Original Xbox: Kill Screen

Let me tell you a little story about something that plagues the Original Xbox, even to this day. It is so much of a threat, people are taking precautions to protect themselves from it, and to keep their consoles working.
Have you ever heard of the "Kill Screen"? No? Well, this devious little error not only breaks your system, it fries the internal components so badly that the Xbox is bricked beyond repair. If you get the error, it is highly advised that you should do what it tells you rather than try to push your luck.
There are 3 signs the "Kill Screen" is imminent:
1: Your Xbox runs hotter than usual, almost too hot.
2: There are noticable graphical glitches in your game.
3: The console freezes on a now bugged and distorted dashboard.
If you get the "Kill Screen", you will start to notice the bootup sequence becoming all glitchy with pixels. The console gives you several warnings to avoid using the console until it is repaired. If you ignore these warnings, you will get a chance to use the built-in Recovery Mode.
Please note that Recovery Mode does not work all the time. In fact, there is a 90% chance that proceeding with the system recovery will destroy the internals and leave the system bricked beyond repair, now only sending you to the "service required" screen with an unknown error code.
There have also been people that have been reporting this to Microsoft's customer support team, and every time, Microsoft cuts these people a check to afford a new Xbox, because not even they can fix this issue plaguing their video game console. It is a destructive bug not even the creators can fix.
At this point, the system is fried, unusable. Back in the day, if you called up the Customer Support team about this, they would issue you a check for a new Xbox. I am not sure if this service is still being provided by Microsoft, but if it isn't, then your only hope is to buy a brand-new Xbox and that to God hope you don't recieve it again.
The "Kill Screen" is a rare error to encounter, with it only appearing on one OG Xbox out of 20,000 every year. If you get the "Kill Screen", do not ignore the warnings and/or errors. Turn off the console and send it away to be repaired or you might just be begging your parents for a new one later on.
This is the only footage of this "Kill Screen" I was able to find.
NOTE: This is not real. This video was inspired by a very realistic Kill Screen video I discovered not too long ago. It is a very amazing and hyper realistic video, and I highly encourage you to check it out.
PlayStation II ~ Kill Screen by Langzorth Oralazing: • PlayStation II ~ Kill ...

[@creepingcreeper6573]

my guy: jumps XBox: Wait. That's illegal.

[@ineedLiquidDivinium]

He jumped and his xbox was like "no"

[@shelaghcrone9352]

Lolll

[@nillythesilly]

lmfao

[@Villegas272]

Oh no The Xbox my Gone Bye

[@Rifted11]

Xbox tried to jump lol but failed.

[@Xbox1980yay]

Lol

[@Twdxz12]

Player: **jumps cutely** XBox: IMPOSSIBLE

[@iUnknown571]

Fr

[@Samsung-po4nr]

ONG can you see that 😡

[@justaguy7263]

Vote: 10/10 Description: now THOSE are the good Kill Screens, without crazy stuff or the sayonara at the end! Very realistic, i would see it on a xbox. The "story" in the description adds up to the amazing. Good Job! :D

[@SWG-OfficialR]

"I am the Milkman, my milk is delicious." Special delivery today! **xbox dies**

[@theoneandonly-qs1uw]

the milkman threw his milk at me, then he escaped my xbox and killed me!1!1!1!

[@prachi815]

Ccs

[@adwarnissan89907]

The milkman threw the milk and then the Xbox did the electro then it exploded

[@5c0utFanB0y]

Love the fact killscreen victims are the dumbest yet stupidest in console and pc corruption

[@MannyHeffley077]

What if the kill screen victims are looking for the killscreen

[@Silas-x8x]

killscreens arent really a thing

[@LoogpyKid]

@@Silas-x8xI mean they do exist but not like this

[@Samsung-po4nr]

​@@LoogpyKidwhy you turn on TV I STOP

[@camman3740]

I'm pretty sure Horror Movie characters have higher IQ than Killscreen Victims.

[@DitieBun]

imagine being the guy just trying to play the game and having to restart the console only for it to crash repeatedly

[@skullsNhorror]

Happened to me with my 3ds, but the issue wasn't the console bc it works perfectly after 11 years; but one cartridge. Pokemon OR/AS. The cartridges have become unusable to many people now, and it causes the console to crash everytime. It was subtle at the start, then it crashed on one specific part, and then the game wouldn't even boot. Sad tbh.

