Original Xbox memory: received it on my 14th birthday, one word, Halo. Was life changing. I never embraced the Xbox 360, but I will always have a fun place my heart for the original OG Xbox!
*Games Shown:* Steel Battalion Shenmue II Nightcaster Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball Sega GT 2002 / JetSet Radio Future Kung Fu Chaos Yager Gunvalkyrie AMF Bowling 2004 Burnout 2: Point of Impact Developer’s Cut Hunter: The Reckoning Redeemer Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon Star Wars: Obi-Wan Fuzion Frenzy Forza Motorsport Tecmo Classic Arcade Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge Blood Wake Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller Toxic Grind
What's the best set up for the original Xbox? I'm currently running it through a hdtv via a scart cable. I'm getting quite a bit screen flicker at the moment. Thanks for any advice.
Republic Commando for the Xbox is awesome, still waiting for that sequel... And there's also Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay which is an amazing licensed game, and the port of Half-Life 2 is very impressive.
adamsdownfall MJR was ignoring the fact that some of the games were available on PC, and if it's good enough for MJR, it's good enough for everyone else :P The Xbox was basically a PC itself, and most of the games that are also on the PC have the Xbox config files I know Half-Life 2 and Butcher Bay are both available on PS3 and 360, but they're only available as part of collections. They were exclusives for that generation of consoles (although I would really loved to have seen a PS2 port of Half-Life 2).
If I wanted to play Butcher Bay nowadays, I'd grab the 360 Riddick game which has an HD version of that game included. Should be the best way to play it on console for those interested.
I remember that Bruce Lee game. Bruce Lee's family was wary about licensing stuff out to people and the makers of that game somehow convinced them. Needless to say that thanks to this abysmal game, we may never see anything officially licensed from *The Dragon* again :/
The thing I loved about XBox is how it had its own personality, like the Gamecube did (although Gamecube didn't really have enough original games for that personality to show). A lot of the games from this era had a dark and rough feel to them that felt authentic and personal. Out of the three consoles of the time, I would say XBox really shows the most personality and I guess that partially has to do with its connection with Sega - effectively being like a continuation of the Dreamcast. I also loved the controllers in this generation and the XBox looks pretty cool (but I think both were cooler on the Gamecube). The PS2 was definitely the most functional though.
sigurdtheblue yeah bro the games for the og Xbox always caught my eye because they were these weird ass games that I've never heard of before but still wanted to play lol their library REALLY stood out in comparison to the others due to the originality
the 6th generation of consoles all stood out each on their own and i love all four (gamecube,OG xbox,ps2, and dreamcast). sadly afterwards the ps3,ps4,xbox 360, and xbox one are all almost the same thing and hardly any games stand out (with the exception of the nintendo systems because they still keep it creative and weird, i love them).
I disagree the 360 had ton of games and variety too, I didnt own the PS3 long enough to say the samething as a fact but I'm willing to wager it did too. I do like the 6th generation the best overall. But 7th gneration was great too. The current 8th generation has dropped the ball which is why retro gaming is back in full swing.
@@Abel-Alvarez Not really true. Wii stood put cause by god it's Nintendo and its the Wii ffs 🤣 Ps3 had tons of exclusives like Kill zone Resistance, last of us, little big planet, and continuation of older franchises like sly 4, god of war, rachet and clank while also having one of the largest lightgun selection of games of almost any home console. Xbox had tons of amazing obscure shmups and fighters and obviously the awesome exclusives they had too plus the kinect which i dare say to this day was one of the coolest pieces of tech ever made and far ahead of it's time. That gen was truly the last gen to produce some level of creativity and unique console experiences. This era and xbox one/ps4 era are by far the weakest.
2 things: first, the original Fable absolutely was an exclusive when it launched in 2004, you can read about it here or do your own research if you don’t find Wikipedia adequate enough [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fable_(2004_video_game)]. It wasn’t until a year later that they released an extended version of the game called Fable: the Lost Chapters on Xbox and Windows, making the extended version not an Xbox exclusive, but still a Microsoft exclusive. And second, I just watched part 1 of these videos and I don’t recall Fable being in it, but maybe I missed it. 🤷🏻♂️ Edit: I went back and double checked. Fable is not in part 1 of this series, Saint L.
i think it's safe to say MJ restrained from using a lot of known titles... that's why you don't see HALO for example in these videos, since a lot of people already know of them
Gunvalkyrie is a fantastic game with excellent controls that just take some getting use to! With excellent boss battles environment and music, it goes as one of the most under-appreciated masterpieces to come out of team Andromeda AKA smilebit.
