The Xbox 360

Episode
345 - Anyone remember that oooold console called the Xbox 360? You must be 90+ years old if you do. Well let's look at the console and a bunch of games I find interesting, listening to the 5.1 surround sound that many of these games natively provided! NOTE: You may need to use a KZbin app on a device like a Roku. PS5 works, but you need to set the audio output to DOLBY. You also need a KZbin account associated with a Gmail address.
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[@GameSack]

What's your favorite Xbox 360 game?

[@Kunigun]

Dashboard:)

[@philberto78]

The one where I was forced to buy a new hard drive to even play it. GTA5

[@khepatrix]

Lost Odyssey

[@billymerritt420]

Civilization Revolution

[@HaakonAnderson]

Skyrim

[@generalgk]

Joe deserves mad props for capturing his own gameplay footage for these videos and not just using other KZbinrs' footage like most channels do. That's real integrity.

[@awesomeferret]

There are others that do this. Digital Foundry are too obvious, so Square Eyed Jak is a great example of a much smaller creator who captures all their own footage.

[@ozmond]

Who cares really?

[@Jesse__H]

​@@ozmondMost Game Sack viewers.

[@infernal_monkey]

I'm genuinely impressed by your custom character in Test Drive haha.

[@docdehli]

Same here. If I had seen the character on a screenshot, I would have immediately said "Hey, that guy kinda looks like Joe Redifer..."

[@gc2478]

It looked just like Joe. Well done!

[@huge_balls]

Almost looks like Sid from Toy Story too lol

[@Noobsaibot21]

@@huge_balls That was Joe, Pre-Game Sack

[@MrWolfTickets]

Anyone lucky enough to have the Game Sack DVDs already knows: Joe makes great use of surround sound

[@riddleiddle]

A night could not get better than the one with a brand new 40 minute gamesack episode

[@221b]

It could. The episode could have a kitty cat in it.

[@221b]

@Wiegraf That could be dangerous, especially if it drops as coins.

[@backcuetheoriginal]

@@221b Facts! Lol

[@riddleiddle]

@Wiegraf insubstantial in comparison

[@riddleiddle]

@@221b depends on the coins. Bitcoins? I could survive that

[@OSW]

This is Game Sack episode 345! Please do a Part 2 for Episode 360!

[@wagwagz6062]

hey V1 what bar is joe

[@ShinMegaTen]

This is a crossover I didn’t know I needed.

[@xenniealsentinel1800]

Those lads

[@bencheshire]

oh i get it

[@imwatchingvideoz]

I always love 2 good peeps I've been following for 10 or so years yea dude

[@cjsmith6905]

I didn’t realize my subwoofer had come unplugged until I watched this video. Thanks, Game Sack!

[@GameSack]

PlayStation 5 will play this video back in surround if the PS5's audio output is set to DOLBY and the KZbin app restarted. I confirmed this myself. Unfortunately this method won't work with PS4 or any of the Xbox consoles.

[@oscarzxn4067]

You are the biggest sorround sound enthusiast I have ever seen yet.

[@robbyrobot3303]

You should do a video explaining QSound for the good people at home watching

[@jakehanley]

Man, now you've got me wishing I had a 5.1 system setup again at home.

[@bencheshire]

The PS5 also cries as it plays this video

[@imwatchingvideoz]

@@oscarzxn4067 yea tell me what can play guardian heroes legit on an HD TV that would really impress me

[@videogameobsession]

I have to admit that I abandoned the 360 shortly after mine RROD'd, which was about six months after it was released. I firmware hacked the DVD drive, to play imports and backups, so I couldn't exactly mail it to MS to have it repaired. So it sat on my shelf, unplugged, and I shifted my focus to the PS3, and never looked back. In fact, the 360 is still sitting on my shelf, and has 17 years of dust on it.

[@jkajmo]

You haven't dusted your room in over 17 years? Good god man, I'd hate to see the rest of your living conditions.

[@videogameobsession]

I dust everything...EXCEPT for the Xbox 360. I do this out of spite.

