I should clarity that you will need a REGION UNLOCKED Xbox to run the PAL version of Battle Engine Aquila 👍 I've had a modded XBOX for years now and it opens up all regions which is great.
@@KuhWristChin I thought the hardest level was the one where you had to sneak into the base with the worst boat in the game, that one took me a while. The last mission took me only 3 attempts on hard.
Do you have any game store recommendations for hunting games? I would love to buy some old gems but I am not in the area, but I would love to order online, I got a huge list of 360 titles that I need. Would love to hear some good places to go to or order from! Thanks
Brute Force is one of those games that's much more fun to play through the campaign in multiplayer with a buddy. The co-op campaign is also compatible with the system link. Imagine playing through the whole game in 4-player system link with 3 friends! Wow!
The Era of my early adulthood of having an Xbox and a subscription to "Official Xbox Magazine" and playing and collecting the demo disc's will forever be a highlight of my life.
@@MetalJesusRocks there was an awesome demo disc when the X-Men 2 movie was about to come out came out. The demo disc had this unique FMV game where you could unlock a scene from the highly anticipated movie.
Metal arms glitch in the system is so cool! It really does feel like a ratchet and clank for the Xbox! Glad you’re showing it off! And all these other games I need to add to my backlog 😅
I wish we had game stores (and game prices) like this in Australia! Sometimes i'm not sure you guys in the US realise how good you have it in the second hand games market.
Been collecting for the original Xbox for about 3 months and have usually gotten a batch of 6 games for $60 or $70. Great prices for some classic games, or even hidden gems
@someguywithacoconut9895 except that last statement unfortunately isn't true. There are tons of people paying these absurd prices because the scare of physical games being a rare collectable since we are heading rapidly towards a digital only future, so we get games like zelda twilight princess going for over 100 dollars
Yep i got my copy of Quantum Redshift before they all get snatched up lol... found one for $5 at my local shop, and see it as low as $3.99 online! If you haven't played this, give it a spin! The very fact that people are returning to long-past favorites is a testament to the games & their makers. ♡
Oh my you did mention all of my childhood games except kingdom under fire. A little bit of story here, I live in Indonesia, which is majority of them playing PlayStation. So it is kinda sad to remember back in the day no one knew about the Xbox game that I talking about. And back in the day almost all games distributed in here are pirated version. But right now I am now self-employed, so that I can buy the licensed version. Sorry my English is not so good, not a native tounge :)
Both ‘Arctic Thunder’ by Midway, and ‘Quantum Redshift’ by Microsoft were my favorite (and only) racing games as a kid. I didn’t realize, until recently, that Quantum Redshift has an actual story behind it, with rivalries between the player characters. Playing Medal of Honor: Frontline & Rising Sun in multiplayer was also an entertaining, & memorable experience. My brother once threw a ‘nade at my father, and it glitched to my dad’s characters chest and exploded! This was before war games had sticky grenades, which is why this was so impressive.
Blood Wake absolutely rocks, I need to give that another playthrough soon. I'm a huge fan of the OG Xbox and I'm glad you are showcasing it. Lots of amazing games and hidden gems on there.
I was in college when these came out and only owned a PS2. I’d known about Psi-Ops, and MX vs ATV, I’m just surprised at how many I didn’t know about. Quantum Redshift looks awesome as well as Brute Force, and Full Spectrum Warrior. I’ve added all of these to an ever-growing list of games to play via emulation on Steam Deck. Thanks for these weekly videos! This one was really good because again, there was just a TON of games I’d never heard of.
Psi-Ops has a whacky coop mode where one player controls the protag's movement and the other handles the combat. Really pushed my brother and I to the limit
OG Xbox is one of my favorite systems. As a PC gamer it was very cool to see so many PC titles ported to it like Morrowind, KOTOR, and even Operation Flashpoint.
As a European, this is the only thing I envy to America. Finding a full store of affordable old games is impossible here. Btw. Xbox 1 is a great, legendary console.
Ah, Psi Ops and Second Sight, two games I always wanted as a kid since I saw them in gaming magazines. I bought Second Sight for PS2 this year, it was ok. I remember play MX vs ATV Unleashed on PC with my brother, but only demo. I should make new channel and go through all these demo cds, there are thousands of games on there, if only one could find time to record everything...
100% you should make a follow up video. I've been toying with the idea of picking up an original Xbox for months now. This video was great, all titles were new to me! Looking forward to more!
