PLAYING EVERY XBOX LAUNCH GAME

Join Ben as he looks back at the European original Xbox launch line up of games. How do they hold up 20 years later? Watch to find out!
#Xbox #Microsoft #LaunchGames
Games covered in this original Xbox video:
• Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding
• Batman Vengeance
• Blood Wake
• Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
• Dead or Alive 3
• Fuzion Frenzy
• Halo: Combat Evolved
• Jet Set Radio Future
• Mad Dash Racing
• Max Payne
• NBA Live 2002
• NHL 2002
• NHL Hitz 2002
• Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
• Project Gotham Racing
• RalliSport Challenge
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
• TransWorld Surf
• Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions
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[@TeamTripleJump]

Thanks for watching, everyone! This was an absolutely HASSLE to capture footage for in the end, so please share the video far and wide! Next on the agenda: SNES

[@davidberko9379]

then the PS2 after that? go on you know you want to ;)

[@leebu531]

You done wii u one?

[@charliekirkpatrick695]

Can't wait, SNES was my fave console (ages me somewhat!)

[@l8631]

How much did your launch line up cost you?

[@LuminalSpoon]

OH YEAH HERE WE GO SNES TIME

[@Cosmic_Gorilla]

Playing Halo: CE for the first time was like a religious experience to me. Still my favourite gaming franchise ever.

[@Geeoorggee]

Halo 2 was my first xbl foray on og xbox and i remember getting up at 3 after all the map pack discs were installed! Was so exciting and i think they are the best game covers but rarely seen now

[@Cosmic_Gorilla]

@@Geeoorggee Ha, I loved those bonus map packs! Turf was my jam.

[@chbuddah86]

I remember being in awe playing Halo ..until The Library lol. UGHH... I do vividly remember though, @G S, before XBL I had GameSpy Tunnel where I could run an application on my PC and play multiplayer, non-XBL, Xbox games online and we played many rounds of Blood Gulch online.

[@ieatass6463]

If you didnt play halo ce as a kid i feel bad for you! Not even sarcastically, realistically. It was such an awesome experiance. Just such a beutiful game.

[@duffman1876]

I bought mine for the first time a few months ago and I already know it's one of the greatest games ever LOL🍻🍺

[@reneochoa7492]

JSRF was one of my favorite games. Map was such a vibe

[@caodesignworks2407]

@Heavy Metal Collector Don't need a spiritual successor when Sega basically announced they're bringing back a lot of their back catalog.

[@Pensfan5919]

I last played it, god, nearly ten years ago already, and Concept Of Love is still in my head on a daily basis.

[@gebruikersnaamhuh]

there is a multiplayer remake you can play RIGHT NOW! it is called JSRFMP, and even tho it is still in development it's fully functional and has a cool player base :)

[@davestar4718]

@@gebruikersnaamhuh on xbox???

[@davestar4718]

I never knew JSR had a sequel. I'm tempted to hunt it down

[@masterbspace]

As an innocent 13 year old back then, I thought project Gotham racing was a Batman racing game!

[@Kevin-pv3kg]

As did we all.

[@MrBeardsley]

Lol, got ham

[@BrotherMag]

Same

[@slinkbradshaw8674]

If only

[@devanshouse5027]

I mean, what else are you supposed to think of when you hear "Gotham?"

[@PhinioxGlade]

Jet Set Radio Future needs a rerelease

[@phinyx7505]

Or sequel

[@the10thwonder24]

It’s getting a sort of sequel but more like a spiritual successor, Cyberfunk Bomb Rush

[@PixelSlayers]

As I: 1. Have never played or know anything about Alan Wake and 2. Haven't had my coffee yet this morning I absolutely believed that Blood Wake joke for a sold 5 seconds

[@swannyson8609]

Alan wake is good, the first one is kind of a horror action thriller, then there's American nightmare which is kind of a spinoff and I think theres a sequel, then quantum break and control are different games from the same studio that worked on Alan wake, so if you've played those two and enjoyed them then you'd probably like Alan wake although its alot more focused on dark horror and trippy dreams etc

[@Merricat_likesu]

Fun fact- in the US Pro Skater 3 wasn't ready for the Xbox launch windows and the console launched with a remaster of pro skater's 1 and 2 titled Pro Skater 2x to have a tony title at launch.