[@jkajmo]

@@videogameobsession 😂😂😂 damn, I doubt there will ever be forgiveness lol

[@garydobis6395]

@@videogameobsession good save there..... 👍🏼👍🏼

[@rmgb-tv]

Favourites include: The Mass Effect trilogy, Shadows of the Damned, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Dragon Age series, Fallout 3 and New Vegas, Blue Dragon

[@julianborges1569]

Say no to the great Reset

[@DJ239]

I'm surprised they omitted that game, Blue Dragon, it's also exclusive too.

[@Jesse__H]

People slept on Enslaved. I really enjoyed that game.

[@Swordslinger-hb1ns]

Fallout New Vegas in particular is hands down the best in the beloved franchise. Even though I got for my PS3 back in the day. The limited collectors edition no less.

[@weirdotzero7065]

Wow. Naming it the 360 actually makes some sense... And then they named their next system the Xbox One. And before some tells me it's not that confusing, I will never forget the time a dad walked up to me at a wal-mart and asked about the Xbox systems, and was still so confused, he had to ask an employee to explain it to him. It was THAT bad a name.

[@RobotacularRoBob]

They still have awful names. I remember when the Xbox one X was a thing and had to explain to someone that it’s different than the Xbox “Series” X. I can’t wait until next gen, when we’ll Have the Xbox OBX Series XXX

[@Chaos89P]

If I remember correctly, the XBox One's name was meant to show it's an all-around entertainment system of sorts. Doesn't make it any less ridiculous in my opinion, and I have no clue as to why the XBox Series consoles are named in this manner.

[@alanfastguitar]

@@Chaos89P I wonder what's the next playstation console is going to be called, so original.

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

I switched to PC gaming after the PS2 era so I don't pay too much attention to consoles but from what I've seen the Xbox line of consoles have very confusing names. So there was Xbox then Xbox 360 which is fine. Then Xbox One which I don't understand why they called it that. Now when talking about the original Xbox you have to called it the Xbox (2001) so people don't get confused. After Xbox One I'm not totally sure. I think the current Xbox is called the series X but there is also a series S and without looking it up I don't know what the difference is. I think the Series X is slightly more powerful than the Series S. I also think it is dumb to have different versions of consoles with different graphical capabilities. At that point just use a PC and upgrade video cards.

[@megamix5403]

Yet it outsold the Wii U, and people like to crap on its name like it's a field day AND attribute it to being the reason why it failed. I'm not saying I disagree with you, in fact, you're one of the few people to call out the Xbox One's bs. The Series X/S makes a lot of sense seeing how nowadays tech such as smartphones have a similar naming convention with letters.

[@jessragan6714]

You SOB, I actually turned on my sound bar and dragged out my subwoofer for this. Does sound nicer, though!

[@jrchmgn.]

That test drive character is spot on.

[@Sandman_Slim]

12:25 Contra Burger deserves a global fast food chain.

[@NinusMaximus]

I found it funny how Joe crapped on gears and halo and recommended bullet witch 😂

[@AltimaNEO]

I mean we all know why he bought Otomedius Excellent. Joe's a weeb, like the rest of us.

[@whatjake7898]

All things he said about both games were accurate though.

[@ImTheMayor]

That makes sense, based on the clips. I don't think he plays much FPS. He went from playing strongly in Raiden to looking like he was about to die to a Grunt on normal difficulty.

[@NinusMaximus]

@@whatjake7898 not to me. I couldn't disagree more. A matter of perspective tho i guess.

[@JagGentlemann]

Decent but boring games vs. flawed but interesting game

[@EnigPartyhaus]

1:43 might want to check over those caps, some of them look like they might be starting to bulge up, plus the one to the lower right has some orange gunk on top that could be from leakage.

[@xenniealsentinel1800]

My pc power supply is uh, God maybe close to 15 years old, I got a little more juice than needed, which was mprobably smart. Under all the dust qnd muck, the caps look God awful, leak, bloated, leaning, etc... I reused it from a phenom build into a ryzen build lol. My phenom was like a parallel build to the 360/ps3/wii ran it for a decade, pushing 5 years on my ryzen now Pretty sure my dreamcast caps look bad, but I discovered a quiet hack to that loud spin whine, I put a burnt flashback disc in and I thought it broke it, but it plays fine its not loud anymore. Btw, is that really Dave calling us winners, I got one of those replys too

[@fordxbgtfalcon]

I also still have my original launch 360 and it still works perfectly. I did tear it down to give it a thorough cleaning.

