5 Xbox 360 Disc Only Backwards Compatible Games On Xbox Series X (Episode 1)

[@RetroMediaRoom]

PLEASE READ: Below are corrections regarding Enchanted Arms and Battlefield Bad Company, also clarifying what I mean by the image qualities being enhanced for all the games. I'm genuinely sorry for anything I ever mess up and get wrong, I'm 100% a one man show so anything and everything is done by myself alone, including research and fact checking. CORRECTION: I was wrong in the video about Miyazaki directing Enchanted Arms, because there’s a second director named Miyazaki that’s also made games at From Software! Dark Souls and Elden Ring were directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, while Enchanted Arms, Metal Wolf Chaos (2004), and Armored Core: For Answer (2008) were directed by Masato Miyazaki. My bad Lol 😅 ADDITIONAL CORRECTION: Battlefield Bad Company was NOT the first console Battlefield game with a single player mode, it was actually Battlefield 2: Modern Combat in 2005, I didn't originally play either one so I was duped by Google/Wikipedia lying to me on that one, it literally says that Bad Company and Modern Combat were each the first on their own pages at the same time right now 😑 Finally, to further clarify about backwards compatibility resolution enhancements, all I'm referring to in the video is the fact that the image output resolution is upscaled to 4K, that does not mean the NATIVE image has been absolutely enhanced (only some automatic and basic additional filtering that makes it look nicer, but not an actual native overhaul) an example of a 360 game that recieved native graphical enhancements was Fallout 3 with its Xbox One X patch which gave a new 4K native image quality boost, whereas Fallout New Vegas did not receive that so it still maintains its original 720p native image rendering with only the standard upscaled output up to 4K resolution along with those extra filters. So when I say that the game's image quality is generally improved, that is going to pretty much always be the case with these games running on new Xbox hardware, it's just a matter of how MUCH they're improved. Sounds like nonsense, but I hope I explained it well because it's funky technical jargon.

[@Nazraq04]

I appreciate you making corrections because I was flipping out when you said Bad Company was the first Battlefield game on consoles. Also, not every game gets upgraded to 4k in the backwards compatible mode on Xbox One X or Series X. That has to be enabled per game, and most games aren't upgraded that way. It's only the original Xbox games that all have a resolution upgrade. But those aren't all the way up to 4k.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

@Nazraq04 Yes natively they're not upgraded to 4K like the OG Xbox games, but the display resolution is up to 4K which does make a difference, so the image quality output is beyond what the 360 is capable of, that's all I'm ever referring to unless otherwise noted, like Fallout 3 with it's Xbox One X patch that natively upgraded it's visuals. I'm really annoyed that Wikipedia and Google gave me that false info, because I don't own and wasn't looking into Battlefield 2 Modern Combat so it tripped me up!

[@13Carrey1]

But i have to say there are the 2 Otogi Games from FromSoftware backwards Compatible of the OG XBox :)

[@RetroMediaRoom]

@13Carrey1 Oh yes yes, they'll be in a future video, I have both (including an extra brand new sealed copy of Otogi 2 😁)

[@retroguy2525]

I was about to say cuz I was going to correct you and say that you're wrong when you said that because battlefield 2 modern combat came out first in 2005 over here in North America USA and Canada in 2005 of course since you already know that now for PS2 and original Xbox at the time it was only for those two consoles before a special made one for Xbox 360 a year later in 2006

[@Throbingkcoc]

Honestly I use my Series X mostly for it backwards compatibility. It really does a great job and the fact almost all are enhanced really helps them shine.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

I can't imagine not having all these games available through backwards compatibility on Xbox, I love it!

[@Frank-x1g]

Is the backwards compatibility better than on Xbox One? That is what is holding me back.

[@bb2status]

I basically only play 360/OG Xbox games on my Series X lol.

[@Frank-x1g]

@bb2status I think I would be doing the same if I got one. Issue I am having is my XboxOne is doing that now. Keep thinking the digital offerings in the future will be better run on the Series X.

[@OMaMYdG]

Mostly why I play mine as well.

