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J_Allard said:
Man my younger brother and I traded in our PS2 and some games just for Halo at launch. Played co-op for hours every night. I also loved PGR and NFL Fever, even though in retrospect, Fever was terrible.

Xbox library had some amazing gems. Armed and Dangerous, Rallisport Challenge 2, Links 2004 just to name a few.


My favorites was Conker live & Reloaded and of course Halo.  I was blown away when I first played Halo.




       

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Little late, PS4 has all the buzz. Microsoft will basically have 1-2 weeks before E3 starts and allows Sony to derail that hype. Till now, Playstation brand has all the hype. They totally f***** the pooch on this one (IMO). When they announce, they can't be heavy Kinect focused, or always online focused or I really do believe, they will be done before they even come out. Even with their loyalties in the US, they should know when a new generation starts, this means almost nothing to people. People want to have what their friends have. And guess what, all my friends are talking about the PS4. And guess what, they want to buy it. And guess what, they are 360 gamers right now. Nearly all of them.

Cool for their presser, but I really do think they messed up on their PR side. I think because they underestimated Sony. So 1-2 weeks of 720 hype, mixed in with PS4/720 comparisons. Then on to E3, which is a heavy mix of both with ramblings at the end on who "won" the event. Nintendo won't be winning anything, as I think they took a smart exit from hosting a event. More so because they can't compete. They picked to go another route. But listen, it's smart for them not to. Right now they are focusing on Nintendo branded IP's, and that is how they will sell consoles, more so while 3rd party developers are iffy on the console (poor sales = high risk). With developers telling off the WiiU, I don't think they want to battle Microsoft and Sony, talking about 3rd party titles and such support. I feel that would make them look inferior at the moment. Know knows if the dev support for the WiiU will pick up. But I do think it's smart at this time not to go against the two big dogs who are to release. But then again, it's not so smart, it's E3, which is the grand daddy of press conferences to the media, outlets and fans. It's a big deal to me that they are pulling out. With the WiiU, they don't want people to talk about when comparing conferences that Sony has this and this 3rd party game, and so does Microsoft, but it isn't on the WiiU. I think that is suicide, so ultimately they picked a wise choice.

I better not be banned for calling the WiiU inferior, talking to mindset and perception of people, as the event it's all about comparing. Instead they host their own Nintendo broadcast (prerecorded) and focus on their 1st party titles on their floor. Then people talk about the 1st party games from Nintendo that they got to play. And no where do they compare X&Y to Nintendo. The bitter truth as of late for Nintendo is that, Nintendo consoles are to play Nintendo games on.

Back to Microsoft. Does anyone else feel like I do? Just don't like peoples strategy. Seems Sony is up on the PR train this starting generation. I think that this 720 press conference will have to be masterful, and ride through E3 and not release that high. Otherwise it can't undo the damage of a seemingly delayed release announcement. In fact, I am shocked they afforded themselves so much time after the Sony presser a while back (when they announced the PS4).

Anyways, I can't wait for this event too. But even more so to E3. Exciting time for gaming. Everyone has their own strategy. Not sure which will work, and which one(s) will bust. I have my theories, but can't wait to find out for sure!

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The Duke was the better controller for my big boob fondlin hands.

Also, the two rows of three buttons layout lent itself well to them brawlin games.



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Pesmerga7551 said:
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Did you come in here just to shit on things



WHERE IS MY KORORINPA 3

Gnac said:
Pesmerga7551 said:
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Did you come in here just to shit on things


It is derailing a thread.  Report him and ignore him.




       

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Original Xbox was awesome.



What r some Xbox games u guys would reccomend to someone who hasnt played it much?



When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.

zorg1000 said:
What r some Xbox games u guys would reccomend to someone who hasnt played it much?

Blinx 1/2

Rallisport 1/ 2

Halo 1/2

Conker

Black

PGR 1/2

Pariah

Morrowind GOTYE

Jade Empire

Fable The Lost Chapters

Phantom Dust

Burnout 1/2/3/Revenge

Shenmue 2

Panzer Dragoon Orta

Voodoo Vince

Outrun 2

Sudeki

Dead or Alive 3/Ultimate

Ninja Gaiden

Painkiller

Splinter Cell series

Dreamfall

Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter

KOTOR

Wreakless The Yakuza Missions/Double Steal 2

Timesplitters 2/Future Perfect

Cold Fear

 



Halo 1, Halo 2
Fable
Shen Mue I + II
Yager
Splinter Cell
Doom 3
Tom Clancys Ghost Recon (online was great)
Ninja Gaiden
TopSpin (online was freaking awesome)

And a lot of games that were just awesome with online play, but XBL is down on the original Xbox, so it doesn't make any sense.



Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

DirtyP2002 said:

Halo 1, Halo 2
Fable
Shen Mue I + II
Yager
Splinter Cell
Doom 3
Tom Clancys Ghost Recon (online was great)
Ninja Gaiden
TopSpin (online was freaking awesome)

And a lot of games that were just awesome with online play, but XBL is down on the original Xbox, so it doesn't make any sense.

You can still play them with friends on Xlink Kai, well 90% anyway.