[@starlightwitch12]

Seeing Bullet Witch in this Xbox 360 video made me remember playing the 2017 PC version which has all the DLC from the Xbox 360 original.

[@LetsgoJoker]

Awesome selection. As far as DoA 4 is does have Aerosmith. When you finish the game with all characters and get the true ending it plays "Amazing " during the cinematic. Lol

[@Zoomer2008]

Not only! If you're sitting on the intro screen long enough, you'll get sort of ad for the game where Eat the Rich by them is playing.

[@MerolaC]

Dude! The ammount of bad caps on that console is HUGE! You should get it recapped ASAP!

[@juiceala]

Game Sack episode about the Xbox 360, one mandatory Gears of War segment, one mandatory Halo segment, one mention of Fable, and a ton of racing, shooter, and fighting games... That’s why I like Game Sack so much, they have good taste in gaming.

[@jothain]

I don't know. To me this was quite bland and had some awful titles.

[@lemn8]

So cool. Not many people know how to do 5.1 on youtube or how to play it. I use kodi and have spdif passthrough enabled. So when starting this clip, i hear my yamaha dsp e800 say "click" and it shows "dolby digital" on the display!

[@koozmusic]

Very nice. Last time I used a KZbin plugin for Kodi (years ago) there were a bunch of problems with 2FA and other BS and I eventually just stopped using it. I will have to give it another try!

[@koozmusic]

@@RetroNumanox After installing the Kodi add-on for KZbin I ran into the exact same problem I was having years ago with authentication. I ended up using JDownloader to download it with AAC 5.1 384kbps audio. I'm looking forward to web browsers (hopefully) supporting multichannel audio sometime in the future.

[@Alanzice]

I remember the old episode where you talk about yourself being in Test Drive Unlimited. I'm glad your character is still there and kicking. And still really uncanny and cursed even to this day. lol

[@DJDanceClassic]

huh? how can he be in that game? whats the story behind this?

[@Alanzice]

​@@DJDanceClassic TDU has a barebones character selection with minimal customization and coincidentally one of the characters is uncannily similar to Joe. It's on Ep. 42 - Casual Games, from 2012.

[@DJDanceClassic]

Nice

[@Jordan1000]

Ninja Blade needs more love, thanks for covering it 👍🏼

[@gfdggdfgdgf]

I really really like ninja blade on xbox360, the PC version however is..... Not great.

[@GenesHand]

Yep people are overly critical of that game for some reason. It's pretty decent.

[@MagisterHamid]

I bought the Xbox 360 on launch day back in 2005! It was exciting times! Bought it with Kameo.

[@jkajmo]

I got my first by wining it from the Mountain Dew cap contest where they'd give away a 360 every 10 minutes for several months.

[@DarkReturns1]

I slept outside a Best Buy to nab one, got Kameo and Perfect Dark Zero. Great times indeed!

[@weskerend507]

I bought my first X360 yesterday!!! Was always a Sony guy, ps1, still have my ps2, my ps3 died recently, still have my ps4... saw my PS3 dying as a chance to try it and so far I'm liking it. Will now watch the episode, thanks!

[@doug.navarone2037]

The best version of cross platform games was always on the Xbox for whatever reason.

[@midwestdawg83]

I recommend downloading digital games, good price and variety

[@the1ucidone]

I'm using a 5.1 Surround sound for my computer setup and this was super cool what you did! I don't think I've seen anyone do this one KZbin yet. Awesome episode.

[@andrewcamacho3364]

Lost Odyssey is a masterpiece. Has one of (if not) the best battle themes I've heard in an RPG

[@maskharah]

Yes, I was glad that Joe chose to include Lost Odyssey as well. A 360 classic.

[@DanTheMan908]

This brings back great memories for me. At the time I was working at FYE, an entertainment (music, movies, video games) retailer here on the US East Coast. I can vividly remember the day of the 360 release. I was so happy to secure myself a console. Went home after my shift and played all night long. Good times. Good times.

[@prestonostra]

Thank YOU for making GAME SACK

[@charliehustle2591]

One of my favorite generations. Not everything was perfect but it was fun. Great video Joe.

