Xbox, 20 Years Later - Retrospective Review

The first Xbox launched in 2001 and would sell impressively well for a brand new console- albeit overshadowed by the success of the PS2. However, Xbox gained a massive dedicated loyal fanbase thanks to Halo, Xbox Live, and so much more, setting Xbox up perfectly for the future.
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[@91Tech]

Some of you may notice the bulging capacitor by the CPU- I was aware of this and ordered replacements, just didn’t arrive in time for the video. What's your favorite original Xbox title? I mean, probably Halo, but 1 or 2? And is there a different game you loved?

[@zipibu.]

it’s fine

[@xecuter1176]

My favorite original Xbox game was definitely Halo CE, the game is the reason I am a gamer now.

[@AstrosBashing]

I was originally gonna buy the series X, but I saw how much hype the Ps5 got and the all new exclusives so now I’m going for that one instead

[@miamora01]

I’ve played on this original Xbox 😍😌

[@sysierius]

Nice and PUFFY

[@conchobar]

The most missed feature of the OG Xbox was the ability to rip your own music and make custom soundtracks for any game, or even edit that music for sports titles. It really enhanced sports and racing games.

[@jothain]

Definitely. It was awesome and unique feature for Xbox. It also worked flawless, which I didn't think it would when I got myself Xbox.

[@YoDzOnHalo]

It was amazing on the GTA ports

[@retrogroovtv]

so in theory if i was to play nba 2k3 and rip my own music i could import those tracks into NBA 2k3 🤔 ?? 👀 lol im trying to recollect for my og xbox and just picked up some games … never even knew you could do that 😮🔥🔥

[@nayru1855]

@@retrogroovtvwell, he mightve forgot only certain games supported custom soundtracks lol, 2k3 couldve been one of em though

[@justthisguy1948]

@@nayru1855 nfl2k5 was and it was awesome I wish they still did that

[@JonnyBoyUltra161]

The Original Xbox had so many underrated features that didn't get enough attention back in the day. The fact that it has a built-in hard drive almost completely removed the need for memory cards unless you wanted to transfer saves. Also, the fact that you could rip music to the hard drive and then play it in some games was awesome. Finally, a lot of multiplatform games ran better and/or looked better on the Xbox. It's my console of choice when playing games from that generation.

[@ryhanzfx1641]

@@haydenblackwood557 lol nope

[@MangoChannel]

@@haydenblackwood557 no

[@toone1562]

@@haydenblackwood557 no nintendrone lol

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

@@haydenblackwood557 no

[@destroyermcw626]

This^

[@Jackosaurus117]

Man I miss when consoles had character, the 6th gen consoles had so much

[@brostenen]

Yup. There were something for anyone. I kept to Ps2 though. Personally I think the 7'th generation, is the absolute best of all. I have the big 3 hooked up. The 8'th offers little extra for the money, and the 9'th are still too crazy expensive for my taste.

[@Kbxbigbro808]

@@brostenen 6th and 7th gen are similar tho

[@brostenen]

@@Kbxbigbro808 Nope, they are not. They are so different in any aspect. You did not have avatar's on gen6 and Wii stands out and fueled motion controlling on gen7. Also gen6 did not use fixed storage the way that gen7 did. And there are even more differences between gen6 and gen7 that are worth mentioning. One being HD video signal as a default. And HDMI ports as well. No. They are not the same in any way.

[@yeetyeet5079]

@@brostenen moores law slowed down so If they want large power leaps price would need to increase

[@levelup9705]

The original Xbox, GameCube and so many more, we didn't realize what we had...

[@_ndless]

Crazy to think that in only 20 years gaming has evolved so rapidly. Great content.

[@Zombiekiller-bc7ud]

I know right? Sure I wasn't alive at the og Xbox launch but going look back at it with an actual console, I got mad respect for the system.

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

@@Zombiekiller-bc7ud haha

[@jaimeduarte1515]

More like devolved

[@Chuked]

@@jaimeduarte1515 de evolved because companies suck now and only care about money

[@StrawHalo]

Wow you little baby.

[@stantongovindasamy6860]

Haha that first Xbox advert is crazy.

[@microlach6632]

Ikr

[@cody6009]

Sony has Microsoft beat with crazy adverts and Sega, but dang that Xbox advert was insanely funny lol.

[@90sNath]

I've always hated it. I always cringe

[@NielsonLucas]

That ad was banned in select countries, including the UK.

[@mecrumbly429___4]

@@cody6009 that 'thumbs' one for the sony Xperia...

[@ITechOnYT]

I been waiting for one of this video fun fact the reason the logo is green is because everyone took all the markers and green was left so the designer went with green

[@TheKeithvidz]

my color.

