XBOX 360 BUYING GUIDE & Great Games w/ Barnacules

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Anybody remember that Microsoft had THREE major versions of the Xbox 360 Dashboard? Originally it was the BLADES style (which I loved)...then they switched to the NXE look that introduced Avatars and stacked moving boxes...and then finally Metro which is the flat look they use today.

[@technoir1119]

Blade dashboard was absolutely the best. Simple, sleek, fast, and no ads.

[@Zpwnancer]

The blades were so fast and to the point. Loved it. But the current one is decent too, and NXE seemed cool for a while..

[@ralugosi]

i got pissed everytime they changed it lol. you would get used to it them bam theyd change it. plus i felt they were changing it too often. funny how miis from nintendo caused the xbox to create avatars thus ultimately changing the dashboard. be leaders not followers and def dont follow miis. but they followed nintendo so much. the kinect to compete against motion control etc. funny how competition can affect how a console changes and adapts just like tech with the tvs going thru changes. the consoles evolves.

[@Zpwnancer]

Indeed. Look how far the kinect technology has come. I know it's quite gimmicky at times, but that technology is impressive.

[@1blisslife]

Thank you for listening to my reply/request when you posted I Barnacules channel the other day ;)! That was great :)! Maybe you cqn get him to print some stuff up for your consoles/controllers in his channel!

[@Barnacules]

Nothing more fun then hanging out with the Metal Jesus! Did you guys enjoy the video?

[@panda-goat]

dude im a big fan of you both, its so cool to see you guys in a video together again!

[@TopperRico]

Yes you're both awesome :-)

[@only1ydk]

I love your channel, you are freaking epic!

[@jasonciafre6958]

The 360 was such a good gaming console, even with its faults. The PS3 was better all around, but just for gaming the 360 was better. to me it's up there with the SNES. Without a dought the controller is the best one ever. Still use it everyday on my pc and have never gotten a cramp. Also I'm glad you covered Forza. I love the series and am willing to deal with the MS store to play it on pc any day.

[@SpinGoldmusic]

Great stuff!

[@flavius91]

"That's an NSA spying device... actually, that's not far from the truth." - guy who worked at Microsoft *Hmmmmm...*

[@nikobellic1986]

flavi_us 😂😂😂

[@Pants_Steve]

Well Microsoft does love their Israel chips. Oh I meant Intel chips.

[@Pizza_Man-fr9ns]

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[@morderus0033]

@@Pants_Steve ?

[@lewisaino]

They see me watch Hentai lol.

[@ronnydee34]

Looking back on this video... Barnacules is so knowledgeable and just flows so well on camera with you MJ!

[@wolfyfromuk]

Still love playing my Xbox 360 in year 2019 😁

[@robertrains7029]

I’m rocking mine in 2020 what’s your gaming tag

[@potatoerik7668]

@@robertrains7029 oof Ik the struggle but I have a xbox one s

[@Mikehockshard]

Potato_Erik but I have all of them

[@thetreeman1216]

Still love my 360 in quarantine

[@wolfyfromuk]

@@thetreeman1216 Get a few games finished in lockdown, also getting fat but oh well lol.

[@hankscorpio661]

gaming is expensive. i just wait for consoles to die out then pick it up. i don't think I'm really missing out on anything if i don't play it as soon as it comes out. hell, you can't beat $20~$30 games

[@lesleyallan1937]

I did that with the 360 because games now are like 5 to 10 pounds each

[@norgepalm7315]

Yes you can. Free games.

[@Diggi1027]

i have a well paying job a capable of paying 60 for a game when it comes out. but i wont, ill wait until it comes down, i have no urge to play a game as soon as it comes out.

[@blulu8620]

Hank Scorpio you can buy a abandoned office pc, put a graphics card in it, and play modern games.

[@Esmail6400]

I have an xbox360 slim 250gigs, and it's going very smoothly, no rings of death, no crashes (except one time happened 4 years ago and I played for 12 hours non-stop) And I can find games for around 10 - 20 riyals ( about 4 dollars) it is GREAT!

[@CYRRYANC97]

For the "Fat" Xbox 360 it has several different motherboard models. The first to come out was the Xenon model with no HDMI. Those were very common to overheat. Then they followed up with the Zephyr model which had HDMI and they added a extension for the GPU head sink but was pretty much the same as the original motherboard so overheating issues were common. Then the Falcon motherboards came out which had a smaller 65nm cpu and 80nm GPU so it was a little less common to overheat. Then about a year later in 2009 the Jasper version came out and it had a smaller 65nm gpu and cpu and a better heatsink on the CPU, this model was not prone to overheating and were very reliable. Then the model S and E had a very similar motherboard that had a 45nm combined GPU and CPU with a much better cooling solution and the fail rate was very low. So basically if you are into collecting a Fat Xbox 360 then try to find one with a Jasper motherboard so anything later then 2009. I had a falcon Xbox 360 and it was rock solid its entire life but I would still recommend the Jasper if you can get your hands on one.

[@omarotz1able]

CYRRYANC97 finally someone that knows what they're talking about. I have a white jasper model and I still play on it for hours at a time and it NEVER overheats. It also runs quiet as hell, so I'll never sell it.

[@lildwell2]

+K K How would you know its a jasper outside of the HDMI port?

[@omarotz1able]

DAVID It's actually very simple. Take a look a this diagram www.xmods.co.za/img/zaps/cd52d2f1689525af2d059a0ae88a917c.png

[@joeneri150]

You can actually upgraded it just by putting a newer 360 game on an old 360 model.

