Original Black Ops 1 Search and Destroy in 2023. OG COD servers are back on Xbox! Twitter: / handler_yt Instagram: / handler_yt Music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sound: www.epidemicsound.com Rain Check - Dylan Sitts
Just the sound effects and music... It hits so hard. Back when lobbies were connection driven, when maps were clean and easy to see things in without tons of visual noise, and Pro perks
B01 holds a special place in my heart as it was the first cod I owned, had to play the others at friends houses. Finally got my my own xbox right after B01 came out and my dad bought the game for me after work randomly, just walked in and tossed the game to me
My favorite COD! BO1 had a match playback system with dolly cams you could setup throughout the map. They gave you movie director powers, it was such a developer flex and for those of us that used it, it was incredible!
@@sheneedsyrruup that’s awesome, there was a couple guys on RU-vid back then that made some great content using the dolly cams. Cross map tomahawks to the face were a favorite. 😂 Edit: I had forgotten it was called theater mode! 🤜🏼🤛🏼
This game really was truly in a class of its own. I hope one day they remaster it and only remaster it. Don't touch anything else. This brings me back to so many good days of CoD and how we didn't need all this crazy movement people complain they don't have on the newest one. Love that you're playing these again! Hope you have a great day
Give it two months and people will move on from this once the onset of how dated these games actually are hits and the rose colored nostalgia glasses come off. Even when the servers weren't broken back in 2018, me and some friends partied and played frequently on MW2(2009) and get into hella games but it would get boring after a couple hours once you realize that you've already played this game a million times and all the little nuances that made these games annoying start raising their head again.
@@maybelater2010the game is incredibly fun and so many of us are happy abt it - just because you might not enjoy it anymore doesn’t mean anything - This coming from someone who was too young to play b01 and neither did any of my friends we are all having a fucking blast on this game
@@aow1423 I"m not sure but from what I've read people are saying the Xbox servers were messed up due to a matchmaking bug. PS3 didn't have this bug according to them so I'm assuming so. Edit: Yeah I found some vids on youtube and it seems the Xbox versions of the older CoDs have had matchmaking bugs for at least the past 2 years. The PS3 versions never had this issue though so they have been playable through this time.
@@kalin1786 I highly doubt that. Handler runs into one on this video. I think its just an influx of normal players making it seem like there are less hackers.
@@transmundanemusic "3 lane maps" weren't a myth, you just can't see the game that way....Firing Range literally is one of the best examples of a perfect 3 lane map
@@ThatSniperBirdy firing range is one example, and even so, it’s not a simple 3 lane map. You have 3 routes to take at spawn and then there are all kinds of cross sections, nooks, crannies etc. it opens right up. The overwhelming majority of maps from MW1 to MW3 were not simple 3 lane designs. They had tons of intricacies, verticality, cross paths etc, and didn’t funnel all players into the same areas of the map. 3 lane has always been a philosophy, but my point is that the super linear designs didn’t start till later, and it alone is one of the biggest reasons why newer CODs don’t play the same. Linear map Design gets incredibly dull and repetitive. Older maps had way more going on.
@@transmundanemusicNobody is saying they're simple. Alternate sightlines and routes allow you to utilize all 3 lanes to their max (protecting obj, running flags) but are just a by-product of having 3 lanes. The lanes are where objectives usually are and winning requires holding down those lanes. Cross paths are just there to bridge the lanes in the first place, at its most basic.
Brother in prison, Mom had no money paying for his lawyer fees. Always late on rent, and close to eviction every month. Had nothing at 15 minus an occasional bowl of weed, my solid As, and this game. All gold guns, highest prestige, SR71 was and is still the best kill streak. BO1 was the torch, both that carried the franchise forward and helped me step through those dark days.
This game was ahead of its time. Customizable emblems, good in game currency, great killstreaks, good gun balancing, and many of the most iconic maps in the entire game, BO1 had it all. And with all of this, it doesn’t even get into Zombies. I remember using dual Skorpion SMGs with marathon and ninja. Wonderful time
Whenever I go back and play older CoDs, BO1 ends up being my favorite everytime. Partied up with some buddies last weekend and played for 7 hours and LOVED every minute of it
So much nostalgia with this game. I was 19 years old when this game released. I remember playing multiplayer and zombies every weekend with friends. Stacks of pizza boxes and empty soda cans around us. Such a great time
the music the sound effects the annoncers!!! hits so hard damn. the passion and theme in these old games with the music and team announcers just pure love and passion we will never see again
There’s something about this that really made you feel like you were actually a part of the game, more realistic, simple boots on the ground. I remember when I was 23 and I played this with my old crew back then. This was so sentimental to me because not long ago I found out that one of my old buddies that I used to play black ops with passed away in a car accident.. We had a lot of great memories on this game. Such a great guy even though we never meet each other in person which I kind of wish we did. 10+ years later Now I’m old 🙃 lol and long retired from the gaming community. Thank you for uploading such nostalgia.