[@caodesignworks2407]

Indeed. It was at that point in the video that I realized he wasn't reviewing the US launch lineup. Cuz I was like, there was no THPS 3 for launch. I'm really glad though, because 2x was/ is amazing. And until the previous entry in the THPS series dropped last year, it was the best way to play THPS 1.

[@pachoycamico]

@@caodesignworks2407 you didn’t realize he wasn’t reviewing the US launch lineup when he said “we’re going to be taking a look at the European launch line up” at the beginning of the video?

[@caodesignworks2407]

@@pachoycamico Nah, I skipped passed part of the intro to get to the point.

[@CaptainConfuzion]

As a late Dreamcast adopter with a few random games, I got an Xbox specifically for Project Gotham Racing after the hundreds of hours I spent with Metropolis Street Racer. JSRF, DoA3, Halo, and Fuzion Frenzy just made it that much better.

[@scottoleson1997]

I got a Dreamcast a couple months ago for the sole purpose of getting prequels to those racing games I grew up with. Metropolis Street Racer and Sega GT. Loved the sequels to those so much

[@SAZERU]

jet set radio is my favorite game of all time because i played it in foster care on my foster brothers ps3, jet set radio hd. later got it on computer when i got back with my mom and bought my own laptop, and then emulated JSRF a bit but wanted an authentic experience. i borrowed my friends original xbox and it didnt read discs, so i cleaned the disc eye and it only worked with jet set radio future and serious sam, so i either needed a new disc drive or a new xbox. i ended up getting a crystal xbox and i fucking love it, from my birth year and it was in storage from the day it was bought to when it was ready to be sold on ebay. won the auction and have been a proud owner of a modded crystal xbox since ! got the xbox specifically to play jet set radio future but ended up really enjoying conker live and reloaded on it and playing chrono trigger on a snes emulator, and replaying earthbound / a mother 2 translation. had a modded wii and let my older brother borrow it and he went out of state with it and corrupted it and i couldnt help, so my old earthbound save was lost which was bitter but ive been gettin at it casually

[@votekyle3000]

I searched for “oh yeah, here we go, sports time” and this was the 3rd result

[@RickyRicardo03]

“Chubby Wubby, this Hubby Dubby! Can you hear me??” LOL 😂 I love it. I remember the Duke, what a riot that was!

[@trunter20]

Ben you have no idea just how brilliant Fuzion Frenzy gets, get some pals round and give it a proper go. Some of the games are unbelievable, I still play this with mates when I can

[@trunter20]

@@AmiriHipHop agreed 🥺 they absolutely ruined it!

[@schmeltingaccident]

I only played the demo (I think that came downloaded on the Xbox), but I liked it. I remember some mags in the states where I’m from completely destroying it.

[@Michael.Hunt.14-52]

Most of the game is filler but there's a dozen games that are pure gold playing with friends. It's still a go to when getting friends together

[@dixiep33]

Who else watches these videos hoping for, "Oh yeah! Here we go! Sports time!"? Hahahaha!

[@marcjones3789]

“I’ve played a sports game before”

[@jabrielmilner]

every time.

[@RemoWigg]

Best part

[@TiNRiB]

Love it!

[@ViridisSapientis]

My wife gets upset at me when I quote it too much lol

[@EngineerOfChaos]

As a Philadelphia area resident, I'm always HYPED to see a basketball game on the opening lineup because that means we at least get another acknowledgement of our team.

[@judah_macabe]

This is how I feel as a bay area native when the 49ers...err...69ers are used. Sad they did the UK launch and not US and we did not get Madden 02.

[@JasonBoyce]

When I was in college, my upstairs neighbors were two dudes who worked full-time at Trader Joe’s, and they had 3 TVs and 3 XBoxes with Halo. My roommate had a TV and an Xbox with Halo, so you can imagine how our weekends went. Constant 16-player Halo death match.