[@That_Handle]

CYRRYANC97 , Would the Jasper have SPDIF / Toslink optical digital audio out, by default, or did some Jaspers have HDMI which may have resulted in deleting the optical audio on those Jaspers?

[@WingedCharmeleon]

turns on mw3 xbox- "Mission failed, we'll get em next time!"

[@Goldensphinx]

Agent Brains haha

[@Wally17.]

We we can still take the enemy core.... Don't worry, Spartans. We'll get 'em next time. - Halo 5

[@vhsorion]

ElijahTron that’s only those “refurbished” GameStop ones

[@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381]

@@CitroenGames Depends on which Red Ring, the famous Red Ring of Death was 3/4 - General Hardware Failure, theres also 1/4 for Hardware Failure, 2/4 for Overheating and all four Quarters red for AV Cable Error. And yes, also S and E can get it but it's probability is much much lower because of more efficient 45nm Dies and improved cooling.

[@joehdah5395]

gotta hate the red ring XD

[@PegLegIII]

The best thing about the Xbox 360 was Netflix party mode! Sadly it was killed and very little people know it existed. So much fun

[@tha3immortals]

Kique yup i had movie night with my xbl friends 😂

[@Manny444a]

Kique that sounds awesome!

[@mysticstylez134]

Yes the movie theater and the avatars were eating popcorn

[@Morgorath30]

Haha I remember watching horror movies with my buddy's like that. Such good times.

[@Grohlvana]

Nice to see Lost Odyssey represented since no one I've ever known has known what this game was, lol.

[@tha3immortals]

Grohlvana that’s how i feel about the game Xenosaga lol

[@Grohlvana]

What's that? ;)

[@tha3immortals]

Grohlvana its an RPG for the PlayStation 2. Highly underrated and isn’t talked about much.

[@ldhughesmedia23]

+Grohlvana Massive fan of your channel dude

[@Derekshorts234]

I just watched your most recent witcher 3 vid. What's up!

[@dialgadude1019]

It red ringed immediately after the video : ) 😭😄😆😂😏

[@zepey7496]

R.i.p

[@wetham4461]

it heard him

[@jesse3180]

F

[@curehead9877]

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[@josephdoesmore8922]

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[@Chanamasalex117]

This has been one of my favorite Metal Jesus episodes, ever. I love the in-depth tips and history.

[@crumdog_millionaire_]

15:30 UV and IR are on completely different ends of the visible light spectrum so no you aren't getting bombarded by UV light by the Kinect.

[@Phenom98]

literally polar opposite lol

[@gabrielmoreirabr]

I watch a lot of buying guides and now I want a Wii, X360, NDS, PS3, Game Cube, N64... OMG 😲

[@rutiacotheyuty3045]

Calm DOWN STOP

[@Adam-zh4hm]

Which did you go for?

[@NoelleSmash]

@@Adam-zh4hm nothing, he just forgot about video games

[@adynmichael]

I wish I had a GameCube. It feels like the only console I don’t have!

[@Adam-zh4hm]

@@adynmichael if you live in the UK I could give you mine a got years ago and never played

[@1chiTheKiller]

I still have my original version of the console, however I recently bought the Star Wars R2-D2 Slim model (insurance against a Red Ring issue ever happening in the future) and I love it. I haven't played my 360 very much for quite a long time, and now I am finding super cheap games for it at second hand shops and with my R2-D2 sounds from the system when I use it, I can't stop having fun with it. :) Also gotten into the Wii and I'm loving that console like it's brand new once again as well. Now is DEFINITELY the time to be buying games for these consoles. The games aren't going to get cheaper than this, that's for sure.

[@Mac1Camp]

1chi TheKilr I play my 360 more than my One. Games are now much cheaper and there's much more storage. I've wasted all my storage on only had 6 games on my One. I'm too broke to afford an extra storage unit so I'm stuck playing my 360 until I get my money up.

[@tzovlask]

love coming back to these videos! repurchased xbox 360 recently and it is so much fun! I would highly recommend some games not mentioned here; - mass effect trilogy - halo reach - resi 5 - ghost recon aw2 - rainbow 6 vegas 2 - tales of vesperia - ninja gaiden 2 - dead island - eternal sonata - soul caliber 4

[@majorgear1021]

Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball Lollipop Chainsaw Escape from Butcher Bay

[@kaga1310]

X360 is still sooo much fun, still keep the 1st with a damaged dvd-player and an E generation, will never sell them, to much memories

[@Minnevan]

As long as my 360 runs, I’m holding on to that bad boy

[@MrBioniclefan1]

The original Xbox 360s made in 2009-2010 were much better than than the ones from 2005-2008 plus HDMI was added in mid 2007.

[@ryanjackson7387]

Thank you I was just questing that. I've had 2 Xbox 360's and both had HDMI and I've only had the ones with the removable Hard Drive.

[@nartin9]

The original design black ones are great

[@Halbared]

I have the GoW one and it has been solid since I bought it.

[@BrokenCrayonStudios]

Sodacat1 Yeah, for sure. My Jasper has never given me any issues, all these years later. It's also much quieter than the original.

[@nicholasbrooks7349]

No the og Xbox 360s were made in 2010.

[@keanecoquete4977]

After watching this video I bought a 360 Slim for $50 and I bought it not knowing it came with the Kinect sensor, Kinect Adventures, and PGA tour 2013. I think I got really lucky.

