I love this guy. He's one of the most sincere video game reviewers/retrospecters on UA-cam. You can tell he's not pandering to an audience since his subscriber base hasn't blown up yet.
I can binge watch this guys videos with ease, i just love how legit and real he is, he isn’t pandering or trying to be some type of fake pandering shill in any way, he is just a dude talking from the heart and is a breath of fresh air on a platform full of loud and obnoxious tools
Yes I call those people the wacky wavy inflatable tube guy salesmen. Say everything three times in quick succession with an upbeat excited voice and hope you brainwash everyone into compliance YAY!!! 😑
Awesome video. Brings back memories. Got Xbox Christmas of that year and made me a lifelong xbox fan. Also love the soundtracks to all those old games like amped and crazy taxi.
Xenon Xyanide did an excellent retrospective on the original Xbox. which made me buy more Xbox games, but you did great as well. I still have the original Xbox since Christmas Day 2004 until it stops working in late June 2016, but I did got another Xbox off ebay.com shortly after. The best part about the original Xbox is the custom soundtrack support, which I've been doing since 2005 beginning with WWE RAW 2. My favorite Xbox games are MechAssault, WWE RAW 2, PGR 1 and 2, Gunmetal, Amped 1 and 2, NFL Fever 2002, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell trilogy, Max Payne, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Serious Sam, Counter-Strike, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Full Spectrum Warrior, Freedom Fighters, ESPN NFL 2K5, ESPN NHL 2K5, MVP Baseball 2005, Breakdown, SoulCalibur II, Metal Arms: Glitch in the System, MX Unleashed, DOOM 3, Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War, Deathrow, THPS 2x, 3 and 4, Dead Man's Hand, Unreal Championship, etc.
Totally. Custom soundtracks were amazing on Xbox. 360/PS3 tried to carry it forward, but it's a shame it isn't a core feature of today's consoles. From those games you mentioned I've only never played Full Spectrum Warrior so I'll definitely check that out.
Great work! Lots of games I didn't know about. I remember playing the DOA Volleyball when I was younger for the ...uh....well I like volleyball!!! :D :P
i dont mean to be offtopic but does anyone know a trick to get back into an instagram account? I stupidly lost the account password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me.
Great video. I really appreciate how knowledgeable you are in all of your retrospective videos. I've watched a ton of your videos and subbed. Keep it up!
Awesome video about the original Xbox. The original Xbox is my all time favorite console. I completed my North American original Xbox set last year and there are so many wonderful titles to play on it.
Thanks! That's awesome about the full set. I've been picking up a bunch of third party stuff. It's the best console for a lot of those games now, and hopefully MS will keep adding more comparability to the Xbox one because the supported games look incredible there.
There's quite a few good reasons to still own an original Xbox. (1.) Xbox 360/One backwards isn't perfect especially on the 360 as more than enough games have frame rate drops like Doom 3, Project Gotham Racing 1-2, Sega GT 2002, etc. (2.) Their still dirt cheap going for less than $45 dollars in most cases. (3.) They play the best looking and playing versions of multi-platform games like Burnout 3, Mercenaries, and Prince of Persia. (4.) They're the easiest to get working with modern HDTVs. (5.) Easy to mod and install modern large capacity hard drives.
Definitely, I expected them to keep going with backwards compatibility on X1 to help give these games new lives moving forward (and make some $ off digital copies on new platforms). I glad they added a bunch more since this video, but sad to hear that they're stopping here. Hopefully they have some big BC plans for the next Xbox, but it doesn't sound like it. So yep definitely worth getting the original console for all the reasons you mention.
@@LostWithoutTranslation It was the first console I ever bought with my own money as a teenager. So I kinda have a big soft spot for the heavy black box.
The original Xbox definitely had the best graphics over the PS2 when it came to multiplatform games. I would love to find out what titles run better on the OG Xbox And the 360 compared to the versions released on the PS2 And PS3 versions because I want to play those games properly.
