/v/ - Video Games

Never mind, it seems that it suddenly Just Werks(tm).

Xbox thread anyway.

Never mind again, it seems it was a fluke. Any ideas short of "break the console" or "kill yourself" are welcome.

>>13722917

Man, the huegbox has some great games. Still worth owning the system.

Alright, I got it working but I have one more question. Do I use "Hacked Dash / Softmod Menu" or "Hacked Dash / MS Dash"? I'm assuming the latter, but I wanna be sure.

OP you're a lazy fuck

Here's something you'll never see again, and not just because TechTV is long dead. Can you imagine a major television channel putting on a show with a segment that advocates after a weaksauce disclaimer modding your console hardware - including telling you exactly what you need, the names of the components/software, and a general idea of where to find them.

The Jews and their army of lawyers would have a feeding frenzy.

>>13723339

Part 2 from the next day's show

Update, I got it working but I think I fucked it up. While using Chimp, I thought A was to toggle options, like which partitions I want to clone. I only cloned C and E, the default ones. Did I fuck myself over on space?

Update again. Turns out it thought the DVD drive was still plugged in every time I got that far, so to make a long story short:

>If I wait until after Chimp boots to switch from DVD to IDE, it still thinks the DVD reader is plugged in

>If I do it while Chimp is booting, it freezes after a moment(maybe I'm not doing it fast enough, fuck if I know at this point)

>If I do it before Chimp boots, it skips the two "loading whatever.idk" lines and freezes on "Loading…"

>If I do it before I load LPartX, it just doesn't work

I'm at the end of my rope here, can I finally be spoonfed or do I have to just trial and error it?

Is this really cost effective? I completed my Xbox collection yesterday with my last 4 games. Meaning, games I like that perform best on Xbox, and the final batch was Brute Force ($3), Rallysport Challenge 2 ($2), Panzer Dragoon Orta ($10), and Black ($7). I'm not a fucking price encyclopedia or anything but how much money are you actually saving by doing this? And don't you like those cool green cases? I do.

>>13723062

how are you transferring the files?

>>13723937

xbox games are cheap for the most part (a few exceptions here and there) but you get better load times, more convenience, and more reliability out of a modded xbox.

>>13723918

>XboxHDM

Oh man, wish I saw this before I screwed everything back in. Might be worth trying tomorrow.

>>13723942

Wired ethernet cable.

>>13723952

Yeah dude you weren't fucking kidding I just checked the prices for Outrun 2006 holy fuck.

I've always ran the PC version since its always worked out of the box and auto configured to my 360/One controller no matter what machine. And I have terrible luck with with PC games so that's really notable.

Why is Madden 09 valued so highly? Why is a shitty Jurassic Park game over $100? These games are shit.

>>13723972

==Make sure to backup your eeprom then burn it to the disc, it makes everything a lot easier==.

that list is bullshit, dark alliance is one of the best co-op games ever

Why play the halobox when you can play the gamecube instead?

The best exclusives and the best multiplats of the generation in a single cute little box.

>>13724737

>Also… my copy of Outrun for the Master System is only worth $15. Fuck.

Kill yourself kike.

>>13723344

>>13723339

>Screensavers

>Xbox modding

Saw this when it aired, thanks for the memories anon.

Here's them modding it again, this time on Unscrewed. It was always great how they kept saying they didn't endorse the modding since it would piss of Microsoft.

>>13727698

>gamecube

>best multiplats

o im havin a laugh

>>13727698

Have another.

>>13728821

>showing off model girls

you'd never get away with that these days

>>13729045

Unscrewed was the best.

>>13727698

Better performance, better controllers. To me anyway. I know some swear by the cube controller but I'm not a huge fan.

I actually got a cube first, because as we know, that's the only place you will be able to play the hottest shit, Resident Evil 4, when it comes out.

>>13723952

>more reliability

Lol no. It's still using the same cheap potato parts that microsoft included. Your system will be dead within a month or 2 of proper use.

>>13730844

>better controllers

brrrt

>>13723918

>>13723972

>>13724458

Jesus christ this is so much fucking effort compared to Chimp. Fuck it. I'm ordering composite cables and a different model IDE. Like I said, I can just use the old one as a PS2 drive.

>>13730844

You prefer the Duke, or the revamped controller? I was trying the former out today to play some Mercenaries and I don't know if it's because of the right stick's cap being half-broken off, but it was kinda awkward to play with.

>>13731586

>Your system will be dead within a month or 2 of proper use.

[citation needed]

>>13731595

Original Xbox, not an Xbone.