I spent last Sunday afternoon drinking beer and trying out some original Xbox games - I played a few you mentioned here. I really liked Jager and Crimson Skies. Bloodwake was good too.
Playing the Sega GT 2002 / JetSet Radio Future disk package is one of my best memories as a kid. You showing that hit me with a wave of nostalgia and now thanks to you my next paycheck will be going towards buying another original xbox.
I'm starting my original xbox collection and watching your videos are really helping me. And you've really helped me get into retro gaming, games don't feel right today, like on the Xbox one. For some reason I just can't enjoy games on it, I hope to enjoy it sometime in my life but the older consoles are definitely for me as of right now.
Nice part 2! I love Kung Fu Chaos and Crazy Taxi 3. Fusion Frenzy was also fun during parties. One that you didn't mention that I really like is Toejam & Earl 3.
I picked up Crimson Skies recently (after passing it up a million times before) SOLELY on your recommendation, and you were RIGHT! Its a really fun arcade flying game that just cheesy enough to appeal to the B movie lover in me. Thanks man!
Back in the day I owned a PS2 and a PC. I always wanted an Xbox console but my parents never bought me one. After years when I had my own money I bought this console and started to collect games and play with it. I loved original Xbox and because of I played a lot of multiplatform on PC I collect games that I played on PC, on Xbox.
Happy you mentioned that Sega supported original Xbox by releasing a lot of great games on it, it was a huge move. also Crimson Skies is such an awesome game I really enjoyed it and it was a surprise. Absolutely recommended.
Been looking into Xbox games not available in the UK, and your 2 videos (mainly part 1) have been more helpful than the rest of the internet. Always found your hidden gem videos really helpful in the past, so seeing that you've uploaded these quite recently has just perfect timing for me. Cheers! :)
Great video as always MJR. Other console exclusives for the original X-box that I wanted to share and had fun playing: Dead Man's Hand, Pariah, Star Wars Republic Commando, Armed and Dangerous, Scrapland, Still Life, Tao Feng, Gun Griffon Allied Strike, Curse, Gun Metal, Arx Fatalis, Advent Rising, Deus Ex The Invisible War, Land of the Dead, Stubbs the Zombie, and Call of Cthulu.
Me and my siblings used to co-op fuzion frenzy non-stop. we loved it and even to this day get together and play it. we all had different mini games that we were good at and loved teaming up and playing. there were lots of laugh and lots of fight lol.
Oh man, my mate and I played the heck out of Hunter, and Fusion Frenzy was the best, we literally played it once a week for about 4 months, and Crimson Skies also! I even have the book, oh man this is a solid list
Glad you included Gunvalkyrie. That game was THE reason I purchased an XBOX back in 2002. There wasn't a whole lot out for it besides Halo at the time, but the Gunvalkyrie demo I played made me want an xbox so bad. The biggest problem with the game I didn't feel was even the controls but the lack of shadows under the character to help you see where you're going to land on the harder jumping parts into the game. I still play it now and then. If you like hard action/platforming games, it's definitely worthwhile. I remember reviewers either loved it or hated it, so if you can, play it beforehand unless you find it cheap. Crimson Skies, awesome game, lots of time spent playing 4 player splitscreen.
What no Kameo Elements of Power? I really enjoyed this underrated game. Love all the different characters you can play with their special powers. Maybe a third Original Xbox exclusives video is needed.
Just got my hands on an Xbox a few months ago and boy, I can't get enough of Forza. It's so much fun, even in 2016! And in widescreen the game still looks amazing.
They even hired Brian Beckman as a consultant for the physics back then, they seemed really serious about making a realistic simulation for the first Forza.
Some great memories with these games. I remember Blood Wake was the first big game to be released after launch. My buddy showed up to school one day with a broken hand after he punched a wall in frustration playing it haha
Why did i think dirty when he was talking about jetset radio future..."you're doing a bunch of tricks, you're grinding" i couldn't stop laughing on that one
Thank you for including Bruce Lee: QotD. It may not have been well received but it's one of my favorite games. If you buy all of the health and damage upgrades at the start and use lock on/lock off often, the game is quite fun. Once you're able to buy the grab and counter moves, the game gets even better.