[@mrlopez7173]

Usually installing the games on the hard drive improves loading and textures.

[@GameSack]

@@Gatorade69 True

[@lordeilluminati]

@@Gatorade69 Yes, but there is very few games that dont accept installations, the battlefield ones for example. Any other game you can simply press X and click on Install, even if the game doesnt offer this option, the dashboard does.

[@BAIGAMING]

10:35 Interestingly in Lost Odyssey the immortal characters will actually revive themselves during battles after a few turns as long as someone else is alive, you only get a game over if everyone is dead at once.

[@imwatchingvideoz]

Damn i guess I really do suck, I got game over back in the day at least twice within the first 10 hours

[@KingAlexIII]

Loved lost odyssey

[@DesertRainReads]

Lost Odyssey would also benefit from a full-fledged remaster, as would Blue Dragon. Both were marvelous games, but the fact they shipped on multiple discs was a detriment to them I feel, mainly because keeping track of the discs could be a pain. With modern storage media, I could easily see the games getting a graphical overhaul and being able to fit in one disc as opposed to 3 or 4.

[@dominicrinaldi8241]

Loved the skit Joe. Awesome work as always!

[@patrickthomas7415]

Actually there is a Aerosmith song In dead or alive 4 you have to Play as every character and beat them then unlock Helena and beat her story and you’ll get credit with an Aerosmith song

[@BladeBlur]

Amazing! I mean that's the name of the song. Amazing.

[@Ben-jz3mt]

My Dad and I played TDU all the time back then. If he ever got pulled over he just reset the console so he wouldn’t have to pay the ticket. Smart man.

[@jmac79ers]

Funny how we're in 2022 and most streaming services' sound is still in the dark ages. Half the amazon prime movies I've watched don't properly play through a 5.1 system, drives me nuts

[@geoffnaylor3734]

Yeah and then a "feature" of the PS5 is just trying to emulate what great sound systems have been doing for decades with headphones. People hapily buy new tvs but never bother getting anything better than a soundbar; its frustrating.

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

@@geoffnaylor3734 I use a Sherwood receiver from around 2001. Speakers from 1996 and a sub woofer from around the early 2000s with my TV and it sounds great! There is a ton of great sounding older audio equipment out there that can be had for extremely cheap. So why not put it to good use? Back in the day lots of people had big Hi-Fi setups for their TV but for some reason nobody does that anymore. I don't even think they really sell anything like that anymore, not like they used to anyways. It is all soundbars like you said.

[@jmac79ers]

@@HerecomestheCalavera I love old systems, alot of people don't know what they're missing out on these days for sure

[@Psych0technic]

You actually supposed to use lockdown aiming in crackdown instead of free aim. The aiming is fine when used properly.

[@kaikiske7436]

Exactly

[@Halalmeat5000rh]

"There's a road race nearby agent, put your foot down."

[@videogameobsession]

It made sense for Microsoft to name the follow-up to the Xbox, the Xbox 360, as you said, naming it Xbox2, would sound like a generation behind the current PS3, but why would they name the next Xbox, Xbox One?.. I personally figured it was the same power as the old PSOne. I get confused very easily.

[@Pedro_The_Neco]

Because they wanted it to be the All-In-One device at the time. Shortened to One. A bit unfortunate since the competition was still using numbering in their names.

[@jothain]

Sometimes it feels like they did it just to annoy the scene. I mean I got modded OG Xbox. Now try to find articles and such from net with the today's Xbox naming convention. Yes it kinda sucks 😀

[@V0YAG3R]

@@jothain Ugh, yes… second and third that!

[@Xyabra]

The first 2 minutes if cinematics were perfect. Make a movie already

[@retrorobbgaming]

this channel is just so good….

[@Swordslinger-hb1ns]

Finally, I’ve been asking for an episode on the mighty Xbox 360. Thank you Joe.

[@chanhjohnnguyen1867]

I’ll always be a champion of Rumble Roses XX. Beyond the gratuitous TNA, it’s a legit wrestling game with heart behind it I’ve heard the exclusive katamari game was also pretty good

[@JoeyJ0J0]

Rumble Roses XX is a lot of fun

[@benvanasdale6273]

I love RR XX but it's an achievement hunter's nightmare lol... Miss Spencer is best girl

[@Domspun]

It's Beautiful Katamari. Short game and extra levels are DLC. It's ok if you want your Katamari fix. I played through it once and never played again.