I think Full Spectrum Warrior was developed in some fashion with the army for research or training purposes or something so it was meant to be as realistic as it could be in terms of strategy and options.
my buddy bought it for me so i'd learn to stop running and gunning in socom and battlefield modern combat. it didnt help lol. played the game for an hour and tossed it to the side. im still the same to this day with the same buddies. lol
I love Metal Arms! I've been trying to find that game ever since I started to re-collect for my OG Xbox a couple years ago. I still haven't had any luck.
@@kyledodson2992 it's more fun to travel to retro game stores to find games than it is to shop online. But I'm sure that's how I'll end up buying it eventually. lol
Metal Arms! This was my brother and I's favorite game for a while back in the day. So glad you're talking about it here. The multiplayer was great on it, too. The gun charging and robot screams live in my head to this day.
Also, on a related note: a lot of 360 games are rather affordable as well these days. I found an absolute masterpiece i was completely unaware of until a few days ago called Lost Odyssey.. i find it to be one of the best RPGs the console has to offer, and is well deserving of a new-gen update! Edit: Just scored a copy from ebay for $15 +s&h! (Hoping it's complete lol)
I really wanted to play blood wake as a kid, there was a trailer for it on a game called azurik I think, there was one for fusion frenzy on the same disc
Yes! I love the OG xbox games. I've lost my controllers so gonna have to go to my local store and get one of these titles with a controller! Great video!
5:06 - I still play that every now and then. What's cool about that game is it plays at native 1080i on an original Xbox. Also backwards compatible on 360 as well.
Only heard of a few of these games, but owned Brute Force which of course I completely forgot about. Friends and I used to play it a little bit back then.
METAL ARMS!! Great game. I feel like no one ever talks about it! There is a decent difficulty spike near the middle of the game, but it's still a blast.
Rallisport Challenge 2 is the reason I ended up picking up an Xbox. It's got a great handling model with a solid selection of tracks and event types. Plus the DLC was really well done and added some unique and interesting vehicles. It's still going for about $10 right now.
I've mainly been collecting for it this last year or so. I've gotten about 20 more to my collection plus this cool Spider-Man controller. I feel it's still the most affordable of those consoles of that era to buy for PS2 it depends but is definitely more expensive overall and GameCube like I've bought a few GameCube games but damn if it isn't super expensive to do so.
Watching this video has made me look through my collection. I used to have brute force and blood wake. Mist have lost those somewhere. I still have quantum redhaift though. All great games. Another gem I'd like to mention is Armed and Dangerous.
So many great titles with often the best looking version for multi plats and at the cheapest price too. It’s hard to not collect for the OG Xbox. The ease of soft modding and then putting your games on your HDD for quicker loading is such a boon as well. There’s plenty of not-so-hidden gems that are BC and have amazing multiplayer(chaos theory and crimson skies immediately come to mind)
KUF Crusaders is one of my all time favorites! And the soundtrack was sooooo damn good. PSI Ops had an awesome soundtrack. Brute Force was definitely fun. Should've been a bigger hit.
Awesome video my friend. I love the original Xbox, I've been collecting for it for over 20 years now. I love the Original Xbox so much, that I own a complete North American Original Xbox set, along with several different variants for various games, and some import titles from PAL and Japanese territories. My brother and I played Bloodwake a lot when we first got the Original Xbox. It's definitely a title that every Xbox owner should try out. I enjoyed that Metal Arms Glitch in the System, another fun game that runs better on the Original Xbox compared to the PlayStation 2 version. Full Spectrum Warrior was a fun title. It's awesome that it's backwards compatible on the Xbox One/Xbox Series consoles. Brute Force is one of my favorite early original Xbox games that I've played several different times over the years, but I've never actually beat the game. I kept restarting the story over after years of not playing it. I need to finally beat it this year and see it's ending. That's a game that's been haunting me since the first day I played it. Keep up the great work on the channel.
@@zachross8081 Yeah, I wish the Xbox Series X had 100% backwards compatibility with the Original Xbox. The games that are backwards compatible, run really well and get a great visual boost to the graphics.
Psi-Ops was one of my brother and I’s favorite games to play as a kid. Such an awesome game and it was a Midway game I think so you could put in a cheat code and play the game in an old school MK Scorpion Ninja Skin.
Also Kingdom Under Fire was so dope! Always ticked me off they made the new one on Steam an MMO with pay to win features, that’s why it failed, they took a crap on an awesome series.