Sega GT 2002 and JSRF were included in the box with new Xbox purchases in the UK. They were on the same disc, with a bunch of demos & vids. I still have my copy, as JSRF is one of my favourite Xbox games :)
YESSS Hunter the reckoning especially redeemer were a LOT OF FUN! hahaha brought back some epic memories! i remember one of the enemies would still crawl after you after being blown in half, for some reason that made us laugh so hard back in the day
As soon I finished watching this video, I went onto eBay and bought Blood Wake and Crimson Skies. They're both amazing fun Thanks for the recommendations +MetalJesusRocks
MetalJesusRocks you are by far the coolest guy on youtube. I love your channel and all your videos. You are a true gamer who values and embodies the spirit of video games. Thank you for what you do!
Am I right in thinking you now have a selection of intros? If so, it adds an extra element to an MJR video where I'm always taking a risk of spitting out my dinner/drink if the cross-trainer section makes the cut. Funniest thing ever and quite dangerous with the element of surprise!
Hunter The Reckoning is an amazing paper rpg worth a read as it has great structure and it really swallows you in its lore. The game I found a lil hard but you can co-op with a friend and its way easier. Bosses don't F around. Crimson Skies is my all time favorite xbox game, played it a bajillion times.
Just bought myself an Original Xbox a few hours ago. I was born in 2001, the same year Xbox was first released so having a retro console alongside my 360 and Playstation 2 is gonna be great lol. It actually came with Fable and Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (used to play that game on PC as a kid)
Gunvalkyrie is one of my all time favorite games! So glad to see it covered. Also, a good one that didn't get covered is Mad Dash Racing. It has crazy, fun character designs and a pretty unique feel. It can be kinda clunky, but I think the charm outweighs the clunk.
Hey I bought a bunch of these xbox only games from pt one and two of your video recently. I am playing Blood Wake now and i didn't think I would like it but I'm really in to it. So thanks !!!
The retro video game shop my sister works at had a Steel Battalion controller, and her boss tried SO hard to get me to buy it, but because of where I was living at the time I had no room for it. I kind of regret it because it look like it would make the game far more interesting, however it's just so cumbersome.
i bought shenmue 2 for the dreamcast off of a friend here in canada back in the day. its the European version and it came with a boot disk in order to be playable on N.a. dreamcast.
I think the fact that not a lot of people are collecting for the XBOX right now is probably the reason why this system will be one of the last systems I'll collect for. It does have a few anime style games I'm interested in, but thankfully the amount of games I want for that system are incredibly small. I'm in no rush to start collecting for it.
Hey Metal Jesus, great video as always! I don't know if you've tried Sudeki (has probably already been mentioned in the comments like a million times). But it's a great action-RPG, published by Microsoft I think, and I remember it as one of my favorite games for the original Xbox. Anyways, keep up the amazing work!
glad to see crimson skys high road to revenge in there. that game was awesome. another good bmx bike game was dave mirras free style bmx 2. played that one a bit. sound track on it was pretty good too.
I'd better point this out. JSRF is not a sports game. It's more of a stunt game, but has a very unique style to it. For those of you who don't know, This is a reconstruction of the original Dreamcast title, Jet Set Radio, or Jet Grind Radio in North America. That version is an arcade type game. The two games are extremely different.
The OX (original Xbox) is a fine system and got me into collecting unusual titles. Great video. I would add a few of my faves to your list, but i want to commend you for how well you always cover the OX. My list of "onlies" Morrowind Iron Phoenix Tao Feng Sudeki Ninja Gaiden original one Crash and Burn Pirates of the Carribean by Bethesda Jade Empire Toe Jam & Earl 3 Project Gotham Fable and more. I am glad gamers will not forget the original Xbox and collect for it.
Shenmue 2 lots of people got on the Dreamcast. There were cheap region free boot discs you could buy at the time (DC-X and CDX) and get the game imported easily from Lik-Sang I believe.
I have Shenmue 2 on original Xbox with that movie disc and all. It came to europeans too to Xbox, not only for USA. I have never played Dreamcast version but i think that Shenmue 2 runs better on Xbox because it has more power, and for that, the whole game is only on one disc. ;) Sega GT was pretty nice racing game, and hunter the rekoning was fun coop game. I just miss old times. :/ Nice video again. :)
I was about to say that I believe that Shenmue was also released for the Dreamcast. And the US didn't get Shenmue 2 for the XBOX just europe and japan. I got it for the xbox too awesome game! I wishing I had it for the Dreamcast so I could transfere my Data from Shenmue 1 but yeah ... maybe someday I ll find it.