[@coreylineberry8557]

Helps when you get Yukes to develop a game.

[@soundgarden6478]

The TNA game still holds up in graphics.

[@backcuetheoriginal]

I have enjoyed every minute of Game Sack since I found it on KZbin! Great reviews! Keep up the good work!

[@jamesbevan4479]

Choosing Gears of war for the first game was a good choice. It was THE game to get for 360 in the early years. That and Deadrising and Halo 3 obviously 👍 (Also, Lost Odyssey is sooo under appreciated)

[@Zoomy222]

It seems crazy to say Gears didn't look special otherwise (paraphrasing Joe). That game had the most amazing graphics for it's time. It's what lead to everyone using UE3. That game sold SO many systems. I remember being around an HD TV with it running and we all just couldn't believe how awesome it looked.

[@JamesSkemp]

Lost Odyssey as the first RPG was a very welcome sight (was expecting Blue Dragon as the first one). I was a little sad he didn't try Gears 2. That was what convinced me to get a 360 (along with constant pressure from co-workers), and is so much better than the first Gears (IMO).

[@jamesbevan4479]

@@JamesSkemp gears 2 is my favourite in the series too. Bigger in scope and better in every way.

[@jamesbevan4479]

@@Zoomy222 I'm assuming Joe might be looking at the graphics with a more critical eye. At the time, no question they looked great. Now they haven't aged to well. I'm feel the same with the first devil may cry. Great game for the time, but now? Dantes face is 🤮

[@JamesSkemp]

@@jamesbevan4479 I'm also recalling that 1 gave me motion sickness, but 2 did not. I'm trying to remember if 2 was when they found the one guys wife, or if it was 3.

[@DijaVlogsGames]

I wish I had a surround sound systems. I never cared that much, but now that Game Sack comes in 5.1…

[@Not-Great-at-Gaming]

Wow, I didn't even realize I had surround on my KZbin app. The sound on this video is incredible and just makes all other videos seem inferior.

[@fr.joshmayer3593]

Ok the weird thing is that last night I wanted to watch the Game Sack 360 video, but when I searched for it I realized that there wasn’t one. Then today I go to KZbin and there it is lol 🔥

[@redbeardnj]

Mad Respect for showing Bullet Witch👊

[@gianyrivera1082]

Thank you for Including Dead or Alive 4 and Ninja Gaiden 2! They're my favorite games on the console and I still think. Ninja Gaiden 2 is the best action game ever

[@MuJoNeSs]

I got Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, for the 360, at the time (2013) and could not stop playing until I finished it. THAT is a great Ninja/Hack 'n' Slash game. Just awesome. Nice ep! Thanks.

[@jagergerg9771]

We definitely need a part two

[@Aqua_Xenossia]

You missed the two greatest joys in Infinite Undiscovery- that one of your party members is a massive red bear…and spamming the Y button at full health to hear the main character shout DID YOU TREAT THEM? DID YOU TREAT THEM? SOMEONE, PLEASE TREAT THEM!! while the party members grumble and do nothing. Such entertainment!

[@MagisterHamid]

You should have mentioned Shadow Complex. A really good METROIDVANIA!

[@Jordan3DS]

Sometimes you forget just how colorless this generation was, 95% of the games in this episode have so little saturation. It's a problem nowadays too, but triply so back then.

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

Not with Nintendo. Ever.

[@beardizz]

@@reinforcedpenisstem devils third?

[@ryeb]

what games are you thinking about for nowadays? i feel like games now are much more varied, but this generation definitely had a problem.

[@12ealDealOfficial]

I love games and memories of this gen, but they all have that desaturated, colorless sheen to them. Everything western has far too much neon and "club" type lighting to it now though. We haven't had a good middle ground in western gaming since 2003.

[@beardizz]

@@12ealDealOfficial there were exceptions to the brown and gray of ps3/360 For example Ducktales remastered

[@DenLeonRX]

Joe, thank you for what you doing. It's always a pleasure

[@NCISCherno]

Needed more Earth Defense Force. EDF! EDF! EDF!

