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Used as a simple [[wikt:onomatopoeia|onomatopoeia]], "blam" can be traced as far back as 1992, Bungie's second year of existence, with new usage and backstory accumulating over the years. | Used as a simple [[wikt:onomatopoeia|onomatopoeia]], "blam" can be traced as far back as 1992, Bungie's second year of existence, with new usage and backstory accumulating over the years. | ||
Shown on the right is its first documented occurrence, used in the context of a chat while organizing a multiplayer match in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsKj5ko9l-o Minotaur: Labyrinths of Crete]. The three participants are Bungie founders Alex Seropian and Jason Jones plus [https://bungie.fandom.com/wiki/ | Shown on the right is its first documented occurrence, used in the context of a chat while organizing a multiplayer match in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsKj5ko9l-o Minotaur: Labyrinths of Crete]. The three participants are Bungie founders Alex Seropian and Jason Jones plus [https://bungie.fandom.com/wiki/Charlie_Gough Charlie Gough]. The chat was included in a supplementary read-me on how to start a game. | ||
Two more occurrences of "blam" were spotted in late 1994, tied to [[Marathon]]'s release: the letter [https://marathon.bungie.org/story/truestory.html "blamma"] and a gunshot-like [https://marathon.bungie.org/story/fun1.html#1 "<Blam!>"]. The latter example confirms the primary meaning of a multiplayer kill. | Two more occurrences of "blam" were spotted in late 1994, tied to [[Marathon]]'s release: the letter [https://marathon.bungie.org/story/truestory.html "blamma"] and a gunshot-like [https://marathon.bungie.org/story/fun1.html#1 "<Blam!>"]. The latter example confirms the primary meaning of a multiplayer kill. | ||
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{{Quote|The name "Blam!" stemmed from folks yelling the word in Bungie offices when they were in Chicago. Located near a busy street, the Bungie team could hear numerous near-collisions between cars outside. "You'd hear the screech of tires, and then nothing," explained Robt McLees, "so I'd yell 'Blam!' Just so there was some sense of completion."| | {{Quote|The name "Blam!" stemmed from folks yelling the word in Bungie offices when they were in Chicago. Located near a busy street, the Bungie team could hear numerous near-collisions between cars outside. "You'd hear the screech of tires, and then nothing," explained Robt McLees, "so I'd yell 'Blam!' Just so there was some sense of completion."|The Art of Halo: Creating a Virtual World, page ix}} | ||
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The fan site Bungie.org also attributes the meme to McLees, even naming a specific year (1995), but without mentioning Chicago streets. | The fan site Bungie.org also attributes the meme to McLees, even naming a specific year (1995), but without mentioning Chicago streets. | ||