The Best Original Xbox Games To Play In 2024 And Beyond!
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- What are some of the best original Xbox games to boot up and play in 2024? Well I've got quite a great list for everyone to check out!
#xbox
#retrogaming
#OriginalXbox
GAMES SHOWN IN VIDEO
Jet Set Radio Future
Dead To Rights
Fable: The Lost Chapter
Star Wars: Obi Wan
Shenmue 2
ESPN NFL 2K5
Ninja Gaiden
Otogi: Myth Of Demons
Quantum Redshift
The Simpsons Road Rage
This was so much fun to put together for everyone! Really hope you all enjoy it!
What should I cover next? PS2? PS1? More backwards compatible Xbox and Xbox 360 games? Please let me know!
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Do a games you never heard of like I never see anyone talking about Phantom Crash or other games
Presenter sounds like Ai.
Well it's hard knowing what games others haven't heard of. @@RGVretroGames
Thanks? I think...@@Mrdeniro100
@@thegamethrifter That is true if hidden gems weren't hidden than they would be hidden gems.
I don't even have nostalgia goggles. I had a PS2 and Gamecube during the 6th generation. I bought an orignal Xbox much later (relatively recently, even) and have been having a blast with it.
It worked it's way into my top-5 favorite consoles of all time.
It's such a great console! I mean the term "hardcore" gets thrown around a lot these days, but it was definitely a hardcore gamers console.
I still have mine hooked up to my bedroom TV. I was playing the suffering ties that bind a couple of days ago. Still holds up.
That's a super hardcore game! @@robertg6339
Awesome games! @@robertg6339
Still my favourite console to this day. Every game was great. I've just downloaded Kotor on current gen to play what is imo one of the best rpgs ever made
KOTOR is 4K on Series X! Love it!
MechAssault 1 and 2 were great. A remake of those and Crimson skies would be awesome. I'm glad you mentioned Quantum Redshift I bought it the year of release criminally underrated. I'd throw Bloodwake in there too.
I just completed MechAssault last week! It holds up very well. Luckily, it's quite cheap, too. It's not backwards compatible, though. Crimson Skies is, and looks amazing in 4K.
My OG Xbox is a mechAssault system only… for 1 and 2… No other games for it.
I'm noticing a lot of Quantum Redshift fans! I love it!
@@etharp1980 You gotta get into that library. So many good og xbox games
Panzer Dragoon Orta is a great title too. 😎
Amazing title!
A local used game & DVD store went out of business and you can bet I bought up everything I could find for my original XBox as well as the 360. ❤
That is awesome! I love picking up physical games and movies!
Psychnauts! Loved this one. Colorful, unique, funny. So many memorable levels like when u you are a kiju and the milkman level.
GREAT GAME! Have you played the sequel? It's amazing as well!
Yes, I did get it but I still find myself going back the the OG.@@thegamethrifter
I gave my xbox to a friend back in 2008. I've regretted it for 16 years, so I finally bought one last weekend. I have had SO MUCH FUN playing these old games.
It's amazing, right!?
I loved Quantum Redshift. Many exhilarating moments once you excel at it.
I would add Gunvalkyrie as another gem. Controls are awkward for a while but once you get the hang of it, it can be so fun.
I'll check that one out! I admit I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked Quantum Redshift.
Really cool and unique list! Love my OG Xbox on my CRT!
Very cool!
Finally someone who includes Quantum Redshift! I had and still have so much fun playing this game.
GREAT GAME!
The OG xbox is definitely a time capsule with all those great exclusives. I remember getting halo and playing countless hours of multi-player matches with friends.
Amazing console and games!
I realise it'll probably never happen, but i just want to play Kung Fu Chaos again, which was one of the first OG Xbox exclusives.
Well Microsoft owns Ninja Theory now, so they are the ones who made that!
Super awesome video, The Game Thrifter. The 6th generation will forever be my all-time favorite generation of video games. Even if I grew up with it. The Original Xbox is super awesome, GOATED and it had a lot of great games
Here are the Original Xbox games I liked the most:
Bloody Roar Extreme, Crimson Sea, Soulcalibur II, Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions, OutRun 2, ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth, JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future, Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller, Spikeout: Battle Street, Loons: The Fight for Fame, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Quantum Redshift, Capcom vs. SNK 2: EO, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, X-Men Next Dimension, Forza Motorsport, Tom & Jerry in War of the Whiskers, Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure and many more
🤠👍🏼
I appreciate it! I love your list, and I actually recently picked up Toejam And Earl 3 and love it!