Definitely, it'd be interesting to know which multiplatform games ran better in each case, especially to know if any ran/looked better on the PS3 because of talented developers experienced in that hardware. I played quite a few multiplatform games on Xbox (and Gamecube) and then was shocked to play to the PS2 versions before I knew it was a weaker console. Visually I remember the Prince of Persia games being the ones that taught me that.
PS3 vs 360 would be really interesting too, but probably harder to figure out exactly after all the patches. The first couple years of PS3 was rocky in terms of quality of multiplatform games, I specifically remember Assassin's Creed 1 and Bayonetta being way more rough, and of course the Bethesda games. Unfortunately it's unlikely for anyone to actually do the work to figure that out, unless you maybe dig through old IGN/Gamespot reviews for each game, because most people would say the definitive version are the PC ones and leave it at that.
Thanks! I've actually had my eye on that cable recently, as well as the Dreamcast and PS2 one through LRG. Will probably pick them up at some point soon.
@@LostWithoutTranslation You won't regret the Xbox HDMI cable. It is my go to way of playing it. I don't have any experience with the other two cables.
Great video subscribed for sure! Just sitting and waiting for my xbox crystal and a couple good games like halo 1/2, black, project gotham racing 1/2 and dead or alive and in a couple of week my friend is coming over for some xbox lan :D But really thanks for the video will help me pick up the right games over time :)
The original Xbox definitely had the best exclusives ever and no one could ever tell me differently. I really bet Midnight Club 3 looked way better on this console, but I digress. It really is, in some ways, the Dreamcast 2, since there is alot of exclusives on here made by SEGA, so that is what makes me enjoy this console even more. This console had better graphics and better performance than the outselling PS2.
I don't think the games perform much better. In fact some have minor emulation issues, but they do look better. They run at 720p or 1080i and there's an antialiasing filter that runs over them to smooth them out. Xbox One takes it even further, but of course it supports way less games than the 360 at this point.
Prices overall for good titles have climbed since backwards compatibility on Xbox One hit, but they started so cheap that even a 300% increase is almost not noticeable. Lots of local stores haven't adjusted so it's a great time to collect Xbox now.
Lost Without Translation Absolutely, I got Morrowind GOTY and Panzer Dragoon a couple of months before they were announced for the BC list for £10 each, now they are at least double that. SSX3 I also noticed increased from £4 to £20 once BC was announced. Really awesome to be able to find these while they are still in the wild and affordable to build a good library.
Nice. Morrowind and Panzer Dragoon are 2 of the top 10 games on the Xbox IMO. I need to get a copy of SSX3 again. We haven't had a good snowboarding game in too long.
Thanks, I will check out some of comparison videos to see how games compared technically on this generation aside from just the visual bump xbox/ngc had.
I loved the first 3, but never got into 4. I need to give it another shot sometime. It's a shame the new HD remasters didn't included the additional features from the Xbox version. There's 2 spin-offs I never really got into as well, a PS2 fighting game and a tactics GBA game.
@@LostWithoutTranslation I’m not really into tactic games but blade warriors look cool the 4 games I want to play tho idk 4 looks pretty cool the whole series looks cool it never gets the credit it deserves it inspired the souls games and nioh but ya I heard the remaster didn’t have the Xbox content I’ll be sure to get all 3 versions I don’t have og Xbox now but when I do I’ll get it I’ll play ps2 version and the remaster aswell but ya they should of remasters the other ones they might aswell since they did the first but I’m fine playing native ps2 emulation is also a option
It's a part inside the xbox. If you have an older xbox you should remove it, but some of the later xboxs won't work without it and it needs to be replaced which is much harder to do. You can search 'xbox clock capacitor' to find out about how to do that.
Just over 50 now. I'm always curating my collections. Making these videos helps me trim down my collection to the essentials and also learn about new games I have to pick up. I managed to find both Kingdom Under Fire games shortly after doing this video and they are amazing!
