Not everyone has an Xbox One or Xbox Series console, which is why I mixed it up for this video. A lot of people still rockin' just the 360. I'll make that more clear in the next one. Thanks for the clarification!
That's only good for older releases up to most current PS4 releases. For XB there are so many games that simply won't play at all from disk unless they can download a new update. Once those servers or files are gone, your physical media is nothing but a coaster.
Physical media isn't so great when the disc doesn't have a playable version of the game. I got a Switch game from LRG that doesn't even work without a patch so it is worthless if that goes away.
And you know thanks to the guy they fired when they announce the Xbox one he was the one who keep the 360 with great exclusives once Phil took over no more exclusives on every e3 he said oh we have so many exclusives lol 😂 none I haven’t seen none the guy needs to get. Fired and bring the other men he knew the business yes they hate him but he knew what he was doing
To be clear about what this shutdown does and what it means. The Xbox 360 store is shutting down. Games that are backwards compatible on 8th gen Xbox One and 9th gen Xbox Series consoles will still be sold on those systems as part of the backwards compatibility program. Previously purchased games/dlc that you already own are NOT going away. You will still have access to your purchase history abd be able to redownload them. What this means in terms of the loss: Games that were only sold on the 360 marketplace will be gone, and no more purchases done on the system.
Be mindful though that the backwards compatible games are not always the full versions and can lack access to DLC or other features of the original 360 version. Make your research to be sure what you are missing if you go for the gen 8 or 9 ports!
The problem is, even if a game IS backwards-compatible you may not be able to purchase it on a 8th gen or a 9th gen console. I tried to buy Jet Set Radio on Xbox One S but I only succeeded with the help of my friend with an Xbox 360 who had logged into my account and did the purchase.
Yes, I used to describe it as best frustratingly fun game I've ever played. The friends list integration with competitive ghosts was also a huge motivating factor to keep playing back in the day.
Trials Evolution is such an awesome game too. The level editor on both games was really good as well. I spent many many hours on these games. Might get my 360 out to play these again.
If you have a Kinect, you really need to pick up Fruit Ninja before it disappears. It's approximately one billion times better than the iPad version, and I'm pretty sure it's digital only. It's a great party game. A blast to watch people play, and there's a 2 player mode.
I feel like that void would be better filled by the VR versions on quest and other VR marketplaces. It's a lot more fun over the kinect version. Not to mention more accurate, the 360 kinect REALLY had trouble keeping up with your movements...
@@vitalsignscritical Out of all the kinect exclusives, this game probably was in the top 5 for most accurate hand/body tracking. But especially in VR, body tracking won't beat a real controller...
I also highly recommend "From the Void" who does the Lord's work on researching all exclusive digital content for these online store closures. Not just the games, but also DLCs which are not included on the Gen8 or 9 consoles, even on backwards compatible games!
One of the best friends I’ve ever had who I’m still very close to I met online the gears of war. Along with the PS2 this was the best system ever especially for boxing games
Thanks for giving us a different type of XBOX 360 video from what is currently available on TH-cam these days. Most are about what Physical Games to get before the price increases. I haven’t seen a TH-camr talking about digital games to download before the Xbox 360 online shuts down. So thanks for helping out!
One major thing that was left out here is that all backwards compatible titles will still be purchasable on the modern Xboxes. Only games and DLC not put into the BC program will be lost.
A lot of people skipped the Xbox One and went to PS4/PS5 which is why I formatted the video the way I did. A lot of people still rocking the 360. I’ll make that more clear in the next video. 👍
@@MetalJesusRocks Its mainly just that some people will view these types of videos not knowing all the details and might use them to buy the games just because the think they are getting completely delisted. Always a great idea to give the viewers the entire picture. It would be a great idea to also do a video on great DLC that's going to be lost with this closure.
Fusion: Genesis, Alien Breed, Thunder Wolves and Mad Riders are all going away. The others on MJR's list are BC titles, so they'll still be purchasable after the 360 Marketplace closes. And once you buy it on the modern xbox store you can still download it for the 360 (as well as an XbOne or Xbox Series if you have one).
One thing i love about MJR, ive never owned or played an xbox console, always been Nintendo since the late 80s, but i can always enjoy an MJR video no matter what it's about. Been great watching him for all these years
*Jason, you need to make a collab with Arthur "from the Void" about these type of videos!* Really that man is madly accurate when it comes to researching the details about storefront closures. Not just the games but also the DLCs which are only compatible to the 360 version of the game and will not be available or even rum on the XBO or XBseries !!!
I would like to add "Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3". An excellent twin stick shooter in the series of Capcom's Commando and Mercs arcade games. Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Hard Corps Uprising,
I have the original Duke Nukem 3D on the Microsoft Store, I know that 20 Anniversary World Tour is also on the store for the more modern Xbox consoles, but the original game on the 360 has a different more nostagic appeal.
In a follow up, I think the Tron arcade game is definitely worth a mention. It’s only $5 USD, but for some reason it’s unlisted (not delisted, you can still buy it). It won’t show up if you’re browsing through the console storefront, so you have to search for it. It’s a classic, and it’s kinda bizarre that Discs of Tron is forward compatible with One/Series systems when the original arcade game it spun off from isn’t!
I wouldn't suggest folks wait on buying any of these games their interested in or other 360 XBLA games stuck on the 360 because other online shop closures have shown certain publishers have pulled their games down early.
As far as games that aren't backward compatible go, my top recommendations would be: Assault Heroes (twin-stick) Black Knight Sword (combat platformer) Bullet Soul: Infinite Burst (shmup) Charlie Murder (beat-'em-up) Renegade Ops (twin-stick) The Bridge (puzzle) Thankfully most of the really great games are already back-compat so you don't have to worry about them being taken down quite yet. But really, if you've waited this long to start purchasing 360 digital titles, so many of them have been taken down that you should just go the RGH route at this point.