[@SamuelDoesThings2011]

Kill Screen Endings (Best to Worst): -Best Ending: Your device isn't of the few having the issue to begin with, so you're safe! -Good Ending: The Recovery Mode works and you keep playing as normal. -Neutral Ending: You listen to the first warning and send it to repair. -Bad Ending: The device is bricked. -Worst Ending: The device explodes due to the heat.

[@odinisnakeinc.3744]

I've never seen neutral or worst but bad happens a lot that's for sure😂

[@Kapx64]

Even worse ending : The device explodes leaving you badly injured, you slowly bleed out and die

[@SamuelDoesThings2011]

@@Kapx64 That's not a separate ending, that's a prologue for the Worst Ending.

[@Kapx64]

@@SamuelDoesThings2011 ok

[@Aghag_aviation]

@@Kapx64POV: your this guy who says “ok”

[@Gemidori]

You've come a long way making these, this is a very nice improvement over your previous ones :D

[@DeutschlandBaller]

For anyone who wonder the origins of creepy sounds at 8:12 , those sounds are real but were found after someone extracted the hard drive to their computer and found those sounds

[@gaelelgamer7778]

And where is the video?

[@gaelelgamer7778]

I also heard these sounds on another kill screen, from the GameCube, to be exact.

[@pugzgamez8891]

Why were they on the computer?

[@DeutschlandBaller]

​@@gaelelgamer7778Look Up "5 Gaming Console Sounds that spooked us as kids"

[@DeutschlandBaller]

​​@@pugzgamez8891They weren't, I said someone extracted the sounds from the xbox hard drive TO the computer

[@Rick123X_4]

*jumps* Xbox: and I took that personally.

[@crudicle8407]

Xbox: IMPOSSIBLE

[@sukelwashere]

"i'm sure everything will be fine" - Bro's last words

[@creepingcreeper6573]

My guy just read my mind

[@sizzlewhizz]

This is an actual improvement over your past videos, well done!

[@Neil_Gaming69420]

me: mom i want to buy a new console mom: we have a console at home the console:

[@theprodiamondboy4039]

My console at home is ps4 pro and it works great! But i know the meme

[@BuffedAcheron]

@@theprodiamondboy4039my console at home is PS2 and it gave me the RSOD

[@Dumby]

@@BuffedAcheronmy console at home is a real bricked wii

[@ShirtlessBarefootSephiroth88]

Don't feel dead [bricked] inside. We have a [Gamecube] (GCN) Game Cube.

[@ShirtlessBarefootSephiroth88]

@@theprodiamondboy4039 PS4: *RSoD, shutsdown then RLoD* When your inflatable PS4 detects the real PS4 overheating /Red Light Of Death [RLoD]... Inflatable PS4: *air screeching as the PS4 deflates* Jeffy's wail gets more powerful as it deflates more Me: "THE PS4 IS BLEEDING TO DEATH!!!!" Inflatable PS4: *has lost all its blood [air]* PS4: *BLoD* Me: "And there goes the Blue Light of Death [BLoD]!!"

[@xe8905]

Man, that was a rollercoaster. Love the evolution from normal advise to passive-aggression to a straight up angry Xbox console. Hmm... that ending reminds me of a certain visual novel about some high schoolers....

[@c0zmozys]

OHNO

[@tredI9100]

"hmm, today i will gently open the door" (clueless)

[@c0zmozys]

@@tredI9100 LMFAO NOOO

[@xe8905]

@@tredI9100 Do *NOT*

[@ogcomingthrough9220]

Let me guess, one of these high schoolers had a literature club, didn't they?

[@jimbobskimbob]

5:40 “please be aware that you have been advised numerous times to turn off your Xbox video game system to prevent any further damages to the internals. If you continue to ignore the warnings Microsoft and any applicable affiliates will not be held accountable for any errors or internal system damage caused by your repeated disobedience. The system will not operate under these conditions. Leave the system off and do not turn it back on, and send it away to be fixed. If you continue, you will 100% void your warranty” This is what the text says if anyone can’t read it

[@extrem780]

lol ty, i tried to read it by my eyes are just not functioning today lma

[@massproducedeva_]

My only criticism is that the error messages shouldn't reference the game name or state that "As we have stated". It sounds too human

[@JairaMariz]

AV 2

[@Kamix131986]

it's literally the BEST OF BEST killscreen I ever saw!!!