You just reminded me of some games I need to dust off for my Original Xbox 😅, although I'm very sad you didn't even mention Jet Set Radio Future 😭, I know the game is pretty well known as far as Original Xbox Exclusives are, but still 🙂
Battle Engine Aquilla was great. If you want a similar hidden gem, try to pick up a copy of Dropship. Phantom Crash is another GREAT hidden gem. It had a sequel that was PS2 exclusive called S.L.A.I.: Steel Lancer Arena International. S.L.A.I. isn't as good IMO and is much harder to find, but still worth a try.
@@pes5forever the rest of the game is great with a great challenge to it. The last level is kind of one of those levels where you can't go too high or the AA blasts you out of the sky, but you also have to raise up to take shots at the base, so you also have to evade a ton, but you're also on a time limit. All while transporting ground troops that you have to protect. Kind of makes the star wars trench run look easy from what i remember and that timer is the worst part. I'm sure there's a way to get it done no problem, but I haven't figured it out yet.
Always a good day when MJ uploads! Some cool (not all exclusive) Xbox games that don't get talked about too much Toe Jam & Earl 3 Taz Wanted Dr Muto Still Life Malice Jade Empire Sphinx Curse The Eye Of Isis Dreamfall Cold Fear Syberia 1&2 Definitely worth a look 👌🏻
I have a great idea for a future video. Topic: Cheap Effective Video Game Accessories: I recommend GBSC, Xbox2hdmi (Electron Shepherd), HD VIDEO CONVERTER Scart HDMI, Brook Wingman XB Converter, and anything else that helps with video game adapters/add ons in general. I love that kind of stuff. thx u MJR.
One of my favorite underrated Original Xbox games was Kung Fu Chaos! It was a fighting game that plays kind of like Powerstone 2 on the Dreamcast with players fighting against each other with also the ability to interact with the stage you are in. 😇
Man, some of these games gave me serious nostalgia. Does anyone else remember a game called Giants: Citizen Kabuto? I loved that game when I was younger. I’d love to see that game featured on this channel. I’ve been subscribed for what feels like almost ten years now.
MX Unleashed was the reason I got into alt metal. Trust Company, Ra and so much more on that soundtrack were such core memories as a kid playing with my cousin.
Max Payne, Halo 1&2, Taito Legends( Rastan) Midway Treasures, Namco Collection(Rolling Thunder), Mortal Kombat Deception and Mortal Kombat Armageddon, etc. Thanx for the video!
I was hoping it'd be an old style video where you and your guest both find games and you take turns talking about them. Would have enjoyed to hear John's take.
I missed ya Metal Jesus, I was wondering why I hadn't seen any recent videos, probably last like 6 or so months.I thought you quit making videos, turns out, I had been unsubscribed. I resubscribed immediately. Oh and Kingdom Under Fire, that was a deep dive, I had forgotten. It brought back alot of memories of the OG Xbox. Great video as always.
Highly recommend Conker Reloaded, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Midway Arcade Treasures series, Yager, The Warriors and Red Dead Revolver to name a few, the Xbox is such a sweet spot system for great games with fantastic graphics, gameplay and good audio too, when hooked up to a nice CRT, can be either a SD or EDTV (progressive scan) CRT with a decent sound system, you are in for a real treat and can enjoy really good examples of some of the best titles released at that time. I have well over a hundred OGXB games now, also really enjoy the XB360, which too is a sweet spot for games of that time period as it plays them so well, and they look great, especially on a VGA CRT monitor, something which the 360 has natively, the VGA output looks incredible to this day, much like the Dreamcast VGA mode, the OGXB can also do VGA if you get the official HD cable, it has analogue component output, just convert that to VGA, or your VGA monitor might be able to take component directly if it has sync on green, many do, it's worth it because the OGXB looks its absolute best on a VGA CRT monitor, Conker Reloaded in 480p on a VGA monitor looks better than a lot of modern games do.
Great picks overall but I'd suggest Phantom Crash and Gun Metal over Brute Force. Many of these games are backwards compatible as well. Battle Engine Aquila, Metal Arms, and Quantum Redshift will play on the Xbox 360, whereas MX vs. ATV Unleashed and Full Spectrum Warriors are also playable on the newer XB1/XSX systems.
I have Psi-Ops for the PlayStation 2. I remember getting stuck in it early and never returning to it. I do want to give it another go eventually. One Xbox game I did get for 20 bucks (I think at least) was Tony Hawk 2X. It's basically Tony Hawk 1 and 2 from the PS1 and N64 combined into one game. Very happy to have it.