Very, very surprised Hydro Thunder Hurricane was not on here. As far as I know, you can only get it on the 360 Marketplace and it is SUCH a good racing game!
It's backwards compatible so is available on the Xbox One and Series stores. It was also released for Windows, so can be bought via the Microsoft Store if you'd prefer PC.
Out of all the consoles I own: NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii, Switch, DS Lite, 3DS XL, Genesis, Segs CD, Saturn, Dreamcast, 32X, PS1, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, the Xbox 360 is my all time favorite console because it had so many games I enjoyed. 181 games is what I ended up with on it. Plus I really like the controller.
Iron Brigade is a cool tower defense game where you pilot a customizable mech. Neat story and it was made by Double Fine! Microbot is pretty neat too, you control a microscopic ship and go into someone's blood stream to kill an infection.
Indeed. :) Thankfully it will still be available for purchase after the store closure since they have it on the newer Xbox system stores with backwards compatibility.
1:58 You don't have to buy the Backwards compatible xbox 360 games to preserve them on the newer consoles. They will still be available on the Microsoft Store. So this shut down really only matters to people that want to continue playing non backwards compatible games on their xbox 360
What sucks about these titles is once your hardrive fails they are gone forever. I had one fail and I lost a ton of titles because the license ran out and were unable to be downloaded again.
However the ones you bought that are playable on the Xbox one and series x can be redownloaded from the store on those systems if you bought them and downloaded to your 360 first
Stoked you included Guardian Heroes. One of my all time favourites. However you didn't mention some of the best elements, such as being able to level up your abilities and magic, and the game having multiple paths and endings.
The best digital only game I ever bought on 360 marketplace was The Warriors Street Brawl. It was a super challenging beat 'em up that I thought was better than the Rockstar Warriors game
Great video! This reminded me to be on the ready before it closes. This is definitely gonna give the 360 more of a retro appeal. Almost 20 years! No more storefront, now you gotta get physical.
Day after I saw this video I found a physical copy of trials, limbo, splosion man that you featured for $20 at my local resell store. Can’t stop playing trials now 😵💫
There was a game that I've always felt was a precursor to Trials. I don't know the name but it was on PC. I played it around 2002/2003. It was 2d, you were a bike with no rider, and you had to collect apples along the tricky courses. Some times you might need to do a trick like have your front wheel hook up on a platform but the rest of the bike is hanging under it so you can get the apples. It was fun.
Cool Video, you should do a follow up that does highlight ones that got a physical release, but are creeping up in price. Because they will most certainly go up even more once the store is down, so getting them digitally may be the way to go for some of us.
Be mindful though that the digital games that you can buy that Are backwards compatible do come in different versions as well. And sometimes the backwards compatible version is lacking some or even any compatibility to DLCs! So do your research before otherwise you have a version that runs on Gen 8 or 9 but lacks half the game's content!
@@chachaprince111 Just being through my steam and Xbox library. The only 2 games listed here I don't have are Guardian Heroes and Fusion: Genesis. I would add Vigilante 8 Arcade, Alien Hominid and Bangi-O HD Missile Fury
@@Lostcontroller fell free to go check it yourself they are already delisting games from the store and you can see some games are listed in backwards compatible download version and 360 version so it is clearly visible. I suppose they want to play it the way it sounds like they don't take away anything. *But what they are doing is they keep "core" versions of the 360 games for download in the store to download on XBO and series. But those versions are emulated and will not necessarily run on the 360 itself or they are stripped down versions!* An example of that is Banjo Kazooie nuts & bolts. There are two versions in the store right now. One standalone for 360 which comes with a DLC for "LOGs challenges " that version does not run on Later gen consoles! And a version that was included in the rare replay collection. That one is the backwards compatible catalog game. It does run on 360 but it does not work with the DLC from the other version.
MJR you don't know how happy it made me when you mentioned Trails HD!!! The amount of hours me and friends sunk into playing just the demo of it!!!! Great memories!
I was already buying some this week. I have a lot on 360 though. I am only picking titles that don't run on Xbox One/Series as these will remain anyway. But seeing which I still want to add. Interested which ones you picked.
Don't know if anybody mentioned it yet, but the Alien Breed games have local coop. In EU-Territories each game is around 4,-€. Bought them all. Thanks for the hint, Mr. MetalJesus.
But in those cases, since there are licences with real world car dealers, they can't just sell these games or make them Backwards Compatible because of all the legal hassle
PGR2-4 are some of the reasons I keep my 360 hooked up. For Horizon 2 and 3, at least you can still buy the used copies for Xbox One and Series X - that’s how I got my copies and played them. For Horizon 2 I have both the 360 and Xbox One version and while there’s way less stuff in the 360 version, for some reason I usually like playing it more. I think it has to do with the driver AI. :)
@@alpha34098 Yep, most sports games are often double whammied. First by having to license things relevant to their sport (like car brands, sports league agreements, people's likeness, etc.) and second by very often adding licensed musics on top of it. To bring back old Forza Horizon games, Playground Games would have to renew licenses with car brands, third party parts makers (rims for exemple), various participating brands (like all the sponsors in the first game) and each of their radio songs. Old Forza Motorsport games would also have to renew contracts with all real racing tracks used in their games (and hope they agree to push previous versions of the tracks and previous names without asking for in game change). And then there's the hastle for finding current legal representatives for brands that may no longer exists or have changed owners (who might also not be interested in advertising old products anyway).
Hooray for more Tengo Project developer fans. :) Luckily Omega Five won’t be affected by the closure since you can still buy it on the Xbox One/Series storefront and play it thanks to backwards compatibility.