I do use 'port' for all kinds of things, like a rebuilt console version of an arcade title, but this case is closer to the original meaning where the original Silent Hill 2 codebase was written for the PS2 and then was ported to work on the xbox.
This video is mostly for exclusives. Since all the Xbox Hitman and 007 games were also on PS2 I'll cover them at some point in the multiplatform videos when I do those years.
0:35 thankfully I have a version 1.6 original Xbox which fixed this issue with better clock capacitor. Not that it's going to stay perfect forever as eventually 1.6 capacitor will have the issue. One thing is removing the clock capacitor on 1.6 will brick the system unless another capacitor is installed which I have no experience with. My original Xbox still is working perfectly fine for me but I bought it used last year. It is a June 2005 manufacturer date by the way. The manufacturer date is why I assume it's 1.6. There is also the kernel number in system info in Xbox settings I checked to confirm it is. I can't remember the website that gave me that info though. As for 1.6 I am aware of some games like only 4 that have issues with 480p output on 1.6. I don't have any of those to check but I do know Panzer Dragoon is one of them and that game is also backwards compatible on Xbox One. I will eventually buy it to test as have my Xbox One X to play it on anyway. Worst case I have the composite cable for the original Xbox and a 13 inch CRT TV to play it on though I hate that small screen. Me I use a HDMI adapter which is actually so far great but it's just an adapter to use HDMI so does not upscale. I have my mClassic for that and to reduce jagged edges which is actually good as well.
I love this guy. He's one of the most sincere video game reviewers/retrospecters on UA-cam. You can tell he's not pandering to an audience since his subscriber base hasn't blown up yet.
Or is a negative little prick who's loud all the time!!
I can binge watch this guys videos with ease, i just love how legit and real he is, he isn’t pandering or trying to be some type of fake pandering shill in any way, he is just a dude talking from the heart and is a breath of fresh air on a platform full of loud and obnoxious tools
Nobody's ' trying ' to be fake😂
@@amsterdamG2G you must be new to the internet
Yes I call those people the wacky wavy inflatable tube guy salesmen. Say everything three times in quick succession with an upbeat excited voice and hope you brainwash everyone into compliance YAY!!! 😑
Cool video dude, im 43 and i love video games, i got my first xbox at 29 and since then i never stoped playing xbox..cheers!!!!
What's your take on the modded xbox???
Awesome video. Brings back memories. Got Xbox Christmas of that year and made me a lifelong xbox fan. Also love the soundtracks to all those old games like amped and crazy taxi.
My favorite console of all time
One of my favourite systems. It was the first console I bought with my own money.
Same
Xenon Xyanide did an excellent retrospective on the original Xbox. which made me buy more Xbox games, but you did great as well. I still have the original Xbox since Christmas Day 2004 until it stops working in late June 2016, but I did got another Xbox off ebay.com shortly after.
The best part about the original Xbox is the custom soundtrack support, which I've been doing since 2005 beginning with WWE RAW 2.
My favorite Xbox games are MechAssault, WWE RAW 2, PGR 1 and 2, Gunmetal, Amped 1 and 2, NFL Fever 2002, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell trilogy, Max Payne, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Serious Sam, Counter-Strike, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Full Spectrum Warrior, Freedom Fighters, ESPN NFL 2K5, ESPN NHL 2K5, MVP Baseball 2005, Breakdown, SoulCalibur II, Metal Arms: Glitch in the System, MX Unleashed, DOOM 3, Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War, Deathrow, THPS 2x, 3 and 4, Dead Man's Hand, Unreal Championship, etc.
Totally. Custom soundtracks were amazing on Xbox. 360/PS3 tried to carry it forward, but it's a shame it isn't a core feature of today's consoles. From those games you mentioned I've only never played Full Spectrum Warrior so I'll definitely check that out.
Finally a thorough and well made video on Xbox titles! Thank you man loved the informative vid.
