretched for what seemed like about a mile. Everyone was so
: excited to finally get their hands on this mythical game.

: Finally the doors opened and the first few people shuffled into the store. I
: was fourth in line but the first out the door with my copy. As I walked
: through the door I raised the limited edition copy I bought up into the
: air and yelled with excitement. Everyone else cheered in anticipation, it
: was just awesome. Went home and played the first few missions with my dad.
: I miss those days.

: Anyone else got a cool story from the release day of a past Halo game?

I'm kind of sad I missed most of the early launch days. Halo 1 I got late, Halo 2 we didn't pick up right at launch, Halo 3 through Reach I didn't have a 360. First game I actually got to play at launch was Halo 4, but I didn't do any midnight release or anything.

At this point with digital games and preloading, plus the fact I don't need more physical stuff taking up space in my apartment, there doesn't seem to be much of a reason for launch events anymore besides enthusiasm. Which is great, but maybe a young person's game. Glad you have fond memories though :)