Im aware, but it was even more inconsistent then I remembered (I played through it at the beginning of the year.)
For every this:
Or:
You had some ugly, non-fun areas. Damn me for only uploading mostly nice shots hah.
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OG Xbox Appreciation and Lack of Emulation Thread of the big black box of doom
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Im aware, but it was even more inconsistent then I remembered (I played through it at the beginning of the year.)
For every this:
Or:
You had some ugly, non-fun areas. Damn me for only uploading mostly nice shots hah.
Nervous Sausage
Member
I softmodded mine years ago. Pretty sure this is the exact resource I used. http://lifehacker.com/299809/transform-your-classic-xbox-into-a-killer-media-center. Just need to buy an action replay and a copy of Splinter Cell. I'd recommend using FileZilla for the FTP program because it's free. I originally only did this because softmodding was the only way to get a PAL console to be able to properly use component cables and output in HD. Recently I also upgraded to a 500gig hard drive which I used this tutorial for http://www.instructables.com/id/Original-XBOX-Hard-Drive-Upgrade/. Those are probably the best two tutorials, nice pictures and very easy to follow. After you're done you can copy all your Xbox discs to the console and it's even possible to transfer downloadable content like the Halo 2 maps and Splinter Cell levels (if you know where to look online) to the console.
So many amazing XBOX games that would look glorious with crystal clear IQ. Somebody please make an emulator.
Its a shame that the system gets so little credit especially since Nintendo fans love to brag about the GC. Heck it even had its own set of unique Japanese exclusive games, the only thing it lacked were JRPGs
Its a shame that the system gets so little credit especially since Nintendo fans love to brag about the GC. Heck it even had its own set of unique Japanese exclusive games, the only thing it lacked were JRPGs
Oh, you're just talking visual design? Yeah... Halo 2's more beautiful areas do a very good job of sticking out in memory. The game does have a lot of muddiness to it. The worst is probably some parts of the DH/Regret temples; you have spots with very flat lighting and very poor texture-mapping, where the overlapping geometry sort of smears together. Especially at 480i.
I think I'd still call it a beautiful game, but with some caveats compared to Bungie's other Halos.
Na, the game in general, but I dont really have shots showing some of the more obvious flaws with the design in the gameplay (which is hard to show in images anyway).
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
That list is incomplete. Off the top of my head, there was a Dragon's Lair game that was HD. Also, Syberia had a 1080i mode.
Id also like to point out to PAL Panzer Dragoon Orta owners that you can play all the levels on 360 if you amass 20 hours of gameplay. This will unlock everything in the game including the level select and the original Panzer Dragoon which is perfectly playable on the 360.
In fact its the best way to play it since its based on the PC port but has 3D filtering, something that no Saturn emulator does right now.
And yet there are many unique Japanese exclusives that have no way to be played such as Otogi.
In fact its the best way to play it since its based on the PC port but has 3D filtering, something that no Saturn emulator does right now.
And yet there are many unique Japanese exclusives that have no way to be played such as Otogi.
bishopcruz
Member
Pickups that are on the way:
It's nice seeing that prices aren't too bad. Still need Otogi 1 and 2, Armed and Dangerous, and Breakdown.
It's nice seeing that prices aren't too bad. Still need Otogi 1 and 2, Armed and Dangerous, and Breakdown.
IrishNinja
Member
yeah, i think this is inarguable - i recall many disappointed by 2, while others loved it (i don't like speaking on it since i played minimal multi & didn't run through the SP like i did with 1 & 3), but 1 was just crazy when you first played it, whether that was vehicles in blood gulch or witnessing the enemy AI dick with you in SP when you thought you had their patterns down. I'm not even an FPS guy but when you look at stuff like that and the formula changes (auto-heal vs healthpacks, limited weapons etc) it's kind've hard to overestimate the title's significance. I mean, the best of the PC FPS were being ported (with questionable quality) but on the console side of things, i didn't see any other FPS package so tightly geared at catching & keeping its target demographic since Goldeneye.
Halo 2 had fantastic multiplayer that did just so much right.
The single player game was extremely disappointing in terms of design and story when compared to the first. It soured me on Halo to the point that I haven't played one since.
The talking plant spoke in goddamn rhymes; I'm out.
The single player game was extremely disappointing in terms of design and story when compared to the first. It soured me on Halo to the point that I haven't played one since.
The talking plant spoke in goddamn rhymes; I'm out.
i still have my console. i even by mistake put it in 220v and it was 110v. there was a smoke at the back of the console. i unplugged it and 10 mins later i started playing again. it was a stunning system.
i dont have any controller for it though. i lost them >_>
used to play many games on it and i loved the system more than PS2 back then lol.
i dont have any controller for it though. i lost them >_>
used to play many games on it and i loved the system more than PS2 back then lol.
There's one missing I can think of surprisingly - a dragons lair game I recall, it was crisp as fuck on my 36" HD CRT (Toshiba one) via component cables, I think it was 720p, may have even been 1080i
A beast console for it's time.
It bothered me the first time through, but once Halo 2's dust settled, the Gravemind's trochaic heptameter is seriously awesome.
Joseph Staten's writing can be like that. I wasn't a huge fan of ODST's writing on my first playthrough either, but after getting a sense for how the lines were messing with my expectations, I started really liking it.