Great work! Lots of games I didn't know about. I remember playing the DOA Volleyball when I was younger for the ...uh....well I like volleyball!!! :D :P
I love Syberia! Thanks for including it :)
i dont mean to be offtopic but does anyone know a trick to get back into an instagram account?
I stupidly lost the account password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me.
@Hugh Denver instablaster ;)
Your content is outstanding!you deserve thousands of subscribers.
I love the fact that your not just a Switch game channel like the rest of them.
Thanks! So many older platforms have amazing games, it's a shame so many people only focus on Nintendo!
People with tons of subscribers are always fake, usually people with lower subscription base keep it real
The best video on the original xbox, thank you.
Excellent work again. Really love these videos.
Great video man. I have great memories of the Xbox back in my high school days. My favorites were the Splinter Cell games and Jade Empire
I agree. I repurchased many ps2 games for the og xbox...they look and play way better especially in 480p with a hdmi adapter on 4k tv...
Great video. I really appreciate how knowledgeable you are in all of your retrospective videos. I've watched a ton of your videos and subbed. Keep it up!
Awesome video about the original Xbox. The original Xbox is my all time favorite console. I completed my North American original Xbox set last year and there are so many wonderful titles to play on it.
Thanks! That's awesome about the full set. I've been picking up a bunch of third party stuff. It's the best console for a lot of those games now, and hopefully MS will keep adding more comparability to the Xbox one because the supported games look incredible there.
There's quite a few good reasons to still own an original Xbox. (1.) Xbox 360/One backwards isn't perfect especially on the 360 as more than enough games have frame rate drops like Doom 3, Project Gotham Racing 1-2, Sega GT 2002, etc. (2.) Their still dirt cheap going for less than $45 dollars in most cases. (3.) They play the best looking and playing versions of multi-platform games like Burnout 3, Mercenaries, and Prince of Persia. (4.) They're the easiest to get working with modern HDTVs. (5.) Easy to mod and install modern large capacity hard drives.
Definitely, I expected them to keep going with backwards compatibility on X1 to help give these games new lives moving forward (and make some $ off digital copies on new platforms). I glad they added a bunch more since this video, but sad to hear that they're stopping here. Hopefully they have some big BC plans for the next Xbox, but it doesn't sound like it. So yep definitely worth getting the original console for all the reasons you mention.
@@LostWithoutTranslation It was the first console I ever bought with my own money as a teenager. So I kinda have a big soft spot for the heavy black box.
That was fun. I like seeing which games are worth picking up if I see them at a garage sale or used game store.
Great video, man. Impressive collection and knowledge
Your knowledge of games is impressive even old gems you know what you're talking about
Awesome video man..watching in 2020...great for reference and future aquisitions
The original Xbox definitely had the best graphics over the PS2 when it came to multiplatform games. I would love to find out what titles run better on the OG Xbox And the 360 compared to the versions released on the PS2 And PS3 versions because I want to play those games properly.
Definitely, it'd be interesting to know which multiplatform games ran better in each case, especially to know if any ran/looked better on the PS3 because of talented developers experienced in that hardware. I played quite a few multiplatform games on Xbox (and Gamecube) and then was shocked to play to the PS2 versions before I knew it was a weaker console. Visually I remember the Prince of Persia games being the ones that taught me that.
PS3 vs 360 would be really interesting too, but probably harder to figure out exactly after all the patches. The first couple years of PS3 was rocky in terms of quality of multiplatform games, I specifically remember Assassin's Creed 1 and Bayonetta being way more rough, and of course the Bethesda games. Unfortunately it's unlikely for anyone to actually do the work to figure that out, unless you maybe dig through old IGN/Gamespot reviews for each game, because most people would say the definitive version are the PC ones and leave it at that.
I somehow love the original Xbox, favorite console and the duke controller is just the best! (Imo)
Sir thank you for your service and dedication to the gaming community. New sub!
Very underrated video and showed me a lot of games I need to find for myself. Thank you for uploading this, I subscribed 👍🏻
Good video! I recommend trying out the Xbox Pound cable, if haven't done so already.