[@tom678ify]

Keane Coquete you got a great deal

[@michaelcrabtree9409]

Where did you get it? Want a legit deal not s broken console.

[@dank_crusad3r]

Dude! What a steal!

[@mevaa0751]

I got one for 25$ and it came with 19 games

[@ADa89mixus]

@@mevaa0751 that's called theft

[@shanemowery7255]

when I was little my first console was a modern warfare, three Xbox 360, and for years and years and years, I thought that the bootup sound was the same for all of them. But I'm so glad I got the modern warfare three version because ooh that sound is good.

[@LegatoSkyheart]

If you're buying for Xbox look out for Compilation games. Games like Konami Classics Vol 1. or Sega Dreamcasts Hits or Capcom Arcade Classics. These are Discs that contain Multiple Xbox Live Arcade Games that might not be available to purchase in the future. Games like Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, or Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo, or Castlevania Symphony of the Night or Sonic Adventure. Yes you can still get them for now, but these are Hard Copy versions of these games and there's no PS3 version so keep them in mind when you collect for Xbox 360.

[@Esmail6400]

I have an xbox360 slim 250gigs, and it's going very smoothly, no rings of death, no crashes (except one time happened 4 years ago and I played for 12 hours non-stop) And I can find games for around 10 - 20 riyals ( about 4 dollars), it is GREAT!

[@TheAcydbuzz]

Glad y'all mentioned Alan Wake too! Another of my top 5 OAT games. Survival horror meets TPS with one of the best video game stories IMO. "It's not a lake...it's an ocean."

[@shagdog80]

I know this video is six years old. I was rebuilding one of my xbox 360 consoles and had this playing while i worked on it. I have at the moment 8 working 360 consoles love that system i even have a 2005 model that has never had rrod or been opened in my collection.

[@akiri1976]

Jasper edition of motherboard fixes the problem with rrod. I have bought mine in 2008 and played it hardcore for many years. No problem.

[@JhustineProvido]

my jasper RROD still fuck. my Falcon actually lasted longer. Man I just remembered how I hated the xbox. I still live in the Philippines when I had it. it breaks so easily being in a tropical country made it even easier to break lol

[@0x8087]

Versions of the Phat Xbox 360 had HDMI ports. (Faclon, Jasper, and Zephyr Motherboard Xbox 360s)

[@chinua14]

Octavio89 I love how that guy "shadowbrony33" brings out a really good piece of information, and the first guy to reply just says: pony faggot. oh the internet these days

[@whatabsolutehorsesh1t]

dfwed78 brony sympathizer

[@twistedneedles4326]

0xDEADBEEF I thought the name went by the power brick connection to the console

[@jaspermervin5204]

???!!!

[@garageiraqi1577]

Named Elite i guess, and they mostly come in black with 120gb.. there is a mw2 version with 240 ish GB

[@joestromboli6134]

After seeing the MW3 Xbox 360 slim on this video, I had to get my hands on one. Today I scored one for 100$ with 2 controllers and 7 great games. Thanks for the guide!

[@basil834]

Where did you buy it from ?

[@Thollis1987]

Ebay.com

[@FranciscoMartinez-tz9nx]

Lol i got one in 45$

[@hammertime4257]

@@FranciscoMartinez-tz9nx lol wow your cool

[@IrishNoodles]

The Xbox 360 E runs smoother than the old S. Less crashes and freezing. It's just a more solid experience because you can actually buy them brand new, unused.

[@CytronicsGamer]

Agreed

[@Stringslayer559]

Keagan Gill getting one for my birthday

[@magnus00125]

where do you recommend?

[@currychips]

My E keeps disconnecting from the wi-fi every 10 mins or so. There's nothing wrong with the router. Seems to be an issue with the wireless adapter built in to the console. Anyone else experienced this?

[@nick524]

Keagan Gill sorry to disappoint you but the e board (winchester) was primarily designed to patch rgh. The cpu/gpu chip is the same

[@btwo5168]

Second videogame console I ever owned. The first was the Wii, and this is what introduced me to so many iconic non-Nintendo properties like Minecraft. My console was of course in black

[@tonyhell234]

I regret not starting earlier, but it was mainly because i was into the most current gen consoles, but as i get older i appreciate the 360 and original xbox more and more, the fact that almost all games dont need a patch, or to be installed over 150 gb, and the game mechanics are a lot better for obscure titles and the amount of exclusives are unreal for the 360

[@Skormie]

You guys never mentioned the original Xbox360 has partial backwards compatibility with the original Xbox.

[@Barnacules]

The backwards compatibility was insanely limited as you said. But it would have been nice if we mentioned it. The video was running really long.

[@Skormie]

Thank you for the prompt reply. According to Microsoft 460 Xbox games are compatible with the original Xbox360, many of which are the greats ( i.e Halo, Fable, etc ). Wikipedia says there were 894 Xbox games released including all regions. So roughly half of all Xbox games released are backwards compatible with the original Xbox360. "insanely limited" is a bit of an overstatement. I'd appreciate if an annotation was added to the video mentioning the Xbox360s BC. Thanks again!

[@personavisceration371]

Many of the backwards compatible games aren't necessarily the ones collectors care about. I love that I can play Panzer Dragoon Orta on it, but I can't touch Otogi 1/2 or Gungriffon. I would say limited is right on; only a limited number of games that you would actually want to play on the unit function. Some of the numbers are also inflated by different region versions of the same title being counted. For collectors like these guys, they are mostly going to play those games on the original system and those games are covered in those videos. BC was there to bring people over to sell new consoles; those days are now over.