[@samiamm7906]

In the military we are all green as well 🟢

[@BryonLetterman]

I've never been a PS guy. I've been into Xbox since the first version of the 360, and I've always loved everything about Xbox. The controllers are more comfortable if you're gonna play for a few hours straight. And I just liked how the Xbox and it's "look" looked more than the PS

[@RANDOMPEPSIBOTTLES]

@@samiamm7906 now you guys are all rainbow

[@SargentoDuke]

No, the Xbox Green is the NVIDIA GREEN, as the Xbox use a Geforce 4 ti prototype, is the same exact Green as NVIDIA use.

[@Jackbarrany]

One thing you can’t take away from the OG Xbox; that chassis had character. I think it was the coolest looking console ever made.

[@UNSCPILOT]

And some of the most legendarily beastly controllers, *The Dukes*

[@ot9523]

I still love Xbox i got a Xbox series x the best value in gaming is Xbox

[@davelastname8074]

The designers actually wanted to call it the Direct-X box. Under the hood it ran The windows 2000 kernel and was actually closer to a PC than a game console. It was easy for developers to port PC games to the Xbox because all they had to do was recompile the code. Rather than PS2 where they had to almost completely re write it.

[@charliehustle2591]

Thanks so much for this video. I JUST found my original Xbox the other day after thinking it had been thrown out by mistake. It’s in MINT condition. It was a 2005 model and still plays games just as well as it did 16 years ago. Very underrated system and holds up very well today. One of my favorite consoles for sure. SSX Tricky, Crimson Skies, PGR 2 and Jet Set Radio Future have all had some screen time this week! Keep up the good work buddy!

[@hopeschannel]

I believe mine is a 2005 too, did you do the modification thing that he was talking about in the video? my system is obv old but I don’t want to mess w it at all

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

Haven't watched the full vid yet but there is a way to soft mod it without opening the box up. You have buy an original copy of Splinter Cell and do something with that, don't know off the top of my head.

[@brostenen]

SSX are a good game. One of the few sports games that I like. Except for racing, if you can call that sports games. Personally I like fighting games better than other genre. Dead Or Alive 2 and 5 are my absolute favorites. DOA 3 and 4 are not as good.

[@ThisClarkDude]

@@hopeschannel 1.6 consoles have to have the clock capacitor

[@kaizarcantu8240]

Every time a wave of nostalgia hits me out of nowhere, the original Xbox is there. Man, I miss it.

[@wilfredwayne7139]

Same here just started collecting og xbox 360 and ps3 games been getting some really good ones.

[@mikyap02grunt_M2G]

What a way to start the video with that Xbox intro and a throwback to my childhood playing Halo CE :3

[@ABoxIsMyHome]

Your whole pfp is CE FTW!

[@Chuked]

Ce is such a good game

[@HotSizzleTV_]

This was a crazy era for gaming. Loved the old school commercials brought back memories, now I’m in my mid 30s. I was never into the original Xbox, but my friends had them we used to link up multiple TVs to play halo, than halo 2 dropped was like 🤯 Xbox did pave the way for online gaming I have to give it to them. Both Sony and Ms can learn from each other.

[@Ozzianman]

"Online console gaming". Online gaming was popular on PC long before console. Oh, and the Dreamcast could play online too. The original Xbox is in many ways the spiritual successor of the Dreamcast.

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

The name Xbox was derived from a contraction of “DirectX Box,” a reference to Microsoft's graphics API, “DirectX.”

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

Sherlock

[@jothain]

@@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim it's valid to mention as I didn't notice this in video.

[@mecrumbly429___4]

Fun fact: the Microsoft guys were actually pretty close to releasing it under that name. not a joke, google it.

[@jothain]

@@mecrumbly429___4 I remember seeing this some where before indeed. Anyway, damn that would've been bad naming convention. It would've sounded like guy in his 60's in suit at corporate head would've named it before going to his retirement party 😄

[@SargentoDuke]

As ist a "prototype" for New generation of DirectX. And the Green Xbox color came from NVIDIA GREEN that powered the console with a prototype Gpu. Fun fact XBOX directX9 is based on Xbox, so Xbox is a prototype por the 2004 graphics.

[@TAGMedia7]

Important bit regarding the clock capacitor: you DO NOT need to remove the cap from 1.6 models, manufactured mostly in 2004 and late 2005. Doing so with this model will damage your system!

[@That_Handle]

Thanks for the input. First time hearing of that.

[@TheBoxyBear]

When you mentioned the guide to remove the clock capacitor I already knew it was the one by MattKC. Also fun fact about the intro: Hyperkin turned the giant Xbox logo on the new Duke into a screen that shows the console's intro. They really struggled to find the video file in the firmware only to find out it's rendered in real-time.

