Original Xbox Live Is Back! - Insignia

[@Kaceydotme]

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[@Kaceydotme]

thanks again to Raid/Plarium for helping me recoup medical bills :)

[@testname4464]

Have you heard of the high elves? *ack!* *oooowwww!* *oooo...*

[@kinezyr]

no, no I don't think I will

[@Born...]

Jedi academy has a fun mod called "movie battles 2" on pc for its multiplayer. I think you would love that mod. It is insane, glad to see that you love this game like so many others do! I would highly suggest trying out this mod on PC!

[@1Soniccool]

Now fans of Conker Live and Reloaded can play the online multiplayer without Xlink Kai

[@iWerli]

Once Halo 2 gets support, I'm gonna buy an xbox. I never got to experience Halo 2 online on my xbox when i was 10 or 11 or so, and I'd explore the maps myself thinking about how cool battles of 10+ people would be. I once went to my friends house and hid dad was playing halo online and I got to play for 30 minutes and it was crazy to play with other people online. The max players I ever had was 4 (at my house on a 30in CRT TV) and the thought of online play, even 8 player system link, was an absolute dream for me as a kid

[@twin10broter]

You can play halo 2 via MCC on Xbox one…

[@tiernanmccarthy]

@@twin10broter Doesn't work quite the same, in terms of gameplay and niche things. It's nice to have both working anyway.

[@yoinkinshploinkin69]

@@twin10broter you completely miss the entire point of why people wanna play insignia lol

[@iWerli]

@@twin10broter yeah and i can play tetris on my phone or i can get a real tetris arcade box. Aint the same bruh

[@jktwiceft]

Just make sure to snap up the multiplayer map pack.

[@bardofhighrenown]

The wave of nostalgia that hit me hearing your friend shouting incoherently over an xbox mic was unexpectedly powerful.

[@joshallen128]

the mic filter that pitch shifts your voice down

[@ijustbevibin0425]

@@joshallen128 nobody asked 😭

[@ijustbevibin0425]

Bro play the new cod the shit talkers are back and it’s funny as fuck 😂

[@SaltSpirits]

@@ijustbevibin0425 nobody asked 💀

[@osakanone]

@@ijustbevibin0425 nobody asked.

[@zedster8200]

It's amazing to see the old service up and running again.

[@CunnilingusVolcano]

It’s amazing you have a Generic Xbox 360 profile picture

[@aronfranks]

The old Xbox days are golden, even though I started Xbox in 2010.

[@Chromeno]

hi

[@zedster8200]

@@Chromeno Hi

[@Chromeno]

@@zedster8200 whats up

[@arlisbloxer05]

Something to point out here, Insignia is a huge leap not just for the original xbox, but for the Phantasy Star Online community too! The Schtserv staff and Insignia teams worked together to get it to a point where the Gamecube and Xbox versions of the game can play together. Yes, that's right. CROSSPLAY BETWEEN THE GAMECUBE AND XBOX. Hell they even made it so Xbox players show up with green names on the server!

[@_PinkiePie.]

i don't even play xbox or phantasy star online but that is the coolest shit ever

[@Taken_Alpha]

According to the Insignia devs, The following games will be available on Insignia from Monday 5th December: - Auto Modellista [CC-014] - Carve [TT-016] - Corvette [TM-011] - TOCA Race Driver 2 [CM-017] - Midnight Club 2 [TT-008]

[@aSkyclad]

I know what I'm downloading next lmao

[@NFSBeast2365]

AUTO MODELLISTA??? MIDNIGHT CLUB??? OMG 😱

[@josephrivera1679]

Lit

[@Taken_Alpha]

Update: they launched these titles earlier today, they are fully playable now on Insignia

[@Lucifronz]

Projects like this are quite possibly the most passionate. It's not about turning your copy of Skyrim into a Japanese slutfest, or even expanding a game beyond its original scope. It's taking something you loved and bringing it back from the dead. In this case, online communities for old Xbox games. I consider this to be the same as reviving an old MMO, like City of Heroes, because of that.