Thanks! I've actually had my eye on that cable recently, as well as the Dreamcast and PS2 one through LRG. Will probably pick them up at some point soon.
@@LostWithoutTranslation You won't regret the Xbox HDMI cable. It is my go to way of playing it. I don't have any experience with the other two cables.
You gotta play Amped 2, man! It adds a lot of depth to the Amped formula. One of my favorite games ever. Amped 3, not so much.
36:36 Crazy how much this HUD looks like Mass Effect!
Great video subscribed for sure! Just sitting and waiting for my xbox crystal and a couple good games like halo 1/2, black, project gotham racing 1/2 and dead or alive and in a couple of week my friend is coming over for some xbox lan :D But really thanks for the video will help me pick up the right games over time :)
and btw does anyone know of the best rally games to get?
Great job - really nice dose of nostalgia, thank you
You are a very good speaker I enjoyed this way more then icthought
Great commentary !
Great video!
The original Xbox definitely had the best exclusives ever and no one could ever tell me differently. I really bet Midnight Club 3 looked way better on this console, but I digress. It really is, in some ways, the Dreamcast 2, since there is alot of exclusives on here made by SEGA, so that is what makes me enjoy this console even more. This console had better graphics and better performance than the outselling PS2.
I'm sure someone has already told you this, but there is a Spawn game! Spawn Armageddon is also a fun time!
I grew up with this system I really loved true crime streets of la halo 2 ninja gaiden mech assault unreal championship and many more
Thank you! Great video :)
I wouldn't recommend playing Silent Hill 2 via backwards compat on 360.
It has many technical issues that weren't present on the original Xbox.
I need to know 2 thing, 1: Does the Xbox 360 upscales the internal resolution? 2: Does it improve the games' performance
I don't think the games perform much better. In fact some have minor emulation issues, but they do look better. They run at 720p or 1080i and there's an antialiasing filter that runs over them to smooth them out. Xbox One takes it even further, but of course it supports way less games than the 360 at this point.
@@LostWithoutTranslation certain games like Doom and splinter cell chaos theory run better but most dont
I find these games at local sales for less than a dollar each with some really great early/mid 2000s games. It’s like a retro gaming PC now.
Prices overall for good titles have climbed since backwards compatibility on Xbox One hit, but they started so cheap that even a 300% increase is almost not noticeable. Lots of local stores haven't adjusted so it's a great time to collect Xbox now.
Lost Without Translation Absolutely, I got Morrowind GOTY and Panzer Dragoon a couple of months before they were announced for the BC list for £10 each, now they are at least double that. SSX3 I also noticed increased from £4 to £20 once BC was announced. Really awesome to be able to find these while they are still in the wild and affordable to build a good library.
Nice. Morrowind and Panzer Dragoon are 2 of the top 10 games on the Xbox IMO. I need to get a copy of SSX3 again. We haven't had a good snowboarding game in too long.
Like'd and Sub'd my good sir. Keep-up the good work!
I love the Fallout shirt.
Nice Video
orta, volleyball and more i had em. The silent hill extra story confused me when i played
Unfortunately after a few waves of OG Xbox games that was it for the Xbox One, but I am hoping for great things from the Xbox Scarlett!
I hate how they left out the best games on the OG Xbox like MechAssault, Unreal Championship, Doom 3, Burnout 3, and Whacked!.
Really looking forward to the rest of the Xbox and 3ds retrospectives... when will you be putting them out?
Very informative.
Just leaving my like! Great channel!!!!
@ 28:38 you mentioned you didn’t think there were any spawn games on xbox. i know of one. Spawn Armageddon
I like your videos man good job
Great video
Wasn't Strangers Wrath part of the Odd World series too?
Nice job
Awesome video, just subbed.
P.S. I believe you forgot Otogi: Myth of Demons, the NFL Fever games, Blood Wake and Whacked.
Kung Fu Chaos was a very fun party game. No backwards compatibility unfortunately.