[@Pewpewpew182]

Gamesack makes our lives better. Just saying :)

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

Are you sure about the reasoning for naming it the 360? I'd always understood it was because of the vision for the system. Much like their launch vision for Xbox One, it was to encompass all forms of media and entertainment in one living room device. Total coverage, 360 degrees. While the Xbox One aimed to do the same thing, all in ONE living room device.

[@GameSack]

Well of course the corporate version will be all grand and wonderful like that. They aren't just gonna come out and say "We didn't wanna appear as second-fiddle to the PlayStation 3".

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

@@GameSack Grand and wonderful, lol. If only!

[@jimmelton5846]

@@GameSack well it certainly wasn't second fiddle to the PS3. The first year of the PS3 was as dire as I can remember from a console.

[@GameSack]

@@jimmelton5846 Right, but by then the consoles had already been named.

[@mario-mario822]

Perfect feeling when dozing off 🥱🛌to only be get notified 🛎️🔔aka Game Sacked💗 My life feels so much better now.😅

[@JoNev1]

Joe, you take Game Sack and establish a whole new level, dimension and standard to enjoying the show with the 5.1!! From one audiophile to another, GREAT job man! 💥👍💯💪🎮🔊🎶💥

[@ellieellieonthewall9189]

Finally been waiting desperately for this one since 2013

[@sebastianreyes207]

We don’t deserve Joe for all the effort he puts in on videos

[@VRHyoumaru]

The Xbox 360 was probably the last video game console I had a genuine affinity for. I especially loved the fact the console allowed you to mute the game's native soundtrack and instead replace it with your own music loaded onto the console or from an external drive of some kind. I'm really surprised nobody ever talks about that, especially since no other console has done that since.

[@DarkReturns1]

That was the OG Xbox, not the 360. The Xbox 360 could kinda do that, but it didn't work the same way and only in certain games. The reason is that it required the hard drive and 360 didn't natively come with one. That was such a badass feature and it's a shame that it never caught on.

[@VRHyoumaru]

@@DarkReturns1 I actually didn't know the original Xbox could do it too, only knew the 360 could.

[@chrisd6287]

That character model in Test Drive is hilariously amazing!

[@rguitar78]

Your vids are always incredible, you are constantly pushing the envelope and leading the pack. Thanks for the many years of great content!

[@skootdiggity1301]

The 360 actually outsold the PS3 for most of that console generation. It wasn't until the very end that Sony managed to just pull ahead.

[@GenesHand]

@@Gatorade69 The interesting thing is that early PS3 are as unrealiable as the early 360s, but it was worse because Sony's warranty was garbage and MS actually lost tons of money trying to fix the mess of the red ring. But in comparison very few people mention the yellow light of death compared to the red ring of death, probably because no one had a PS3 on release lol.

[@DarkReturns1]

@@Gatorade69 not really, Sony was busting out bangers towards the end of the PS3 life cycle. I remember The Last of Us being one big one

[@skootdiggity1301]

@@GenesHand I don't know if I'd go that far. My original 60GB PS3 Fat still works fine to this day, whereas every original 360 is generally expected to red ring at some point.

[@Swordslinger-hb1ns]

Let’s not forget the Xbox 360 was the first console to institute its own reward system in the form of achievements. And Sony wanting to compete more and grab some of Microsoft’s limelight introduced their reward system in the form of trophies. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery after all.

[@THEFALLOFSONY]

Actually nobody knows if the ps3 even outsold 360 in the end, Go look at the last reported sales data for each console. 360 last sales numbers are from 2014 while ps3 last sales numbers are from 2017.

[@igorvp4050]

I love this kind of episodes. Fantastic work Joe. As usual

[@TrialzGTAS]

My favorite console, right next to the N64. This white box provided me so much fun and friends. Online gaming was at its peak during this era, imo.

[@burntyper]

Lol 64...

[@_SSGB_]

If y'all needed a reminder that Joe is a bit of an audiophile, this is it. Wish he uploaded stuff to Sound Sack more often.

[@Domspun]

Thanks for mentioning it, didn't even know it existed! Never heard Joe mentioning it in a video, at least I never noticed.

[@chexmixkitty]

Lost Odyssey is probably my favorite game on the system.