XBL service for oXbox games died in 2010.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Nah man. Xbox LIVE was fun from 2002 - 2007, give or take.
Sometime between the release of Gears 1 and Gears 2, it lost the magic. I think that was around the time the Party system came in. That magic is gone forever, seemingly.
bishopcruz
Member
Because keeping together with your friends is fun especially across games. I do miss the old community though. I always thought the 13-year old racist/sexist asshole problem was VASTLY overstated on XBL, especially back in the OG days.
eso76
Member
Dragons lair was 1080i
and I never knew soul calibur 2 was 720p..
freedom fighters too. Man that game needs a sequel, btw.
Also Wreckless 2 was 720p, but it came at the expense of graphics complexity: wreckless 1 looked much better.
Yes, unless you hacked/modded it. It was a way to cut some costs, like the propietary MCs on Vita.
Wreckless 2 still looks great: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC8rf3D8pZE
And the DVD thing was to cut licensing costs. Came with the remote and all that, was fairly cheap at the time.
finowns
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Agree with Halo 2 campaign being 'meh', Halo 1 campaign I still play to this day. When I said Halo 2 was the greatest game ever made, I base that solely on the multiplayer which I played from the day it came out to the day Halo 3 released. I put an embarrassing amount of hours into that game. Thank you Bungie!
ChosenPredator
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so if you guys want the original phantom dust back the creative director is on it but gave a few names to message to make it happen even more.
ChosenPredator
Banned
I remember steel battalion that game look crazy, remember watching my brother play it all the time.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
I think mine may have finally died. It just randomly turned on one night and the only way I could turn it off was to unplug it. I haven't messed with it since. But I've been kind of wanting to play some x-men legends or shenmue 2, so I may try it here in a bit to see how it's doing.
Fox Mulder
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I hated it at the time, but it makes sense now. The hardware was unprofitable and they had an awful deal with nvidia. Had to cut costs somehow and chose to make consumers pay for the DVD licensing fee if they wanted to use the feature.
I'm still sad that MS killed their sports games to suck EA's balls. Their games had lots of potential, and they even bought the highly acclaimed high heat franchise off of 3DO but never got to do anything with it. Could have been MS's MLB The Show.
Clock capacitor probably leaked
Fixable, but not the easiest, especially if it has made a mess.TheUnsunghero26
Member
I really wish I could find my xbox copy of Conker. Game's visuals were incredible.
Mostly okay, but with extra slowdown if I'm remembering correctly.
Emperor Bohe
Member
yeah, I kind of miss the trash talking and teamwork of the old Xbox Live.
bishopcruz
Member
Did anyone ever get any sort of "fake" XBL working for OG stuff? It would be awesome to play Crimson Skies MP again, and I heard that Phantom Dust (which just came in) was really cool too.
Why would Microsoft give a shit? They dropped the Xbox as soon as the 360 came out apart from the piss poor emulation it offered.
I wouldnt be surprised if they never acknowledged it again. If they can't make money out of it, they aren't going to put in any effort.
On a side note, I'm off into town later to buy an Xbox from cash generator. £10 is a good price, right?
Yeah. There may have been a chance if the Bone was Nvidia, but it's AMD. And even if it was Nvidia, I don't think Microsoft would have bothered anyway.
They do not make money from letting people play second hand copies of old games. The DRM debacle pretty much sums their attitude up entirely.
My man.
Xeon got Halo running, Cxbx got super close to a working emulator and then someone else picked it up and posted some stuff about it earlier this year, and Dxbx has basically stopped development since they don't have the developers to keep working on it.
OP, don't forget this masterpiece:
We need a sequel, dammit.
My man.
Xeon got Halo running, Cxbx got super close to a working emulator and then someone else picked it up and posted some stuff about it earlier this year, and Dxbx has basically stopped development since they don't have the developers to keep working on it.
OP, don't forget this masterpiece:
We need a sequel, dammit.
God I enjoyed that game, darn it bish, go find the spare xbox!
Twin Tails
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Thanks muchly for these links.
So, any IDE hard drive will do? Because Amazon have a 160gb one for just £10. I've ordered an XBMC set from ebay (splinter cell + usb adapter). It'll be awesome as a media center for upstairs.
bishopcruz
Member
You can play system link games online still. A few people have poked around with emulating XBL, but it is quite difficult as you would imagine, plus the easiest way would be using the code that leaked privately years ago, which wouldn't go over well.
Because it still isn't an easy process, and for what reason would they? They don't sell the games, most people don't have the games lying around at this point. Microsoft isn't exactly known for their good will so far this generation. I would wager the only reason any emulation was done at all was for Halo 2.
On a side note, one of the planned ideas for my original XB site was to have game nights for the system link games that still function. Could be something to look forward to anyway.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
I dunno, man. There was one console last gen that received quite a hefty amount of HD collections last gen, and it wasn't the 360. In fact, to my knowledge the latest 360 models can still play many, many OG XBOX games, but there's this other console where that entire 6th gen BC was actually removed mid-gen! :^)
bishopcruz
Member
Makes sense, I wan't particularly hopeful. At least a lot of games had system link support. Which is cool. How's the lag using a tunnel?
One, that game night sounds awesome.
Two, yeah you can tell the BC was ROUGH, and was only done to keep XBL players going as well as compete with the Wii and PS3. It really is shit though, so few games actually play as they were supposed to. Which is a hell of a shame.