[@maryyram5039]

The line about the Geiger counter just cracked me up for some reason....and that OPENING! One of the reasons why I always look forward to new installments of this series is so that I can see what Ben's going to do for the intro. Excellent work as always.

[@Pensfan5919]

14:41 "What a Sports Time performance from this young lad! Absolutely unprecedented." Mario Lemieux was 36, had just returned from a 3 year hiatus the previous season, and had 690 goals and 43 career hat tricks in only 915 career games.

[@BOABModels]

I remember loving 'Tom Hanks' Pro Inflator' back on the PS2. I wish they'd reboot that series.

[@victormanuelperez92]

There’s a remake bro

[@TheMTwinny]

OH YEAH, HERE WE GO. TRIPLE THREAT SPORTS TIME.

[@mastermegatron]

"No... My pudding..." And then she became a God of Destruction

[@Farmeryeti]

Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions was a game I played the first few levels of far too much as a child that I also completely forgot about until you mentioned it in this video. It almost makes me want to seek out a copy for myself to relive the memories. But only almost.

[@incognitod8444]

Me too. I owned it very briefly and can't remember much about it.

[@Michael.Hunt.14-52]

Modded xbox. Too easy

[@Trusk0]

Pretty easily the greatest multi-player launch line-up for any system ever. RalliSport, DOA3, Halo, Fuzion Frenzy, JSRF.

[@t-dizz7614]

*Patiently awaits sports time before suddenly overdosing on sports time

[@Nbflowers1989]

Fuzion Frenzy was freaking fantastic!

[@cutterholt3987]

I loved it too!

[@jonwallace6204]

Yes, he needs to try it with three friends. Fun college dorm game.

[@only1smally]

As an older gamer, I just want to say I really appreciated the barracuda pun.

[@TheMartinChronicles]

Yeah, that got a genuine laugh from me.

[@Ricekrispy10]

The graphics in Wreckless are actually very impressive. The physics and lighting effects are surprisingly good for the time.

[@scottoleson1997]

On the ps2 that game looks great, but on Xbox, I can’t agree. So much more polish and reflections with other Xbox games

[@SlapNuts4Life]

The “Ooooooooo it’s a speedboat” cracks me the hell up every damn time😂😂😂

[@Mischieff3k]

FUSION FRENZY was my CHILDHOOD!!! You had to play it at the time to really appreciate it. Also, Halo is the GOAT.

[@toxenzz]

Amazing! Grew up with the PS2, but one day I went over to my neighbors house, and when he booted up HIS PS2, there was this... Ominous, but futuristic green boot up. That’s when I realized what an Xbox was. Thanks for making this one guys!

[@frankyaeger675]

The screw attack level from fuzion Frenzy was on a demo disc and when I picked up the full retail game it was still the funnest mini game

[@ryzae6202]

Yeah dude i played twisted system and sumo on an original halo CE disc, they included the demo with Halo

[@dylanortiz932]

“Were there any among them that were your favorite? And why was it Halo?” I’m dead lmao

[@cirrostratus7721]

JSRF is still one of the most played games I still play to this day. Learning to softmod and speedrun the game makes it still fun. The music. Is there anything I have to say other than amazing.

[@CrippleThreat8]

Three sports times in a row? I've never been more fulfilled.

[@MikeLaundry]

Whoever designed "The Duke" must've had hands like Andre the Giant

[@DarthPhillius]

Yeah I hear you bud. This is why I never owned an OG Xbox until after I got a 360. And even then it was only so I could mod it and use it as a media centre. Even back in the 360 days Microsoft did an excellent job with backwards compatibility.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

I have big hands. Nothing crazy like Michael Jordan or anything but I'm 6'3" for what it's worth. Anyway I've never felt a better sized controller in my life. That thing was tailor made for dudes like us

[@benn454]

It's made for American hands, not Japanese hands.