[@JRBowling1997]

Used to play the hell out of Star Wars battlefront 2 one hell of a game for it’s time!!!

[@manuelmattz2887]

Duuuude, fluff yeah. That was such a fantastic game.

[@JRBowling1997]

@@manuelmattz2887 it was indeed wish it was on gamepass

[@Wally17.]

@@JRBowling1997 It was one of the Games With Gold games a while back.

[@JRBowling1997]

@@Wally17. nice

[@LaserDiscWarrior3043]

Same here

[@TheHTFAmv]

My fiancee' got me the OG xbox for Christmas in 2019, and the first games I got for it were Halo CE & 2 (The box for Halo 2 I got is an alternate one too actually, it had the Arbiter instead of Chief) Whenever I switch back and forth between the original games and MCC, it feels like it's much harder to see in the levels, even when it's daylight. Maybe it got brightened up in the PC ports? Anyway, I got a bunch of other games I had for ps2 back in the day too. Like Tony Hawk's Underground 1/2, Burnout 3, and Test Drive: Off Road, Wide Open. (Which I wasn't able to play. It kept reading it as a DVD for some reason)

[@xTheMLPGodx]

uwu

[@Crest6680]

@@xTheMLPGodx ^w^

[@txe1nd]

@@xTheMLPGodx god pls no

[@txe1nd]

@@Crest6680 nooooooooo

[@JacobReedyMP4]

You need to use component cables instead of composite or else it's going to look dark

[@teddyfurstman1997]

Do an iPod Retrospective along with a Gamecube retrospective too.

[@91Tech]

Idk, you didn’t say please… Joking aside I definitely will be doing videos on both, the GameCube hopefully soon.

[@RYKERREX]

@91 tech will you do a iPhone 4s 10 years later, what if it was a video like the 4 last year so 20 min but it’s just where you just said how slow it was 😂

[@PTFlea-id3gs]

iPod classic was amazing I had thousands of songs on that thing

[@Funnylittleman]

@@91Tech the GameCube is my favorite console of all time. I was 9 years old when it came out. I played Resident Evil remake and 0 over and over and over.

[@yaboijuanito1460]

@@91Tech do a video of Android devices please

[@VegasDiz]

I'm at least twice your age and really like your youthful take on the tech I grew up on

[@ase2]

Seriously

[@steelbear2063]

Twice his age and you grew up with og Xbox? How? Do you think he's 10 or something?

[@mrlarvux]

If you’re twice his age now then you’d be an adult when the Xbox was released

[@crisscrosscruz2034]

Memories of playing Midtown Madness 3 and both Incredibles games on it

[@SKvldlf]

I got one of these day 1. Time goes by so fast. I feel like it was just yesterday. I actually remember the events that day leading up to when I got the Xbox.

[@ReturnAlt10Playz]

Havent watched this channel in ages, when an xbox video comes up.. i tap fast

[@internziko]

My gosh, so many amazing memories. I'll never forgot playing Halo for the first time with my 2 best friends.

[@vulgervulcan6345]

Still grab my OG xbox out of storage when I feel like playing Halo it's the only way to play it right

[@UNSCPILOT]

Even as a PC gamer now, I still can't stop playing Halo 1 and 2 time to time

[@inyourgranmaass3605]

@@vulgervulcan6345 you can play that on series x you don't ever have to go back to original Xbox all the best games can be played on series x

[@vulgervulcan6345]

@@inyourgranmaass3605 not all the best

[@RANDOMPEPSIBOTTLES]

Neighbors must think he's strange for placing electronics in tree branches and shjt

[@91Tech]

😂 I’ve had some weird looks before. Usually just say I’m in “tech media” and they awkwardly move on

[@Wally17.]

@@91Tech Had to call the fire department again because my Xbox climbed up in the tree and got stuck.

[@AlexanderTrombetta3010]

@@Wally17. 😯😂😂😂

[@Beetlejuicer]

When i see XBOX, i instantly think of Halo. A fucking straight masterpiece.

[@ABoxIsMyHome]

Struck gold

[@mikespence8895]

Splinter cell chaos theory and pandora tomorrow. I lived on those games in high school

[@adamabera]

This video is great; the commentary, music and imagery complemented each other so well. You have outdone yourself, man.

[@CommanderCronus]

If you purchased the adapter and remote, you could watch DVDs. This was my first DVD player.