Shenmue II FTW! I actually really enjoyed Star Wars Obi Wan back when it first came out. It has a lot of unlockables to keep your interest if you're a huge star wars fan.
I very much need to buy Crimson skies. Steel battalion looks cool, I remember seeing it in that setup in store, seemed like a great game to play, then I saw the price and kept on walking.
Nostalgia! I think I must've played most of these games in demo form that came with the Official Xbox Magazine. Most played games were Jet Set Radio Future and Kung Fu Chaos :)
I played Blood Wake quite a bit as a kid, I need to grab it again. I remember it being a ton of fun. I thought you might add Stubbs the Zombie, but I know you covered it already.
Thanks for uploading these vids just got myself a Crystal one full of emulators but i want to get into some original games but the games im into are baulders gate 1, enclave, bards tale, knights of the temple 2 n stuff like that but never really see any decent reviews, would love to see more original xbox videos, kind regards rob. Ps love your channel im an older gamer 40+ lol keep up the awesome job you do.
Your videos make my day. this Friday just got a lot better and now I'm gonna have to hit the stores to find some hidden gems this weekend because you always introduce me to something new metal Jesus rocks!
Original Xbox memory: received it on my 14th birthday, one word, Halo. Was life changing. I never embraced the Xbox 360, but I will always have a fun place my heart for the original OG Xbox!
too bad you didn't embraced the 360 there was a shit load of good games on it.
@@ryanjackson7387 Yea no kidding.
Ay
*Games Shown:*
Steel Battalion
Shenmue II
Nightcaster
Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball
Sega GT 2002 / JetSet Radio Future
Kung Fu Chaos
Yager
Gunvalkyrie
AMF Bowling 2004
Burnout 2: Point of Impact Developer’s Cut
Hunter: The Reckoning Redeemer
Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon
Star Wars: Obi-Wan
Fuzion Frenzy
Forza Motorsport
Tecmo Classic Arcade
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
Blood Wake
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
Toxic Grind
I wouldn't normally buy X box, But just to play those exclusives? Yeah, I would get one.
jet set radio future was just OMG so many memories absolutely fantastic game and soundtrac kand easily one of the best games ever released on the xbox
No Stubbs the Zombie?
I think he's going to do a part 3 enemycoke. I know he has the game, he really likes it, as do I.
What's the best set up for the original Xbox? I'm currently running it through a hdtv via a scart cable. I'm getting quite a bit screen flicker at the moment. Thanks for any advice.
Man I can't believe how many of these games I remember, and the feelings they bring up... Thanks for the video
I loved Fusion Frenzy back in the day.
I like that game too,it was fun.
@@hypercynic I got the demo on the original Halo disc, played it forever with my brother back in the day
I understand yet dont understand why people think it's not great. It was such good competitive fun
Republic Commando for the Xbox is awesome, still waiting for that sequel...
And there's also Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay which is an amazing licensed game, and the port of Half-Life 2 is very impressive.
Good points. They weren't exclusives but certainly better on Xbox imo. Jedi academy was great too
adamsdownfall MJR was ignoring the fact that some of the games were available on PC, and if it's good enough for MJR, it's good enough for everyone else :P
The Xbox was basically a PC itself, and most of the games that are also on the PC have the Xbox config files
I know Half-Life 2 and Butcher Bay are both available on PS3 and 360, but they're only available as part of collections. They were exclusives for that generation of consoles (although I would really loved to have seen a PS2 port of Half-Life 2).
If I wanted to play Butcher Bay nowadays, I'd grab the 360 Riddick game which has an HD version of that game included. Should be the best way to play it on console for those interested.
KOTOR. Still waiting on next gen sequel or remake of that one.
still waiting ?
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay and RalliSport Challenge are amazing exclusives for Original Xbox.
Riddick was eventually ported
@@truegregthompson to PC though not other consoles. Although it was remastered for 360 and PS3
I remember that Bruce Lee game. Bruce Lee's family was wary about licensing stuff out to people and the makers of that game somehow convinced them. Needless to say that thanks to this abysmal game, we may never see anything officially licensed from *The Dragon* again :/
But wasn't Bruce Lee in a UFC game? Then again, it's not entirely a Bruce Lee game. :/
***** There is a BRUCE LEE PS4. It's kinda not cheap.
There was a pretty good Bruce Lee game out about a year later called Return of the Legend for the GBA.