Great video, Good to hear someone else besides me has heard of dead to rights. Played it on the og xbox years ago and enjoyed the crap out of it. Has a sequal on the 360 called dead to rights retribution which is also great you might want to give that one a try also.
I just picked up the sequel! Gonna give it a go this weekend!
@@thegamethrifter sweet!!
Hope you like it as well. I feel both of these are underated.
I'm a 2000s baby and I grew up with some of the OG Xbox and I VIVIDLY remember Jet Set Radio despite only being maybe 5.
Awesome games have that effect!
Literally same with me only replace JSR with Burnout Revenge
@thegamethrifter admittedly it's why Halo 1 is one of my favorite games. Partly nostalgia
NFL 2K5 was way ahead of its time I see.
Still my favorite sports game!
Now I have watch every video on your channel and you're doing amazing work. I would really like a video about Xbox 360 Arcade titles. In general video about all Xbox 360 digital games you should buy before the store dies in extra extra large.❤
Thanks! I just started about 6 months ago, I'm trying to get a video a week out but it's difficult because I work and have a family and things.
@thegamethrifter of course. just like games youtube should be fun. and if its not its work
Jet Set Radio Future is awesome as hell, I grew up playing it. I've played Dead to Rights and the sequels, too. It's because of Dead or Alive, I'm a fan of Ninja Gaiden. Quantum Redshift was enjoyable as hell. I own Simpsons Road Rage and its still fun to play.
Other Original XBOX games that are awesome as well are:
BLACK
Max Payne 1 & 2
Gunvalkyrie
Dead or Alive 3
Jade Empire
Bloodrayne 1 & 2
The Punisher
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Scarface The World is Yours
Thanks for the list! I'm definitely planning more original Xbox content in the future!
You're very welcome and I'm looking forward to seeing that 😁
love this video and great voice over. subscribed
Welcome aboard!
My favourite: Simpsons Hit & Run. Runs on my Xbox 360 too. 🙂
Is it backwards compatible? I didn't realize it!
@@thegamethrifter yes, it runs on the Xbox 360.
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know! @@Vegan_Lifting
Good list, thanks! Great point about collecting Xbox, it's more affordable than Gamecube and has less expensive heavy hitters than PS2. I've collected almost the entire PAL library in the last 10-15 years and it's been fun.
About 8 years ago I had a box full of Gamecube stuff and I randomly listed on eBay, including my boxed silver Gamecube, Smash Bro's, Pokemon, Mario Kart Double Dash ECT
Long story short, I put a Buy It Now of $300 and it sold in 2 seconds, come to find out that stuff was worth over $1000.....ugh
I remember having a blast playing jet set radio when I was a kid.
Awesome game~!
great vid ty...i really like my og xbox.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice video. Wish it had some time codes for each of the games on the list.
I did list each of them in description and labeled them in the video as well. Trying to work on that a bit more.
The one game that amazed was the backyard wrestling games 1&2 cause no only did they have the feature to use songs from the hard drive, they also had a feature that allowed you to rip the songs from the in game jukebox menu. It would've been cool to see this feature in games like WWE RAW series and GTA series
Those were some great games!
I had a PS2, but I bought an OG Xbox and loved its games, it had a different pallette and I love those games
That's what's so cool about the different consoles, they each offer something different!
Recently purchased a retro fighters wireless controller, so have booted the og back up and been playing some of my favs.
1. Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks
2. Marvel vs Capcom 2
3. XGRA: Extreme-G Racing Association
4. Burnout 3 Takedown
5. Tony Hawk 3
6. Outrun 2
7. Def Jam Fight for NY
8. Tiger Woods 2005
9. Need for Speed Underground
10. Time Spliters Future Perfect
11. Soul Cailber 2
12. Prince of Persia Warrior Within
I saw that controller, how is it? Does it handle good? Is it worth it? Was thinking of picking a couple up .
@@thegamethrifter yeah I got a couple myself. They handle great are really well put together, very happy with them 👍
Appreciate the response! I'll definitely order some!
Cool vid! I would love if you covered the Xbox 360. It's my favorite console and doesn't seem to get as much love as the PlayStation 3.
I've got a couple Xbox 360 videos on my channel!
Man I agree so much with the fun in oldschool gaming.... Games were fun back then...
I like gaming now too, but when I boot up these old games to play and capture footage I'm constantly smiling and life is so good and simple...ya know?
Just subscribed can you make videos like this for other consoles as well
I've got some on the channel already! And I'm currently working on more! Appreciate the sub!