As many console generations I have lived through.. the Xbox 360 is absolutely my favorite console. They tried so many unique things, a nice mix of new and old. They did try and preserve some classics of that time. Oh, and surprised you never mentioned it, but shoutout to Summer of Arcade on the 360. Charlie Murder and The Dishwasher get a shoutout from me too.
Also important note is that some DLCs are 360 exclusive. So if you have that game mAke sure to get the DLC while you still can, because the backwards compatible games often come without it! The channel "from the void" here on YT has fantastic coverage of that as well!
Great topic, thanks. Renegade Ops is on PS3, 360 and PC. It's a top-down vehicular combat action game developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Sega. It's not backwards compatible so you should buy it while you can or get it on PC.
Glad you touched on the physical problem, but I just said yesterday you haven’t jumped on the 360 videos in this past month that have been raising prices on games that came out on multiple platforms
Or simply, just modify your system. - After all, from my experience with the PS3 online store and customer service, they couldn't care less about the store now.
@@Rabbitlord108 The Xbox 360 E, had to two motherboard revisions. The early release models used the Corona boards which are the same as the S and moddable. While later revisions used the Winchester board. There are way more Corona revision Xbox's out there then Winchester. and picking up a S is very easy and inexpensive.
@@MetalJesusRocksIn fact, there are a good amount of games that could be better buy them there digital, even if they have physical editions, like the Fist of the North Star ones, Enslaved, The Chronicles of Riddick, some of Star Wars... Mad Riders is not available there now to buy.
Really appreciate the vid- hadn't played any of these except Nights and now planning to buy most. The reviews for Naild and Mad Riders are quite varied but it looks like exactly my kind of game so taking your word for it
The following are the ones you WON'T be able to get on Xbox One: Fusion: Genesis, Alien Breed 3: Descent, Thunder Wolves, and Mad Riders. The rest will still be available via backwards compatibility (and usually with better resolution and FPS)
Agreed overall but just remember that despite the better resolution/FPS that there’s usually an extra frame of input lag. For me the extra resolution is usually worth it but for others that are more sensitive to input lag, it might be an issue.
I’m more worried about the games that aren’t playable on the Xbox one those are the games you can’t buy after July 29 the games your talking about aren’t leaving anywhere
@@MetalJesusRocks it is delisted, you can no longer buy it, I just checked the web version of the xbox marketplace, no purchase button. You can only check/see the 7 pictures and the online manual.
Ah ok. This video was a mix of stuff I already had and stuff I purchased in the past few months. I must have bought that a while ago. Sorry about that confusion.
Na. If anything happens to the 360 HDD, those paid-for digital-only games are gone for good. No way to back them up. The only way to hold onto any digital file is to have a stand-alone copy of it. That requires a modded console. At that point you might as well also download every digital release - it doesn't take too long. I've got a backup of "everything" (just in case).
@@Beaut_Beau Good luck with that. Over the past 10 years they've already failed a lot of people in re-downloading lost content. And they have a track record of making these things disappear for old systems, like OG XBOX. Same has already happened with Sony and Nintendo, so not surprising in the least.
@@espressomatic@beaut_beau I can’t speak for others that had issues but I can tell you that I’m on my third Xbox 360 (one of which stopped reading physical media in 2021 or 2022) and a Series X, with both American and Japanese accounts and Microsoft has made sure that I have access to every one of my purchases I have ever made. Earlier this year I had issues with the 360 store once and their techs sorted it out for me right away on chat. Having had to do IT since the 90s on both Apple and Microsoft systems, it’s difficult to properly express the magnitude of the gulf between them in regards to preserving backwards compatibility. I can’t tell you how many times I had audio tech. clients stop being able to use certain plug-ins in their DAW after a Quicktime update, even on the same OS versions. Meanwhile, on my Windows system I am still running 20+ year old audio plug-ins alongside my new ones without difficulty. And don’t get me started on when Apple discontinued support for Rosetta 1 and clients couldn’t use their old audio software on the new computer. Or when my iPhone updated to a new version of iOS and didn’t warn me that I’d lose access to my 32-bit purchases (like The Longest Journey) after the update. To be clear, I am not saying that no one has valid issues with Microsoft. I am just saying that out of Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo and Apple, that my personal experience with legacy support has been far better with Microsoft than the others. Nintendo doesn’t even pretend to offer that re-download option post-closure.
Wow, Thunder Wolves looks like a Jungle Strike / Urban Strike on steroids. That sort of game would have been incredible (albeit toned-down in scale) on PS1 / N64 / PS2. I never had a 360, but that's the kind of game I would have played had it been made for previous consoles, looks pretty fun. Thanks for including it in your video, I would have never known about it otherwise.
Pretty much all, except a few limited protos and demos on some platforms - they're known and documented. Physical releases are going the way of physical toggle power switches.
@@bjornironsides6474 In no jurisdiction on earth is downloading software (with or without permission) considered "stealing" or "theft" - you'd best look up copyright infringement, what it means, and how it works. YMMV.
@@docc19Also, some players are more sensitive to input latency. Personally I’m usually happy playing BC games on my Series X but I know a lot of competitive shmup players are frustrated by the extra frame of latency playing for example Ikaruga on One/Series vs. playing it on 360.
Beautiful memories! Thanks for another great video! As I watch through it, the fondness I feel for some of these games reinforces my stance on game preservation. I get why it matters to people, but personally, I think there's something kind of romantic about art, or anything else, when it's impermanent, and eventually lives only in my flawed human memory. We often remember things to be better than they actually were, right? And what I remember is not every detail of the game, but the emotions that they elicited
The Xbox 360 store is closing in July. What other games should you get while you can?