[@seanfullerton8161]

FEAR was unbelievable absolutely loved it. Played it Christmas time 2008. Needed a new game to keep me going but needed something cheap that no one else would buy me. 2 and 3 just didn’t have the same feel.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

It's a special game, I've always liked it 😀

[@oOignignoktOo1]

I got F.E.A.R in mid 2007 and fell in love with it and the expansion F.E.A.R files was also really good and I think is bc as well and disc only. I did just play that recently on the Xbox One needing to finish the instant action maps on extreme for the 1000/1000 completion. that Subway level was brutal.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

@@oOignignoktOo1 Yep I included F.E.A.R. Files in the video as well 😀

[@seanfullerton8161]

@@oOignignoktOo1 Never got around to playing FEAR files, I mean around 2007-09 there was just banger after banger being released. If I remember correctly the achievements on FEAR were just ridiculous 😂

[@oOignignoktOo1]

@@seanfullerton8161 1000 games of MP was tedious. Me and a friend kinda boosted it doing 1v1 elimination and taking turns blowing ourselves up with nades. The campaign achievements were tough especially the one where you kill everything because some enemies had glitch spawns that required you to backtrack and kill.

[@LuisViceB]

Congratulations! You got a new subscriber! Excelent content, i have more than 400 physical games on the Xbox 360, started my collection about 2 year’s ago, before the price exploded, this generation(Xbox 360/PS3)for me is the best, the majority of the developers could risk more so we often see great hidden gems

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Thanks and welcome aboard 😀

[@Quantumaximus]

Great video and glad I wasn’t the only one noticing a save issue with MK9! Skate 2 is another de-listed gem, my friend was disappointed hopping into a Series S and having no way to play Skate 2 again

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Thanks! Yeah the Series S is a nice little console but having no disc drive sucks Lol

[@DR360WHO]

Sadly I lost all my save data too and for some reason on GOW2

[@Nitroh-]

With the Series S being a digital only system, the only way to play Skate 2 is finding someone who bought the game digitally on the 360, and game sharing their account so you can download it on the modern console.

[@LuisPerez-5]

F.E.A.R is amazing and NEEDS a remake

[@RetroMediaRoom]

That would be very cool!

[@Peace.and.knowledge1]

You mean a modern poop urself simulator?! It would be scary on modern consoles 😂. A remake would be absolutely awesome fr though 😎

[@RetroMediaRoom]

@@Peace.and.knowledge1 😅😂

[@johnpintainho9081]

You have to play trepang2 ...it s like fear :)

[@johnpintainho9081]

Ah and we need CONDEMNED III ,!!!!

[@jordychinchin]

Now THIS is the kind of content I’ve been wanting to see. I’ve always wondered why more people don’t talk about Xbox games that are somewhat being lost to time by being delisted yet are still able to be experienced on modern hardware due to backwards compatibility. Mortal Kombat 2011 is my favorite in the whole series too and I had no idea it was delisted. More of a reason to hold onto my disc. I subscribed and I’m looking forward to episode 2 of this series

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Thanks so much and welcome aboard! I've definitely got more delisted games to show 😀

[@Hedgehog-ng1lq]

First Battlefield for consoles was Battlefield 2: Modern Combat in 2005

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yep that's correct, Google/Wikipedia betrayed me on this one, they literally say the same thing for both Battlefield 2 Modern Combat on PS2, Xbox, and Xbox 360 as being the first console exclusive of the series (correct) and Bad Company being the first (incorrect) rather Bad Company is the 2nd Battlefield console game with a single player. I never played Modern Combat originally so I was relying solely on what I read, my bad. I updated my correction comment.

[@kentown8115]

​@@RetroMediaRoom modern combat wasn't that good, impressive for the time but it wasn't battlfield not even remotely

[@MelissaAtwell]

Thanks for creating this helpful video!

[@RetroMediaRoom]

You're welcome 😊

[@MKULTRAVOLUNTEER1984]

Honorable mention is Spec Ops: The Line. It was delisted a couple years ago but you can still play it with the disc.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Absolutely going to be in another episode of this series 😀

[@DaBigCheeso]

Arkham Origins really is an underrated gem. I love the detective mode they put in there and it's also a great game for Christmas time!