Good list...but got to throw out there... Blood Wake, Mech Assault, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Apex Racing, Grabbed by the Ghoulies (personal guilty pleasure), Need for Speed: Underground, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Darkwatch, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee So many greats :)
In my other original Xbox video I have some of these! love Buffy!
i still own my stand alone copy of JSRF that i found at Gamestop in a $5 bin. I love this game so much
It's fantastic and I actually got caught up playing it for hours when I was recording this video!
Bought an og xbox about 3 months ago from a local store. Was told it worked. Got home, disc drive is shot. Didn't take it back because it's a 1.6b console so no clock capacitor issue. Found a working disc drive on ebay for $40. Just to play The Punisher and both Buffy games. Have gotten some others like ultimate spiderman and the first 2 splinter cell games. The Punisher game is so fun, nothing really special about the gameplay except the special interrogations.
That's a steal on the disc drive, those things usually cost a lot more.
My choices: Sudeki, Fable, Jade Empire and Dungeons & Dragons Heroes.
AMAZING LIST!
best thing ab the og xbox is its SO cheap to collect for
Absolutely! I mean there's a handful of pricey games but for the most part games are a steal. And the games still look pretty good!
Links 2004 is my favorite golf game of all time. Lots of other golf games are great, but this one takes the cake.
I'll have to check it out!
Yes Otogi and Ninja Gaiden are still on point, evergreen games
Also it's "guy-den" 😅
See, I've had people say it's the other way around! LMAO
Hey game thrifter if you ever want to have a discussion podcast video let me know.
Love the videos
Thanks,
Ron
I appreciate it! I'm getting over being sick right now but sounds fun.
Let me know man anyway to contact you directly?@@thegamethrifter
Let me know @@thegamethrifter
My email is on my channel
Let me know@@thegamethrifter
Test drive Eve of destruction is a true gem! It's backwards compatible on the 360 as well.
I'll have to check it out!
I have a modded Xbox.. my 9 year old daughter is haviya blast with it.. she is into fighting games... I'm glad i get to share my childhood with her its so satisfying
That's awesome to see it passed down like that!
Psi-Ops, Black, Blood Wake, Burnout, Kill.Switch, MechAssault, Project Snowblind, Star Wars Jedi Knight, Steel Battalion,
I have quite a few of these! All awesome stuff for sure! Thanks so much for watching!
I still play Simpsons hit and run, Thief deadly shadows, Chamber of secrets and Spiderman the movie on my original modded Xbox from 2002
I forgot there was some very good Harry Potter games on the Xbox!
upscaling these using hardware or software emulation makes them look amazing
I use the Retrotink 4K with my OG Xbox and it's transformative. Looks absolutely stunning.
Yea, some of the OG Xbox games are backwards compatible on Series X and output 4K. But for this video I wanted to capture straight from my Xbox.
@@thegamethrifter i use batocera upscaling with emulation :) backed up some of my physical media, some are in bad condition unfortunately..
Understandable@@LostJediJC
The Simpsons Hit and Run is the best Simpsons game of all time, and yes, that includes the Arcade game. Also, the best Tony Hawk game Underground is still one of my favorites and is backwards compatible on the 360.
Love both of those games! Great picks!
I find the older games I grew up with much harder than anything today. Almost every game that comes out today you can pick up and play. Older games would force you to learn them because you couldn’t just quit and go download another game instantly
This is a very accurate statement!
San andreas was my favorite game on the old xbox with the small bump up in graphics and the user soundtracks. In fact im about to buy another og xbox so i can play my fave game with my own favorite music. Perfection
Area 51
Cold fear
Destroy all humans
Thps2x
Tron 2.0
I cant wait to play all these again as well, havent been able to since 2016, im overdue.
GREAT LIST! Absolutely love to see people share the love on the original Xbox!
Nice list but I would rather see a list of games that can only be played on the original Xbox such as Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 and 007 games. Give us a reason to buy an original Xbox. A lot of those can be bought and played on Xbox One.
So of the 10 main games I listed, Jet Set Radio, NFL 2K5, Otogi, Simpsons Road Rage, Quantum Redshift, Fable The Lost Chapters, Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Dead To Rights aren't backwards compatible on newer Xbox's. Ninja Gaiden is BC but not the version I played here. Only Ninja Gaiden Black
@@thegamethrifter sure, I did say a lot, not all. However, Dead to Rights is available in the Microsoft Store ($10) on my XB1X. The Lost Chapters are included in Fable Anniversary (also available for purchase in the Microsoft Store). JSRF (yes, not JSR) can be obtained for the 360 in the game combo disc with Pure on eBay. But yeah, if you want JSR (not Future), OG Xbox is it, although, it was available in the Microsoft Store until it got delisted a year ago.