[@JerryLoffelbein]

Surprised that RPGs were on the list, but Blue Dragon didn't make the cut. I didn't think it was amazing, but it had the originator of Final Fantasy at the helm, and artwork from Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball)

[@robbvanderstoel7725]

The 5.1 is a great addition. As mentioned in a comment on your text post, it works on the LG C1 KZbin app.

[@kennethchia4194]

I'm nearing 50 years old and have been playing video games since the Intellivision. Red Ring of Death aside -- hey, they fixed it for free! -- the Xbox 360 is my favorite system of all time.

[@ImTheMayor]

Yeah, they fixed mine for free too. Except they sent another one that eventually broke as well. Then that kept happening til my warranty ended and they stopped taking them back. I have owned five separate 360s, and I only bought one. All of them RROD'd

[@kaikiske7436]

@@ImTheMayor if you install to the HDD, you don’t get the RROD. At least I never did after 1000s of hours of gaming. Everything installed. Nothing running from disc.

[@jimmelton5846]

@@kaikiske7436 installing to hdd didn't exist when RROD was prevelant.

[@kaikiske7436]

@@jimmelton5846 rrod will happen right now if you play a game on Xbox 360 to the point of over heating it. RROD, and the later revision of it to the EXXXX error (which is just RROD with a different indicator on the system).. these were “fixed” by allowing you to install to the HDD, thus cutting down on the heat the system creates.

[@bigduke5902]

Lol and I'm 41 this year, having started with the Atari 2600, and found the 360/PS3 era so intensely unappealing that I almost quit the hobby for good! Had it not been for Nintendo and indies I'd have never bought another new console after this one

[@jmizzonini]

So happy that the sack is still killing it!!

[@Ephesians-yn8ux]

These are ridiculously entertaining videos, you crack me up! Subbed for life!

[@RocketLauncherwithInfiniteAmmo]

This was awesome to watch, it sounded amazing in 5.1, had no idea it was even a format that KZbin could support. Would like to see more like this from ye!

[@PurpleRevolutionMusic]

This just reminds me how unimpressive the graphical leaps of the new generations are. the leap from ps1 to ps2 was mind-blowing, ps2 to ps3 and xbox to 360 was still really impressive. After that, everything was really just meh. Seeing these 360 games, some of them still look really good

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

That's because you've been persuaded by marketing, not your own judgements.

[@gfdggdfgdgf]

Biggest graphical leap ever was probably when the first generation of 3dfx video cards were released. You literally went from a pixel mess to sharp edges with great lighting effects. I do agree anything after xb360/ps3 is basically more of the same.

[@alex.starostin]

PS4 was still very impressive after PS3, mainly the lighting got so much more realistic

[@Kunigun]

Your gamesack is unlimited. Everytime I think that (maybe) there is no uncovered topic of retrogame thematics....gamesack making new episode..and only after first look on thumbnail some guy from Ukraine say "wow, I am always wanted to know bout 5.1 surround!" You are Legends

[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

F he had unlimited games in a sack why does he have a bookcase

[@thehillbillygamer2183]

88888

[@thehillbillygamer2183]

Gears of war 3 and Red Dead redemption 2 with the greatest games on the console I love toward mode online that was my first online experience was Ford mode f*** I didn't like fighting people other people I like fighting bots waves of bots

[@thehillbillygamer2183]

Gears of war 3 we made it to insane level 50 took us about a year for playing it I had a good crew although they was all Mexicans and only two of them spoke English good we managed they were good guys especially one of them was a real good friend of mine but I lost track of him that sucks

[@merchius]

An absolutely scrumptious episode as always Joe! GameSack FTW!

[@Pan_Z]

The Immortals in Lost Odyssey genuinely are immortal. If they go down in battle, they'll automatically arise after a few turns.

[@LegendarySuperMario]

0:42 That moment when you miss out on something really, REALLY cool... Looks like I need a better sound system, lol

[@mattjames6349]

i'm on a 7 year old laptop. It's got speakers at least... lol

[@RedArremer]

Actually I have 5.1.2 and the speaker check Joe does here fails. I'm told KZbin ONLY supports 2.0 stereo.