Phantom Crash.
Ninja Blade
Deadly Premonition
Tenchu Z
Qubed
Velvet Assassin
Darkest of Days
Raiden Fighters Aces
Otomedius Excellent
I didn’t know this news. Thanks MJ! Awesome video dude 🤘
Hydro thunder
Killer is dead, godfather the game, condemn
2:24 Gatling Gears- Backwards Compatible
3:55 Guardian Heroes Backwards Compatible
6:00 Fusion: Genesis NOT Backwards Compatible
8:43 Trials HD Backwards Compatible
11:06 Alien Breed 3: Descent NOT Backwards Compatible
13:16 Ms. Splosion Man Backwards Compatible
15:10 Thunder Wolves NOT Backwards Compatible
16:28 The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Backwards Compatible
17:51 Mad Riders NOT Backwards Compatible (Delisted according to comments)
19:35 NiGHTS into dreams Backwards Compatible
21:03 Scrap Metal Backwards Compatible
Thanks.
Little note: it’s “compatible”. :)
Not everyone has an Xbox One or Xbox Series console, which is why I mixed it up for this video. A lot of people still rockin' just the 360. I'll make that more clear in the next one. Thanks for the clarification!
I'm one of those 360 people so thanks
@@lock_ its kompatible in mortal kombat.
@@Cheeseshredder Ah ah, right. :)
This is exactly why Physical Media Matters and needs to stay. You go digital and these companies have you by the balls.
Makes them far more money so it won't stay
That's only good for older releases up to most current PS4 releases. For XB there are so many games that simply won't play at all from disk unless they can download a new update. Once those servers or files are gone, your physical media is nothing but a coaster.
Okay don't worry these videos will make xbox 360 games prices go even higher
@@ricksterk7014 So the 2K community will remain as sheep of a large flock. Really not much more to say, then why complain?
Physical media isn't so great when the disc doesn't have a playable version of the game. I got a Switch game from LRG that doesn't even work without a patch so it is worthless if that goes away.
The 360 really was a glorious console
💯
Will the backwards compatible games still be available on the series X store
That console introduced me to online gaming.
Yes it was!!
And you know thanks to the guy they fired when they announce the Xbox one he was the one who keep the 360 with great exclusives once Phil took over no more exclusives on every e3 he said oh we have so many exclusives lol 😂 none I haven’t seen none the guy needs to get. Fired and bring the other men he knew the business yes they hate him but he knew what he was doing
To be clear about what this shutdown does and what it means.
The Xbox 360 store is shutting down.
Games that are backwards compatible on 8th gen Xbox One and 9th gen Xbox Series consoles will still be sold on those systems as part of the backwards compatibility program.
Previously purchased games/dlc that you already own are NOT going away. You will still have access to your purchase history abd be able to redownload them.
What this means in terms of the loss: Games that were only sold on the 360 marketplace will be gone, and no more purchases done on the system.
I can re-download any of my titles on any 360 as long as i sign into that console?
It won't all be gone tho. Mod it and load the roms on it.....
Be mindful though that the backwards compatible games are not always the full versions and can lack access to DLC or other features of the original 360 version.
Make your research to be sure what you are missing if you go for the gen 8 or 9 ports!
This needs to be pinned 🤘
The problem is, even if a game IS backwards-compatible you may not be able to purchase it on a 8th gen or a 9th gen console. I tried to buy Jet Set Radio on Xbox One S but I only succeeded with the help of my friend with an Xbox 360 who had logged into my account and did the purchase.
The hours I sunk into Trials HD. That game was so addictive.
Still holds up too.
💯 remember it took me a while to get Marathon achievement I think it was called. Such a fun game
Yes, I used to describe it as best frustratingly fun game I've ever played. The friends list integration with competitive ghosts was also a huge motivating factor to keep playing back in the day.
Trials Evolution is such an awesome game too. The level editor on both games was really good as well. I spent many many hours on these games. Might get my 360 out to play these again.
So anything that does not say "xbox One"" is exclusive?
?@MetalJesusRocks
If you have a Kinect, you really need to pick up Fruit Ninja before it disappears. It's approximately one billion times better than the iPad version, and I'm pretty sure it's digital only. It's a great party game. A blast to watch people play, and there's a 2 player mode.
I feel like that void would be better filled by the VR versions on quest and other VR marketplaces. It's a lot more fun over the kinect version. Not to mention more accurate, the 360 kinect REALLY had trouble keeping up with your movements...
@Yackass never thought it had trouble from playing or using it. Seemed pretty solid as far as I remember.
@@vitalsignscritical Out of all the kinect exclusives, this game probably was in the top 5 for most accurate hand/body tracking. But especially in VR, body tracking won't beat a real controller...
Please make a part 2! I love the 360 and have so many arcade games but love recommendations. Thanks MJR
More of this please! Perhaps a series of what to pick up before it's gone. Excellent Video
I also highly recommend "From the Void" who does the Lord's work on researching all exclusive digital content for these online store closures.
Not just the games, but also DLCs which are not included on the Gen8 or 9 consoles, even on backwards compatible games!
Xbox 360 is simply one of the most iconic consoles ever made, it has many hidden gems too!
THIS 👆
Can’t agree more!
One of the best friends I’ve ever had who I’m still very close to I met online the gears of war. Along with the PS2 this was the best system ever especially for boxing games
Yup. Fight Night Round 3 was my introduction to the 360. The cuts and bruises mini game was a bloody sight to see.
Thanks for giving us a different type of XBOX 360 video from what is currently available on TH-cam these days. Most are about what Physical Games to get before the price increases. I haven’t seen a TH-camr talking about digital games to download before the Xbox 360 online shuts down. So thanks for helping out!