Yea, I was more or less just going for a cool variety of games lol.
Not like specific exclusives, but I see your point too. @@kattmandu
Pretty much every game that was released multiplatform was always superior on Xbox back then, which made it my console of choice in that era, and still play it regularly nowadays. The early Sega exclusives were Great as well, as the Dreamcast was my primary console before I bought an Xbox.
Yea, that's a great point. Xbox had quite a few exclusives as well based on just having the best hardware.
Simpsons Road Rage but not Hit and Run?? Hmm interesting. Personally I've been playing through Tony Hawks Underground lately, both games are so good, wish they kept making THPS remakes until the developer merged with Blizzard :/ Burnout 3 Takedown deserves a mention for the next video too, such a good game.
Both are good Simpsons games!
Just recently got an OG XBox and I made a list of some game I would love to have for it
007 series
Area 51
Beyond good and evil
Black
Blinks 1 and 2
Blood Omen
Buffy the vampire slayer
Carmen sandiego
Codename KND
Conker: live and reloaded
Dead to rights
Fable
Freedom fighter
Hitman
Justice league heroes
Kung fu chaos
Some Spyro games
Mission impossible
Maybe mortal kombat
Narc
ninja Gaiden
Oddworld
PAC-world 2
Predator:Concrete Jungle
Scooby Doo
Jet set radio future
Star Wars Rouge commander
Van helsing
WWF raw
Wwe raw
and Zathura
This is an incredible list! I have a good number of these games myself!
The mortal kombat games for the Xbox are must-plays, especially shaolin monks and deception
I have some somewhere, I'll have to check that out! @@MisfitMods
Morrowind is an amazing game, it plays great on Xbox series X or Xbox one,
YES! I have that game in my Original Xbox Backwards Compatibility video too!
The Xbox version of Gauntlet Dark Legacy is a must for co-op. It made me sad that it was never made BC.
I think I have that around here somewhere, I'll give it a look! Thanks for watching!
If only I can find a pristine OG Xbox with its games today as I wanna know what are the functions of that two extra black and white buttons on the controller. But my country is PS territory.
You can try places like eBay and have success.
Gaming now consists of me turning it on just to sit and stare and at the main menu screens like 😴 2007 Halo 3 multiplayer was the best time of my life with gaming hands down
That was an unforgettable time!
I don’t think it’s a spoiler to tell people that Lan Di killed Ryo’s father, as it’s literally the first scene in the first game.
Yea, and it's been 25 years too lol
Ninja Gaiden is a masterpiece
Awesome game!
It’s a shame there’s original Xbox games that aren’t backwards compatible like Star Wars Obi Wan, it’s stuck on the original platform possibly forever
I would LOVE for more OG Xbox games to go backwards compatible!
I agree, unfortunately there are rights issues related to many franchises, which make these games not worthy the effort for microsoft, I guess.
At least the game wasn’t exactly a hit, you can still emulate it on pc anyways
Star Wars Obi Wan sucked anyway so you're not really missing much.
A lot of old games nobody even knows who owns the rights, rights changes hands after sales and it’s shocking that games can’t be included sometimes for just issues like music rights.
Star Wars republic commando, burnout revenge, toe jam and earl. Their is to many, all the other game suggestions in the comments are great too.
Toejam And Earl 3 is on my list but can be costly. I'm looking for a good deal on it!
Ever since xbox released the Xbox 360 console that gives achievements I no longer play original Xbox anymore if I were to play games that don’t give achievements it would be the classic games like Pac-Man
I hear ya, but sometimes the classics are a classic for a reason!
@@thegamethrifter As much I love to agree with you in which I can’t achievements have changed everything they help me play trash games that come on game pass when you earn an achievement on a game pass game you get rewarded money for earning an achievement which has never happened until the Xbox one was released with Microsoft rewards I have over a million points on my Xbox Microsoft rewards account that I can redeem for a brand new Xbox series X or any digital games controllers it’s to bad Microsoft didn’t try to add achievements to their older original Xbox games their adding them on game pass but pointless to play them if no achievements are included
I wouldn't really play trash games regardless...lol
I do understand where you're coming from though. @@Suhadisgood
@@thegamethrifter well there are trash games that aren’t the kind of games I would play or buy all the games I love are the classic games the games you enjoy playing not playing them for achievements like tekken games just bought tekken 8 for Xbox series X PS5 abd Steam PC Spider-Man that’s only on PlayStation for now which shouldn’t it was on all platforms Sega Nintendo Xbox PlayStation but as soon Sony took away Spider-Man you can’t enjoy playing it more then once I only buy classic games for the Nintendo Switch since Nintendo doesn’t have achievements
Are you on Insignia?