[@MrTripcore]

Most of the games are buggy when it comes to backwards compatibility. As long as Richard Burns Rally plays fine, nothing else really matters. :)

[@TheKeithvidz]

yes i played a lot of games that way

[@jay694ever]

I'm not trying to brag here, but I'm one of the lucky owners who had NEVER had the RROD.

[@Barnacules]

Have you turned it on before? #kidding

[@KrlozGod]

Mee too but mine is an elite

[@Assassin-vk4ju]

me too feels so (not having a game destroyed)

[@V1VISECT6]

I went through 4 360s, had multiple discs destroy by the damn thing.

[@MistaMaddog247]

Me either but then again I have the 360 Slim model which has a way better motherboard, plus it renders the graphics better than the original 360.

[@burngwngs]

Weird how you guys didn't mention the 360 Elite which fixed the red ring issue and it had HDMI before the smaller systems starting coming out.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

There is an annotation on the video...but you probably didn't see it on a mobile device

[@MuhName]

Elite didn't fix the RROD, the Slim did. It was just the larger HDD and had a HDMI port.....

[@MisterLiBRiUMz]

It didn't fix the red ring issue, reduced it, but never fixed it

[@Barnacules]

Actually the elite still had the red ring issue, just not as frequent. I actually had to throw away an elite not long ago and that's why we didn't have it for this review :D

[@burngwngs]

Didn't know that. I had it since the day it came out and not a single issue. I hope it stays that way. But it sure does have the HDMI output.

[@lakorai2]

Ethernet destroys wifi for online gaming performance

[@HungAF]

IKR they act like Ethernet was only used in like 2005 or so. I’m using Ethernet with PC, and my Xbox one X, and my iPad. and always will.

[@slurfreename26]

@@HungAF how the hell do you connect an ipad to ethernet

[@b.o.353]

Not sure why MJR doesn’t know wired is the only way to go. Don’t think he’s a casual but that comment makes you wonder. ;)

[@DrPacman]

@@b.o.353 It may be better but for regular use it's not a huge difference

[@another3997]

@@slurfreename26 With a piece of string.

[@jcwhiskers3415]

I did the Beta test for the Kinect and still have the camera they sent me and the testing software/games on my 360. I was really impressed with the device and especially its ability to detect so many languages/dialects and accents (that was part of the testing program). I personally didnt think motion gaming or motion menus would replace the trusty controller, but parts of the technology have found new homes in other tech..most notably voice recognition.

[@CommanderMouse72]

And Face ID on iPhones which uses a miniaturised version of the Kinect setup

[@phoenixprojectaudio]

Games you should get day 1 are: Skate 1,2, and 3 PGR (Project Gotham Racing) 3 & 4 The Orange Box Portal 2

[@majorgear1021]

You left out Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball Lollipop Chainsaw Escape from Butcher Bay

[@thedragonreborn7444]

I've gone through several S models due to disc drive failing to open. the E model is the quietest and most reliable. 90 percent of people have a receiver from this decade and are fine with just HDMI audio. Mine sounds excellent. In fact my 360 sounds far better than my XBOX ONE for some reason.

[@theakudzuwitchqueen]

The Dragon Reborn Does the E model have the same backwards compatibility as the S?

[@bluenitethewarrior9332]

@@theakudzuwitchqueen you mean playing The original Xbox games?

[@kytim89]

I wouldn't buy any other version of the 360 except the E-model.

[@dkropelnicki9819]

Rand al’thor plays Xbox?

[@majorgear1021]

weird. My model S has been going strong since 2013.

[@TridonsEve]

I bought a new Xbox 360 E 500GB a couple of months ago, and even in 2016 I find that it's a competent console that still works very well. It's smaller than the first version and it's almost dead silent (so perfect for the livingroom.) I'm surprised at how much I like it :) And yeah, I've got 3 different Forza games thus far. I've been playing GT for almost 20 years, but Forza is just as good, at least for my taste. Lost Odyssey is the next one I have to find. Couldn't find it in retail here in Norway.

[@HomieBox]

Marius Alsén it was released in 2013

[@JakeJ8953]

I have an xbox one, but I honestly prefer 360, and I've been thinking of buying one. Would any of you say that it's worth having one? I know that xbox one has backwards compatibility but it doesn't have the full library of 360 games and it probably won't ever

[@joeneri150]

I got all the Forza games except for the second one.

[@schinkonich]

Homie Box the xbox 360 wasn't released in 2013, it has been released 2005

[@mainstreetband622]

Sir Longbollox Frame rate good?

[@jpesicka492]

Forza 3 and 4 I rocked do hard. I just started playing 4 again with my dad on a steering wheel. It's an awesome experience.

[@tjnickles4782]

I still use my xbox360 because it’s the only gaming Machine I own

[@theultimatekfbfan2721]

That's said

[@theultimatekfbfan2721]

I only have a Wii

[@p0isinsweats320]

I feel you homefry

[@i.b1004]

The PSP is my only gaming machine 😂

[@semprevoltarei]

Vita deserves this buying guide/hidden gems too, such a fantastic and underrated console!

[@7wrenchbench]

Worked for Microsoft . . . *Wears a Nintendo Shirt.*

[@ChaosV3NOMx]

legokerik_ what about a Microsoft employee playing playstation

[@krispyzestboi3032]

Has a mega man pic and has Lego in him name

[@mikeoxlong567]

Just because you worked for them doesn't mean you liked em

[@crowndaniking2149]

legokerik_ he’s a gamer

[@TANMAN9095]

I guess a fanboy is incapable of processing the fact that people can like more than one thing at a time.