[@decayedparadigm]

@@benn454 so kids have big hands. Lol.

[@benn454]

@@decayedparadigm Not everyone who plays video games is a kid.

[@OmniscientSloth]

Nothing ever beat the Halo intro menu music. God that was mesmerizing as a kid

[@UNSCPILOT]

It's still mesmerizing, though partly thanks to the massive nostalgic rush. Restoring and modding an OG Xbox largely thanks to the call of the original 2 Halo games, with a side of NFS Underground 2 and anything else I can get my hands on

[@waziotter]

Ooh yeah! Here we go. Sports time!

[@justsomedouchebag8937]

I've played a sports game before.

[@dbone3356]

Yay. Sports. I can not wait for our team, or person to roll, or skate, or run down the field, or street, or court, or rink. So they can throw, or shoot, or hit the ball, or puck in the hole, or net, or basket. More, or less times than our opponent(s) and that way we can show our geographical location is better than theirs.

[@taylorkeating6884]

The original Halo did not have online multiplayer, only system link and LAN. Halo 2 revolutionized online console multiplayer.

[@kinmachado5474]

I think PC version of Halo did have online. But yea Halo 2 was were online gaming started

[@taylorkeating6884]

@@kinmachado5474 Online console gaming. The original Doom is where online FPS first rose to prominence. Halo: CE for PC released in 2003, a year before Halo 2. I assume it had online functionality, but I have no first hand knowledge of that.

[@kinmachado5474]

Online Doom? Nah i wouldnt play that shit or pay for it

[@taylorkeating6884]

@@kinmachado5474 *Shakes head. Considering Doom was the game that popularized, if not invented MP FPS, and it might have invented the term Death Match, in 1993, it was Doom, a single player FPS or don't play a FPS. Of course a 28 year old game isn't going to be as refined as a game from 2001 that had 8 years of refinement in the genre.

[@SDoGG420]

FUZION FRENZY is like one of my favorite games, hints why it's on Game Pass still... You may just need some actual friends and you'd have a good time, also missed all the good mini games on it...

[@anthonycharles9241]

I remember Project Gotham Racing and I loved how you could play your own cds while playing the game. I thought it was a game changer and not many games to this day feature that.

[@Surv1vor1993]

Fuzion Frenzy and Halo Combat Evolved brings back so many memories!

[@dannewhall5256]

Here is a comment for the algorithm! Also I laughed quite loudly during the bike game with slim jim man, Ben you have some good editing on these

[@lxfenix]

I just want Ben's full cover of Rollin, thats all i took away from this video

[@verbal_backflips9493]

Do it

[@shandlohan2534]

9:50 this is by far the most fun I've had in a game in years and I think everyone should play it

[@dylan_00]

You totally missed the Sumo minigame in Fuzion Frenzy, that's by far my favorite and the most popular among friends. Great content, keep up the good work!

[@SumoCurtain]

It was thanks to this video series that I found this channel, so I am happy to see a new episode of it

[@thekingofoldskool2]

Another outstanding video in the series. It has had me in hysterics this evening!

[@Kaiser8513]

My favorites from this are a toss up between JSRF and Oddworld Munch's Odyssey. I enjoyed Halo the first time I played it but honestly thought Brute Force did it better and didn't get the recognition it deserved

[@wyterabitt2149]

"Highest ceiling I have ever seen" - **looks up** . . . has he never been in an old house in the UK before?

[@TEEN1DOL]

I just got my very first OG XBOX a few months ago and love discovering all of these weird gems. Great video!

[@frankyaeger675]

Yup I'm absolutely convinced you need to review more sports games my dude. Being a sports fan your reviews are the most original descriptions of sports I've ever seen. Props for pronouncing Lemieux's name properly though.

[@mattc2306]

Jet Set Radio Future and Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions were pretty underrated. Makes me wish they were backwards compatible so I could relive the memories.

[@bateriayvr8988]

JSRF is available on Steam for fairly cheap....

[@strykah92]

@@bateriayvr8988 that’s the original Jet Set Radio, not Future.

