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[Novocaine]

With DoW3 out (and sadly no way to play it properly) it got me thinking about those games and then I remembered how fucking awesome Space Marine was and now I want Space Marine on BC.

Puzzle Fighter needs to come first though of course!

 

[malfcn]

Is Too Human ever coming?

 

[PIMPBYBLUD]

Is Too Human ever coming?

Doubtful.

 

[EmiPrime]

Is Too Human ever coming?

Against.

 

[Camp1nCarl]

If nothing gets announced at E3 get an original Xbox, BC on 360 is terrible (doubly terrible on PAL 360s). If you like to tinker, the OG Xbox is the best console ever.

OG Xbox Appreciation and Lack of Emulation Thread of the big black box of doom



Last time I looked cdkeys.com still had keys.

Just buy an OG Xbox. Even if OG Xbox BC will be ever a thing, I'm sure that whole game library won't be available. OG Xbox has tons of exclusives AND best console versions of almost every multiplatform games released back in time. Look for modded console. There are some great possibilities like installing games on HDD or playing some games in 720p on PAL console (if you're NTSC then you can play them even on unmodded console).

Yeah, my personal opinion:

Wait until E3.

If nothings announced, pick up a cheap OG Xbox, look into removing the battery for the internal clock and softmods, and buy a OG Xbox component cable.

360 is ok for the games that work.

Also, an opinion from someone who did some work in a few gamestores: The time to get rare OG Xbox games on the cheap was probably 5+ years ago, but lots of the library can still be had for relatively cheap (I picked up Phantom Dust in great condition for 15 bucks on amazon last month for example). That said, the time to get physical 360 games for a collection is now people, get back ups for scratched discs and complete cases with booklets while they are still available for cheap and easy to find.

Each game that gets added to BC that I already own physically (which is alot at this point) gets bought out of storage, installed, toyed around with for a while (or longer if I'm having fun, in the case of TimeShift), and then put back. I then look for sales on the digital copies so I don't have to worry about bringing them back out, but they are good to have around in case of any unforeseeable issues.

Edit: Also, don't forget getting DLC for your collection either. Ya never know.

Thanks for the feedback! I'll probably end up picking up an original Xbox after E3, but I'll start picking up some OG Xbox games now. I never owned the console, but I have fond memories of playing my friends' originals.

Hoping we get some more niche/uncommon games on Xbone BC. I think adding some more non-AAA titles like Timeshift is a solid move. Would love to see some games like Prey, Enchanted Arms, Rockstar Table Tennis, etc. added.

 

[Hitta93]

Is Too Human ever coming?

Probably won't happen.

Do want to say I don't understand how that game got critically panned from what I played. Very underrated game.

 

[CRAIG667]

What are the MUST own OG titles then chaps?

 

[EvB]

Probably won't happen.

Do want to say I don't understand how that game got critically panned from what I played. Very underrated game.

Because it was terrible?
I calculated I wasted 6 hours of my life just watching that Valkyrie animation

 

[Mr. Enigma]

What are the MUST own OG titles then chaps?

For me:

Halo
Ninja Gaiden Black
Burnout 3: Takedown
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Grand Theft Auto III/Vice City/San Andreas
Knights of the Old Republic
Project Gotham Racing 2
Forza Motorsport
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

 

[Hitta93]

Because it was terrible?
I calculated I wasted 6 hours of my life just watching that Valkyrie animation

Not to me, I've played worse games.

 

[Figments]

For me:

Halo
Ninja Gaiden Black
Burnout 3: Takedown
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Grand Theft Auto III/Vice City/San Andreas
Knights of the Old Republic
Project Gotham Racing 2
Forza Motorsport
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

Your list is missing Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and that disturbs me.

 

[UraMallas]

Because it was terrible?
I calculated I wasted 6 hours of my life just watching that Valkyrie animation

Between this and your opinion of N&Bs being the best Banjo Kazooie game, I can safely say we have very different tastes in video games.

 

[Hitta93]

For me:

Halo
Ninja Gaiden Black
Burnout 3: Takedown
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Grand Theft Auto III/Vice City/San Andreas
Knights of the Old Republic
Project Gotham Racing 2
Forza Motorsport
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

Add Crimson Skies, MechAssault 1/2, The Warriors, Jade Empire, and Jet Set Radio Future.

OG Splinter Cell/Pandora Tomorrow, KOTOR II, and Warrior Within/Two Thrones are needed as well.

 

[EvB]

Between this and your opinion of N&Bs being the best Banjo Kazooie game, I can safely say we have very different tastes in video games.

Or you just have bad taste.
Next you'll be tellling me Lost Odyssey was a great game

 

[UraMallas]

Or you just have bad taste.
Next you'll be tellling me Lost Odyssey was a great game

Yeah. That's 3 strikes.

 

[EvB]

Yeah. That's 3 strikes.

I bet you bought Voodoo Vince

 

[UraMallas]

I bet you bought Voodoo Vince

It was $15!

 

[EvB]

It was $15!

You are a Metacritic 68 human being

 

[RowdyReverb]

Looks like I am going to have to soon bring out the 360 to play Metal Gear HD collection, and Burnout Revenge!

I really wish they'd do MGS HD. Maybe it's more effort for collections to do all the QA though

 

[wesleyshark]

Started playing the original Dead Space, as I realized I never beat the last chapter back on the 360 (woops). Started from scratch on Hard, and I'm on chapter 7 now. Also going for the plasma cutter only achievement.