"Quest Of The Dragon" sucked,but not the worst game ever.
Crimson Skies High Road to Revenge is just AMAZING.
The thing I loved about XBox is how it had its own personality, like the Gamecube did (although Gamecube didn't really have enough original games for that personality to show). A lot of the games from this era had a dark and rough feel to them that felt authentic and personal. Out of the three consoles of the time, I would say XBox really shows the most personality and I guess that partially has to do with its connection with Sega - effectively being like a continuation of the Dreamcast. I also loved the controllers in this generation and the XBox looks pretty cool (but I think both were cooler on the Gamecube). The PS2 was definitely the most functional though.
sigurdtheblue yeah bro the games for the og Xbox always caught my eye because they were these weird ass games that I've never heard of before but still wanted to play lol
their library REALLY stood out in comparison to the others due to the originality
the 6th generation of consoles all stood out each on their own and i love all four (gamecube,OG xbox,ps2, and dreamcast). sadly afterwards the ps3,ps4,xbox 360, and xbox one are all almost the same thing and hardly any games stand out (with the exception of the nintendo systems because they still keep it creative and weird, i love them).
I disagree the 360 had ton of games and variety too, I didnt own the PS3 long enough to say the samething as a fact but I'm willing to wager it did too. I do like the 6th generation the best overall. But 7th gneration was great too. The current 8th generation has dropped the ball which is why retro gaming is back in full swing.
@@Abel-Alvarez Not really true. Wii stood put cause by god it's Nintendo and its the Wii ffs 🤣 Ps3 had tons of exclusives like Kill zone Resistance, last of us, little big planet, and continuation of older franchises like sly 4, god of war, rachet and clank while also having one of the largest lightgun selection of games of almost any home console. Xbox had tons of amazing obscure shmups and fighters and obviously the awesome exclusives they had too plus the kinect which i dare say to this day was one of the coolest pieces of tech ever made and far ahead of it's time. That gen was truly the last gen to produce some level of creativity and unique console experiences. This era and xbox one/ps4 era are by far the weakest.
Starting to collect for the original XBOX. So many great games that I can't wait to play.
no Fable?
on the part 1
also not exclusive..
2 things: first, the original Fable absolutely was an exclusive when it launched in 2004, you can read about it here or do your own research if you don’t find Wikipedia adequate enough [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fable_(2004_video_game)]. It wasn’t until a year later that they released an extended version of the game called Fable: the Lost Chapters on Xbox and Windows, making the extended version not an Xbox exclusive, but still a Microsoft exclusive. And second, I just watched part 1 of these videos and I don’t recall Fable being in it, but maybe I missed it. 🤷🏻♂️
Edit: I went back and double checked. Fable is not in part 1 of this series, Saint L.
i think it's safe to say MJ restrained from using a lot of known titles... that's why you don't see HALO for example in these videos, since a lot of people already know of them
Gunvalkyrie is a fantastic game with excellent controls that just take some getting use to! With excellent boss battles environment and music, it goes as one of the most under-appreciated masterpieces to come out of team Andromeda AKA smilebit.
I spent last Sunday afternoon drinking beer and trying out some original Xbox games - I played a few you mentioned here. I really liked Jager and Crimson Skies. Bloodwake was good too.
Playing the Sega GT 2002 / JetSet Radio Future disk package is one of my best memories as a kid. You showing that hit me with a wave of nostalgia and now thanks to you my next paycheck will be going towards buying another original xbox.
I was really surprised that you didn't mention Sudeki at all. Great RPG for the system. Also an exclusive for it.
I'm starting my original xbox collection and watching your videos are really helping me. And you've really helped me get into retro gaming, games don't feel right today, like on the Xbox one. For some reason I just can't enjoy games on it, I hope to enjoy it sometime in my life but the older consoles are definitely for me as of right now.
Nice part 2! I love Kung Fu Chaos and Crazy Taxi 3. Fusion Frenzy was also fun during parties. One that you didn't mention that I really like is Toejam & Earl 3.
I picked up Crimson Skies recently (after passing it up a million times before) SOLELY on your recommendation, and you were RIGHT! Its a really fun arcade flying game that just cheesy enough to appeal to the B movie lover in me. Thanks man!