[@123rodham]

Another brilliant video, thank you. I got my Xbox at launch. It came with Halo. But I found it so frustrating. It was the first time I used ‘twin sticks’ with a first person shooter. I’m glad I persevered, for obvious reasons. I also remember, you had to buy the media remote to play DVD’s. or the wouldn’t play. I think the buttons glowed in the dark too.

[@ButtaMOB510LA]

Installing your own music and being able to play it over certain games was insane. One of the coolest features ever on a console and it was on the OG.

[@punchthegoose]

When I was about 7 or 8, my friend's older sister had the original Xbox and sometimes, we were allowed to play on it. I don't remember it too much, but I remember playing kids games like nemo on it!

[@LaserDiscWarrior3043]

I played the Finding Nemo game on it; had the Platinum Hits release, was one of my first games for it along with Halo Combat Evolved and Shrek Super Party. Now I modded it and have all my games on the hard drive. Finding Nemo is pretty good, nothing incredible but being one of my first console games (I originally played on PlayStation 2) it has a nostalgic appeal to me

[@BLADYT]

Still had one like 6 months ago, with Fifa 04 and other old games… but suddenly it stopped working and started to be in a startup loop, with some buttons doing what some others should do… nobody never knew what happened to it, and it went to trash… I kept the controller and the DVD remote, but I’m sooo sad !

[@HeortirtheWoodwarden]

Might have been that clock capacitor issue he talked about

[@ArchangelRG09]

Love retrospective of the og xbox, it was the one console i wanted that i never got as a kid. I had a ps2 but wanted the xbox, it had the look, the controllers felt right, the graphics looked better, the game cases looked better, my God even the black and green colors complimented each other. A few years back i finally got my hands on the og xbox and still fire it up to play what i missed out on as a kid.

[@AdmiralBison]

Also Sega's Dreamcast was not the first to have online capabilities, it was actually the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and they had a service as well as Xband.

[@gamehank6509]

I plugged my xbox in yesterday to play some....FORZA MOTORSPORT (my favourite game from back in the day). It has not aged a day. The 60fps, clear graphics, amazing car selection, and the most incredible mod-upgrade system. I easily plugged 2 hours in, and will definitely leave it hooked up to my TV for some more. I've heard good things about FM2, so I'll grab that from ebay.

[@TheTOShow1]

I have lots of good memories playing Xbox back in high school and college. I have an Xbox, PS2, and GameCube hooked up to an old CRT and love revisiting that generation. I never got a 360 or Xbox One but decided to get an XSX recently. Feels good to be playing Xbox again. Thanks for the video!

[@freddyvoorhees4293]

For the past twenty years of my life, I've always been a PlayStation guy. But just recently three weeks ago, I've finally got my hands on the original Xbox; and man, I've been missing out on a lot of awesome games. The two main games that made me want to get an Xbox was "Unreal Championship" and "Unreal Championship 2: the Liandri conflict" (and I guess the Halo games). Because since last year, I'm a big fan of the original "Unreal tournament" on the Sega Dreamcast and "Unreal tournament III" on the PS3; and also of any competitive multiplayer arena first person shooter games in general. Some other games that I've been playing on the Xbox lately like "Tony Hawk's pro skater 2x", "Serious Sam II", "Forza Motorsport", "Painkiller: hell wars", "Doom 3", "Sega GT 2002 /online", "Dead or alive 2: ultimate", and "Dead or alive 3". I currently have at least over 30 games in collection and I can't wait to start collecting and playing more Xbox games in the future.

[@That_Handle]

Even with as much enjoyment as I still get out of my PS2 - predominately for playing it online still - my sights have also panned over towards the original Xbox. I share your interest with Unreal on console and it's a shame that, instead of online multiplayer, the PS2 UT release only went so far as to support system-link over the firewire connection (the "s400" jack next to the USB ports on older phat models) only for the NTSC release for up to four players (on as many PS2s) in a local setup. With that port getting deleted not far into the PS2 era and there being no ethernet LAN play (both connections supported by the likes of TimeSplitters 2 and TS: Future Perfect, IIRC, as well as the latter PS2 Armored Core titles) UT MP was otherwise relegated to split screen only. Outside the console's need to sacrifice UT framerate relative to the PC's, they almost had the PS2 experience nailed down - having support for USB mouse in tandem with a DualShock thumbstick and the options to either substitute the Dualshock for USB keyboard for a PC-controls experience or, additionally, adding the keyboard as a third device when you want direct weapons select, have the ability to drop a weapon and, if you cared so, four body language taunts that, yet, didn't come with any verbals. ...Quake also should have been done better on the generation especially in light of the fact that Quake II back on the PS1 supported a mouse controller in tandem with a standard controller not to forget support of those controllers for up to four players on split-screen after a couple multi-taps were first plugged in to accommodate all 8 inputs... When it came it online play, I assume support for mouse was dropped so players would be on equal footing when it came to turn speed and aiming accuracy... Maybe that explains why Tribes 2 - a great, fast-paced 3PS and FPS - being ported over as Tribes: Aerial Assault on the PS2 didn't carry over USB mouse support so as to keep online players on equal-footing? Still enjoy the fast-paced, strategic action of jet-packing around Tribes: Aerial Assault online on occasion since I don't have the PC nor its releases to play those. The PS2 not receiving the same controls options nor online connectivity is a shame all-round IMO. Don't see why there couldn't have been the option to delineate/prevent players from joining whose controller settings didn't match.🤷‍♂️ ...Your OG Xbox titles have piqued my curiosity. Thanks. 👍 Just recalled reading you were interested in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater so figured I'd pass on that 3, 4 well as THUg 1 & 2 along with Tony Hawk's American Wasteland are all playable online for the PS2... via modding, Serious Sam: Next Encounter also connects again online for the PS2.