I gotta say, this game holds up incredibly well and runs nicely on the Xbone. Going to probably play DS2 and 3 after I beat this, as I never beat those games either.

 

[willbsn13]

I'd kill for like any racing game to made BC anytime soon. I know licensing is why we never see any BC but still got have some hope :/

Also Saints Row 1 & 2 plz

 

[Backlogger]

I think we'll get LEGO Star Wars 3 on May the 4th

 

[Effect]

Still nothing on the Tales of Vesperia front?

 

[EmiPrime]

Still nothing on the Tales of Vesperia front?

It will come. Testers have to finish BC games multiple times before they get approved so RPGs will take a while.

 

[greenmind]

any fight night games BC yet? I love those games and have them lying around.

 

[chronic_archaic]

It will come. Testers have to finish BC games multiple times before they get approved so RPGs will take a while.

I wonder if all the Namco RPGs will come over eventually. They're all really good, some overlooked (Culdcept, Magnacarta)

 

[Gai Murakumo]

Is there any chance Vanquish will ever become BC?

I really hope so. We already have Bayonetta. Now with the rumor that Vanquish is coming to the PC, I expect the backwards compatible version to follow suit not too long after.

 

[EmiPrime]

I wonder if all the Namco RPGs will come over eventually. They're all really good, some overlooked (Culdcept, Magnacarta)

PAL regions never got Culdcept.

 

[Qwark]

Is Too Human ever coming?

Probably won't happen.

Do want to say I don't understand how that game got critically panned from what I played. Very underrated game.

Didn't every unsold copy of that game get recalled and destroyed because of the lawsuit with Epic? Yeah, I'm gonna say that it will never be b/c.

 

[jbug617]

So many 360 Capcom games on sale. Come on Capcom put them on BC

 

[Zeta Oni]

So many 360 Capcom games on sale. Come on Capcom put them on BC

Woah, yeah thanks for pointing that out, DMC HD for $5 bucks?

Ill take that chance.

Any word as to how long these will be on sale?

 

[Bizzquik]

What are the MUST own OG titles then chaps?

Truthfully, there is no better way to play this beloved franchise than with a controller on an Original Xbox.

Best controller-UI configuration for a simulation game...ever.
(though, really, the controls were so simple and the menus so few that its probably cheating to say that.)

 

[EffEmmGee]

Woah, yeah thanks for pointing that out, DMC HD for $5 bucks?

Ill take that chance.

Any word as to how long these will be on sale?

The usual time frame for Deals with Gold is 7 days, they tend to be weekly sales.

 

[Zeta Oni]

The usual time frame for Deals with Gold is 7 days, they tend to be weekly sales.

Ah, thanks. Didn't know they were Deals with Gold, that's great then.

 

[Hawk269]

For me:

Halo
Ninja Gaiden Black
Burnout 3: Takedown
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Grand Theft Auto III/Vice City/San Andreas
Knights of the Old Republic
Project Gotham Racing 2
Forza Motorsport
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

Sad that you left out RalliSport Challenge 2...one the best racing games along with FM and PGR2. In addition, Midtown Madness 3 was also a blast to play.

 

[PopcornMegaphone]

I had no idea civilization revolution was added until today. That's great news! That game is such an underrated gem.

 

[Hawk269]

I would love for Chromehounds to be released as a BC title. Loved playing that game on-line.

 

[always crazy bacon]

Ah, thanks. Didn't know they were Deals with Gold, that's great then.

Most of the sales this week are open to anybody, just a few are gold.

 

[RunWhiteBoyRun]

Just give me Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks and Burnout 3 in whatever BC form you can.. please.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

I would love for Chromehounds to be released as a BC title. Loved playing that game on-line.

The online was shut down about a decade ago.

 

[stn]

Why are we posting OG XBox BC wishlists? There's no way it was officially announced, right?? ...Right? Please don't get my hopes up.

 

[Hawk269]

The online was shut down about a decade ago.

What??? I thought it was using peer-to-peer. Wish there was a way to bring it back with the on-line play...or hell fund a sequel MS!!!

 

[ss_lemonade]

No idea why we're posting OG xbox wants but Wreckless Yakuza would be a sweet title to have on BC. I think those replays still look amazing today. The sequel would be cool too. Maybe not as graphically impressive but it was 720p and had stuff like HDR/tone mapping on the Xbox.

 

[RunWhiteBoyRun]

Why are we posting OG XBox BC wishlists? There's no way it was officially announced, right?? ...Right? Please don't get my hopes up.

Because we all share the E3 dream of announcing an OG Xbox line of BC. Dream.

 

[malfcn]

I wasn't serious about Too Human.

 

[Monocle]

What are the MUST own OG titles then chaps?

Since no one mentioned these as far as I saw: Otogi and Otogi 2.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

So supposedly Black Ops 2 is the #3 played game on Xbox One right now.

 

[Hardvlade]

So supposedly Black Ops 2 is the #3 played game on Xbox One right now.

It was #1 not long ago. Game is awesome, loved the Zombies mode on that game.

 

[yankeehater]

I have so many hours n chromehounds. I would kill for them to make it bc and bring the servers back.

 

[shanafan]

I love COD as much as the next guy, but I have pretty much moved on from BO2. Having a blast with COD: IW and some BO3 still, and I'd rather play newer games, lol.