Is it (sort of) like Crimson Dragon? Yes...?
Back in the day I owned a PS2 and a PC. I always wanted an Xbox console but my parents never bought me one. After years when I had my own money I bought this console and started to collect games and play with it. I loved original Xbox and because of I played a lot of multiplatform on PC I collect games that I played on PC, on Xbox.
Happy you mentioned that Sega supported original Xbox by releasing a lot of great games on it, it was a huge move.
also Crimson Skies is such an awesome game I really enjoyed it and it was a surprise. Absolutely recommended.
I remember playing crimson skie, that was over 10 years ago wow
What about Midtown Madness 3? That one was the best!
I love Midtown Madness 3 on the original Xbox
Been looking into Xbox games not available in the UK, and your 2 videos (mainly part 1) have been more helpful than the rest of the internet. Always found your hidden gem videos really helpful in the past, so seeing that you've uploaded these quite recently has just perfect timing for me. Cheers! :)
Great video as always MJR. Other console exclusives for the original X-box that I wanted to share and had fun playing: Dead Man's Hand, Pariah, Star Wars Republic Commando, Armed and Dangerous, Scrapland, Still Life, Tao Feng, Gun Griffon Allied Strike, Curse, Gun Metal, Arx Fatalis, Advent Rising, Deus Ex The Invisible War, Land of the Dead, Stubbs the Zombie, and Call of Cthulu.
Me and my siblings used to co-op fuzion frenzy non-stop. we loved it and even to this day get together and play it. we all had different mini games that we were good at and loved teaming up and playing. there were lots of laugh and lots of fight lol.
My favorite game was on here Jet Set Radio Future
well for the Xbox
Robotz09 loved to made my own graffiti and painted on a wall...
Roller Coaster Tycoon is a pretty awesome console exclusive! Get used to the controls and it's about as wonderful as playing it on PC.
Oh man, my mate and I played the heck out of Hunter, and Fusion Frenzy was the best, we literally played it once a week for about 4 months, and Crimson Skies also! I even have the book, oh man this is a solid list
Yeah, I remember Hunter The Reckoning: Redeemer and the PS2 game that came out alongside it, called "Wayward". Very cool series.
Glad you included Gunvalkyrie. That game was THE reason I purchased an XBOX back in 2002. There wasn't a whole lot out for it besides Halo at the time, but the Gunvalkyrie demo I played made me want an xbox so bad. The biggest problem with the game I didn't feel was even the controls but the lack of shadows under the character to help you see where you're going to land on the harder jumping parts into the game. I still play it now and then. If you like hard action/platforming games, it's definitely worthwhile. I remember reviewers either loved it or hated it, so if you can, play it beforehand unless you find it cheap. Crimson Skies, awesome game, lots of time spent playing 4 player splitscreen.
What no Kameo Elements of Power? I really enjoyed this underrated game. Love all the different characters you can play with their special powers. Maybe a third Original Xbox exclusives video is needed.
no Project Gotham?
pgr 1 & 2 are thy best arcade racers for thy xbox
I missed them too, these are amazing, still apity Xbox One didn't get a PGR 5...
No RalliSport Challenge 1 & 2!!!
Just got my hands on an Xbox a few months ago and boy, I can't get enough of Forza. It's so much fun, even in 2016! And in widescreen the game still looks amazing.
They even hired Brian Beckman as a consultant for the physics back then, they seemed really serious about making a realistic simulation for the first Forza.
Some great memories with these games. I remember Blood Wake was the first big game to be released after launch. My buddy showed up to school one day with a broken hand after he punched a wall in frustration playing it haha
I grew up on jet set radio future, i absolutely love that game
Why did i think dirty when he was talking about jetset radio future..."you're doing a bunch of tricks, you're grinding" i couldn't stop laughing on that one
Thank you for including Bruce Lee: QotD. It may not have been well received but it's one of my favorite games. If you buy all of the health and damage upgrades at the start and use lock on/lock off often, the game is quite fun. Once you're able to buy the grab and counter moves, the game gets even better.
Greg Hastings paintball was my all time favorite Xbox game :D glad to see you have that game in here MJR!!