[@RetroMediaRoom]

It does have that Christmas time feel in the atmosphere, much like Batman Returns on the SNES 😀

[@joewhitlow5799]

King Kong and 50 cent blood on the sand too. I have both of those trying to collect all of them.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

I'm excited to do more episodes about these games, so more to come!

[@Peace.and.knowledge1]

I bet the backwards compatibility is superb on the 360 (original og xbox titles) but im so excited for the series x/s to continue getting more titles to play from older Xbox consoles like the xbox360 and the Og console. I'll get my X one day and play all the titles i can 😅

[@RetroMediaRoom]

To be honest BC on the 360 is very hit or miss, many titles have new bugs and play worse than original hardware so it's not NEARLY as good as Series X.

[@Frank-x1g]

Wild. I am playing Battlefield Bad Company on PS3 right now.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Sweet! 😀

[@13Carrey1]

Always a Great Topic and Thank you that you cover it!! Looking forward to more Parts of that Format!! :) Also Arkham Origins is much better than Arkham Origins Blackgate which also exist but i think this isn't backwards compatible.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Absolutely, that's why I've already labeled it episode 1, more to come 😁

[@DeusXT557]

Awesome video, love to see what else you got

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Thank you! Absolutely more to come 😀

[@deltonviera2051]

Love your video!!!!

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Thank you! 😀

[@MindUrbidniss]

Wait so ma boi Arthur is Batman? That's awesome. I'm actually about to boot AO back up for Christmas. Also cool intro song

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Thank you! That song is my original work 😀

[@MindUrbidniss]

@@RetroMediaRoom damn dude you've got skills. Have more on Spotify or anything?

[@RetroMediaRoom]

@@MindUrbidniss Thanks! No I don't have anything on Spotify, but here's my Playlist of my full music videos which is a mixture of a few of my original music and my two brothers' songs as well. My Original Music Videos: kzbin.info/aero/PLWr6EDogwa5JOWvr6K-BkEnZZmav44PEP

[@LatashaMoore-y7r]

I appreciate how you always teach me something new all of the time I thank you for it

[@RetroMediaRoom]

You're very welcome, I still find myself tripping on bits of info sometimes and I always do my best to correct the record and be as accurate and honest as possible.

[@nathanchambers985]

I'm commenting because I like commenting. That's my comment. Love the Xbox videos.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

😂😁

[@blackmesacake5361]

FEAR is such a classic i cant believe thats the only way!

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yep as of now unless you were lucky enough to have purchased digitally before it was delisted.

[@TheSupersmash97]

There was indeed issues with komplete edition but thankfully the dlc does work with disc

[@RetroMediaRoom]

It's unfortunate that everything is delisted but for those of us that originally purchased them at least we still have that content.

[@pogue972]

Are the prices of 360 discs still crazy? I wanted to play The Simpsons game, but it was $100 or more last time I checked. I could buy an old console & RGH it for that price.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

It all depends on what you're trying to get, in general they're not the worst give or take some rare titles, for now.

[@Frank-x1g]

I have a good amount of titles I am going to sell. Most are good games. No sports. Let me know if you are interested.

[@Nitroh-]

Depends where you look also, if you find some local market stalls, garage/carboot sales or random places that might be out of the loop of the online market you can get amazing deals. Even Facebook marketplace has some good deals occasionally, but most official retro stores and Ebay would be a higher price still, since "retro" gaming is pretty profitable now, but yeah it depends what you're after cause a lot of games are still pretty cheap in most places. I have The Simpsons Game, and Family Guy Back To The Multiverse which I got like a decade ago, glad I did cause the prices of them now has sky rocketed.

[@michaelschoen9777]

Who do you think would win in a fight, one of those rusky tanks or TruckosaurasRex?

