Halo 3 Legendary Edition

Some of the contents belonging to the Legendary edition.

The Halo 3 Legendary Edition is one of two special editions of Halo 3, containing all of the content bundled with both the standard and Limited Editions, alongside additional exclusive content.^[1]

Upon its launch on September 25, 2007, the Legendary Edition retailed for $129.99, compared to the standard game's $59.99 and the Limited's $69.99.^[1]

A unique three-way-folding steelbook cover.
Essentials, Disc One, an extra Xbox 360 disc that contains exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage and videos including:^[2]
- Anatomy of a Game: Making Halo 3, a documentary showcasing the development of the game.
- Router 7.0, a short film by Bungie explaining network setup for Xbox LIVE multiplayer.
- Git Ta Werk: 24 Hours in The Life Of Crunch, a short documentary following 24 hours at Bungie during a period of crunch.
- A gallery.
- A set of custom exclusive gamerpics for the player's Xbox 360 account.
- The fan-made Flash game Warthog Launch.
- The Bungie AV Calibrator, to help with setting up video and sound settings.
- The Halo 3 credits.

Legendary Edition-exclusive content

The following content is exclusive to the Legendary Edition.

A non-wearable replica of the Master Chief's MJOLNIR Mark VI helmet.
A plastic stand with a slot for the two DVD cases which the helmet can mount over. The stand includes an individualized ID tag at the base.
A storyboard booklet for some of Halo 3's cutscenes with art by Lee Wilson.
Essentials, Disc Two, an extra DVD disc that can be played on a PC, containing additional development documentaries and content.^[2]
- Prerendered versions of the cutscenes for Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, with additional FX and less pop-in than those games' original Xbox releases.
  - Halo: Combat Evolved developer commentary, Bungie developer commentary over the Combat Evolved cutscenes.
  - Halo 2 developer commentary, Bungie developer commentary over the Halo 2 cutscenes.
- 7 Steps to World Domination, a documentary looking at the history of Bungie.
- Cortana Chronicles: In Search of Halo Fandom, a documentary starring Jen Taylor as she visits various Halo fan communities.
- Two Red vs. Blue shorts; a PSA Getting the Call and a recreation of the first episode of the series in the Halo 3 engine.
- An exclusive episode of This Spartan Life.
- An interactive digital version of the Bestiarum (which was included in the Limited Edition as an exclusive physical hardcover book).

Production notes

At least 450,000 copies of the Legendary Edition were created, putting it at a scale well above typical game collector's editions at the time of Halo 3's production. Work began on it as early as 2005 involving around 50 people across three continents.^[3]

While Essentials Disc One features a still version of the Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie logos, Essentials Disc Two features the Halo 2 versions of the logos in widescreen, as originally seen in Halo 2 Vista.