[@xXTheEmoGirlXx]

I still have my original Xbox since Christmas of 2002 and still play it. My favorite game on Xbox (and also my favorite game of all time) is Jet Set Radio Future. I got it for free. It came with it along with Sega GT. I also had fun playing Blinx, Fuzion Frenzy, and Splinter Cell.

[@tjhicks3600]

Jet Set Radio is one of the best games ever made

[@Latinochino]

I still have the original and hard modded. I still enjoy play it and us it as a Retro player to play older console games. I have the xbox to HDMI adapter and what a game changer.

[@LaserDiscWarrior3043]

I softmodded mine and upgraded it's hard drive, I play games for lots of systems on it

[@rfp313]

I bought it when it first came out. Loved playing Halo with a friend in co-op mode. I loved NFL 2K5 the most of all the games, but I played the heck out of my system. It deployed with me and made for some great memories in multiplayer.

[@112188Francisco]

this was such a great detalied video, i loved it, hope to see more of these in the future

[@Wally17.]

Nice video, man! I love the original Xbox. One small note, the controller you have is just a crystal green one. The Halo green controller that matches the Halo Edition Xbox has a “Halo” logo badge rather than the “Xbox” badge.

[@Granny_Gaming]

One thing you forgot is the creepy nasa noise from the xbox

[@itwsntme]

I still have my oXBOX from back in the day, connected. My second one as the one I got at launch eventually died. Have the most magical memories of Halo CE. Ironically, I wasn't actually interested in it because console FPS' had never been that great so I wasn't buying into the hype. All I cared about was DOA3. The only reason I ended up buying it was that back then retailers would do this bundling thing, forcing to to buy three games with the console during the launch scarcity. So I ended up getting Halo and Abe's Odyssey. Halo sat in the shelf for a couple of weeks as I was just playing DOA3. Then when I finally got to it I was blown away. Brought my wife in "you have to play this with me". And we did. That first Halo CE run is a magical, treasured memory of our early marriage for the both of us.

[@BoredAliensNFT]

Awesome video man, soon were gonna see the ps3 and xbox 360 in the same way

[@maximillionroivas3893]

I have three XBox consoles. I have the original launch XBox that is now retired, and one that is currently modded. I bought a third XBox in late 2004 that is currently in used. Call me crazy, but I bought the Steel Battalion game with the massive controller as well.

[@jasonchappell9694]

4 months late, but I had an OG Xbox. My favorite game on it wasn't Halo or Halo 2 though. It was the Chronicles of Riddick game. (If memory serves, Escape from Butcher Bay or something like that).

[@BonnieBoi]

I still have one to this very day, love to play Underground 1 & 2 on it, but the first i played was Most Wanted 2005, which is why i really got into NFS and other racing games such as Gran Turismo and Forza

[@delimitnc]

I use my original Xbox with the same 1702 monitor. The inputs on the back are actually s-video from before the port was standardized. I have about 10 other consoles all hooked up with an s-video input switch, it's great!

[@liverush24]

It was 2002, I was 32 & I had no intention of buying another games console. I owned several older consoles & computers but I honestly hadn't even thought about gaming for years. Then, I was watching TV, when an ad came on for a new game - Splinter Cell - on the Xbox, I was stunned at how good it looked. So, on my next day off from work, I bought an XBox bundled with Splinter Cell, & everything was fantastic. A couple of years later, I was talking to a work colleague about Splinter Cell, & we disagreed about how good the game was. He was coming at it from his PS2 perspective, having never seen it on the XBox - so I drove over to his house on our day off and placed my copy into his newly purchased XBox - he was blown away by it. Then he showed me his PS2 version, & I realised why we had both initially disagreed on how good the game was, because on the PS2 it looked awful. Great console. I'm now going to pull out that pesky capacitor.

