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Peter Monks's avatar

I owned an original Xbox at the time, and this reminded me of the size of it. In the early 2000's I would often take my console to friends houses to play together. The N64 could fit nicely in a backpack, along with cables, 2 controllers, all my games and have room to spare. The Xbox console alone took up the entire bag and the weight of it really dug into my shoulders! 😄

Of course I had Halo (reason why I got it), but I really liked Sega's post-Dreamcast era on the Xbox too. Jet Set Radio Future and Panzer Dragoon Orta were highlights, and I still listen to JSRF's soundtrack today. I'm also proud of the fact I completed Ninja Gaiden (easiest difficulty!), something I probably cannot do now.

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Dylan Cornelius's avatar

I had a lotta fun with the OG Xbox... for about 2 years. After that, my games started glitching out at random times, freezing often, and the Xbox would make a loud whirring noise.

I can't remember if it finally died or if I sold it, but yeah, my specific console was not a well-built machine. Ditto 360... but I'll wait to talk about that one.

Still lots of great games on it, though, and for apparently rock bottom prices?! I had no idea. If nothing else, you can get a 360 and play most original Xbox games on it.

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