[@RetroMediaRoom]

I'd guess TruckosaurasRex 😅

[@michaelschoen9777]

The correct answer is the golf cart

[@RetroMediaRoom]

@michaelschoen9777 🤣

[@25beefcakes45]

Left 4 dead, but was shocked to see enchanted arms mentioned

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Oh this is only Episode 1, more to come 😀

[@25beefcakes45]

@@RetroMediaRoom thank you for the heart

[@leodccaps]

There is also the two Left4Dead and Battlefield 2 Modern Combat

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yep, I've got all sorts planned for future disc only episodes so more to come 😀

[@SimianScience]

man, when i saw that copy of bad company a HUGE rush of nostalgia hit me. this kid wouldnt stfu about this game, i got it and tried it and loved it and people got mad i praised it. then when 2 came out we were all playing it. also i managed to snag a copy of F.E.A.R. the dual machine pistols which i didnt know about cause i played the PC version

[@RetroMediaRoom]

I love it! Nostalgia like this is why I love showcasing these games 😀

[@SimianScience]

@@RetroMediaRoom the 360 era was the most iconic era to me cause i had moved to miami and could afford all the newest games. so this video felt good to watch

[@RetroMediaRoom]

@@SimianScience That makes me so happy that you enjoyed, even with my mistakes 😅

[@armandomontero4575]

I got a Series X and ended only playinh 360 games

[@RetroMediaRoom]

That's half of what I do, if not for backwards compatibility it wouldn't be nearly as relevant to me.

[@Nitroh-]

Another game is Skate 2. There is a store page for the game, but you can't buy it. The only way to play it on Xbox One/Series X is either by disc or finding someone who owns the digital copy on their 360 account and game sharing it, otherwise disc only.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yep that's another good example and how all these games are.

[@zachross8081]

still waiting for more Xbox 360 games for backwards compatible?

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Absolutely 🙏

[@AdmiralAsinine]

I feel like a Part 2 to this video could comprise of entirely Valve games since they're all delisted now, which is a shame.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Absolutely, I'm just getting started 😁

[@kentown8115]

im glad I got the orange box back in 2020 when I got my scorpio/ one x

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Same here!

[@AkagiRedSun]

I have MK Komplete edition and Arkham Origins. Komplete edition comes with everything included and both game load and play without any problem on my Series X. Maybe be you have faulty disc reader or something because I never had problems with my system crashing

[@RetroMediaRoom]

It only uses the disc to enable the download so the disc drive wouldn't be a suspect, you never know about these random bugs, I just mentioned it in case others noticed it getting stuck during loading times and freezing up.

[@TheKnomad]

Just 5 discs? Wow. I did boot up MK9: Komplete Edition on the One-X. I was stuck with the vanilla mode and it refused to let me access DLC. I already owned a lot of DLC on my old account. I'm determined to see if I can access it yet.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Thanks for confirming that info! I want to do more episodes of these disc only games on Xbox, more to come!

[@TheKnomad]

@RetroMediaRoom Thank you for addressing it. I thought it may have been an isolated issue for me. Keep up the good work, sir. Sky is the limit for you.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Thank you! If you own the DLC online already you should be able to access them through your data management of the game and install them on your Xbox Series X.

[@seudoquia3558]

I have the Komplete Edition disc and it allows access to everything. Hope that helps.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

@seudoquia3558 So you did not purchase the DLC whatsoever outside of the physical Komplete Edition and you have access to those characters?

[@alex.starostin]

FEAR is still great. I'm playing it now on Xbox 360

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Oh man you'll love it in 60fps if you ever get the chance to play your copy on an Xbox Series X.

[@arctic_gaming-6187]

Hands down best console on the market

[@RetroMediaRoom]

It's been my #1 console this generation 👏

[@DEVILTAZ35]

Hi mate. Only original Xbox games upscale automatically on series X. For 360 games it adds X 16 filtering to most games but it won’t upscale past it’s initial resolution unless it was patched later to do so.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

True, that's why I specifically said 4K display resolution, so correct it's not a native upgrade like they've done with OG Xbox games which look REALLY clean. A clear example of a 360 game that DID get a native upgrade was Fallout 3 with it's Xbox One X patch, but, all games are still displayed in 4K with loading and performance usually being the most noticeable factors being better, particularly with unlocked framerates.