Finally Quantum Redshift gets some recognition. The OG Xbox has the most underrated and barely talked about game library in all of gaming. And most of them still look great to this very day. Another great game that no one talks about is Voodoo Vince also on Xbox and Xbox One.
I should clarity that you will need a REGION UNLOCKED Xbox to run the PAL version of Battle Engine Aquila 👍 I've had a modded XBOX for years now and it opens up all regions which is great.
Where did you get yours your region unlocked xbox
Do you have Phantom Crash ?
@@gymleaderdj9102 you just sofmod it and it'll be unlocked
Also if you have a PAL system, it can be softmodded to run the NTSC standard and use the higher video modes (480p, 720p, 1080i).
Hi MetalJesusRocks,😁
I’m glad you showed Blood Wake. That game deserves more credit. It was great game hunting with you!
JOHN!!!! Thanks for hanging out all weekend
That game was mega tough at the end as a kid iirc
it was my first game on xbox, next to the demo i had on my matrix revolutions dvd lmao
@@KuhWristChin I thought the hardest level was the one where you had to sneak into the base with the worst boat in the game, that one took me a while. The last mission took me only 3 attempts on hard.
Do you have any game store recommendations for hunting games? I would love to buy some old gems but I am not in the area, but I would love to order online, I got a huge list of 360 titles that I need. Would love to hear some good places to go to or order from! Thanks
Now Metal Jesus said they are cheap , that's the end of them being cheap😂
Was about to say, here's a list of games that people will suddenly jack prices up on.
I wish this wasn't true .
and he probably released this video earlier for his patreons so that they can get them before everybody else 😅
If anyone pays more than $20 for Brute Force they deserve the rip off. I’d rather eat a jean jacket.
@@dcortes92Dang, you only had twenty years to buy them before the video came out. Not fair!
Brute Force is one of those games that's much more fun to play through the campaign in multiplayer with a buddy. The co-op campaign is also compatible with the system link. Imagine playing through the whole game in 4-player system link with 3 friends! Wow!
Brute Force was FIRE, especially the first few levels.
Brute Force was a huge disappointment. Utterly generic and nowhere near as fun in co-op as the Conflict series.
@@DP12321 I love the Conflict series. Very under-rated and under-respected.
@@gamernaut8864 The last one, Global Terror was awesome and released too late in the Xbox's life to get the respect out deserved.
my cousins and i played brute force this way back in the 2000's, it was fun asfuck haha
The Era of my early adulthood of having an Xbox and a subscription to "Official Xbox Magazine" and playing and collecting the demo disc's will forever be a highlight of my life.
Demo discs were the best! I have a stack of them and they are pretty rad.
@@MetalJesusRocks there was an awesome demo disc when the X-Men 2 movie was about to come out came out. The demo disc had this unique FMV game where you could unlock a scene from the highly anticipated movie.
For anyone interested, Metal Arms got released digitally on the Xbox 360 and is still available to purchase.
Metal arms glitch in the system is so cool! It really does feel like a ratchet and clank for the Xbox! Glad you’re showing it off! And all these other games I need to add to my backlog 😅
Except its SO tough
@@TOAOM123 oh no! I’ve not played too far yet, guess I need to prepare for more of a fight!
@@TOAOM123 Lol I remember being stuck on that level with the mutant robots for weeks.
Psi-Ops is absolutely fantastic! I think it's definitely a hidden gem
One of my very favorite OG Xbox games for sure
And that awesome song / music video for the game: Cold - With My Mind!
7:56 now that’s a franchise that needs to make a comeback on Xbox series x
I really enjoy how you added the silhouette that tells us what platforms the games are on
I wish we had game stores (and game prices) like this in Australia! Sometimes i'm not sure you guys in the US realise how good you have it in the second hand games market.
Had hours of fun playing Brute Force on my original Xbox. Full Spectrum Warrior looks pretty cool. Thanks !
Man, you jogged some memories with this one! 😮 I had all of these at one point or another!
Loved kingdom under fire back in the day. 1 and 2 are both awesome games. Keep up the good work metal Jesus, love your vids!
Psi-Ops is such a blast, a true gem! It's rarely mentioned in best video game lists but it's definitely up there!
