For those who previewed the game in early 1999, Halo: Combat Evolved was to be one of the most gorgeous titles released for the Macintosh.
Yes, the Macintosh.
Even Steve Jobs lauded the title as "one of the coolest" he had seen for the Apple platform – that is, until its developer, Bungie, was swallowed up by Microsoft and Mac development ceased. Instead, the Chicago-based Bungie repurposed the game for Microsoft's soon-to-launch Xbox and the small but loyal community of Macintosh gamers shed a collective tear.