[@connermccabe1678]

I watched this video to brush up on the Xbox and this was super enjoyable! Great job. I think my fav non Halo game is Fable. Most of the great Xbox games I played on PC but I still have fond memories of it.

[@SkyScourgeGod]

I have and still love my original Xbox. So many fantastic games to play on that system. My only problem is that I've somehow had pretty terrible luck keeping mine in working order. I currently have 3 of them though I've owned at least five to date. The first has a FRAG condition due to a failed hard drive and is completely dead so it became a parts console, another has blown voltage capacitors so it doesn't power on and off properly, the third had a disc drive that committed harakiri, the fourth is a working spare that a friend gave me and my current one is in perfectly working order... that is, after frankensteining all the good parts from consoles one and three together just to get one working console as well as replacing the drive belt for the disc drive. My voltage capacitor princess is currently waiting for repair and will act as spare #2. Xbox's are typically very sturdy and reliable so I must be a magnet for bad ones lol.

[@_boof]

I came to the party a little later but I started gaming on OG XBL around May of 05. Being a twelve at the time, I was one of the few kids in my school with it. Once the 360 came out, everybody was onboard though. It kind of blows my mind that I witnessed the shift.

[@Weather_Nerd]

PLEASE make a Gamecube one next!! I have searched and haven’t found one anyway, sorry if it does exist new subscriber (found you a month or two back when iPhone 14 launched, truly enjoy this channel!)

[@ryanjackson7387]

Thank You Finally someone on KZbin Showing Xbox love on its birthday. All year there were Videos for Sony when it was their 20th last year for the PS2. This Year?? Nothing for the Xbox that I can find out of all of my subs. But this one. Thank you again.

[@and365on]

"It good to play together" That slogan was waaaaay ahead of its time 👍playing single player games was my main preference back then but now I play online exclusively and its hard to play any other way.

[@SargentoDuke]

Even cooperative games like Halo.

[@bacongl]

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams was my fav. I was also a huge fan of all the Sega stuff like Panzer Dragoon Orta, and Shenmue 2.

[@nickparsons337]

Orta is a masterpiece. The graphics are still really impressive; and if you haven't played it upscaled on a series x, then you are missing something amazing to behold. Do yourself a favor and check it out.

[@growingup15]

Aw man seeing those old commercials brought back a flood of memories :)

[@gregorysmith2868]

My 6th generation memories come from this console, my dad bought this for Halo, and ever since then, I’ve been an Xbox fanboy.

[@LetsConquerTheUniverseTogether]

Although I was a Sony fanboy, the original XBOX was still a well-beloved piece of hardware for me, and it's the only XBOX I've owned since.

[@bramvandenbroeck5060]

I own the Cystal special edition xbox, and i can say, with those stupid shields removed, this Crystal xbox looks insane on the outside! You get imac g3 vibes because you can look into the console! Eventually i would like to put some lights in the xbox, nothing fancy, just an led that cycles through colors on the front somewhere :)

[@MizfitZer0]

IGN’s opinion means zero to me. The Duke controller is awesome and it was designed after the Sega Dreamcast controller, which makes it even more awesome. There is a reason, to this day, sega games feel better on xbox instead of playstation and Nintendo. The controller just feels like a continuation/evolution of the Sega Dreamcast. I have 2 hyperkin Duke controllers for my Series X, i use it to play my b.c OG Xbox games.

[@JRBowling1997]

The duke controller? That’s that big one right? I loved that controller to for some reason!!!

[@ferniem95]

Bro you just hit the spot with this one the OG Xbox! Time for some popcorn! 🍿🎥🔥

[@HalfGuitarLife]

fun fact: it's called the xbox because it runs a version of the windows kernel and windows' game software, directX so when they needed a codename for the device they called it the direct x box, then decided for a codename that was too long so they shortened it to X box, when it came time to come up with the actual name of the product they just kept it to xbox

[@zyber-tube8930]

Fun fact: didn't outsold PS2, but it definitely outsold the Nintendo GameCube, is the ONLY 6th Gen console that do DLCs and internet stuff in video game console, and is the most powerful 6th Gen console.

[@Manic_Panic]

I'm not sure if this qualifies as DLC but on the PS2 you could technically unlock extra content in some games. I own 2 games that did this, Crash Tag Team Racing and WWE SVR 2006. If you owned the game on PSP and PS2 and connected them through USB, you could unlock extra content for both versions. I believe more games did this but I only ever owned 2 with this feature. Though I'm glad this didn't become a trend because not only you needed 2 consoles to do this, you had to buy the same game twice. Xbox had the right approach for this.