Been collecting for the original Xbox for about 3 months and have usually gotten a batch of 6 games for $60 or $70. Great prices for some classic games, or even hidden gems
That is pretty exspensive. Depends what you got i guess
@edge1000 nah that's not expensive at all. Try collecting for gamecube
@@edge1000 Not really. I'm in Canada and they generally go for $4.99-$24.99.
@@thiefamongu3857 “Wanna pay $80 for Pikmin 2? Wait, where are you going?”
@someguywithacoconut9895 except that last statement unfortunately isn't true. There are tons of people paying these absurd prices because the scare of physical games being a rare collectable since we are heading rapidly towards a digital only future, so we get games like zelda twilight princess going for over 100 dollars
Yep i got my copy of Quantum Redshift before they all get snatched up lol... found one for $5 at my local shop, and see it as low as $3.99 online! If you haven't played this, give it a spin!
The very fact that people are returning to long-past favorites is a testament to the games & their makers. ♡
Almost at 1 million! Love this channel, great vid!
Yes! Thank you!
Oh my you did mention all of my childhood games except kingdom under fire. A little bit of story here, I live in Indonesia, which is majority of them playing PlayStation. So it is kinda sad to remember back in the day no one knew about the Xbox game that I talking about. And back in the day almost all games distributed in here are pirated version. But right now I am now self-employed, so that I can buy the licensed version.
Sorry my English is not so good, not a native tounge :)
Both ‘Arctic Thunder’ by Midway, and ‘Quantum Redshift’ by Microsoft were my favorite (and only) racing games as a kid. I didn’t realize, until recently, that Quantum Redshift has an actual story behind it, with rivalries between the player characters.
Playing Medal of Honor: Frontline & Rising Sun in multiplayer was also an entertaining, & memorable experience. My brother once threw a ‘nade at my father, and it glitched to my dad’s characters chest and exploded! This was before war games had sticky grenades, which is why this was so impressive.
LOVED Bloodwake and Brute Force growing up, I'm glad you shined a light on them!
Always keen for a Metal Jesus video
Blood Wake absolutely rocks, I need to give that another playthrough soon. I'm a huge fan of the OG Xbox and I'm glad you are showcasing it. Lots of amazing games and hidden gems on there.
I was in college when these came out and only owned a PS2. I’d known about Psi-Ops, and MX vs ATV, I’m just surprised at how many I didn’t know about.
Quantum Redshift looks awesome as well as Brute Force, and Full Spectrum Warrior.
I’ve added all of these to an ever-growing list of games to play via emulation on Steam Deck.
Thanks for these weekly videos! This one was really good because again, there was just a TON of games I’d never heard of.
Psi-Ops has a whacky coop mode where one player controls the protag's movement and the other handles the combat. Really pushed my brother and I to the limit
Oh really?! I haven't tried that but it does sound fun!
Would love to see more fighting games. Both 3d and 2d are great on this console
True! I'd need to get Reggie on that, cuz he's the Fighting Game Master 🤺
original xbox was the best console for racers. forza, ralisport challenge, project gotham, burnout and so many others.
OG Xbox is one of my favorite systems. As a PC gamer it was very cool to see so many PC titles ported to it like Morrowind, KOTOR, and even Operation Flashpoint.
Thanks for giving the OG Xbox spotlight once again! Greetings from a PAL OG Xbox collector, currently at 725/814 games.
A bunch of cool games I've never seen before! Great video as always!
Glad you like them!
As a European, this is the only thing I envy to America. Finding a full store of affordable old games is impossible here.
Btw. Xbox 1 is a great, legendary console.
We don't have free Healthcare so we need something to balance it out.
@@Cinemaphile7783 Good point. That is true.
Ah, Psi Ops and Second Sight, two games I always wanted as a kid since I saw them in gaming magazines. I bought Second Sight for PS2 this year, it was ok. I remember play MX vs ATV Unleashed on PC with my brother, but only demo. I should make new channel and go through all these demo cds, there are thousands of games on there, if only one could find time to record everything...
100% you should make a follow up video. I've been toying with the idea of picking up an original Xbox for months now. This video was great, all titles were new to me! Looking forward to more!
I think Full Spectrum Warrior was developed in some fashion with the army for research or training purposes or something so it was meant to be as realistic as it could be in terms of strategy and options.
my buddy bought it for me so i'd learn to stop running and gunning in socom and battlefield modern combat. it didnt help lol. played the game for an hour and tossed it to the side. im still the same to this day with the same buddies. lol
@@kamelslife2844 It has a Army version hidden as an extra on the disc.