[@JustAnotherUser565]

Fun Fact: DICE also made the Xbox Exclusive Racing Games Rallisport Challenge 1 & 2 on top of Midtown Madness 3

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

It's really sad seeing the servers for our favorite games get shut down, this is awesome to see that some random, really cool people have created their own servers to host classic games like the OG Xbox networks.

[@Etch017]

Man just seeing the orginal XIII, Battlefront 2 and Ghost Recon being played again on the OG Xbox is something I never thought I'd see. Seeing passion projects bloom like this is just amazing and wish the team the best of luck in the future.

[@baphoof]

very cool vid! i never owned an xbox, but it's always cool to see old online games starting to come online again!

[@lshalo3]

Man the nostalgia is real... I got Midtown Madness 3 together with Halo: CE in a xbox console bundle, my first real gaming experiences. They truly built the foundation of my love of gaming that is still going as strong as ever. I would love to play some online MM3, never got the chance to run xbox live on the OG and MM3 has never been retrocompatible:/

[@yoinkinshploinkin69]

I got to play it my first time ever online with insignia, it's a blast i'll tell ya. So glad i got to use my original hardware from childhood, just wish i had my original disk lol i bought a copy of mm3 on ebay.

[@SuperFlashDriver]

Unfortunately, as noticed in the 2010s and 2020s, it pails in comparision to the 1990s and 2000s gaming that we are still striving, hoping that that golden age of gaming comes back at some point in the future. But with the way the world is going in the 2020s/2030s, the future I feel is only going to get more depressing than before. But Hopefully I am wrong about it and it does turn around to become a brighter future, but only time will tell.

[@jaypostromboli-jpgamertv-457]

Honestly had a shit ton of fun playing GR and Jedi Academy with you, fun to see my name pop up in the footage too, lol. Insignia has been something I’ve been dreaming of for years and the fact that it’s actually out there now is just incredible. I can’t wait to see how this service grows.

[@Lucifronz]

Jedi Academy's online is great. The Movie Battles 2 mod on PC was some of the most fun I've had online in PvP gameplay (I don't typically like PvP).

[@aSkyclad]

I played some Counter-Strike and Battlefront 2 the other day, and man that was amazing. Really surprised by how easy it was to connect to once I set the proper Dns settings in xbmc. Can't wait to see what else the insignia team comes up with

[@nexxusty]

Absolutely need Unreal Championship 2. My favorite Xbox game by far.

[@a-n-d-r-e-w-k]

God, hearing that microphone quality. Perfection. Pure perfection.

[@Lif7ed]

Oh my gosh, this is amazing. I actually remember getting XBL for the first time on the original Xbox and it was such a revolutionary thing looking back at it. Midtown Madness was my dig, the party games were so fun and that game was so simple yet so amazing!

[@Rab1dGAMER]

While I never owned an OG Xbox, and probably never will since it was never sold in my country, this is still amazing to see.

[@ladarrylemccalpin]

You can still get one through eBay

[@Rab1dGAMER]

@@ladarrylemccalpin The problem isn't finding one, the problem is getting it into the country. Shipping and import fees to South Africa is bloody expensive, a lot of times even more than the console itself.

[@HisameSymouri1995]

This service sounds really cool and it would be nice if someday projects that aim to archive and keep online experiences alive are officially supported.

[@K9arcade]

I've been playing my PS2 online lately and streaming it to introduce more people to it. I also used to mess with X-Link Kai but got busy with my life and didn't expect to hear Insignia was a thing. I'm definitely intrigued about this!

[@TipppedScales1015]

Holy shit that OG voice chat gave me goose bumps 😂😂😂

[@joedog625]

“God dammit, I forgot the *muph- mrrrr* ”

[@KAI3Kuroseiga]

I've been working on Xbox since I was little, I was the kid at middleschool who always fixed these for other people, but my family could never afford good enough internet (or a subscription) back in those days for me to experience this, I'm hoping this blows up and I'm super excited to give it a try!!! Thanks for covering this, I would have forgotten otherwise

[@a-dragon-hoarding-teacups]

Unreal Championship 1 was more or less a port, but I'm very much excited for UC2, which had its own story modes, melee combat system, characters with unique abilities, etc. etc. It shares a surprising amount of DNA with Jedi Academy. I never got the chance to play it online, it never released on any other platform, and I'm hoping it gets Insignia support.