>>13733317

Doesn't have component inputs rather, just Displayport and HDMI.

>>13733317

>I have adapters like these for PS2 and Wii

If it's component to HDMI no reason why it wouldn't work across all console otherwise

http://www.lenkeng.net/Index/detail/id/49

For really cheap

or

https://www.videogameperfection.com/products/open-source-converter/

for good but not completely unreasonable.

>>13733446

Nah it plugs directly into the back of the console and turns it into an HDMI port. Since all consoles have different… whatever display outputs I need one for each console but nobody has picked up the slack in the original Xbox market.

For the Open Source Scan Converter, I see the component display input, but where is the audio input? I see one of those fabled "RGB" inputs that everyone raves about, do I need to mod my system?

>>13733553

>Nah it plugs directly into the back of the console and turns it into an HDMI port

Oh right, those things, probably the same chinese chip inside (or a similar one in quality anyway) as the first box I linked

>but where is the audio input?

It's a 3.5mm stereo jack, so you'll need a small adapter for that use, nothing too bad unless you use RGB output then you need AV cable with split audio which might be somewhat hard to find for a reasonable price.

>>13731595

i want retarded little kids to fucking leave

>>13733594

I have one of those uhh… red and white audio cables to one 3.5mm adapters from when I used a console headset back in the day. As you can tell I'm new at this. Is that what I need?

>>13733667

Alright. Sounds good.

Thanks for all your help man!

>>13731589

>Jesus christ this is so much fucking effort compared to Chimp. Fuck it. I'm ordering composite cables and a different model IDE. Like I said, I can just use the old one as a PS2 drive.

keep in mind, some drives aren't compatible. You can find a list here (look up model numbers to determine compatibility & any possible issues) http://xboxdrives.x-pec.com/?p=list

>>13733742

Already checked it, but thanks.

>>13733860

Have you considered this, then?

This is the exact flash drive you can use for xbox modding:

https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-2GB-USB-Flash-Drive/dp/B003O2S080

cheap and compatible.

high capacity IDE drives are expensive still, despite few wanting them the ones that are out there are costly because they were expensive at their time of production. This is a compatible SATA adapter which drastically opens up your size options and lightens the burden on your wallet:

https://www.amazon.com/HDE-Computer-Drive-Interface-Adapter/dp/B008X8NK0I

500GB IDE = $50-75

500GB SATA = $25

I've been meaning to update/overhaul the xbox guide, I've learned a lot but I've been spread across a dozen new fields for me that's been occupying me.

>>13733895

I've already got the softmod installed, had a flash drive lying around that worked. Thanks though.

But an adapter, huh? That's definitely something to consider. Thanks. If you're the anon who made the original guide, thank you so much. I look forward to the updated version.

>>13733917

problem is I have two jobs, a girl, many different things I'm studying on my free time, and as much as I love the xbox, its not my favorite console.

>>13733950

Don't let me rush you, man. Take your time.

>>13734221

tbh its happening with the ps4 and vita for a lot of people too.

good news is original xbox is like $40 tops, component cables are $10, and the "mod kit" is like, $50 for everything + a new HDD? less than 100 bucks, 60 killer games, excellent multiplats and then some.

>>13734246

Yeah, I was looking online and the console itself was really cheap. Then I looked up Metal Wolf Chaos and it was something like £120 alone, wew. I'm guessing that's more the exception than the rule in terms of prices, though. Ninja Gaiden Black's a lot cheaper I believe.

It was the same situation when I was checking out Gamecube game prices a few nights ago and Eternal Darkness was something like £80. It's understandable given that new copies aren't being made anymore, though.

shit I can't get coin ops to load after the entire console froze

how do I fix this?

I would have used a guide online but I can't find one that has helped me out.

Any ideas on what happend?

>>13734246

>tbh its happening with the ps4 and vita for a lot of people too.

The PS4 isn't a good console, though, and the Vita needs Henkaku & Adrenaline to turn it into a PSP that also plays Vita games in order to make it really shine.

>>13731586

>Your system will be dead within a month or 2 of proper use.

Why does my launch day Xbox still work flawlessly then?

>>13734386

>It was the same situation when I was checking out Gamecube game prices

gamecube has the nintendo tax attached to the price tag. mediocre or extremely common games with stupidly inflated prices simply because they are on a nintendo system. No nintendo consoles have good prices for their games.

Xbox however, you could legitimately collect for it and the games that would cost you a bit more than the rest? Metal wolf chaos, steel battalion (complete) and maybe conkers at $30 or so.

>>13736882

libraries