In some of the local gamestores here price Xbox games pretty expensive. At least I can still find a little bit cheaper games somewhere.
I remember playing Simpsons hit and run on Xbox I still play it to this day
I love Metal Arms! I've been trying to find that game ever since I started to re-collect for my OG Xbox a couple years ago. I still haven't had any luck.
Uhhh…. Are you kidding? The INTERNET might have a copy lmao
@@kyledodson2992 it's more fun to travel to retro game stores to find games than it is to shop online. But I'm sure that's how I'll end up buying it eventually. lol
I got my first og Xbox last month so this is excellent timing.
New Metal Jesus video!! Keeping this on ice until i get home 🙂
Great episode Jason, looks like great XBOX games at a great price for most.
Happy Friday MJR community. WFH Friday's, MJR video has been my routine for a while now. Life is good.
Thank you for this video. I am currently collecting for the original Xbox and this helps a lot.
Glad to hear it!
Metal Arms! This was my brother and I's favorite game for a while back in the day. So glad you're talking about it here. The multiplayer was great on it, too. The gun charging and robot screams live in my head to this day.
Also, on a related note: a lot of 360 games are rather affordable as well these days. I found an absolute masterpiece i was completely unaware of until a few days ago called Lost Odyssey.. i find it to be one of the best RPGs the console has to offer, and is well deserving of a new-gen update!
Edit: Just scored a copy from ebay for $15 +s&h! (Hoping it's complete lol)
Lost Odyssey is amazing
The 360 is a wonderful budget console, on fb market place you'll find the games for peanuts.
Yup I got it for free on xbox live (used to be free) and it's really good.
Kingdom Under Fire: Crusaders and Heroes were my favorite games on the OG Xbox! Good to see you showing them some love
I really wanted to play blood wake as a kid, there was a trailer for it on a game called azurik I think, there was one for fusion frenzy on the same disc
Yes! I love the OG xbox games. I've lost my controllers so gonna have to go to my local store and get one of these titles with a controller! Great video!
5:06 - I still play that every now and then. What's cool about that game is it plays at native 1080i on an original Xbox. Also backwards compatible on 360 as well.
Only heard of a few of these games, but owned Brute Force which of course I completely forgot about. Friends and I used to play it a little bit back then.
I appreciate this video a lot, don't know a whole lot about the Xbox and it's fascinating to see what I missed out on
Blood wake! Wow what a great game. One of my most played games as a kid
To do this day I never see anyone ever talk about Raze’s Hell. It’s what I call a true hidden gem of this time and is still less than $20.
Had the same thought!
I still have the game after all of these years.
Definitely one hell of a game.
I have so many odd , weird and obscure games in my collection. Xbox is included
Ratatouille is definitely a hidden gem on Xbox especially since being a gamestop exclusive
Nice video, keep on. Reminds me the XBOX days back then..many hours spent with Full Spectrum Warrior and Blood Wake
METAL ARMS!! Great game. I feel like no one ever talks about it! There is a decent difficulty spike near the middle of the game, but it's still a blast.
Full Spectrum Warrior appeared on Xbox as part of Games With Gold last year and I played it on a whim and was hooked from start to finish.
Rallisport Challenge 2 is the reason I ended up picking up an Xbox. It's got a great handling model with a solid selection of tracks and event types. Plus the DLC was really well done and added some unique and interesting vehicles. It's still going for about $10 right now.
I've mainly been collecting for it this last year or so. I've gotten about 20 more to my collection plus this cool Spider-Man controller. I feel it's still the most affordable of those consoles of that era to buy for PS2 it depends but is definitely more expensive overall and GameCube like I've bought a few GameCube games but damn if it isn't super expensive to do so.
This is seriously unlocking some lost memories in my brain. That mech / jet game was sick
Man, the intro of your videos still takes me to 2016 when I started watching your videos. Love it.
Wow, thanks!
Watching this video has made me look through my collection. I used to have brute force and blood wake. Mist have lost those somewhere. I still have quantum redhaift though. All great games. Another gem I'd like to mention is Armed and Dangerous.
So many great titles with often the best looking version for multi plats and at the cheapest price too. It’s hard to not collect for the OG Xbox. The ease of soft modding and then putting your games on your HDD for quicker loading is such a boon as well. There’s plenty of not-so-hidden gems that are BC and have amazing multiplayer(chaos theory and crimson skies immediately come to mind)
Couldn't agree more!