Silent Hill 2 on PS2 is much better than the Xbox version. Check out the DF Retro video.
Thanks, I will check out some of comparison videos to see how games compared technically on this generation aside from just the visual bump xbox/ngc had.
Silent Hill 2 played and looked better on the Xbox. It also had additional content, something that the PS2 version lacked.
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I want to get all four onimusha games on ps2 if I get Xbox I’ll be sure to get the Genma version otogi is a good Xbox game I want to play
I loved the first 3, but never got into 4. I need to give it another shot sometime. It's a shame the new HD remasters didn't included the additional features from the Xbox version. There's 2 spin-offs I never really got into as well, a PS2 fighting game and a tactics GBA game.
@@LostWithoutTranslation I’m not really into tactic games but blade warriors look cool the 4 games I want to play tho idk 4 looks pretty cool the whole series looks cool it never gets the credit it deserves it inspired the souls games and nioh but ya I heard the remaster didn’t have the Xbox content I’ll be sure to get all 3 versions I don’t have og Xbox now but when I do I’ll get it I’ll play ps2 version and the remaster aswell but ya they should of remasters the other ones they might aswell since they did the first but I’m fine playing native ps2 emulation is also a option
Whatchu talkin bout? Grabbed by the ghoulies is the best xbox game
It was decent at best, Splinter Cell 1, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Blinx 2, Fable, Ninja Gaiden Black and Halo were the best at the time
@@blakbear6528 Agreed
what is the capasiter?
It's a part inside the xbox. If you have an older xbox you should remove it, but some of the later xboxs won't work without it and it needs to be replaced which is much harder to do. You can search 'xbox clock capacitor' to find out about how to do that.
@@LostWithoutTranslation thanks mate good to see small channels responding caring about their audience!
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This guy makes great vids, but i gotta say he kinda looks like beaker from the muppet show NO OFFENCE!!!
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How many OG Xbox games do you own?
Just over 50 now. I'm always curating my collections. Making these videos helps me trim down my collection to the essentials and also learn about new games I have to pick up. I managed to find both Kingdom Under Fire games shortly after doing this video and they are amazing!
Lost Without Translation Cool. Yeah I have Kingdom Crusaders but haven't played it yet. I heard they were both good games though.
missing new legends.
Do you have a brother who is russian and also happen to be fellow gamer and collector? Check out Oleg Kerman, coz you are really look alike.
How is silent hill 2 a port? Same gen consoles.
I do use 'port' for all kinds of things, like a rebuilt console version of an arcade title, but this case is closer to the original meaning where the original Silent Hill 2 codebase was written for the PS2 and then was ported to work on the xbox.
No 007 or hit man huh
This video is mostly for exclusives. Since all the Xbox Hitman and 007 games were also on PS2 I'll cover them at some point in the multiplatform videos when I do those years.
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0:35 thankfully I have a version 1.6 original Xbox which fixed this issue with better clock capacitor. Not that it's going to stay perfect forever as eventually 1.6 capacitor will have the issue. One thing is removing the clock capacitor on 1.6 will brick the system unless another capacitor is installed which I have no experience with. My original Xbox still is working perfectly fine for me but I bought it used last year. It is a June 2005 manufacturer date by the way. The manufacturer date is why I assume it's 1.6. There is also the kernel number in system info in Xbox settings I checked to confirm it is. I can't remember the website that gave me that info though.
As for 1.6 I am aware of some games like only 4 that have issues with 480p output on 1.6. I don't have any of those to check but I do know Panzer Dragoon is one of them and that game is also backwards compatible on Xbox One. I will eventually buy it to test as have my Xbox One X to play it on anyway. Worst case I have the composite cable for the original Xbox and a 13 inch CRT TV to play it on though I hate that small screen. Me I use a HDMI adapter which is actually so far great but it's just an adapter to use HDMI so does not upscale. I have my mClassic for that and to reduce jagged edges which is actually good as well.
Your cute