[@UH60]

Thanks for making this video. I had no idea about insignia and have been collecting for the OG xbox for the past year or so. There have been so many games I have booted up and wished I could try the mp, and it looks like I might actually get a chance now.

[@patrickwilliams9611]

you will get the chance its not the case of you may lol

[@kaiseale10]

i really wish modern game devs for companies like microsoft and sony would impliment this type of system into modern gaming. its crazy af to think that theres still so many people that love playing so many classics from the 6th generation of console gaming. And also to go to such lengths to preserve online gaming for older or outdated consoles from over multiple decades now is just awesome, this would be such a game changer and of even greater significance than these big time conpanies just churning out shitty or overpriced remakes/remasters of classic 6th gen games like they have been in recent years. We NEED this era of online gaming to make a comeback!

[@radiodxer]

This is a really well put together video! I currently have all of the supported games downloaded. But I haven’t been able to play much because I’m pretty much only able to play late at night and the servers are dead

[@FBRacingV2]

star wars BF2 was such a great game online during that era! i remember as a kid i figured out a game setting glitch where it would confuse what load and you could play jedi vs jedi only. i wish i still had my old VHS tapes. my brother hooked up a VCR to the xbox and we could record our gameplay over used tapes but you would have to rewind the tape from the start and hit record. we taped over the first movie of "BLADE" of a halo 2 glitch we figured out lmao! good ole times

[@PippenFTS]

Wish you did a segment on Mechassault

[@MakoXL]

Very excited for many of the XSN titles.

[@shaggyshrimp7126]

This is great, I’m a xbox 360 born gamer but my friend has few original Xboxes and I can finally play the true way of old school gaming.

[@GGsYoyo]

Ayo I made a cameo in that Midnight Club clip near the end! I was very excited to try out Insignia. However I am also limited to playing on Xemu rather than official hardware, and I felt really stupid at trying to setup the dashboard on Xemu to get everything going. I'm utterly useless when it comes to FTPs and stuff like that. Anyway, I'm really hopeful for the success of Insignia and am personally very looking forward to Juiced and Burnout.

[@raverewind]

Dude, just buy a og xbox.. Where is the problem man? 😂😄

[@GGsYoyo]

@@raverewind Nowhere to put it lol.

[@Larry]

is splinter cell pandora tomorrow available yet?

[@Kaceydotme]

not yet but i'm hoping for it soon

[@Larry]

@@Kaceydotme fingers crossed, absolutely loved that game online. probably one of the very first asymeterical online games.

[@carlos00759ify]

I always wanted yo play Pandora Tomorrow online, I remember justo walk around on maps beacuse I dont had internet at the time

[@davidhubbard8353]

Oh my god!! Original Ghost Recon on Xbox!!! This is so exciting! Thanks for posting this video.

[@chemergency]

One of the best things about Insignia is the fact it supports Xemu too (as long as the game itself plays okay in the emulator and your specs are up to snuff).

[@kingdomkey2262]

Would xemu players be able to connect with console players?

[@90sNath]

@@kingdomkey2262 yep

[@RejectedGalaxy]

That's amazing. I thought this was cool but I didn't think I'd get to try it since I don't have much interest in owning the actual hardware and discs but I fucking LOVE emulation. Gonna set this up tonight.

[@VexAcer]

It's gonna be awesome when Burnout 3 eventually gets supported. I never got the chance to play it online back then which sucks since it felt like the online was a big part of the game. That said it's cool Midtown Madness 3 is one of the launch games. I played it for the first time a few years ago and loved it. Since then I've been wondering how fun the multiplayer modes would be online.

[@poptort2082]

I'm gonna do backflips when burnout 3 drops. Burnout revenge was an easy S tier for me but, I loved the hell out of burnout 3.

[@SlyBalto]

Duuuude same here i wanna experience Burnout 3 online haha

[@tdestroyer4780]

The drivers were so good. You crash once and its over. You wont win..