Love your Original Xbox videos! Would love to see more! :)
KUF Crusaders is one of my all time favorites! And the soundtrack was sooooo damn good.
PSI Ops had an awesome soundtrack.
Brute Force was definitely fun. Should've been a bigger hit.
Awesome video my friend. I love the original Xbox, I've been collecting for it for over 20 years now. I love the Original Xbox so much, that I own a complete North American Original Xbox set, along with several different variants for various games, and some import titles from PAL and Japanese territories.
My brother and I played Bloodwake a lot when we first got the Original Xbox. It's definitely a title that every Xbox owner should try out. I enjoyed that Metal Arms Glitch in the System, another fun game that runs better on the Original Xbox compared to the PlayStation 2 version.
Full Spectrum Warrior was a fun title. It's awesome that it's backwards compatible on the Xbox One/Xbox Series consoles.
Brute Force is one of my favorite early original Xbox games that I've played several different times over the years, but I've never actually beat the game. I kept restarting the story over after years of not playing it. I need to finally beat it this year and see it's ending. That's a game that's been haunting me since the first day I played it. Keep up the great work on the channel.
I wish we had more original Xbox games for backwards compatible on Xbox One
@@zachross8081 Yeah, I wish the Xbox Series X had 100% backwards compatibility with the Original Xbox. The games that are backwards compatible, run really well and get a great visual boost to the graphics.
Psi Ops is one of my favorite games on the xbox.
You didnt found The Suffering in that store?. Another favorite of mine.
Psi-Ops was one of my brother and I’s favorite games to play as a kid. Such an awesome game and it was a Midway game I think so you could put in a cheat code and play the game in an old school MK Scorpion Ninja Skin.
Also Kingdom Under Fire was so dope! Always ticked me off they made the new one on Steam an MMO with pay to win features, that’s why it failed, they took a crap on an awesome series.
Jason please give us an updated ps2 buying guide soon. I’d also love to see a hidden gems video for ps2 down the line as well
Quantum Redshift's textures have held up remarkably well over the decades
You just reminded me of some games I need to dust off for my Original Xbox 😅, although I'm very sad you didn't even mention Jet Set Radio Future 😭, I know the game is pretty well known as far as Original Xbox Exclusives are, but still 🙂
I am so glad someone else mentions Metal Arms Glitch in the system. was by far my favorite Xbox game.
I remember playing Battle Engine Aquila on my PC in the early 2000s, and for the time amount of detailed units on the battlefield just blew my mind.
Battle Engine Aquilla was great. If you want a similar hidden gem, try to pick up a copy of Dropship.
Phantom Crash is another GREAT hidden gem. It had a sequel that was PS2 exclusive called S.L.A.I.: Steel Lancer Arena International. S.L.A.I. isn't as good IMO and is much harder to find, but still worth a try.
Yeah, I was also reminded of Dropship, have not played since release though.
@@pes5forever the last level is insanely brutal. I'm still trying to figure out how to beat it.
@@GregAtlas I never got that far so I don't remember, hopefully I find time to play it again.
@@pes5forever the rest of the game is great with a great challenge to it. The last level is kind of one of those levels where you can't go too high or the AA blasts you out of the sky, but you also have to raise up to take shots at the base, so you also have to evade a ton, but you're also on a time limit. All while transporting ground troops that you have to protect. Kind of makes the star wars trench run look easy from what i remember and that timer is the worst part.
I'm sure there's a way to get it done no problem, but I haven't figured it out yet.
Kingdom Under Fire is a hidden gem. I loved it as a kid. Really fun mix between tactics and hack and slash!
Always a good day when MJ uploads!
Some cool (not all exclusive) Xbox games that don't get talked about too much
Toe Jam & Earl 3
Taz Wanted
Dr Muto
Still Life
Malice
Jade Empire
Sphinx
Curse The Eye Of Isis
Dreamfall
Cold Fear
Syberia 1&2
Definitely worth a look 👌🏻
I have a great idea for a future video. Topic: Cheap Effective Video Game Accessories: I recommend GBSC, Xbox2hdmi (Electron Shepherd), HD VIDEO CONVERTER Scart HDMI, Brook Wingman XB Converter, and anything else that helps with video game adapters/add ons in general. I love that kind of stuff. thx u MJR.