[@foyo5497]

One cool feature of Rallisport Challenge was if you uploaded mp3s to the Xbox HD, you could listen to them as you race. Really fun game. And I enjoyed Wreckless! Brings back memories as I owned a good portion of this line-up. Being that Im from America and having the Xbox before it released outside NA, some of these didnt exist until February/March.

[@oldschoolman9878]

Jet Set Radio Future was a fantastic game, I played it on the Duo disc that had Sega Gt 2002 on it

[@mykreevesofficial]

“Oooooo, it’s a speedboat!” Made me chuckle. Definitely need that on iTunes as a ringtone and on a shirt, I’d buy lol

[@benjaminrivardbabbini9889]

Omg I remember playing bloodwake to death with my brothers and being french canadien we did not understand what crab bait meant but it got to be one of our in between brothers insult good times.

[@MrBeardsley]

“Oooo, it’s a speedboat” 😂

[@Lucas-uz8pn]

caught me off guard

[@GMRay739]

I laughed so hard at that bit, I just woke up my wife. Worth it.

[@michaelmemmott1050]

The Halo ost soundtrack is amazing, great music, fantastic game. I have beaten the campaign over 100 times. Who can forget the breaker of friendships? LAN parties

[@OneSmallStepWeb]

Is it just me or is the script for "launch title" getting better and funnier? No! Ok, just me then.

[@Ricekrispy10]

No these are definitely getting funnier as time goes on

[@_BatCountry]

They are. I know these seem to be a hassle to produce, but the quality is getting better every time, and it started pretty strong.

[@damiankostur8654]

No just you

[@anthonyreed3763]

JSRF has to be one of the most underrated games of that generation and it definitely deserves accolades for its soundtrack. Still one of the best out there

[@joshymac313]

Ben your comedy and editing is amazing

[@unclelonostreams]

Wreckless Yakuza Missions is a game I never played but I remember from the marketing and it's always one of those "One day I'll play it" games.

[@PhoeniksStorm]

I'm glad to see this series back. But I am even happier that there is a sports game in the list. What is one of these without the "oh yeah! Sports time"

[@neilhodge1187]

Probably the best launch line up ever. You had both quality and quantity plus a system seller in halo! Truly amazing considering the very limited time microsoft had between deciding to enter the console market and launch day.

[@gcb22]

"The prequel to Alan Wake..." that got me

[@snakemanske1394]

Great video thanks for all the hard work it is appreciated

[@NamooNara]

ahh yes, memories of playing the Fuzion Frenzy demo through the Halo disk for hours on end

[@ToastBurn]

Didn't realise these were all launch titles, loved so many of them as a kid! What a great line up

[@fordxbgtfalcon]

He’s actually missing a few titles.

[@misterjersey5460]

"Rock 'The Rock' Rockson" Lol

[@zachhatten261]

Damn Rallisport Challenge aged like a fine wine. One of my all-time favorite racing games. The sequel was even better.

[@darrinfromvault801]

Falling Down is my most fave sk8er boi sk8 move

[@markerikson7423]

give Fuzion Frenzy another shot, I recommend a full party

[@Sweetguy1821]

Me and my freinds would have competition playing twisted system. Definitely alot more fun with friends.

[@sukhbirdhillon2102]

fuzion frenzy is god tier to anyone that played it with friends or family back in the day

[@HighSockDavid]

It’s not a bad game but has it faults the controls suck being the biggest offender

[@markerikson7423]

@@HighSockDavid no they don't

[@HighSockDavid]

@@markerikson7423 only in the racing games otherwise there pretty responsive

[@levimcglinchey5843]

I'd like to tell you it's your hard work that I appreciate the most but no, it's the terribly brilliant likes of 'ooooooo... it's a speedboat'

[@swimmin_eagle1165]

You guys have no idea how long it took for me and cousin to beat this game on legendary. 14 years old and cases of Mountain Dew (first time I was introduced to Monsters) later. I’ll take that shit to the grave and I love it. Memories man

[@juanibarra6892]

Oh, and as a big fat guy, I totally want a "OH YEAH! HERE WE GO! SPORTS TIME!" T shirt that's actually a video game reference.... The irony!