[@xTunis1a]

The system was like: do u want to repair ur xbox Him: No

[@MoboFromDoomed]

victims in every killscreen video: oh i dont care getting my console brutally killed i just love torturing it :D

[@5c0utFanB0y]

Fr dawg

[@5c0utFanB0y]

I remember I saw a video about a longhorn kill screens and the subtitles litteraly is relatable to every single fucking killscreen

[@MannyHeffley077]

It’s all worth it

[@Akashiro_Geisuke]

Q: Why can Recovery mode kill screen on any video game devices like Xbox, PS5, etc.? A: Recovery mode is a powerful system mode designed to troubleshoot and repair issues with gaming devices. It can potentially cause disruptions to the normal functioning of the device, including affecting the screen, because it often involves modifying system settings, firmware, or software. Improper use of recovery mode or making incorrect changes can lead to instability, crashes, or even "bricking" the device, rendering it unusable. It's essential to use recovery mode carefully and only when necessary, following manufacturer instructions.

[@roxannemiller383]

Pretty good detail

[@Aurel2Guman]

Chatgpt

[@kalVR]

thank you chatgpt

[@XENON2028]

Ok chatgpt

[@nangcamau3919]

Ps4: meow!!!!

[@eukzarorini]

911: What's your emergency? "My xbox turned on a rocket"

[@dennisnielsen5946]

Xbox goes up to the moon

[@Bill_Cipher-1-GravityFalls]

*jumps once* Xbox: ? *jumps again cutely* Xbox: NUH UH *has a 9 minute mental breakdown*

[@smiles4alastor]

I giggled at this comment (bill cipher pfp spotted)

[@S9id3r_]

RIP xbox I can’t believe the stadium recovery felled

[@Gloober9]

The music gets creepier as the warnings go on, the screen, glitchier, the colors, less saturated, the messages, seems like you are getting yelled at. It starts getting really creepy durring the third warning (4:39) and I have not seen the rest so I will make an edit. 5th warning, noises not too creepy, words insanely blurry and glitchy. 6th warning, Became red and the words are no longer in a box.

[@moxxieNmils_]

oh psychonauts! haven’t played that in a while

[@ineedLiquidDivinium]

try the seaqul

[@BabaTheNerdEmoji]

​@@ineedLiquidDivinium sequel*

[@SG-fm9wd]

I somehow beat the 2nd game over the first. Too long

[@rosariosalvatore5736]

Nvr thought Moxxie played Psychonauts

[@mommahope5844]

MOXIE

[@KNUXHANDS]

Fun fact:for commentary turn on captions

[@TheMrAngelGames584]

That was very scary, great video!

[@Loliwut]

if you ever revisit this one, just remember the original xbox didn't have bumpers, just black and white buttons ;D

[@Davi2262v]

This is one of the only killscreens that actually look legit

[@Silas-x8x]

xbox owner: *looks at save files* xbox: ...and i took that personally

[@luchyensubtetrenessubtesyc6067]

5:23 ooh boy the startup its frozed

[@Goofykid573]

This is a good kill screen but next time make it so people can read the later warnings 😊

[@Danielcvianna12]

2:54 It says: "Your Xbox game console has suffered a critical exception and normal play has been halter for your safety."

[@darkmaster2110]

I was skeptical a for a bit, but still hooked into thinking this was real until I saw the errors that said to hold the left and right bumpters + A. Original Xbox didn't have bumpers. I was also pretty doubtful still until then just from the sheer fact that if the system was really in a shutdown state, it wouldn't be storing any data that would be able to track the previous attempts at accessing the console, thus making it not possible to display progressive error messages that say things like "You've been warned numerous times" ect. Still, very well made and entertaining video.

[@TheRCS360]

Player: Jumps Xbox: YOU MESSED WITH THE NATURAL ORDER!

[@MoboFromDoomed]

1:25 bro xbox literally killed that creature

[@ChocoHunney232]

FR

[@azcraft.12]

Lyrics: **falling** **music note** □□□□□□□□□○■○

[@TheOutsiderEdge316]

Dude was playing psychonauts. What a legend!