I loved the money system it was awesome you actually got rewarded for grinding the game and not specific weapons. I like it more than the level weapon system
This was my first Call of Duty I put time into, I had got an Xbox 360 around 12 to 13 years ago. With no games at the time, a friend of mine let me borrow this game for a long time, I ended up playing it every day after school. I miss the wager matches, COD point system, custom recticles, the multiplayer menu theme, the original zombies theme (Damned), and all else that came with this game.
BO1 is definitely the best sounding COD. I remember getting some type of ASMR kick spectating people on SND hearing them place motion sensors, claymores, and reloading was so pleasing to the ear.
This was my first ever COD game and every single game after this could never compare. I remember entering lobbys and seeing so many regulars, also when you party up and one of your teamates would get a crossmap. Then you'd all just die so we could watch the replay haha. God those were the days. Ty for the nostalgic feels
It seems the CoD community is having a serious "Go back, I want to be monke" zeitgeist, and that's pretty swell to see - though it could also be a seen as a tragic acceptance, having seen that there is no bright future beyond those golden olden days. Like watching the rosey years of your life flash before your eyes before finally fading away.
Facts... my favourite cod of all time. Put SO MANY hrs into that game... the memories... miss this game man. Miss the times when cod was actually enjoyable
Very interesting to see jump shotting in these matches. I wonder if these players are carrying over modern habits into these older games, because I don't remember seeing them often back in old era of CoD.
I love this so much lol, sometimes I would go watch handlers old mw2 content that i think is gone atm, for the nostalgia and i didnt discover handler until mw2019. Now it’s here ❤
The days when SBMM wasn’t a thing and coming home from school to play Call of Duty with friends being able to have fun and not worry about having to sweat every game these were the best days
Aw man another gem. I remember struggling through this on 300 ping but it was never an issue because playing with friends was worth it. Again, thank you handler for this video.
I never had the chance to experience older CODs but this definitely makes me wish I had! Keep up the great content, I’m so down to keep watching these older ones💯
This game was unique all on its own Every, single, gun, sounded different You could distinguish each sound from each other to the point where you were given so much environmental awareness and what was happening in the game The first game i fell in love with, and also what fueled me to be competitive in games. Appreciate you revisiting this and showing us a Classic.
Soo many great memories playing Black Ops 1 since it was the one I got most invested in. BLOPS 1 was peak call of duty in my opinion. Maps were dope, guns were good and balanced, and the kill streaks were amazing.
@@LoXHumaN at the time a13 year old kid introduced me to cod4, i think i was 18 or so. had 26 days played. BO1 was my favorite but im pretty sure, like you, felt some sort of shift after BO2 and really dropped off after
I started in BO1 but would only play custom games w my cousin and zombies so I consider BO2 my 1st that game was insane multiplayer and mob of the dead zombies in bo2 were amazing. Best cod made for sure bro
@@vincentseidle954Exactly, cod ghost and AW, killed my love for cod🥲 Bo1 and bo2 the best for the crazy zombie gameplay, mw 1/2/3 after that. Bo3 was very good for zombies but the multi player not very much
Grew up watching you and Slayed post Bo1 back in the days. Ahh the memories trying to mimic you guys with your knifing skills lol. Shit I was pretty good back in the day ngl lol
Been playing through the campaign recently on Veteran. It is genuinely hard, and I could never beat it as a kid so it feels good to play it now when i kind of know what I’m doing.
The announcer, the soundtrack, the maps, the guns, the Hitmaker sounds, this COD hold a special place in my heart that no other COD will…. i wish i could go back 🥲
Miss black ops 1 thats when i started getting into gamebattles heavy! I was probably semi pro back then when i was trying to go pro but its honestly so hard to find three other guys who were willing to put in that work
Definitely came across some hackers this evening. Flying around, ending matches with custom messages. One even pulled everyone into a single point on the map. 😅
Haven't seen you or your videos for ages. This throwback video popped up within one minute of me being on YT, and within one minute of release. Handler has divine intervention within my life, and within online gaming lol