[@ShaneBradfordTV]

I love collecting for Xbox 360

[@DoubleMonoLR]

This is 'ancient', but: 15:30 You're 'literally' *not* being bombarded by UV from the Kinect. As the names imply the ultraviolet frequency is above visible light, infrared is below - they adjoin the visible spectrum literally at opposite ends. Infrared can technically be harmful too, but seemingly only at intense levels, far beyond what the Kinect(which is harmless) projects. Many things put out far more IR light, including 1/2 of the suns energy output ....

[@marie-lisecouillard7263]

Even in 2024, I always come back to this video. I have the Series X and I love it, but the 360 will always be ma favourite Xbox console, mostly because I don't really like shooters and racing games and the 360 has, in my opinion, the most varied library of games in other genres, especially RPgs, ma favourite

[@cjg725]

Love all the 360 videos you have made. It might just be my favorite console of all time and I go back to the Atari 2600. It was my main gaming console for at least 8 years until the One really got going. I am sure I will get a lot of hate for that, but in terms of enjoyment, amount of games I played, etc the 360 is on top for me. Of course I had 3 Red Ring. My second one hit literally days before Halo 3 launched, but luckily I had bought the Halo 3 console and used it until my repair from MS came back. That has been sitting in the box pretty much since that day for fear it would RROD on me.

[@McDouchebag22]

That rotating d-pad controller might be the best controller ever

[@gulshanthagela1276]

Cameron Craig Nintendo is shit

[@serialrain.]

The Xbox One controller has my favourite d-pad imo

[@KeziaTv]

Xbox 360 has objectively one of the worst dpads in controller history

[@stigrabbid589]

@@KeziaTv I love the Xbox 360 Controller, but yeah, the D-pad is not as good as the Dualshock 3 D-pad.

[@michaelray2119]

Metal Jesus and Barnacules epic crossover Great buy and guide you guys .!

[@zachross8081]

My Top 10 Xbox 360 Games 1 fable 2&3 2 NHL 11 3 Toy story 3 4 Lego Marvel Super heroes 5 NFS The Run 6 NFL Tour 7 Gears Of War 1&2 8 Lego Harry Potter 1&2 9 NHL 07 10 Pure

[@thisisnothere14]

Ive had my 360 since 2008 and its still running strong today!

[@ad_stayfly7]

Same with me. I just have to smack the top of the system sometimes to get the disc tray to slide out. Other that that it’s goven me no issues. Great systems!

[@Edmundostudios]

I think the RARE games were underrated on the 360, KAMEO, Viva Pinata were great

[@trobriandstorm]

Kameo was amazing, shame they stopped making those type of games after the first two years

[@Edmundostudios]

+satanicxela Yeah platform games in general pretty much died after that besides Nintendo games pretty sad

[@UltimateGamerCC]

KAMEO was incredible, that was pretty much the last Rare game that felt like the original team was working it, Viva Pinata wasnt bad either i suppose but after those... yeah RIP Rare...

[@TheKeithvidz]

my man i went brought rare replay

[@Edmundostudios]

+TheKeithvidz one of my main reasons for getting an Xbox one

[@povertygamer]

Now, maybe it's just me, but Metal Jesus' attitude and just the way he talks...he kinda reminds me of Mr. Rogers..A new theme song, based on the Mr. Rogers tune, "Won't you be my Neighbor." would be hilarious...could even call it, "Won't You Be a Gamer."

[@l2084]

If there was a Geek/Nerd Award. This video would get it, no doubt.

[@wiildbeast9123]

How racist!

[@l2084]

Leafy Ain't Here I'm gonna risk asking: "what?", even though I'm sure this is just trolling...

[@amieriddles]

L2084 Nobody's forcing you to watch it lol

[@l2084]

Amie Riddles I didn't say I don't like it

[@ege8240]

Amie Riddles geek/nerd in a good meaning

[@steviepat01]

Halo Reach and BO2 are AMAZING and neither we're mentioned

[@gokublack8342]

Bo2 is cross platform idk why no mention of Reach though

[@jasongenova1741]

@@gokublack8342 I know I played bo2 on the ps3, but it was dominant on the 360

[@gokublack8342]

@@jasongenova1741 It may have been but I believe his list is for exclusives

[@jasongenova1741]

@@gokublack8342 yeah makes sense

[@reecesrcs]

@@gokublack8342 wrong black ops 2 isn’t cross platform

[@Rspsand07]

My original 360 still works, never got red ringed

[@TechThatYT]

Dont mention the red ring of death in front of your xbox. ITS VOICE ACTIVATED!!! IT LISTENS!!

[@Cheezynubz]

TechThatYT I said red ring of death and not my Xbox it Turing into a gunner robot

[@BlackCloudBoss]

I bought the Elite version with hdmi out. Now's the time to get all those xbox 360 gems while they are still cheap.