[@LukeHDPlays]

Legend says he never got to play his Psychonauts

[@jimmyplayz6341]

So heres a fanmade story to this video: A 13 Year Old Boy Just Had A Long Day Yesterday, So He Wanted To Get On His Xbox And Play Some Psychonauts. During The Playtime, His Screen Started Glitching, but he didn’t care! He had a long day yesterday. So he kept playing, but the console crashed, and after it relaunched, it was a bit more glutchy than last time. The game somehow relaunched, then crashed again. He was going through his console to find the game, but it wasnt there.. the screen broke, and then he got a warning on his screen. Still Didnt care. He relaunched the system, and The screen was a more glitchy, but still didnt care. Then, it started getting worse, and worse, and the xbox kept shutting down and reopening, until there was a warning to keep the console off, but he was fed up with these warnings. Not only the screen got worse, but the console got worse and worse, it went into recovery mode but that didn’t even work, and there were some creepy sounds in the warnings, too. He was a bit spooked, but more fed up than that. Eventually, he accidentally broke his Xbox because The Boy did not listen. He was even more sad, and now he knew that he just made his day(s) even worse. Life lesson; do what is told.

[@prachi815]

Summing Up We should use our consoles properly as per the instructions or if you don’t follow the instructions, then, your console will crash up and your money will be wasted and You cannot buy the new one.

[@prachi815]

Value being thought Use your “Consoles” Properly.

[@VinNop19]

8:14 * Your Xbox Has been beatboxing and the singing microphone💀💀💀💀💀

[@3rdStreetAVolitionite]

Well, I never knew a problematic original Xbox went from a friendly advisory screen to an angry warning screen.

[@no_entiti]

I can't believe that this could happen. The xbox graphics chip is modern enough that it would never be able to produce something like this due to an error. Yes, and there can be no interference on inscriptions like “No Signal”, even on a recording.

[@XENON2028]

ye, it wouldn't do it due to any unintentional error. but if you were tryna make this effect on the gpu, it's possible with shaders

[@havalcreeper8129]

Taking it to Microsoft was a good solution in my opinion.

[@Static_246]

So close to good ending it was just that one last error after recovery

[@tylern6420]

You should make like a few alternate versions where they dont recover but just take it through uncertainy

[@-2.7-]

4:27 ngl it looks cooler with this giltchy effect

[@nedrecks6305]

The probable reason why the 3rd warning has a creepy sound is to move you away from rebooting the console again.

[@griffinroblox73]

Pro tip: turn on captions, it gives you what the player Is saying

[@CougarKid13]

Broski was just tryna play psychonauts

[@luchyensubtetrenessubtesyc6067]

3:38 hey boy Your xbox is something is up.

[@LemonSoundLogos]

"THIS IS MY XBOX!" and it's also your safety

[@fzmquen1966]

Even now, at the age of 25, I'm scared of these errors and console sounds. I'm sure I would have shit myself as a child, especially when my parents are not at home.

[@boltyplays]

imagine just callin g the customer service and tey ask you for the code and then you're like: "um code is question mark question mark"

[@dingussssssss]

did anyone notice that the game was in 4:3, but the startup was in 16:9?

[@dennisnielsen5946]

When your Xbox give you a warning Don’t ignore them. I have tried that it begins to smoke.

[@snickerz2815]

POV: you dont replace the dying capacitors on your launch model xbox.

[@thomasstaples2106]

In case anyone is wondering, the game being played is Psychonauts.

[@NerysBeck]

Fight for an all physical video gaming future #bringbackdvds #supportphysicalmedia

[@sukelwashere]

i love how theres some hellish stock music here 4:44

[@starlingbaez6681]

That was an actual sound effect found in the files of the console...