One of my favorite underrated Original Xbox games was Kung Fu Chaos! It was a fighting game that plays kind of like Powerstone 2 on the Dreamcast with players fighting against each other with also the ability to interact with the stage you are in. 😇
OG Xbox is so underrated, there are so many good games on it
Man, some of these games gave me serious nostalgia. Does anyone else remember a game called Giants: Citizen Kabuto? I loved that game when I was younger. I’d love to see that game featured on this channel. I’ve been subscribed for what feels like almost ten years now.
MX Unleashed was the reason I got into alt metal. Trust Company, Ra and so much more on that soundtrack were such core memories as a kid playing with my cousin.
Trust Company 👍
I haven't seen your content in forever and its cool to see you're still the same old same old haha. Need content like this every once in a while
Loved the vid! I’m sure you’ve been asked this one million times, but would you ever live stream when you play these games? I’d love to watch if so!
I have fond memories of playing split screen co-op Brute Force with my brother and two friends. Was very fun!
Max Payne, Halo 1&2, Taito Legends( Rastan) Midway Treasures, Namco Collection(Rolling Thunder), Mortal Kombat Deception and Mortal Kombat Armageddon, etc. Thanx for the video!
Oh man, what a trip down memory lane. I loved the original Xbox era. Brute Force, Full Spectrum Warrior, and Blood Wake were some of my favorites.
You had me at ‘story driven naval combat game’
I was hoping it'd be an old style video where you and your guest both find games and you take turns talking about them. Would have enjoyed to hear John's take.
I been watching metal jesus videos all night, and then this one comes out 2 hours ago. nice
Brute Force was a childhood favorite!!
Psi-Ops was such a good game. It desperately needs either a sequel or a remake. Or both!
Even just a remaster running in 4k with slightly modified controls, consistent 60fps and a budget price, would be enough.
I dunno whats more amazing, the quality of some of these or how little shooters have changed since OG Xbox.😊😊
I missed ya Metal Jesus, I was wondering why I hadn't seen any recent videos, probably last like 6 or so months.I thought you quit making videos, turns out, I had been unsubscribed. I resubscribed immediately. Oh and Kingdom Under Fire, that was a deep dive, I had forgotten. It brought back alot of memories of the OG Xbox. Great video as always.
Spotted Jade empire in the background of one of the stores, a really interesting (if a little flawed) xbox classic
Highly recommend Conker Reloaded, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy), Midway Arcade Treasures series, Yager, The Warriors and Red Dead Revolver to name a few, the Xbox is such a sweet spot system for great games with fantastic graphics, gameplay and good audio too, when hooked up to a nice CRT, can be either a SD or EDTV (progressive scan) CRT with a decent sound system, you are in for a real treat and can enjoy really good examples of some of the best titles released at that time.
I have well over a hundred OGXB games now, also really enjoy the XB360, which too is a sweet spot for games of that time period as it plays them so well, and they look great, especially on a VGA CRT monitor, something which the 360 has natively, the VGA output looks incredible to this day, much like the Dreamcast VGA mode, the OGXB can also do VGA if you get the official HD cable, it has analogue component output, just convert that to VGA, or your VGA monitor might be able to take component directly if it has sync on green, many do, it's worth it because the OGXB looks its absolute best on a VGA CRT monitor, Conker Reloaded in 480p on a VGA monitor looks better than a lot of modern games do.
Great picks overall but I'd suggest Phantom Crash and Gun Metal over Brute Force. Many of these games are backwards compatible as well. Battle Engine Aquila, Metal Arms, and Quantum Redshift will play on the Xbox 360, whereas MX vs. ATV Unleashed and Full Spectrum Warriors are also playable on the newer XB1/XSX systems.
Need entire MJR crew reunion.
I have Psi-Ops for the PlayStation 2. I remember getting stuck in it early and never returning to it. I do want to give it another go eventually. One Xbox game I did get for 20 bucks (I think at least) was Tony Hawk 2X. It's basically Tony Hawk 1 and 2 from the PS1 and N64 combined into one game. Very happy to have it.
Finally someone brings some light to metal arms thank you. I loved that game so much. I've wanted a backwards compatible or remaster at somepoint
If you have not played them previously. You should check out the campaign level DLCs for Brute Force and Full Spectrum Warrior.
Posts video
"Xbox games are cheap!"
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"Xbox games are expensive now!"
Finally Quantum Redshift gets some recognition. The OG Xbox has the most underrated and barely talked about game library in all of gaming. And most of them still look great to this very day. Another great game that no one talks about is Voodoo Vince also on Xbox and Xbox One.
Illuminating as always. Some more games I never knew I wanted💰