One major thing that was left out here is that all backwards compatible titles will still be purchasable on the modern Xboxes. Only games and DLC not put into the BC program will be lost.
A lot of people skipped the Xbox One and went to PS4/PS5 which is why I formatted the video the way I did. A lot of people still rocking the 360. I’ll make that more clear in the next video. 👍
@@MetalJesusRocks Its mainly just that some people will view these types of videos not knowing all the details and might use them to buy the games just because the think they are getting completely delisted. Always a great idea to give the viewers the entire picture. It would be a great idea to also do a video on great DLC that's going to be lost with this closure.
Get them DLCs before they're gone. Especially free ones.
Fusion: Genesis, Alien Breed, Thunder Wolves and Mad Riders are all going away. The others on MJR's list are BC titles, so they'll still be purchasable after the 360 Marketplace closes. And once you buy it on the modern xbox store you can still download it for the 360 (as well as an XbOne or Xbox Series if you have one).
One thing i love about MJR, ive never owned or played an xbox console, always been Nintendo since the late 80s, but i can always enjoy an MJR video no matter what it's about. Been great watching him for all these years
Agreed!
I have minimal interest in seeking out 3DO games but I love learning about them from MJR!!! Retro rules
Thanks for the heads up I had no idea, I love Gatling Gears and Trials HD.
Been binging MetalJesus 360 content. Needless to say this was a blessing on my feed.
Fifteen years later the 360 is still one of my favorite all time consoles
*Jason, you need to make a collab with Arthur "from the Void" about these type of videos!*
Really that man is madly accurate when it comes to researching the details about storefront closures.
Not just the games but also the DLCs which are only compatible to the 360 version of the game and will not be available or even rum on the XBO or XBseries !!!
Yeah, he was a ton of help with the Wii U and 3DS store closures. I spent way too much before those but at least I knew what was leaving. :)
I’m gonna check this guy out right now, will really help with my research thanks.
I would like to add "Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3". An excellent twin stick shooter in the series of Capcom's Commando and Mercs arcade games. Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Hard Corps Uprising,
Thank you for making these PSA videos for digital store closures! They are extremely helpful!
Already went on the PS3 Store and purchased Alien breed Trilogy.
Thank you Metal Jesus 😄
I have the original Duke Nukem 3D on the Microsoft Store, I know that 20 Anniversary World Tour is also on the store for the more modern Xbox consoles, but the original game on the 360 has a different more nostagic appeal.
You need to do a part 2 and 3 and 4 before it closes.. I had some of these games but added more to my wishlist
In a follow up, I think the Tron arcade game is definitely worth a mention. It’s only $5 USD, but for some reason it’s unlisted (not delisted, you can still buy it). It won’t show up if you’re browsing through the console storefront, so you have to search for it. It’s a classic, and it’s kinda bizarre that Discs of Tron is forward compatible with One/Series systems when the original arcade game it spun off from isn’t!
I wouldn't suggest folks wait on buying any of these games their interested in or other 360 XBLA games stuck on the 360 because other online shop closures have shown certain publishers have pulled their games down early.
Thanks for highlighting Fusion: Genesis! It was not on my radar, and sounds like something I'd enjoy.
Also put Gatling Gears, Ms. Splosion Man and Thunder Wolves on wishlists on other platforms.
As far as games that aren't backward compatible go, my top recommendations would be:
Assault Heroes (twin-stick)
Black Knight Sword (combat platformer)
Bullet Soul: Infinite Burst (shmup)
Charlie Murder (beat-'em-up)
Renegade Ops (twin-stick)
The Bridge (puzzle)
Thankfully most of the really great games are already back-compat so you don't have to worry about them being taken down quite yet. But really, if you've waited this long to start purchasing 360 digital titles, so many of them have been taken down that you should just go the RGH route at this point.
Bullet Soul: Infinite Burst is BC compatible. I bought it on my Series X as opposed to my 360.
Never heard of alien breed, just downloaded the trilogy on ps3 and am loving it , thanks for the recommendation!
we can't believe the Xbox 360 store closing soon 😭
the end of an era
wooo so happy you made this! was legit waiting for a video like this!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Very, very surprised Hydro Thunder Hurricane was not on here. As far as I know, you can only get it on the 360 Marketplace and it is SUCH a good racing game!
Next video for sho 👍
@@MetalJesusRocks you’re the man, man! Love the videos - always gets me back into collecting and playing new games!
It's backwards compatible so is available on the Xbox One and Series stores. It was also released for Windows, so can be bought via the Microsoft Store if you'd prefer PC.
Out of all the consoles I own: NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii, Switch, DS Lite, 3DS XL, Genesis, Segs CD, Saturn, Dreamcast, 32X, PS1, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, the Xbox 360 is my all time favorite console because it had so many games I enjoyed. 181 games is what I ended up with on it. Plus I really like the controller.
Controller is amazing and Ive always hated Xbox since almost all games ends up on Windows for PC with better specs.
I will definitely be picking up Hydro Thunder Hurricane.
Good choice!
You won’t be disappointed - it’s so much fun. :)
Omg fusion genesis looks just like Armada for the dreamcast!!! Cant believe I missed this one
I came here to say the same thing!! Even down to the visuals, way you move and ship shields
Was this the same people?
Guardian heroes is an awesome game, highly recommended! I still play it on my Saturn
I just checked and thankfully it is still available digitally on the new xbox consoles
If Burnout Crash is locked to the PS3 and 360 era, get it. I loved it. Well worth the cheap price.
I own that game as well. I'll probably show it in the next video I do about this...
Iron Brigade is a cool tower defense game where you pilot a customizable mech. Neat story and it was made by Double Fine!
