REMEMBERING THE XBOX

Readers share their favourite memories of Microsoft’s console

Linky

Working with Microsoft on Quantum Redshift. Being flown out to Redmond first-class to fix last-minute bugs.

KINGMONKEY

Seeing it for the first time and realising what a beast of a machine it was! Ripping music CDS to the HDD to create your own in-game OSTS. Fave memory is installing XBMC; streaming video from a PC, playing MAME (& many other quality emulators) & access to 720p & 1080i display modes!

IPLAYSEGA

Playing Panzer Dragoon ORTA for the very first time! It was (and still is) AWESOME!

Mrstriding

I was working for Microsoft (UK) at the time and we all received an Xbox at launch. Heading home from the office the day they arrived was a good day.

The Retro Blast Podcast

Experiencing Halo for the first time and four-player split-screen deathmatch with friends. Not much tops that.

M1ND

I’ll never forget playing Halo for the first time and just looking down and staring at the grass in the game and thinking how real the grass looked.

Deceptijon

The first moment you encounter the Flood in Halo.

Lunatic skies

I remember opening the box and being shocked by how high quality everything felt. Especially since I just picked up a Gamecube a few weeks earlier.

The LEGO Video Game Museum

Ripping all my Prodigy CDS to the hard drive and blasting Their Law from the radio whilst going on a rampage in GTA III!

Oppressor Hutchenson

Memories? My six-year-old is playing Dynasty Warriors 5 on mine right now.

Game Man

I will never forget hearing those weird alien sounds on the dashboard. I was home alone and I completely froze in fear when I heard it. Legit thought aliens were invading my Xbox and was terrified for the rest of the night.

CODYDXB

The XBMC and all the emulation awesomeness available on it.