[@LukesGamerRoom]

That is both sad and hilarious that your 360 red ringed right after this was shot. Though to be fair it probably did that too help illustrate your point. I was lucky and mine red ringed in the last month of my warranty. But as you said mailed it off and came back and was all good That replacement one is still working (knocks on wood)

[@Barnacules]

I laughed when I saw his tweet. Right after we called it out his console got the memo and nuked :D

[@LukesGamerRoom]

I suppose mine has one foot in the grave. it does the thing where it won't eject a disc unless there is a disc in the system. so I live in fear of forgetting to put that copy of nba 2k6 in the drive every time I take out the game I do play lol

[@amieriddles]

LuciousShowcase 2k7 was hella fun did you play it? I remember playing 2k6 too it was awesome

[@raabsand]

Doesn't help the big guy kept tapping it. It was pissing me off. I'm like dude stop hitting the console!!!

[@raabsand]

Also if you're drive gets stuck you just tap the top. You can take it apart and replace the rubber band thing. I'd just make sure some disk stays in all the time like a crap cd

[@Guerrillablackdog]

I'm so glad you mentioned Oblivion. I recently started playing it again and that game still holds up. It's awesome.

[@skipeveryday7282]

It would be awesome if they polished that game up a bit and made it for vr.

[@robstammers7149]

I've just returned to the 360 from Xbox one!! I've got the E with 500gig HD, with several of my favourite 360 games, like Gears and Halo etc, you can play right of the bat by just putting the disk in the drive, brilliant, I'm totally enjoying my gaming again, the 360 still the best.

[@Dakobra_]

Some other great game for the Xbox 360: BioShock BioShock: Infinite Fallout 3 Fallout: New Vegas Batman: Arkham Asylum Batman: Arkham City Red Dead Redemption The Orange Box Left 4 Dead 2

[@Raven1024]

Eh, all but one of those is on almost every platform and runs as good or better on other platforms. They were pointing to stuff that was better on the 360 or only on the 360. Both Bioshocks will be markedly better on PC, same with Fallout. Batman ports had some issues on PC but the PS3 version and 360 version are pretty much the same, same for RDR, Orange Box contents are WAY better played on PC, same for L4D2. Good games, but not really any that highlight the 360.

[@Dakobra_]

+Raven1024 If your just a console gamer these are great games, and the Xbox 360 is the better platform to play them on. • Red Dead Redemption runs quite a bit worse on PS3 and has a lower resolution than it does on Xbox 360. • The first BioShock runs better and at a higher resolution on Xbox 360 than on PS3. • Fallout 3 and New Vegas run more smoothly on Xbox 360 than on PS3. • The Arkham games see better performance on Xbox 360 than on PS3. • Left 4 Dead 2 is only on Xbox 360. • The Orange Box on PS3 has a really hard time running both of Half-Life 2's episodes were the Xbox 360 sees consistent performance across Half-Life 2 and its two episodes. Of course Fallout, BioShock, and especially Valve's games are all better on PC, it's pretty redundant to state that these days, but if you're just a console gamer these are great games and they're best played on the Xbox 360.

[@davidvasey5065]

Guess you're one of those people who just hate Bioshock 2.

[@Dakobra_]

Nivada Strikes It's my least favorite...

[@davidvasey5065]

Heisenberg Give me 4 reasons it's your least favourite.

[@murraykriner9425]

Really glad with your content, and dig that you covered the console evolution that took place over the time it was marketed. Even though I have Sony consoles, I still prefer to buy the Microsoft Titles offered by both. Great job guys. Thank you.

[@joeylooloo]

The MW3 360 is definitely the coolest one. I used to have one but had to sell it. Now I have the Halo Reach one!

[@Barnacules]

I want the Star Wars one really bad.

[@jay694ever]

+Barnacules Nerdgasm Guess what I have?

[@gothiksaintt]

I have an MW3 xbox 360 its pretty cool I got it for christmas

[@curacushnie9944]

Bing Bong

[@jordandupuis1249]

I got mine a year ago and I still enjoy it

[@LoveConsciousness080]

Just got a used xbox 360 slim black from ebay. This console is amazing. I found out the hard way that I absolutely need hdd so I ordered two 250gb oem internal hdds. Can’t wait to play and save my games. My 360 was a bundle deal, came with 11 games.

[@j.m.74]

I bought an original style 360, w/ 60 gig HD, a few years ago (April, I believe) for $80 at my local movie rental shop. A few months after I bought it (start of summer) it developed an odd habit of occasional & seemingly random freezing with 2 flashing red lights during auto-save in MineCraft. I took the machine apart and wouldn't you know... the heatsink fins were completely clogged with dust. It took 2 cans of compressed air, & invested some time using my shop vac's crevice tool... but I eventually managed to get it nearly spotless and it hasn't given me a problem since.

[@monjox1014]

Nice. Yeah, we need to service our consoles every few months

[@zuperzoniko6365]

Unlike sooo many people I've never had the RROD happen to me out of nowhere. My first 360 was the Lego Batman/Pure Elite and that thing lasted ages until I had to put it away for a while and refused to turn it on then when I wanted to play it again it never turned back on. My second 360 was the 4gig slim and after buying a hard drive it worked fine for years UNTIL the was a huge blackout in my country, it lasted months so we had a generator and 1 day idk wtf I was thinking I plugged the 360 directly into the generator which caused the slim to become extremely hot in a couple minutes and it started smelling like burnt plastic so that's the first time it turned off on me and I saw the red ring BUT I let it rest for a while turns out the hard drive got fried so I threw it away but the 360 was fine it did had trouble playing games but it was fine until 1 day it went to sleep and never turned back on.

