Happy 25th anniversary to one of my favorite video game consoles of all-time, the Microsoft Xbox.

Current state, sneak king kept separate because it usually sits with my 360 games

The original Xbox turns 25 today! Well, since it is midnight now ...right now!

On 15 November 2001, Microsoft entered the console market with an enormous black box, an equally enormous controller, and a little game called Halo. At the time, Sony was dominating with the PlayStation 2, Nintendo was preparing to launch the GameCube, and Sega had just bowed out of the hardware business. It was quite a gamble, especially for a company that had never made a games console before.

I've written a little retrospective article, just looking back at how the original Xbox came together, the people behind it, the games that made it special, and how Xbox Live helped change console gaming forever. I've also included some quotes from the people involved in its creation and launch, and finished with a look at how projects like hakuX are bringing original Xbox emulation to Android handhelds. I recently had Jet Set Radio Future running at 4× resolution and a steady 60 FPS on my Odin 3 Portal, which still feels a little ridiculous considering the size of the original machine.

Happy 25th birthday, Xbox!

and PS3's was a few days ago

Started Scarface and can’t wait to do timesplitters!

Hey guys, i recently posted herr about my broken Xbox. The harddrive died, which seems to happen a lot with older consoles. From what i have heard, i need a modchip to make my console bootable again. (I could also read out the eeprom but that process is quite complicated). Sadly, i have no idea where to start. I cant solder. From what i have heard the Open Xenium modchip seems to be my best bet. But i cant find any in stock anywhere. I did look at makeMhz, but its sold out there. Is there any other modchips worth concidering? Maybe something solder free? I have a 1.0 model. Thanks!

I wanted to show off the progress of a port I am developing. It's a port of "Melty Blood Act Cadenza" for the Original Xbox.

As a huge arcade fighting game fan myself, it was disappointing to see the only console port of the game was only on PS2 and PC. It was something that always bothered me for a while, because this was during that weird limbo period where barely anything was coming out on Xbox during the late era from 2006-08. Plus the situation involving the OG Xbox sales in Japan didn't help either.

My port is set to change that. It aims to provide a full Xbox port of the game being 1:1 to the PS2 version of the game built from scratch through reverse-engineering and behavioral analysis of the original. This is not a recompilation/decompilation project. This is a ground up reimplementation of the arcade game using custom tools and static ROM analysis.

What you are seeing here are visuals of a early prototype of the Xbox port of Melty Blood Act Cadenza from the PlayStation 2. I used Opus 5.5 to convert all the assets to be usable and am gradually trying to convert the game's code to be near 1:1 to the original game. Currently in xemu, the game is running at around 60FPS, but I haven't tested this on hardware, since my current Xbox is broken because I did the hidden factory reset trick and it killed my console, so I am currently trying to fix my console. Right now, this is just a personal project I wanted to do while I was working on another software.

DEVELOPER’S NOTE: This project was developed with the assistance of Claude Code. Opus 5.5 was used as a programming aid throughout development, but I directed, tested, debugged, and iterated the project myself. No art assets were created using AI image generators. I am responsible for the implementation and final code that will be included when it's finished.

Introducing VMX, a VMU/pocketstation type device that slots into a Duke or controller S.

It was inspired by the concept drawings Seamus Blackley shared a few years back. I had to learn a lot of new skills to get this where it is today, I’m very proud of it.

I started a website too where you can try out a demo!
It’s not a product (yet) but I aspire to make it one- I’ve learned all about plastics manufacturing and large scale assembly to try and make it work.

I’d love to hear any feedback y’all have on what kind of features and software you’d want.
Here’s the trailer link btw!

https://youtu.be/-KMDZ4JOh-8?si=ErGDPqr7Wg8R-BUN

Hi all!

Hope you're doing great.

I would like to use UIX Lite as my default dashboard and so far it is working great. The thing is, I am not being able to FTP.

There are four network options:

-IP Address: I use automatic, and I get 192.168.1.130 IP address, 255.255.255.0, and 192.168.1.1.

-DNS: Automatic, 192.168.1.1 and 0.0.0.0

-PPPOE: Here I tried using manual, using name xbox and password xbox, don't know what "Service name" is for, so I kept it empty. Nothing is working.

Build 250605

EDIT: I just updated to Build 260802, same situation.

Many thanks,

Carlos

A fork of https://github.com/GTTeancum/RampageRE that takes that code plus the unreleased Xbox version of this game's reverse engineered optimizations. Once it's done you will find the download there. You will need a PS2 copy of the game and optionally a Wii wbfs copy as well to get the 10 extra monsters and one new city.

Currently doing 720p stress tests on my Xbox. Made with AI assistance. First release will still be a beta for broader testing.

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Everyone is saying they're unlocking achievements left and right while mine just shows this. It's been updated and shows there's a list but no achievements.

Do I have to be apart of the insider program or something?

This is my collection so far. Any fun games yall would recommend adding to the collection

A few of us are working on a matching decompilation of Scarface: The World Is Yours, and most of the work is on the original Xbox build. Each function of `default.xbe` is rewritten in C++ and has to compile back to the exact same bytes with the compiler the game was built with (Visual C++ 2003).

**Xbox numbers**

* 6,452 of 19,534 functions in the retail `default.xbe` matched byte for byte

* 3,472 more matched in an April 2006 pre-release build, which has code and classes that were cut before release

* The XDK and Bink library code in the XBE is left alone; only the game's own code is in scope

**Why the Xbox build**

The PC release can't be read in full as shipped, and the PS2 build uses a different compiler. The Xbox executable is the clean one to work from, so it's the reference for the whole project.

**What it isn't**

Not a port, not playable, and nothing to download and run. It's source code and tools. A finished decomp is what would make proper ports, fixes and mods possible later.

**No piracy**

No game files, ISOs or XBEs are shared, and I won't point anyone to any. You need your own dump of your own disc. Nothing comes from leaked source code.

**AI disclosure**

Most of the matched code was written by AI models and then proven by the compiler. It matches, but most of it still has placeholder names.

**If you want to help**

You don't have to be a programmer: the tool can match the easy functions by itself with no AI and credits you. People who know the Xbox's compiler and XDK would be especially welcome.

Code and write-up: https://github.com/scarface-decomp/scarface_decomp

Happy to answer questions about the Xbox side.

It’s super cool seeing old game variety especially with sports titles no exclusivity

Una pregunta, para la raza que nos está trayendo ports increíbles para la Xbox Og , porque siempre comparten los archivos por Github para que los compile la misma raza , no sería más fácil subirlo a Google drive, mega etc, ya compilado solo para descargar y pasarlo a la Xbox por ftp ?

Hello, I purchased this broken Xbox on marketplace today and the LPC port is shot on both sides. Top side has damaged traces as well as the bottom side and some of the barrels are missing.

I tried looking for pin diagrams, but they point to the 1.6 board, not mine, so it’s tough tracing wires.

Been there since the OG.

Con los ports de IA que sacan últimamente no hay algún port de el f1 2006 de PSP o ps2? Se que es muy difícil pero si hay uno o alguien lo hace porfavor háganmelo saber y si hay alguna página de ports para Xbox