Microbot is pretty neat too, you control a microscopic ship and go into someone's blood stream to kill an infection.
Iron Brigade was a free Games with Gold at least once so many people may already have it / have forgotten they have it.
Microbot is available on ps3 also
Cloning method in game Winterbottom was very interesting! Great selection of games!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Guardian Heros. Do yourself a service and buy/play this Treasure gem if you have not. TONS of charm and replayability plus amazing combat/magic.
Indeed. :) Thankfully it will still be available for purchase after the store closure since they have it on the newer Xbox system stores with backwards compatibility.
1:58 You don't have to buy the Backwards compatible xbox 360 games to preserve them on the newer consoles. They will still be available on the Microsoft Store. So this shut down really only matters to people that want to continue playing non backwards compatible games on their xbox 360
What sucks about these titles is once your hardrive fails they are gone forever. I had one fail and I lost a ton of titles because the license ran out and were unable to be downloaded again.
Guess we gotta play everything before that happens
However the ones you bought that are playable on the Xbox one and series x can be redownloaded from the store on those systems if you bought them and downloaded to your 360 first
This definitely deserves to be a series! I bought 2 500g hard drives and am just going mad archiving
fusion genesis is great, i actually bought a xbox 360 recently just to make sure i can download this game before the store closes
Stoked you included Guardian Heroes. One of my all time favourites. However you didn't mention some of the best elements, such as being able to level up your abilities and magic, and the game having multiple paths and endings.
The best digital only game I ever bought on 360 marketplace was The Warriors Street Brawl. It was a super challenging beat 'em up that I thought was better than the Rockstar Warriors game
Thanks so much for making this, solid recommendations It's so important to preserve what we can and enjoy these great games.
Glad you enjoyed!
The end of Rock Band's store too.
Yep! I saw all those songs I paid for and need to re-download to make sure I have backed up.
@@MetalJesusRocks I am devastated simply devastated
Great video! This reminded me to be on the ready before it closes. This is definitely gonna give the 360 more of a retro appeal. Almost 20 years! No more storefront, now you gotta get physical.
Split/Second is missing on this list. If you love Burnout, that X360 game is a must have and must play.
Its amazing and blur is not backwards compatible
This is about the store, not stuff that was physically released.
@@JustinCardiff ok thanks
You can still but Split/Second on the Xbox One/Series store after the 360 store closure thanks to BC.
Day after I saw this video I found a physical copy of trials, limbo, splosion man that you featured for $20 at my local resell store. Can’t stop playing trials now 😵💫
I just got that one recently too off eBay, paid more than $20 though nice find
Welp… looks like my credit card is gonna warm up a lil bit.
Cool down your credit card and warm up your soldering iron. These games are archived. Play them on an RGH.
@@halotroop2288 or emulation on pc
Thunder Wolves and Scrap Metal look awesome. I will definitely pick them up. Great video MJR!
Thanks for watching!
Just picked up Guardian Heroes and also going to purchases Gatling Gears. Thank you for the recommendations!
There was a game that I've always felt was a precursor to Trials. I don't know the name but it was on PC. I played it around 2002/2003. It was 2d, you were a bike with no rider, and you had to collect apples along the tricky courses. Some times you might need to do a trick like have your front wheel hook up on a platform but the rest of the bike is hanging under it so you can get the apples. It was fun.
Tons of old online flash games that were exactly like trials which is y i didnt bother with it much
Castlevania SOTN on arcade is probably a good idea to pick up.
It's also on the 8th and 9th gen. Sometimes the PlayStation Store has sales on the bundles or collections of Castlevania.
That one is available on a lot of consoles though
Countless hours on Trials HD. That game is such a blast.
Alien Breed 3 got a UK release as a trilogy, with the original two Amiga games.
Indeed I have a copy.
@@brendanroberts1310 pricey game too. It’s one I had on my hit list, though I’m not prepared to pay the going rate for it lol,”.
@@HyperTriggerEx really i got mine on the cheap.
Cool Video, you should do a follow up that does highlight ones that got a physical release, but are creeping up in price. Because they will most certainly go up even more once the store is down, so getting them digitally may be the way to go for some of us.
Backwards compatible games aren't being removed from the Xbox stores, just the ones that aren't
Here are the ones NOT backward compatible: Fusion: Genesis, Alien Breed 3: Descent, Thunder Wolves, and Mad Riders
Be mindful though that the digital games that you can buy that Are backwards compatible do come in different versions as well.
And sometimes the backwards compatible version is lacking some or even any compatibility to DLCs!
So do your research before otherwise you have a version that runs on Gen 8 or 9 but lacks half the game's content!
@@overlordalfredoAccording to Microsoft, all the BC games will still be purchasable and are able to download them to an Xbox 360 if you wish.
@@chachaprince111 Just being through my steam and Xbox library. The only 2 games listed here I don't have are Guardian Heroes and Fusion: Genesis. I would add Vigilante 8 Arcade, Alien Hominid and Bangi-O HD Missile Fury
@@Lostcontroller fell free to go check it yourself they are already delisting games from the store and you can see some games are listed in backwards compatible download version and 360 version so it is clearly visible.
I suppose they want to play it the way it sounds like they don't take away anything.
*But what they are doing is they keep "core" versions of the 360 games for download in the store to download on XBO and series. But those versions are emulated and will not necessarily run on the 360 itself or they are stripped down versions!*
An example of that is Banjo Kazooie nuts & bolts.
There are two versions in the store right now.
One standalone for 360 which comes with a DLC for "LOGs challenges " that version does not run on Later gen consoles!
And a version that was included in the rare replay collection. That one is the backwards compatible catalog game. It does run on 360 but it does not work with the DLC from the other version.