I have an account but haven't played much. Think it's pretty cool though.
@@thegamethrifter Great, hope to catch a game with you soon!
Absolutely! appreciate you watching! @@theTF2sniper
The thing is amazing for horror fans
What's your favorite horror Xbox game?
A remake or sequel to this Simpson is highly unlikely they lost a trial against SEGA because it is CLEARLY crazy taxi
It's better than Crazy Taxi because it's The Simpsons!
@@thegamethrifter I agree, but it's basically crazy taxi..
FOR SURE! lol@@netizenz7182
Area 51 was definitely one of my favorites
I'll have to check it out!
@@thegamethrifter I know you'll love playing it as much as I did
I'd never heard of it before, so looking forward to giving it a go! @@timothyhughes3303
No Amped 2 on the list is a crime though.
I own the game, and will for sure add it to a future video!
I'm with you on time limits. They suck. However, there is 1 exception. Majora't Mask.
Well that game is built around that lol
Yea
YEA!
No outrun coast to coast ??
It's an expensive game, I don't actually own it.
I play Shemmue 2 on Dreamcast and you messed up my experience by telling who killed his father. I can't explain how mad I am at you for that. Saying spoiler after the fact was such a poor decision. Why would you do such a thing? I paid a lot of money for a copy of the game. How would you feel if someone did this to you?
I honestly hope you're joking? It tells you who killed him at the start of the first game lol
Even the recap tells you....
Gaming is supposed to be fun, but it’s not anymore. 😢
EXACTLY!
Very true. I'm just looking forward to the Tomb Raider I-III Remaster because I love and miss OG Lara Croft
Agree, I used to love playing videos
After school and then after work,
But now I don't enjoy any new games.
EXACTLY! @@waynetttttt
Mario Maker 2 Online:
Im not sure about this whole Gayden thing 😵💫
I've heard it both ways
I miss Kung Fu Chaos
I just ordered that off eBay actually lol.
I was missing it from my collection.
I actually want a remaster of that, with achievements and online mulitplayer (which I would personally never use but others would)
who wouldn't want that?? @@richallenxbox1976
Burger King Foot Lettuce ahh voice
LMAO
Kung fu chaos!
Seeing a lot of people loving this game! I'm gonna have to do another video with it!
when i heard you say gaiden i cringed a little. i always thought it was like "guy-den," not "gay-den." But im old and played that at arcades.
I had people tell me it's pronounced both ways lol
So I remembered the movie The Wizard and he pronounces it GUY-DEN
Voodoo vince
Amped
Blinx
Solid choices, all games I own. I'm definitely doing more vids on the Xbox in the future!
Ninja Guyden not Gaydan
Gotcha! Literally some people told me both ways lol
Funny, I don't remember Quantum Redshift to be all that fantastic... but there were a whole lot of these kinds of games back in the day, and it's easy to forget which one is which. Kinetica is the one where the peoples' bodies are literally futuristic motorcycles, right?
I don't remember Kinetica, but Quantum Redshift was a spiritual successor to Wipeout and made by a good amount of people who made that game. It's not great, but I was having fun with it and wanted something different variety for the video.
Ninja Gai...den..(gaiden) not Gay...in
Gotcha! Someone said "Guy-den" as well.
Downvoted. Another CZcamsr who misleads viewers by showing remastered gameplay and HD upscaled games and not true to hardware original versions
Every game I showed in the 10 main games were captured on my original Xbox. The some of the one's that weren't even mentioned were just filler from my backwards compatibility video previously. It's really not that serious.
stop stretching 4:3 footage to 16:9, it looks absolutely bloody awful
I didn't stretch any on here. Xbox has widescreen options.
@@thegamethrifter your Simpsons hit & run footage is not widescreen, it is 4:3 stretched to 16:9, look how wide and distorted everything is
Crazy how you make a video praising og xbox and pretend like halo MCC is the best way to play halo online. Real players play project cartographer or Xlink kai
Dead in comparison tho. Barely get enough people for a few games. MCC is on PC and current consoles.
There's a lot of people playing MCC on Xbox though, and in particular my friends. I also have Insignia, but those things are difficult to get casual friends to use.
Exactly. And my friends aren't jumping through hoops or even own original Xbox's...they just play on Series X's.
I prefer pronouncing it as "Ninja gayden" too, don't worry😎
LMAO!
No DOA dude unsubscribing
It wouldn't read my DOA disc for some reason, but I own it.
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