Sega GT 2002 and JSRF were included in the box with new Xbox purchases in the UK. They were on the same disc, with a bunch of demos & vids. I still have my copy, as JSRF is one of my favourite Xbox games :)
YESSS Hunter the reckoning especially redeemer were a LOT OF FUN! hahaha brought back some epic memories! i remember one of the enemies would still crawl after you after being blown in half, for some reason that made us laugh so hard back in the day
Great video as per usual. My favourite channel.
I absolutely love Shenmue 2. If only 3 would get made, my life would be complete.
Your life is complete now 😉
I absolutely loved Crimson Skies on Xbox. One of the crown jewels for the system. Wish they would remaster it or bring back the series for Xbox One.
It's playable on the xb1. I just pulled it out not too long ago. Great game.
As soon I finished watching this video, I went onto eBay and bought Blood Wake and Crimson Skies. They're both amazing fun Thanks for the recommendations +MetalJesusRocks
MetalJesusRocks you are by far the coolest guy on youtube. I love your channel and all your videos. You are a true gamer who values and embodies the spirit of video games. Thank you for what you do!
Am I right in thinking you now have a selection of intros? If so, it adds an extra element to an MJR video where I'm always taking a risk of spitting out my dinner/drink if the cross-trainer section makes the cut. Funniest thing ever and quite dangerous with the element of surprise!
the orginal xbox was a golden age for console games. Those exclusives were all so different and fun.
It's crazy how they release Jet set radio Future with Sega Racing. That is one of the best duo combo disc in my oppinion.
jet set radio future is one of my favorite games of all time! So many memories playing it multiplayer with a buddy too. Great list man!
Hunter The Reckoning is an amazing paper rpg worth a read as it has great structure and it really swallows you in its lore. The game I found a lil hard but you can co-op with a friend and its way easier. Bosses don't F around.
Crimson Skies is my all time favorite xbox game, played it a bajillion times.
Dude your videos and opinions are mind blowingly amazing keep it up :D
Oddworld Stranger's Wrath was FANTASTIC!
Kung fo chaos loved it. The map designs and levels were awesome. The coop and vs play were hilarious
ps2 graphics ain't nothing like the original xbox
curtis heard Xbox was much more powerful than ps2 but great developers like Naughty dog did really nice games for it.
Rebecca on drums!! Yeah!!!
she called us bitches lol
Just bought myself an Original Xbox a few hours ago. I was born in 2001, the same year Xbox was first released so having a retro console alongside my 360 and Playstation 2 is gonna be great lol. It actually came with Fable and Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (used to play that game on PC as a kid)
Shenmue II is an amazing game I'm glad you mentioned it :D
Holy crap I didn't know Crimson Skies was a sequel!!
JSFR is such an amazing game, one of my all time faves
Gunvalkyrie is one of my all time favorite games! So glad to see it covered. Also, a good one that didn't get covered is Mad Dash Racing. It has crazy, fun character designs and a pretty unique feel. It can be kinda clunky, but I think the charm outweighs the clunk.
Hey I bought a bunch of these xbox only games from pt one and two of your video recently. I am playing Blood Wake now and i didn't think I would like it but I'm really in to it. So thanks !!!
MJ, take a look at Sudeki man. Fantastic game
Great video just started collecting again for my original Xbox & totally appreciate your vids
Fantastic batch of original Xbox games!
Another great list! I have Forza Motorsport and Crimson Skies still factory sealed.
I loved Sudeki too!
So many good memories on the original Xbox.
The retro video game shop my sister works at had a Steel Battalion controller, and her boss tried SO hard to get me to buy it, but because of where I was living at the time I had no room for it. I kind of regret it because it look like it would make the game far more interesting, however it's just so cumbersome.
i bought shenmue 2 for the dreamcast off of a friend here in canada back in the day. its the European version and it came with a boot disk in order to be playable on N.a. dreamcast.
7:00 ok graphics and gayplay!
Alec McGrory yep hear it lol
wasn't sudeki a original XBOX title? i loved that game its a great RPG
I really like the new intro, man!
I think the fact that not a lot of people are collecting for the XBOX right now is probably the reason why this system will be one of the last systems I'll collect for. It does have a few anime style games I'm interested in, but thankfully the amount of games I want for that system are incredibly small. I'm in no rush to start collecting for it.
Hey Metal Jesus, great video as always! I don't know if you've tried Sudeki (has probably already been mentioned in the comments like a million times). But it's a great action-RPG, published by Microsoft I think, and I remember it as one of my favorite games for the original Xbox. Anyways, keep up the amazing work!
added all these to my wishlist bro thanks
glad to see crimson skys high road to revenge in there. that game was awesome. another good bmx bike game was dave mirras free style bmx 2. played that one a bit. sound track on it was pretty good too.