[@That_Handle]

@@Manic_Panic , Outrun 2006: Coast2Coast on PS2 also had unlocked content via the PSP. Also, possibly as many as a couple or a few of the PS2 SOCOM titles had ~DLC / updates online and I forget others.... Oh yeah, Tony Hawk Underground had a [face uploader] that allowed you to upload your face or another image onto the wireframe of an avatar. www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/09/tony-hawk-face-scan?amp=1

[@craigdavidson5613]

Thankfully I had some good luck finding a working Original Xbox console. I found one at a local charity shop one day, and while it was lacking controllers, it still had its power and AV cables. And for $8AU, it was a good deal. I tested it out after purchasing it, and it worked perfectly.

[@jeremytole3493]

God! I can't believe it's been 20 years since I bought my first gen Xbox. Happy times, great memories

[@spanishginger]

Gotta call you out at 27:25. Those HDMI cables are pass through meaning if the game is outputting in 480i or 480p t will still output in 480 to your tv or monitor. The Xbox and some games do support 720 and 1080i so a game like ATV unleashed will natively output in 1080i. If you want those higher resolutions for all games you need an upscaler that will line double the image

[@Manny-117]

The Xbox and halo 1&2 were my childhood on the weekends my cousins and friends would come over and we'd play 4 player co op multiplayer all night long such good memories

[@BMJDUDE5000]

I picked up one this year actually its a 1.6 revision but I used to have one replaced the disc drive and its working great I still have a few games that I kept over the years getting a few more games but I always loved this console and I'm so glad to have it again And honestly playing with the Duke controller I actually kind of like how it feels it's heavy and feels sturdy I just like the feeling of it lol

[@andysanchez1215]

I love your channel bro! 👍🏻😎💯

[@TKIvanov]

Is there any benefit to the HDMI converter over a regular component cable that AFAIK is also 720p/1080i?

[@BitZapple]

I remember playing Halo with my friend at the time, too. It`s a huge masterpiece, and the Master Chief Collection is a great deal!

[@UNSCPILOT]

Agreed, playing on a modern powerful PC makes the games feel like how I remember them looking as a kid, and honestly even the original versions on the console *Still look pretty decent today*

[@TechSuperPosition]

Great video! OG Xbox will always be remembered!

[@bassblaster505]

It's important to note you don't need one of those HDMI adapters to get HD support. If you have a set of component cables the Xbox will natively support 480p 720p and 1080i. And of course 480i if you're using a CRT with component input. The hardware also wasn't that obscure as it was essentially an Intel Pentium 3 with less cash so it's been argued it's closer to a Celeron along with 64 MB of RAM and what is essentially G-Force 3 graphics

[@SargentoDuke]

Actually is a Geforce 4 ti prototype equal to 4200, and the Cpu is a Mobile Pentium III not a desktop celeron, and was planned to reach 1ghz but Intel refused. The original Cpu was an AMD Athlon runing way faster but very hot, so they changed to 1ghz P3 mobile but Intel tricked MS on Last moments and made it 733 for stability reasons... Líes it run OK at 1ghz.

[@davidpellman8157]

The Xbox was awesome. I always saw it as a Dreamcast with alot more money behind it. My favorite game for the console is Panzer Dragoon Orta. Now I play it on my X-Bone with backward compatibility.

[@evanortiz4879]

Absolute favorite console, I've repaired and modded so many. If you want to get into emulation, this is the console to start on. Best games? Halo 2, Kotor, Destroy all Humans, Psychonauts, the list goes on.

[@1anre]

I saw the translucent one with the controller and about 10 games for $50, for its modding capability, I was considering picking it up, but that Xbox 360 Elite, looking to me like a better buy as it can play the OG's games and maybe do emulation too.

[@TheEpicShadowGaming]

This is my favorite console of all time man. so many fun memories with this thing

[@jessragan6714]

Good retrospective. This machine is fantastic after you've hacked it and dropped in a 160GB hard drive. If you don't have a Raspberry Pi or an old computer running Batocera, it's probably the best way to play emulators on a dedicated system. By the way, where native games are concerned, I'm fond of the fighters, particularly Capcom vs. SNK 2, Dead or Alive 3, Bloody Roar Extreme, and Wild Rings (JPN).

[@LaserDiscWarrior3043]

I recently modded mine and it's a clear green Halo special edition. Kick-ass badass console

[@manuelmattz2887]

That Xbox ad was wild. Period. I got my first Xbox in 2002 and played the living h*ll out of Halo CE. Granted I was around 7 and the Flood scared the fluids out of me, but they were fun gaming times. I loved playing with my dad and best friend Jonathan. Great Video, Hockey Dude!