[@nathanchambers985]

Wannabe tech geeks are the worst. You're not correcting anything. Your comprehension skills are the issue.

[@grokashrimp]

Thank you

[@RetroMediaRoom]

You're very welcome 🤝

[@guitarspud1723]

This is what makes xbox series x my go to play current console. Games these days are not for me. I bounce between ninja gaiden black/2, altered beast arcade, sonic 3@knuckles(og got delisted, good thing i have it), king kong and tons more!

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Oooohh King Kong is going to be on another episode in the future, I have a copy 😁

[@zachross8081]

i really want to play more Xbox 360 games on Xbox Series X so bad?

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Me too! I hope they add more 🙏

[@michaelschoen9777]

There gold in dem Hills!!!

[@RetroMediaRoom]

"And gold in them thar floors too!" (Three Stooges) 😂

[@2fernandoc1]

Pure (a pretty great racing game inspired by Motorstorm) is disk only

[@RetroMediaRoom]

I'll look into it for another episode 👍

[@REZIVORsince93]

I honestly got rid of my Series X a few months back. Cause I mostly played 360, One and regular Xbox games on it. And still have those older systems. But before selling it off. I did play through all F.E.A.R. games in order. It was a lot of fun. But took forever playing throigh them all 😅

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Well, at least you enjoyed it until then.

[@djameldjamel8763]

If Xbox had the same ideology like the 360 era. i would have one.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Well at this point hardly anyone does to be honest.

[@seelow733]

Suggestion for part 2. The Orange Box, another one of these

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Oh yes it's already on the back burner 😁

[@boxxwiition2928]

Whats EVERYBODY xbox gamertag, Cant never find no one MK online to play , LET'S START A LIST.

[@Agoz8375]

Xbox 360 👍👌💪

[@RetroMediaRoom]

The good ol' days 😌

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Well, the fact that I'm seeing people claim that Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition both works AND doesn't work at providing the DLC worries me, so which is it? 😂

[@soufioscar6104]

What about (Prince Of Persia 2008) ?

[@RetroMediaRoom]

I don't know, haven't looked at it much, could be in a future video, anything is possible.

[@harshshree4354]

Will it upscale graphics too ??😢

[@RetroMediaRoom]

It does a basic display upscale to 4K, but it depends on the title for anything natively 4K such as OG Xbox games most if not all of which are natively upscaled to 4K. Fallout 3 is one of the few 360 examples of a native change to the visuals through an older Xbox One X patch that updated the game's native graphics, while New Vegas is still natively 720p yet displayed up to 4K unless running in 60fps with the frame rate boost mode which runs at 1080p.

[@denismcrath3400]

Dose the batman arkham origins have dlc

[@RetroMediaRoom]

It does but none of it is available if you didn't originally purchase it 😣

[@blast_processing6577]

It's a damn shame _F.E.A.R._ _First_ _Encounter_ _Assault_ _Recon_ isn't available digitally anymore.

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yep, I wish I would have bought it that when I had the chance.

[@GhostGamer799]

Batman Arkham origins need a remaster port

[@RetroMediaRoom]

That would actually be cool.

[@samehhassounah5908]

Battlefield 3 is now delisted unfortunately

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Well that just adds it to the list of games for future episodes then 👍

[@chrislair6832]

There was a battlefield before bad company on consoles

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yeah I'm one off, Google/Wikipedia lied to me, so I corrected myself in the pinned comment.

[@darkalligator]

Not on xbox one? 😢

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Actually yes these are all backwards compatible on any Xbox One, the Series X is simply the best at it with some exclusive features such as FPS boost when applicable.

[@warehousedave7937]

📈 💰🤑 games 💵

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Yep, getting pricier all the time.

[@purppington]

I hate when games get delisted, it's cringe 🙏

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Me too, it always sucks.

[@Whisky_4_1]

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[@RetroMediaRoom]

I'll take it 👍

[@Milky-Hazard]

I'd preffer if we had 'physical only' games rather than digital only

[@RetroMediaRoom]

Same