[@shivalah]

Damn, I got a original XBOX and the cool SteelBatallion Controller, because I’m such a mech fanboy, I’d be awesome to play the multiplay of this game!

[@bloodywanker231]

Unreal Champion, Ghost Recon & Halo2 were the games I spent the most time with on Live. Good stuff!

[@soktherat777]

Might have to do this for my og Xbox. I still have my old copies of games such as MechAssault 1&2, Darkwatch, and Halo 2. Once support for those games get added, I'll have to look into getting this all set up.

[@nickparsons337]

Man, I loved Darkwatch. Great underrated game.

[@JANK_AF]

BRO WHAT?! I had no idea this was a thing in the works! My old Halo 2 days could possibly be making a comeback?! Super bounces in Team Snipers. Classic custom games. Breaking out of Sanctuary. Old modded parkour maps on Relic. Oh man, I can only imagine. 😭

[@metrosanessss]

5:29 there i am gary, there i am! good video kacey

[@jamesthedragon2344]

This convinced me to get an original Xbox because this looks absolutely amazing!

[@charliescene786]

Honestly I'm really tempted to call my grandmother to send me my Xbox she has in Chicago, to my house here in Jacksonville. I really hope they work around to halo ce and 2. But I'm satisfied enough with what they have listed to bring back the old feelings of playing online with a big ol Duke controller in my hands.

[@EvanBlax]

Halo CE never had Xbox Live support, so you may be waiting a loooong while for that one ; ) As for Halo 2, that one is going to be a while. Like Kacey said in the video, it requires pretty much all of Xbox Live's services on top of whatever custom services Bungie used. It *is* coming though. Just not any time soon.

[@sneakingelephant]

Seeing how many people are playing some of these games especially stuff like midtown madness 3 makes me really excited to try it out. Glad people are playing it

[@Mike-no6ii]

Amazing. I always wanted to experience og Xbox live when I was a kid. My family was to poor to afford Internet. I can finally get to experience it :)

[@1998232v6]

I remember playing Counter Strike, Unreal Championship, Battlefield Modern Combat, Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball, and most importantly Halo 2.

[@Baby_boodle]

Wow I would really love to play Battlefront or Midtown Madness online, it's been so gosh darn long since I've had the chance! I gotta sign up for this.

[@YakkoWarnerTower]

Nostalgic I remember when my brother had the classical Xbox.

[@Bozar069]

As an Xbox modder and collector I'm excited to finally play some of my games on Xbox live. I've had my xbox for 20 years but only ever played online with Xlink Kai.

[@Sparky_Otter]

This makes me want to get an original xbox now, this is awesome! I never got to experience xbox live long time ago around that time.

[@NullVoid95]

I wish to play Area-51 in multiplayer again. It was so fun. Dm-Reactor... DM-TwoToTango... Dual shotguns 😎

[@damian9303]

I forgot I signed up for the hell of it and I checked my email, I actually got the invite code! Awesome video, can’t wait to get the most out of my OG Xbox again

[@travelinthai796]

No rainbow six 3? That was amazing back in the day

[@RetroR0bbie]

I enjoyed Cobble map on Counter Strike. This was the 1st game I ever played online.

[@jackedlynx3610]

I enjoyed playing with you! -DarkMaster

[@TheNeXTGUI]

Will this work on jtag xbox 360 with backwards compatibility?

[@TheGamingBadger2]

no

[@OrdinarySimonTheJoe]

damn, It's already been 10 months? I remember making a video on my channel making my account and playing Street Fighter and Cod Finest Hour for the entire launch week, Time flys.

[@LumbyMcGumby]

I'm honestly surprised I didn't get into a cs match with you haha. Man great video I played 13 with you and your on point. Plus bringing up TU I'm glad you brought that up too. Good stuff

[@ThomatoSauce]

Yo, this means soon there’ll be Phantom Dust matches on OG hardware again.

[@JackStavris]

Halo 2 and NFS Underground 2 are the two I want to be added to Insignia, both are top 10 games for me, not just for Xbox but for all time. Once those titles are added I'll jump right into this. Also a legit Raid Shadow Legends sponsor spot? lol nice meme.