[@Vindios]

As a buying guide I am kind of upset that the motherboard types where not talked about. For those phat Xbox's you want to look out for the Falcon, Jasper or the super rare Opus motherboards because Microsoft fixed the overheating RRoD problem for phat Xbox (as well as every phat Xbox above the Arcade version has native HDMI, like the black elite version) But great video just missing some information that could save some people money if they are looking out for these things.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

How can you tell what motherboard a XBOX 360 has when holding the console at a garage sale? I'd love to know that as well

[@Vindios]

If you look at the power port on the back of the consoles they have different power sockets on the consoles as well as the dates on the stickers. you can see a diagram here www.xmods.co.za/img/zaps/cd52d2f1689525af2d059a0ae88a917c.png

[@DeMichel93]

Power connector or HDMI output port. Newer motherboards had HDMI.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

All very good info, although to be honest that's probably a bit much to ask for the 1st time buyer to remember if they are standing at a garage sale. It's best to just say "buy the Slim" and they should always get a working console. Thanks for the info!

[@DeMichel93]

Indeed however if someone is collecting xbox consoles and they are hunting for an early-like model, they should hunt for a model with certain power plug or HDMI port. Of course if someone is hunting down for a collectors reasons, they probably know what are the key things to look at the console.

[@ethangamingjr6422]

you forgot the Xbox 360 elite

[@Lukas-ow7ow]

EthanGamingJR that's the Xbox 360 e

[@Wally17.]

Lukas Novak No, they are different. The Elite was shaped like the original Xbox 360 but had HDMI.

[@joeneri150]

They have talked about Forza but forgot there that they actually made a two steering wheel sets.

[@bradnoyes7955]

@SKY BLUE PINATA my Elite red ringed in 2008, so it was not immune

[@morgames5232]

Brad Noyes so basically it was just a more expensive og Xbox? I’m kinda glad I never pulled the trigger on one I loved the look of the elite nice dark grey system

[@ChilliKnightOG]

Loving this video in 2023!

[@funtimeswithtom4108]

I have a 360 on my living room tv and one in my bedroom. Both have the HD DVD add on and I have 3 HD DVD add ons new in box in case the ones I'm using go bad. I have about 150 HD DVD's because when they lost the war the movies were being sold for 1 to 5 dollars each... new. I got the HD DVD units at Fry's for $25 each. Good times.

[@alfwaibel4773]

The unholy alliance Metal Jesus and Barnacules :) - Overall, nice documentation of the 360. I had an RROD with my first Pro Model, but after replacing from MS, I have this machine still in use (OK, more my kids, than me :) - This rig runs often and sometimes a few hours. No problems at all at this Pro. For my living room, I have bought a straight black slim, which not only looks very slick, but also have this nice silent fan. - So you here the fan from the power brick louder than the system itself sometimes :)

[@ATRAX-ce3gj]

But what about zombie games?? Left 4 Dead series is amazing and fun to play on the Xbox 360!!

[@khalilalimirzoyev2418]

thank u very much for mention it about red ring of death, because of that issue i throw my xbox360 to garbage and bought new xbox360E

[@teacherfromthejungles6671]

Khalil Alimirzoyev , you could sell it on eBay )

[@carbonbased7731]

Stop talking shiteeeeee

[@gaming_hippie4806]

I'm only 10 minutes in and will continue watching, but the hdmi did come with all slim models but if I remember correctly the elite system was the first 360 with hdmi then later revised original 360 models came with the hdmi and the red ring fix. This was also shown with different psu wattage inputs as the system came more efficient and MS allowed older psu's to plug into the newer systems but not the other way around

[@cgeisler505]

Hey, I have the R2D2 Xbox 360, that's my current gaming rig!

[@chrisgangsta]

"I think it's an NSA spying device" LOL

[@zeldadahedgehog]

You mentioned Forza but not Project Gotham Racing Shame shame

[@omnom6934]

For our physics class in school, to teach us how to find the total distance from the area under a speed time graph, our teacher had project gotham racing on original xbox and he played and we recorded his speed at certain intervals. That was cool, especially since it was an Edinburgh track.

[@arnox4554]

What does PGR do or have that Forza doesn't?

[@another3997]

@@arnox4554 Well, for one thing, PGR has the words PROJECT and GOTHAM in its name... Forza does not. 😁

[@sabianmateinnit]

@@another3997 also Callaway Sledgehammer and Kudos

[@cyberbard]

So for a casual gamer, a slim's still the best one to get?

[@MustardMan7321]

The E model is basically the same. Really the only difference if the exterior design, one less USB port, and no digital audio. I guess the S is the preferred model, but unless you have a high sound system from 10 years ago, it doesn't really matter.

[@weiswurst666]

Johnny Manzo but only if IT is the 150 Watt jasper board and than you should swap the thermal paste

[@MorrisseyMuse]

cyberbard the Elite is the best version by far, quietest and most reliable.

[@MisterTipp]

I use a slim, they are awesome!

[@spookylemon4947]

Yeah, the slim is better than the elite. The elite still has the chance to RROD

[@ttv_switcher260]

My 2009 Elite is still running after all these years!

[@NicholasPetersVT]

That was the best one

[@nickcarabin]

I'm just now watching this channel/video for the first time. Learning about all this is strangely addicting

[@syndromatic.design]

DO A DREAMCAST BUYING GUIDE, PLEASE!

[@tomasdelizia3695]

Lumos Phenom yesss

[@DigitalMasterpieces]

Barnacules is the manz

[@dabbingduskullz]

I remember the HD DVD drive I bought about 200 movies for $1 each and went straight to a pawn shop and sold them for $5 each not a bad investment

[@KevinIsSoAwsome]

dang wish I could do that.