MJR you don't know how happy it made me when you mentioned Trails HD!!! The amount of hours me and friends sunk into playing just the demo of it!!!! Great memories!
That is awesome!
I was already buying some this week. I have a lot on 360 though. I am only picking titles that don't run on Xbox One/Series as these will remain anyway. But seeing which I still want to add. Interested which ones you picked.
Don't know if anybody mentioned it yet, but the Alien Breed games have local coop. In EU-Territories each game is around 4,-€. Bought them all.
Thanks for the hint, Mr. MetalJesus.
That’s good to know I’ll play them with a friend thanks
Forza 3, Forza Horizon 2, and PGR 4 should be in the store for the Series S/X. I miss those games; they are much better than the new ones.
But in those cases, since there are licences with real world car dealers, they can't just sell these games or make them Backwards Compatible because of all the legal hassle
PGR2-4 are some of the reasons I keep my 360 hooked up. For Horizon 2 and 3, at least you can still buy the used copies for Xbox One and Series X - that’s how I got my copies and played them. For Horizon 2 I have both the 360 and Xbox One version and while there’s way less stuff in the 360 version, for some reason I usually like playing it more. I think it has to do with the driver AI. :)
@@alpha34098 Yep, most sports games are often double whammied.
First by having to license things relevant to their sport (like car brands, sports league agreements, people's likeness, etc.) and second by very often adding licensed musics on top of it.
To bring back old Forza Horizon games, Playground Games would have to renew licenses with car brands, third party parts makers (rims for exemple), various participating brands (like all the sponsors in the first game) and each of their radio songs.
Old Forza Motorsport games would also have to renew contracts with all real racing tracks used in their games (and hope they agree to push previous versions of the tracks and previous names without asking for in game change).
And then there's the hastle for finding current legal representatives for brands that may no longer exists or have changed owners (who might also not be interested in advertising old products anyway).
Yes! Thanks for doing this MJR! 👍🏻 I agree they should drop all the prices as a thank you to everyone.
Yeah big corporate companies will never do anything like that
Have you played Omega Five? It's a really cool side-scrolling shooter that's a digital exclusive too. I recommend it!
Hooray for more Tengo Project developer fans. :) Luckily Omega Five won’t be affected by the closure since you can still buy it on the Xbox One/Series storefront and play it thanks to backwards compatibility.
As many console generations I have lived through.. the Xbox 360 is absolutely my favorite console. They tried so many unique things, a nice mix of new and old. They did try and preserve some classics of that time. Oh, and surprised you never mentioned it, but shoutout to Summer of Arcade on the 360. Charlie Murder and The Dishwasher get a shoutout from me too.
As of today I've heard rumblings that xbox is doing a huge sale on the xbox 360 for these games!! 😀😀
It's about only 60 games for us in the USA. Supposedly, it's less if you live in the UK
Fantastic resource, thank you! Time to start budgeting.
Also important note is that some DLCs are 360 exclusive. So if you have that game mAke sure to get the DLC while you still can, because the backwards compatible games often come without it!
The channel "from the void" here on YT has fantastic coverage of that as well!
Ps3 is bound to follow soon.
The bricks for the house of piracy stacks higher each day.
Going from a shack to a mansion 😀
Great topic, thanks. Renegade Ops is on PS3, 360 and PC. It's a top-down vehicular combat action game developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Sega. It's not backwards compatible so you should buy it while you can or get it on PC.
Please do a part 2!
Glad you touched on the physical problem, but I just said yesterday you haven’t jumped on the 360 videos in this past month that have been raising prices on games that came out on multiple platforms
Or simply, just modify your system. - After all, from my experience with the PS3 online store and customer service, they couldn't care less about the store now.
Sadly you CAN'T mod the last Xbox 360 version.
@@Rabbitlord108 The Xbox 360 E, had to two motherboard revisions. The early release models used the Corona boards which are the same as the S and moddable. While later revisions used the Winchester board. There are way more Corona revision Xbox's out there then Winchester. and picking up a S is very easy and inexpensive.
@@Rabbitlord108 Does it matter? There are hardly any E Winchester boards around anyway. Sell it for $20 and buy a Slim Corona for $20. Problem solved.
@@theretropal Okay. Didn't know that.
Yea true but it requires soldering which not everyone has the knowledge
Ms. Splosion Man is backwards compatible with Xbox One, so is one we don't have to worry about. Nights Into Dremas too.
That's great...but I don't trust Microsoft. Who knows how long...
@@MetalJesusRocksIn fact, there are a good amount of games that could be better buy them there digital, even if they have physical editions, like the Fist of the North Star ones, Enslaved, The Chronicles of Riddick, some of Star Wars... Mad Riders is not available there now to buy.
I HAD NO IDEAL GUN STAR HEROES WAS ON THE XBOX 360
I'm grateful to you for make this videos you are a very nice honest person you tell the truth all of the time 👏 🙌
I got Daytona USA to play on my 360 and Séries X ❤🎉
Really appreciate the vid- hadn't played any of these except Nights and now planning to buy most. The reviews for Naild and Mad Riders are quite varied but it looks like exactly my kind of game so taking your word for it
Alien Breed Trilogy is available on physical in the UK. I used to have it.
Metal Jesus !!!! Thank u for making this bro I was just googling which games I should buy before store closes ! Love me some MJR
The following are the ones you WON'T be able to get on Xbox One: Fusion: Genesis, Alien Breed 3: Descent, Thunder Wolves, and Mad Riders. The rest will still be available via backwards compatibility (and usually with better resolution and FPS)
I tried to mix it up so there was something for everybody. 👍
Agreed overall but just remember that despite the better resolution/FPS that there’s usually an extra frame of input lag. For me the extra resolution is usually worth it but for others that are more sensitive to input lag, it might be an issue.