[@darklinggolem]

@@RedArremer you’re using the wrong device if it didn’t work Tried on a JBL Bar 5.1 and the Dolby works with my Mi Box S

[@t0xcn253]

Very happy to see a new Game Sack episode, although usually seeing it right after it was posted means that I should really go to bed.

[@nexusofice9135]

Low subscriber count... But this show keeps it going out of a labor of love and it's been great over the years. Thanks for NEVER ONCE begging or asking for subscribers.

[@brandonginsburg3120]

I've heard that switching to boxers helps with low subscriber count.

[@arthspidey666]

What I really liked about Test Drive Unlimited that when in cockpit view you could open your door window and the sounds that came from outside would change. It would sound less dull than with closed windows and it was realistic (for the time)

[@n_n_n_n_n_n]

I only have surround on my desktop, so had to watch in stereo. Still, I appreciate this kind of upload. Maybe one of these days surround sound in web browsers will become less specialized, but I feel like I've been thinking that for a decade already.

[@bloomerb4162]

I think the first 2 GoW games had a more visceral feel to them than the later games. I think it has to do with the positioning of the camera.

[@geoffnaylor3734]

Awesome that this is in surround sound! I've been wanting KZbin to support this forever. Confirm it works great on built in app on LG C9

[@benitosierrajr3958]

I recently got my 5.1 surround sound system, I tested it on this episode of Game Sack and it works really well, I wish we have more Game Sack episodes or more KZbin videos that support 5.1.

[@ghost085]

Dude, Gears of Wars visuals were groundbreaking for it's time. They would always get mentioned on magazines.

[@yordaman17]

Joe! Perfect timing. I bought a used 360 last week, and I'm enjoying the heck out of it!

[@ImTheMayor]

Tip for new 360 owner: Buy none of these games (except Burnout and maybe Halo: Reach, even though it's probably the third best Halo on the console. Crackdown is *fine,* but let's not act like its purpose wasn't the Halo 3 beta)

[@jothain]

@@ImTheMayor I wouldn't say to buy none. There are quite many good titles mentioned. But it also lacks tons of quality stuff like PGR etc.

[@Luigi64]

Didn't think that a game sack video would be the thing that makes me want a surround sound system

[@digitalpalettemedia]

Joe putting the whole system to work. Nice.

[@Alanzice]

Yay! Time to watch this episode with sound meticulously prepared by Joe with my shitty free airplane earphones.

[@LobsterPuncher]

The "Dance with an Angel" dialogue was my first introduction to Ace Combat. I walked in on my brother playing and I was thoroughly confused when he told me it was Ace Combat.

[@emarskineel]

I had a serious “wtf” face when that played. Who localizes this stuff??

[@bitemytail]

@@emarskineel "And now I take this briefcase full of highly classified information and wander randomly around a hostile country we recently occupied."

[@FastTquick]

I bought a ton of games for my system over the years. Some of my favorites include Assassin’s Creed II, Mark of the Ninja, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, and many others. I was also one of the lucky few to never have to replace an Xbox 360 because of RROD.

[@PoweredByLS2]

So your console is a ticking timebomb then....

[@jothain]

@@PoweredByLS2 No it isn't. It depends on what model you have.

[@jothain]

And how come red dead redemption isn't mentioned? The best version there was. I had PS3 version and it ran like dog compared to Xbox.

[@FastTquick]

@@jothain I have RDR for Xbox 360 as well.

[@25hztolife14]

An exciting Sunday Morning.

[@MeeSanFrancisco]

Hooray - congrats on finally getting one of the best systems ever made! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@JasonValentineFL]

Wow, sounds great with Dolby Atmos for headphones, I'm not getting the .1 channel though.

[@GameSack]

Probably because the app you're using doesn't support 5.1 yet. The web browser version of KZbin can't do it.

[@lifeonleo1074]

I know nothing about sounds, I can't tell if you guys are joking or not Lol.

[@JasonValentineFL]

@@lifeonleo1074 No joke. The video uses a lot of directional sounds, if your player and hardware support it. I don't know enough about sound to understand how it works with headphones, because I only have a left and a right speaker, but I can somehow still tell when the sound is coming from behind me or in front.

[@2biggunz598]

I asked for this like 2 years ago and you finally did it thanx