I'd better point this out. JSRF is not a sports game. It's more of a stunt game, but has a very unique style to it. For those of you who don't know, This is a reconstruction of the original Dreamcast title, Jet Set Radio, or Jet Grind Radio in North America. That version is an arcade type game. The two games are extremely different.
I think orginal xbox was an amazing console. No question I played it more then the PS2 and GC during that time period.
Raze's Hell is my favorite original xbox exclusive. everyone needs to check it out.
The OX (original Xbox) is a fine system and got me into collecting unusual titles. Great video. I would add a few of my faves to your list, but i want to commend you for how well you always cover the OX. My list of "onlies"
Morrowind
Iron Phoenix
Tao Feng
Sudeki
Ninja Gaiden original one
Crash and Burn
Pirates of the Carribean by Bethesda
Jade Empire
Toe Jam & Earl 3
Project Gotham
Fable
and more. I am glad gamers will not forget the original Xbox and collect for it.
Shenmue 2 lots of people got on the Dreamcast. There were cheap region free boot discs you could buy at the time (DC-X and CDX) and get the game imported easily from Lik-Sang I believe.
I have Shenmue 2 on original Xbox with that movie disc and all. It came to europeans too to Xbox, not only for USA. I have never played Dreamcast version but i think that Shenmue 2 runs better on Xbox because it has more power, and for that, the whole game is only on one disc. ;)
Sega GT was pretty nice racing game, and hunter the rekoning was fun coop game. I just miss old times. :/ Nice video again. :)
I was about to say that I believe that Shenmue was also released for the Dreamcast. And the US didn't get Shenmue 2 for the XBOX just europe and japan. I got it for the xbox too awesome game! I wishing I had it for the Dreamcast so I could transfere my Data from Shenmue 1 but yeah ... maybe someday I ll find it.
Rämpyttäjä dreamcast version actually looks better through vga and you can use your shenmue 1 savefile which is a definitive must.
Shenmue II FTW! I actually really enjoyed Star Wars Obi Wan back when it first came out. It has a lot of unlockables to keep your interest if you're a huge star wars fan.
How dare you! Star Wars Obi Wan is a jewel of my childhood lol
you ROCK Metal Jesus! :D great video as always!!
love coming home from work to some MetalJesus keep it up and rock on sir!
I very much need to buy Crimson skies.
Steel battalion looks cool, I remember seeing it in that setup in store, seemed like a great game to play, then I saw the price and kept on walking.
Nostalgia! I think I must've played most of these games in demo form that came with the Official Xbox Magazine. Most played games were Jet Set Radio Future and Kung Fu Chaos :)
Crimson Skies is a great game. Didn't know it was an exclusive. Must dig the one out again....
I played Blood Wake quite a bit as a kid, I need to grab it again. I remember it being a ton of fun. I thought you might add Stubbs the Zombie, but I know you covered it already.
You could also customize car paint jobs and decals in the First Forza and trade them with other users over XBL , Spiderman Porsche etc
I really enjoy this kind of videos!Nice! 👌🏼
Dave Mirra BMX was a fun game back in the day, never played the XXX edition though.
Sega GT, Fusion Frenzy, and Jetset radio hell yeah
Yay! Got to hear the Mrs. on this video! Oh yeah, and the X-Box exclusives were great too ;-)
Thanks for uploading these vids just got myself a Crystal one full of emulators but i want to get into some original games but the games im into are baulders gate 1, enclave, bards tale, knights of the temple 2 n stuff like that but never really see any decent reviews, would love to see more original xbox videos, kind regards rob.
Ps love your channel im an older gamer 40+ lol keep up the awesome job you do.
thanks bro helped a lot had to school somebody on Xbox trying to say there games was wack and this video sure did help
dreamcast and og xbox are prolly my fav systems.
i still play nightcaster. and mid town madness 3. i love mtm3 sooo much.
I really like how you put game play in your review and hidden gem videos. I appreciate it a lot! helps me to decide if i want to pick it up or not.
Your videos make my day. this Friday just got a lot better and now I'm gonna have to hit the stores to find some hidden gems this weekend because you always introduce me to something new metal Jesus rocks!