[@Adroit1911]

I have two og Xboxes with the dreams of restoring them to be able to enjoy this again

[@BeckoningSage]

Ghost recon Online is a wet dream. That game carried me when I broke my Xbox 360 back in the day. Playing online or multiplayer was always something I wanted to do but couldn't. Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six 3 are Underrated games that need a remake.

[@BloodsportRaisa]

Are there any plans to get old and defunct xbox 360 games running again? the skate 1 servers we're taken offline in august 2011. i'd love to have that back online.

[@antogaming2075]

great video man, im too young for this console i hope this service stays active for years to come. so hopefully once i buy this console i might be able to play online with friends.

[@masterdrewt6698]

Y’know I’ve been wanting to ask this for possible sometime now. Is it possible to use the og Xbox live commutator so that you can talk to players while playing including changing the voices In different games?

[@halo3gamefuel]

Yeah you can lol

[@masterdrewt6698]

@@halo3gamefuel sweet! >u

[@Baby_boodle]

I'm rooting for you and your healthcare. 💜

[@_Aemse]

Conquer Live & Reloaded online was so fucking fun - surprised you didn't give it a try.

[@Kaceydotme]

I did but I didn’t really vibe with it.

[@Bulbafett.]

*points at screen* There i am Patrick, there i am! 👏 amazing video

[@clairifedverified2513]

UNFATHOMABLY BASED GOD I LOVE CRUNCHY OLD GAMES AND VOICE CHAT HELL YEAHHH

[@Dewm_]

I know there is probably no way the stars will align this way, but I'd love to see some sort of open source hardware to map devices to emulate the Steel Battalion controller. It was always a dream of mine to play it online, but trying to get ahold of the original controllers is a costly, and rare endeavour.

[@Kaceydotme]

Apparently this is being worked on

[@kadonpatel]

I hope the Xbox 360 gets the same treatment when the servers inevitably go offline someday.

[@Hazztech]

Let me know when they get Xbox 360/halo 3 & reach working

[@piratesmvp]

13:01 They'll be wishing they had modded their Xbox when the hard drive dies.

[@kabob0077]

1:26 It's like going back in time... To simpler days and when developers gave their all. Also he sounds like he's from an Intellivision game.

[@Terminatar98]

I thought I saw a familiar name on the leaderboards! As a Playstation kid, I've been enjoying playing Xbox Live titles that I missed.

[@bloodeagle6458]

I never put my OG xbox away still playing MvC2 on it to this day

[@adultmoshifan87]

Good evening from Great Britain! I was Mr Snrub on Xbox Live 1.0 and 17 years after getting my Xbox 360 I’m still heroinahalfshel on the present Xbox Live. This Xbox Live 1.0 revival sounds great but I have no idea how to connect an OG Xbox using a modern internet connection since we connect almost every device we use over wifi now. However, you folks seem to know something and surely Ethernet is still being used, since in more recent years, we got revised Nintendo Switch and Apple TV systems which introduce Ethernet support! I would also like to be able to prolong my OG Xbox’s life but replacing the hard drive requires modding your system and going through many hoops I can’t comprehend (learning disability). I would like a mod that lets me keep the stock dashboard. However, I would like to, if you know and/or know someone who can create (a) mod(s) that would: - allow one to play import games on your domestic console - edit content in certain games that’s now deemed taboo, even if the game in question doesn’t support Xbox Live What do I mean by the latter? One of my favorite games as a teenager was Need for Speed Underground. The Xbox version has no online play but the PS2 version does. I would like there to be a fan patch that I can sideload into this game that changes the Lostprophets car, one of the game’s Nissan Skylines, to a design of your choice. Why? The lead singer of the aforementioned alternative metal band is a CHILD SEX OFFENDER! I know one of their songs is in the game and you can turn THAT off using the EA Games Trax menu (also the case with NFL Street 1) but for the game to also feature a band-branded car is a major red flag! If a fan patch can be made to put things right, I would be grateful.

[@pleaserespond3984]

Hopefully we can connect emulators to it soon. These systems aren't getting any younger and having to buy an original XBox and games to experience the multiplayer is a pretty steep bar.