[@YournamesTOBY]

Jet set radio..... loved it! Halo... amazing.

[@azndreamers209]

When I got my Xbox when I was a kid, I got Jsr future, Sega gt 02, halo, Gotham project racing, and Tony hawk.

[@Mr-Seltzer-Water]

Jet Set Radio Future brings back so many memories, it’s so nostalgic to see it 😆

[@Renk1]

Great video, thanks! I'm trying to get all the PAL release titles, still missing a few.

[@mineraljunction]

i really enjoyed this video. thanks, triple jump

[@tyranmcgrath6871]

Halo was memorable. Played everytime I went to Nan's. The tutorial level, and first island driving the Warthog. I'd spend hours on that island not doing the mission.

[@dubblbarrlbuttrscotch7011]

Ben man, that doa intro was art brother😂😂😂

[@bootsthecat6718]

When I worked at GameStop whenever we would have more than 10 copies of a used game we would store the extras in the back, it was a closet mostly filled with sports games but for some odd reason we always had an insane number of copies of Max Payne.

[@markmcfc1062]

Looking back,that was some launch line up!

[@37Kilo2]

A buddy of mine got the Xbox for Christmas in 2001. I went over and we played DOA 3 and Halo for hours. I couldn't believe how gorgeous DOA was, and I was blown away by the console. I've been a huge OG Xbox fan since. I still actively mod the console for fun.

[@JoeyJ0J0]

Dead or Alive 3 was such a fantastic game, that and Halo are the best launch titles for the system. Xbox was a great console

[@DrAkuIa1]

Only one game below 70! One of the most consistent launch lineups ever

[@incognitod8444]

some games look absolutely shit though. Transworld Surf and whatever that on-foot cartoony racing game was called, I'm looking at you.

[@KingBatiatus]

Real Talk: I'm on the fence with the other content you upload on this channel... but this series is what keeps me subscribed. Just incredible fun!

[@TheDomesticatedape]

These videos are great. Thanks 👍

[@garrynorth6269]

I love game reviews, I've never watched you review a game but I've watched this one and it was great.

[@TheGamerFru]

as a french canadian, I'm very impressed, finally someone who speaks english who is able to say "Lemieux" correctly! I love you guys lol

[@Yungbeck]

Rallisport Challenge was low key amazing.

[@SleepyGrapes]

Fusion frenzy was my GAME when I was a kid and my dad got us the original Xbox but it is for sure a game that you need people to play with to get the maximum level fun out of it

[@chrisjr1247]

Thank goodness for Amped. It got me into the band "Thursday "!

[@maniface1]

I'm almost certain Halo combat evolved had no multiplayer online function on the OG xbox. It was only xbox live aware. Meaning your friends could only see that you were playing the game on their friends list, but in your defense the 360 remastered version did come with multiplayer online capabilities. Mistakes were made but it was still a good video. Keep up the good work. Sincerely a new fan.

[@samarthkanal5998]

Spit my coffee out at the Limp Bizkit intro. So frigging funny

[@TheBoycie86]

It's a good day when one of these videos drops! "Oh yeah! Here we go! Launch title time!“

[@Nbflowers1989]

Awesome!!! I was here! This was my childhood!

[@sabelaine6044]

Original Xbox gave me so many good memories. Skipping elective classes in high school to play halo coop 😅 I got the JSRF bundle and fell in love with the game and it’s soundtrack. I probably wouldn’t have discovered it otherwise, so happy I got that bundle.

[@B0RB0N]

I've played most of them and for me JSRF was my favourite one.

[@shredbraahh8606]

Dude you totally should get to know Fuzion Frenzy better and play it with your Triple Jump crew. It's super fun.

[@alexl.8441]

Hey, how can you get the original Xbox to work on an HD TV normally? I have some purple vertical lines that I'm afraid will burn the screen.