Most of those will still most likely be available on ps3 store however
@@Gawlakman Yes! Also, Mad Riders is delisted everywhere
Thank you Jason for your fantastic array of 360 Arcade games! There's a few I never knew of that I definitely have to get now!
Pat yourself on the back if you got a lot of these games already on disc! Physical media retro game collectors rejoice!
The only game that is physical is Trials HD, correct?
@MetalJesusRocks the Alien one got a physical in the UK.
Great video. Will check out Scrap Metal and Thunder Wolves. Missed those. The first Splosion Man is also great.
I’m more worried about the games that aren’t playable on the Xbox one those are the games you can’t buy after July 29 the games your talking about aren’t leaving anywhere
Thanks for talking about games I can buy from the Xbox one that’s not leaving instead of talking about what’s leaving
This video is a mix so people can have choice. Some ARE leaving and some are staying on Xbox One. But for how long!? Who knows...
360 was peak videogame history, I play my Series X with a Hyperkin Xbox 360 controller for nostalgia. RIP 2005-2024
Mad riders is currently delisted from the marketplace
No. I bought it... but trying to remember if I just downloaded the demo first and then bought it once on the console...
@@MetalJesusRocks it is delisted, you can no longer buy it, I just checked the web version of the xbox marketplace, no purchase button. You can only check/see the 7 pictures and the online manual.
Ah ok. This video was a mix of stuff I already had and stuff I purchased in the past few months. I must have bought that a while ago. Sorry about that confusion.
@@MetalJesusRocks - its not there now unfortunately
Oh man I loved Fusion Genesis! Such a fun game, reminded me a lot of Armada on the Dreamcast.
Na. If anything happens to the 360 HDD, those paid-for digital-only games are gone for good. No way to back them up. The only way to hold onto any digital file is to have a stand-alone copy of it. That requires a modded console. At that point you might as well also download every digital release - it doesn't take too long. I've got a backup of "everything" (just in case).
Microsoft has clearly stated they can be redownloaded, they wont just vanish if your hard drive dies, they are attached to your microsoft account.
@@Beaut_Beau Good luck with that. Over the past 10 years they've already failed a lot of people in re-downloading lost content. And they have a track record of making these things disappear for old systems, like OG XBOX. Same has already happened with Sony and Nintendo, so not surprising in the least.
@@espressomatic@beaut_beau I can’t speak for others that had issues but I can tell you that I’m on my third Xbox 360 (one of which stopped reading physical media in 2021 or 2022) and a Series X, with both American and Japanese accounts and Microsoft has made sure that I have access to every one of my purchases I have ever made. Earlier this year I had issues with the 360 store once and their techs sorted it out for me right away on chat.
Having had to do IT since the 90s on both Apple and Microsoft systems, it’s difficult to properly express the magnitude of the gulf between them in regards to preserving backwards compatibility.
I can’t tell you how many times I had audio tech. clients stop being able to use certain plug-ins in their DAW after a Quicktime update, even on the same OS versions. Meanwhile, on my Windows system I am still running 20+ year old audio plug-ins alongside my new ones without difficulty. And don’t get me started on when Apple discontinued support for Rosetta 1 and clients couldn’t use their old audio software on the new computer. Or when my iPhone updated to a new version of iOS and didn’t warn me that I’d lose access to my 32-bit purchases (like The Longest Journey) after the update.
To be clear, I am not saying that no one has valid issues with Microsoft. I am just saying that out of Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo and Apple, that my personal experience with legacy support has been far better with Microsoft than the others. Nintendo doesn’t even pretend to offer that re-download option post-closure.
Wow, Thunder Wolves looks like a Jungle Strike / Urban Strike on steroids. That sort of game would have been incredible (albeit toned-down in scale) on PS1 / N64 / PS2. I never had a 360, but that's the kind of game I would have played had it been made for previous consoles, looks pretty fun. Thanks for including it in your video, I would have never known about it otherwise.
Just a reminder, buying is not preserving games. Most, if not all, games like this have already been preserved in the underground scene
Pretty much all, except a few limited protos and demos on some platforms - they're known and documented.
Physical releases are going the way of physical toggle power switches.
Ah yes, stealing the software is the answer.
@@espressomatic 😂
@@bjornironsides6474 In no jurisdiction on earth is downloading software (with or without permission) considered "stealing" or "theft" - you'd best look up copyright infringement, what it means, and how it works. YMMV.
@@espressomaticyou're clueless
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My hacked 360 is slightly worried... not.
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Mad riders is already gone 😢
I was really looking forward to that
Yeah I realized this also. What happened?
Thanks for your recommendations, you are a gaming expert!
Happy to help!
a lot of these games are BC and BC games will remain on the store
They won't be accessible by a 360, only with a newer system.
Here are the ones NOT backward compatible: Fusion: Genesis, Alien Breed 3: Descent, Thunder Wolves, and Mad Riders
@@espressomaticbut why would you play them on 360 when they run and look better on series x?
@@docc19 Because most releases aren't backward compatible. Because you can mod a 360 and you can't mod a PS4 or Series X.
@@docc19Also, some players are more sensitive to input latency. Personally I’m usually happy playing BC games on my Series X but I know a lot of competitive shmup players are frustrated by the extra frame of latency playing for example Ikaruga on One/Series vs. playing it on 360.
Beautiful memories! Thanks for another great video! As I watch through it, the fondness I feel for some of these games reinforces my stance on game preservation. I get why it matters to people, but personally, I think there's something kind of romantic about art, or anything else, when it's impermanent, and eventually lives only in my flawed human memory. We often remember things to be better than they actually were, right? And what I remember is not every detail of the game, but the emotions that they elicited
Sad times 😢