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{{Disambig header|the codename for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''|the game engine|Blam engine}} | {{Disambig header|the codename for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''|the game engine|Blam engine}} | ||
[[File:OniBlam.png|thumb|The game crash dialog of ''Oni''.]] | |||
'''Blam!''' was the second code-name for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' before the real title was finalized. It was used to replace the ''original'' codename, "Monkey Nuts", because project lead [[Jason Jones]] could not bring himself to tell his mother he was working on a game called "Monkey Nuts."<ref name="Art">'''[[The Art of Halo]]''', ''page 9''</ref> | '''Blam!''' was the second code-name for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' before the real title was finalized. It was used to replace the ''original'' codename, "Monkey Nuts", because project lead [[Jason Jones]] could not bring himself to tell his mother he was working on a game called "Monkey Nuts."<ref name="Art">'''[[The Art of Halo]]''', ''page 9''</ref> | ||
The term "Blam!" is now used to censor curse words on the [[Bungie.net]] forum, the [[Bungie Weekly Update|Weekly Updates]],<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13382 '''Bungie.net''', ''Legendary Map: Avalanche'']</ref> and to censor inappropriate content names in ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', and ''[[Halo 4]]''. It is most likely a tribute to the word itself. Many non-Bungie users have caught the habit and use it abundantly. | The term "Blam!" is now used to censor curse words on the [[Bungie.net]] forum, the [[Bungie Weekly Update|Weekly Updates]],<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13382 '''Bungie.net''', ''Legendary Map: Avalanche'']</ref> and to censor inappropriate content names in ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', and ''[[Halo 4]]''. It is most likely a tribute to the word itself. Many non-Bungie users have caught the habit and use it abundantly. | ||
The word was thought of because [[Bungie]]'s Chicago office was located near a very busy street that had numerous near-collisions between cars. After hearing screeching tires outside with no audible crash, [[Robert McLees]] would yell "Blam!" so there was "a sense of completion."{{Ref/Reuse|Art}} | The word was thought of because [[Bungie]]'s Chicago office was located near a very busy street that had numerous near-collisions between cars. After hearing screeching tires outside with no audible crash, [[Robert McLees]] would yell "Blam!" so there was "a sense of completion."{{Ref/Reuse|Art}} The Bungie game Oni uses Blam in its crash dialog. | ||
An occasional glitch occurs in ''Halo 3'' in which a player can name a map or game variant anything, regardless if it is inappropriate or not, and a notice of censorship will pop up telling you that its name must be "Blam!". | An occasional glitch occurs in ''Halo 3'' in which a player can name a map or game variant anything, regardless if it is inappropriate or not, and a notice of censorship will pop up telling you that its name must be "Blam!". | ||
Revision as of 18:52, November 23, 2021
Blam! was the second code-name for Halo: Combat Evolved before the real title was finalized. It was used to replace the original codename, "Monkey Nuts", because project lead Jason Jones could not bring himself to tell his mother he was working on a game called "Monkey Nuts."[1]
The term "Blam!" is now used to censor curse words on the Bungie.net forum, the Weekly Updates,[2] and to censor inappropriate content names in Halo 3, Halo: Reach, and Halo 4. It is most likely a tribute to the word itself. Many non-Bungie users have caught the habit and use it abundantly.
The word was thought of because Bungie's Chicago office was located near a very busy street that had numerous near-collisions between cars. After hearing screeching tires outside with no audible crash, Robert McLees would yell "Blam!" so there was "a sense of completion."[1] The Bungie game Oni uses Blam in its crash dialog.
An occasional glitch occurs in Halo 3 in which a player can name a map or game variant anything, regardless if it is inappropriate or not, and a notice of censorship will pop up telling you that its name must be "Blam!".
Sources
- ^ a b The Art of Halo, page 9
- ^ Bungie.net, Legendary Map: Avalanche