[@Barnacules]

They were literally selling the drives brand new in box for $5 at Frys electronics in Renton a few years ago. Not a single person the whole time I was standing there grabbed one. I finally walked over and purchased one just because it was $5 and I never even took it out of the box then ultimately threw it away since I already had another one I paid full $150 for when it first came out plugged into my PC as an external DVD drive on my desk. Only used it once on my XBOX to play King Kong movie that came with it. #SMH

[@1blisslife]

+Barnacules Nerdgasm You should of given it to Metal Jesus since he collects games, and could of found itself into the hands of a new owner/collector. I for sure would of bought one off you since I've never had one of those, and I collect games. You should do an episode with him at the Man cave(BarnaCave), and have him try your rig/review it ;)

[@1blisslife]

+1blisslife The HD DVD I mean ;)

[@niccage6375]

Hd dvds are great, the only problem is discs made by warner bros can get rotted and become unplayable

[@phieryone]

I been out of the game since 2000. Recently got a 360 from a friend. Your vid here was very helpful to catch me up. Great content, thanks boys.

[@trexiuznevarez8072]

First of all. big fan of your channel as well of Banacules Nerdgasm channel. AWESOME! I know this video is old now but i stop here and rewatching.. My first Xbox 360 is the white model with hdmi and only 20gb of hdd. I love this console and since i got it i never had any problems with it. Now the story of how i got it!! i can say that it only cost me $5.00 dollars LOL In 2015 i was working in a Apartment complex at that time. and my friend ask me to help him throw some old furniture from an empty apartment that he was fixing. while we where there he saw a box with some stuff behind the dumpster thats when he found the Xbox with everything. we took it and tested at my apartment and the only problem was the optical reader. i purchased the part for only $5.00 on ebay and IT WORKS!! a month later he found another xbox 360. This time an Xbox 360 Slim 500gb with 2 controllers, one kinect and at least 5 games. he gave it to me and the only problem was the hdmi port wont work. but the rca cable works perfect. i gave that one to a friend that has a son and i kept the white one. later on a lady gave me a box of games and at least 5 kinects but only one worked. I was new on xbox and well didn't know what games where the best for this old tech console in 2015 (when xbox one was already on the news) and looking for reviews of best "retro" or "outdated" 360 console playable games and thats how i found your channel and become a fan! first game i purchased for the 360 was from a review on one of your videos where you talk about games that most people don't even remember and it was Metro and i freaking love it also another one that u also talked about was Singularity and that my #1 game ever. i still play that game! Thanks for ur awesome and trustful reviews

[@HisSvt76]

Love your videos! FYI the Xbox 360 E is actually the most reliable and energy efficient model of them all yes it has no optical but seriously old AV stuff sell good get a new HDMI receiver. The E also has a better controller WiFi receiver over the S as well

[@particle1988]

15:30 IR is not UV. It's on the other edge of the spectrum. Great video otherwise. :)

[@Simba3696]

I was gonna comment this when he said that.. 😅

[@rundowndruid]

i went through 7 xbox 360s compared to the 1 ps3 ive had the whole time lol since launch

[@telios13]

most important video on youtube for xbox 360

[@Stampistuta]

Just been gifted the Gears of War Xbox. Came back to this vid all these years later to refresh my memory and I’m really pleased to find it has built in WiFi. Really excited to get back on some of my old favourites, especially Street Fighter 3rd Strike Online.

[@charlesdraper6049]

I made a video about why you should get one in 2017, it may help you decide if you think its the right console for you!

[@jesse9038]

Jerry's joke about the kinect being an NSA spying device had me pissing my pants

[@schinkonich]

are you sure it was a joke? i mean, it's the nsa... is if they wouldn't use kinect (more like everything) for spying

[@SilverDOMO192837]

I had an original white 360 when it first dropped it broke 2 years ago but that bitch survived 3 or 4 red rings of death

[@amieriddles]

SilverDOMO Damn that Xbox is a Trooper lmao

[@MeDicen_Rocha]

uhhhhhh..... One red ring of death and you are out. Maybe 2 of you are lucky and things fix themselfs after letting the xbox cool

[@naughtygawd3269]

Richard Brown he probably did the q-tip trick. I did it and worked once

[@juancanizales3062]

Lmao same here man. Sadly it just completely stopped working

[@thisamerican4337]

I'm looking to start collecting consoles soon. Planning on no doubt gettin a PS4 Slim & Xbox One S, along with the Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, (Xbox 360), and possibly a Nintendo Switch. That's pretty much gonna be my collection until the new PS5 & Xbox comes out. haha

[@BRIANOCONNOR2003]

Hey you guys forgot to mention that Xbox 360 is backwards compatible with Original Xbox games

[@drewbaby299]

Lost Odyssey is one of the best RPGs I have ever played

[@CanonGames]

The mighty Xbox 360! Only second to the PS2!

[@zuperzoniko6365]

Now I'm buying a new Elite this holidays 😁 my 80+ games have collected enough dust dammit!

[@RetroPCUser]

My first 360 had the RRoD, then the other one I had got it after 4 years. My Slim still works after 7 years.

[@edstar83]

We got ours on launch. it RROD after a while, but Microsoft fixed it for free.

[@dank_crusad3r]

I’ve owned 4 Xbox 360s, 2 of which red ringed. My 3rd one almost gave out, but I voided the warranty and fixed the disk drive sticking issue. My 4th one was a gift from some friends. It’s the 360 E and it’s worked perfectly