[@Kaceydotme]

They work on emulators now, one of the lead Insignia devs is also an emulator dev

[@yubos98]

Yo! Kacey, great video as always. Was wondering what are you using to capture old consoles? Is it the Retrotink 5x?

[@Kaceydotme]

Framemeister

[@legoboy-ox2kx]

Phantom Dust, Republic Commando and Mechassault 2 are the ones I'm most excited for

[@Wrestlelesson]

This gives my Xbox original new live 😎👍🏽

[@Demon27248]

Unfortunately, I think the issue with XIII is more widespread than just that game. Both Unreal Championship 1 and Whacked are noticeably laggier over XBL than system link (Whacked is also likely missing the dodgeball mode over XBL due to this). Ghost Recon 1 also has a lower XBL bandwidth limit though this mostly manifests in lower player limits compared to system link rather than any notable lag. I've also had others tell me that Conker and Jedi Academy suffer from similar issues. I'm a little skeptical that Republic Commando's going to play better over XBL than system link. PC is probably the way to go for large player count matches in that.

[@Demon27248]

@@FingerinUrDaughter Xbox Live didn't support dial-up.

[@Demon27248]

​@@FingerinUrDaughter What official modem? There's an ethernet port built in to the console. I'm not accusing you of lying by the way, you're probably just misremembering something.

[@chrisrichfield8906]

@@FingerinUrDaughter No it required broadband internet. In fact the full product name on the box for the Xbox live wireless adaptor is "Microsoft Broadband Networking Xbox Wireless Adaptor".

[@baltazard133T]

I used to dominate the leaderboards the MotoGP 2 lobbies for months on end on the original Xbox live. I was ranked second and third in the entire world for a couple of weeks 👍

[@tdestroyer4780]

Just couldn't beat that nerd at number 1 who smoked meth.

[@rydog64]

That's awesome I totally miss out on these games online due to that I was born in 2002

[@ROUGH-RICHARD]

Good news, yo! I still got my OGXB! Will be joining soon!

[@evanmorehead6111]

Mechassult was my first og xbox online experience

[@KingGameZ43]

I'm gonna definitely get an original Xbox for this. the original Xbox was my first game system as a Kid and that'll be amazing to play Xbox Live :D

[@shadowylinen]

Good video kacey

[@bfums]

Wow it was wild to see ThinkTanks footage. I honestly didn't know that was released for the original xbox. I spent way too much time playing the shareware version on my dad's Mac as a kid.

[@thoughtsontape4283]

This is incredible I can’t wait to play all the games online I never got to

[@LOOTLORD605]

Great to see this :)

[@kabob0077]

0:38 The PS3 has some games like that too, like Resistance 2 which I sorely miss playing coop on.

[@nosidezero]

The more people who know about this, the better!!

[@brandondoesbikes]

I'm so excited to get my xbox hooked back up once i get the space for it!

[@KennyFrierson]

Voice chat used to be so much better back in the day

[@sgas]

This seems awesome, I need to try this some day

[@h8_mE]

11:51 Did you review Harrisonfog's SWBF2 remastered mod?

[@КириллКузьминых-ъ6э]

I am very glad that the Insignia project is still developing. Xbox Live is the first true online gaming service out of the box in the world. Looking forward to when people can play Halo, Project Gotham Racing 2, Conker: Alive and Reloaded, Counter Strike, Star Wars Battlefront, Crimson Skyes and many other games again using the very first version of Xbox Live. Xbox Live has historical significance for gamers around the world. I think Microsoft could support this creativity of real Xbox fans. I hope that in the future Xbox 360, Xbox One Xbox Siries X or S players can also log in to Insignia and play Halo 2 thanks to backwards compatibility!

[@TupinkJuanstink]

Anybody need two day trails of original xbox live? I have 2 or 3 cards unused.

[@eliteap_]

Would be awesome if they incorporate Unreal Championship 2 AND TIMEPLITTERS Future Perfect! Two games I'd gladly dust my XBox off for.

[@Priception]

Does this work on an Xbox Emulator?

[@Kaceydotme]

Yup