[@luchyensubtetrenessubtesyc6067]

2:52 Green screen of death?! Huh. We heard a lot of about this on the internet. Maybe turning it off and turning it back on will fix it

[@JupiterBorealis]

honestly it’s the fact that these people who make these vids where they show the kill screens ignore the warnings… like they fr just don’t care that if they turn it back on their console is gonna break…

[@RonaldRon-gx8dj]

how do you make that tv effect like VHS and that shaking? Btw nice video

[@luchyensubtetrenessubtesyc6067]

7:25 I bring my our patotoes

[@TroJanVirusMusic]

As soon as I saw the tv report the flubber boot animation was running in 720i I knew it was fake. 480 is all you'll ever get out of that 🤣

[@atomicaxiom7573]

Lol 😂

[@TroJanVirusMusic]

This is no longer true, as with Cerbios you are able to officially completely replace the boot animation

[@Scwarzkop]

Small mistake: The Microsoft logo at the end shouldn't appear because there's already an error with the system

[@sandymurdock2033]

He jumped and his xbox was like "no"

[@luchyensubtetrenessubtesyc6067]

8:20 OH HOLY FUCK WHAT WAS THAT IT FROZED ON FATAL ERROR YEAH stop scaring us

[@cesiguess]

For some reason, it’s scary like analog horror 9:09

[@Mollynic3]

The double fine logo has changed to double dead. The two head bees are dead.

[@Robottrolge]

Bad endings Kill screen GOING DESTROY THE GAME

[@Robottrolge]

Mini trollge: OH SH

[@brandonofthewastes]

4:54 poor little jimmy learning the meaning behind "Microsoft" for the first time

[@JunePlayzAnything]

Hint for everyone don’t watch with volume up at night

[@nico_31]

him: *jumps* XBOX: time to have a seizure and *possibly burn down their home.*

[@KINlTOPET.oficiaI]

It happened to me that I left it connected and the screen got glitchy, it became blurry and the button was red. They already went to repair it. That was 5 YEARS AGO! I WAS 7 YEARS OLD and I was scared, but what's failing now is the drift control I gave it :)

[@KyletheNeekk]

AY PSYCHONAUTS;! i love that game so much

[@cool_dog254]

If I saw that, I would have nightmares for months

[@Colombian_Gt]

Xbox : errors are fixed the Xbox is safe to use now. *glitches out and crashes*

[@JustFard]

"We recommend you seek assistance and have *you* unit repaired" This is fake but probably a fanmade version of the original.

[@michaelkieran7800]

I don’t think the recovery worked…

[@michaiiil1]

xbox: eror fixed! also xbox: nuh uh

[@floofypanda]

Man i miss my Xbox but we sold it because i stopped playing in it 😭

[@LuisDanielMirandaBautista]

But, 10/10. Looks ULTRA realistic!

[@luchyensubtetrenessubtesyc6067]

8:12 WHAT THE?! NOOOO OUR XBOX IT'S RUINED WE DON'T HAVE TO PLAY! ALSO THE SOUND IS TOO SUPER SCARY

[@jee0de]

i almost thought this was real until i looked at the description i put this in my console errors playlist

[@bentleybear13]

Turn on subtitles for a 10 year old's thoughts while this is happening

[@SupercoolCloneTrooperFan]

"I was just playing Psychonauts, when the Xbox fried! I tried to turn it back on, but it refused! I repeatedly did this until it was broken, at which point I bought a new one from a scalper." -Based Psychonauts fan

[@IantoAndIvory]

Yknow if I was getting this error I would literally just do as I am told: take it to a repair center and have it fixed. To the person who ignored these warnings: You do not have common sense.

[@luchyensubtetrenessubtesyc6067]

8:42 are you kidding me now is so glitchy!

[@danamaderas3382]

Xbox: “Nah, go touch grass.”

[@RaraShid-pwis10sd]

He jumped and the Xbox said”no”

[@luchyensubtetrenessubtesyc6067]

4:24 not again why the startup is going on???

[@Johdanlop]

poor dude, he was just trying to play psychonauts. ;-;

[@Dolivel]

POV:one of your capacitors explode.

[@MrFunster9]

Great job making this i dont know how you do it but its so realistic

[@NerysBeck]

3:33 Fight for an all physical copies, mall shopping spree, Reflection in the disc, lens cleaning future #bringbackdvds #supportphysicalmedia

[@SFH.620]

9:10 I still lucky that this Xbox still can be repaired by the xbox fixing team and repair experts

[@seratope]

fun fact: your xbox does this on its own anyway without your interference and that's why it RRoDs for no reason two days after being unused

[@PiotrPolskaPL]

OLD ORGINAL XBOX errors are scary

[@user-wi5fw8ro6k]

You know, of course, I didn’t want to say that, but I think that our main character is stupid, because he restarts his console all the time, and we all know that this won’t help.