Vanessa (Vanessaira)

OG XBOX Replacement Console Shells

UPDATE 12/30:  Pre-Orders for four colors are now open, however still vote in the survey if you’d like to see more: Rondo Products:  https://retrorgb.link/xboxclearshell Main Page:    https://retrogamerestore.com/store/xbshl/ The console shell maker Retro Game Restore (RgRDev) recently hinted on twitter that thier next project might be big.  With this big project being a transparent console shell replacement for […]

Alex Mitchell

MakeMHz Announces Xbox Mod, “Project Stellar”

I can think of at least a few consoles that have been completely subsumed by homebrew and modding communities—the Dreamcast, PSP, and Wii all come to mind—but it still feels like the original Xbox modding community is in a league of its own. While other consoles might have impressive soft-mods and even a few hardware […]

Vanessa (Vanessaira)

Insignia Original XBOX LIVE Alpha Test

Modern Vintage Gamer (MVG) just recently posted an update video on the replacement XBOX LIVE service called Insignia.  The original XBOX LIVE shut down in 2010 and fans of that online service have lamenting its shutdown as many of those games had fantastic multiplayer experiences that never carried over to the XBOX 360 Era or […]

SmokeMonster

XboxHD+ Xbox HDMI Expansion Adds Scaling and New Features

Dustin from MakeMHz posted a blog update announcing updates to the original XboxHD, as well as the launch of an upcoming expanded version called XboxHD+ with a list of features aiming to fully modernize the original Xbox’s video output. Incredibly, the new features being added to the + model will also be applicable to the […]

Alex Mitchell

Citrus3000psi Teases Mod for Original Xbox [Updated]

[Update: Dan has posted some more thoughts about the XboxDigital design in a follow up tweet, which has been included at the bottom of this article.] Dan Kunz, a.k.a. Citrus3000psi, has had a big week; a new batch of GC Loaders sold out, the final run of WiiDual boards are set to be shipped soon, and the […]

Vanessa (Vanessaira)

XBOX Live 1.0 Reverse Engineered (WiP)

The original incarnation of XBOX Live 1.0 is possibly getting a new lease of life with a project known as Insignia. Insignia is a Work in Progress (WiP) reverse engineered network structure that will allow owners of the O.G. XBOX to play online with their games and consoles without any modifications needed.  Modern Vintage Gamer […]

Vanessa (Vanessaira)

MVG Ports Heart of Darkness to the XBOX

Modern Vintage Gamer recently added a new video to his YouTube channel showcasing an incredibly special insight into coding and porting game source material.  In his video he breaks down his process of taking the open source code for the game Heart of Darkness and using that code to port its source to the original […]

Alex Mitchell

Next-gen Xbox will further enhance OG Xbox titles

In a story that blends next-gen and retro gaming, Microsoft has confirmed more details regarding the future of its backwards compatibility efforts with Xbox Series X. For a feature produced by the team at Digital Foundry, Microsoft demonstrated an OG Xbox title running at sixteen times its original rendering resolution with HDR output on its new […]

Vanessa (Vanessaira)

Unreleased XBOX Game by MVG

Modern Vintage Gamer just released a video showcasing his work on finishing an unreleased game for the original XBOX called FreeFall 3050AD.  This game was originally made for the Nuon DVD/Game console however the OG XBOX version was never finished.  MVG contacted the old head of Total Arkade Software, Tony Takoushi and asked if he […]