[@Spencer900]

Wow this warms my heart. I remember my late father had a GF that saw me looking at a flyer with the xbox and she asked if I wanted it and of course I say yes. I wait for months and months and still nothing. To a 10 year old thats long. I believe what happened according to my older sister is he went out and bought it and then said it was from her. He was a good guy. Turns out I couldn't play it right away because my tv was too old lol

[@Swordslinger-hb1ns]

If GTA iii, Vice City, San Andreas, Liberty City Stories, and Vice City Stories hadn’t first been released on the PS2 (not including the prequel/prequel stories) more than likely I would’ve purchased an Xbox. And more then likely I would’ve been a Halo fanatic in the process. Still, hats off to Microsoft with the first Xbox brand for revolutionizing and improving the games industry for the better in my opinion. This coming from a Sony guy.

[@sburton015]

What if you did a review of how the Timex Data link watch holds up today? I remember that was my first smartwatch that I remember buying from Walmart back in 1997. I remember using it to sync data with an AST PC with Windows 95.

[@juang1one]

Great trip down memory lane...nice vid 😃

[@BopDiva]

Just found an Xbox 360 at a garage sale the other day. It works great! And the cool thing is. IT WAS ONLY $10!!

[@Subscroof]

Wait, you think that advert is bizarre? Have you seen the PS3's ads?

[@MadnessMan13]

I still fire my OG Xbox up from time to time to play NFL Street 2. Such a phenomenal classic.

[@jeofdisney2556]

I've recently picked up an original Xbox to fill out my collection with my 360E and 1S. I got it from cex with the first call of duty and need for speed most wanted it cost me £63. It doesn't need the copasitor taken out and it isn't anywhere near as powerful as some other consoles I own but it is impressive and it works really well

[@JohnLane_aka_Jane_Lane_fanboy]

The original Xbox is a fantastic console. I got mine on Christmas Day 2004 and I really love it. I have many games for it as of November 2021 like MechAssault 1 and 2, Project Gotham Racing 1 and 2, WWE RAW 2, Splinter Cell trilogy, Ghost Recon, Full Spectrum Warrior, ESPN NFL 2K5, NFL Street 2, Counter-Strike, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, Rainbow Six 3, Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions, Deathrow, Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive Ultimate, Max Payne duology, Metal Arms: Glitch in the System, and many, many more. The best part about the console is you can add your own custom soundtracks into selected Xbox titles with custom soundtrack support, which I did starting with WWE RAW 2 back in 2005 after getting WWE Anthology.

[@MarshalArnold]

Xbox was named Xbox because it's Direct X in a box. They shortened the name to the Xbox for obvious reasons and designed the chassis to make sure no one would have any doubts lol. I'm betting you know all this already, but has to be said.

[@brett5763]

I just got an OG xbox for the first time this week the back sticker is faded but the kernel leads me to believe it could need it’s cap changed but I do know I have to change the time every time it’s on. Which brings me to my nervous next question does that mean the cap is leaking already or somebody did it for me?

[@RED97ghost]

I loved my og xbox growing up! My favorite game for it (other than Halo 2) is Jetset Radio Future

[@curtispereira5212]

I keep that bad boy underneath my bed lol

[@brentgranger7856]

I got my Xbox on launch day. I was quite lucky to get one, as a guy had just come into EB Games (now GameStop) and cancelled his pre-order. It still works great 20 years later. I've been playing it a lot lately since I missed a ton of games from the 6th Generation. My favorite game is "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic."

[@condorb7756]

Thats my favorite game of all time

[@kentaurus9610]

I remember having the Xbox Original and my cousin rip the 50 cent get rich or die tryin album on it and playing Project Gotham and hearing “What up Gangsta” and it still brings back early to mid 2000 memories for me. I will always love Xbox as it’s apart of my childhood and fun memories with my brothers.

[@spelaoxy]

I own a crystal xbox still in the box brand new but i dont know should i open it and remove the clock capacitor?

[@brostenen]

Dreamcast had a network card upgrade avaliable. But it shipped with dial up. I also remember that Microsoft and Sony always had issues with their online service, for a couple of years. Launch of these services seemed like a beta test, and user were test subjects, waiting for Sony and MS to get finish the product. I waited to Ps3 before I played anything online on a console.

[@johny1220]

I had an original Xbox when I was really young, and now I got a Series X and love it, man Xbox has been amazing and I’m so glad everything went right (more or less) with the original console and we kept getting more consoles. I also removed the clock capacitor on my original Xbox (it was broken) and replaced it with a good working one and now I never get the message again 😄