r/originalxbox • • 23h ago

Help Needed Cant install nothing from hexen install disk

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Hi i am trying to install some dashboard and apps to my xbox after modchip with the hexen disk but nothing works every install is stuck at 0.Keep in mind that i use a pc dvd drive because the og one was broken with error 12.What can i do to download the dashboard?Thanks


r/originalxbox • • 2h ago

Why do people hate on the OG Xbox?

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I dunno but it feels like I can't even mention it anywhere without people being like " Ugh ", and it kinda irritates me as a collector of Xbox games, both online and in real life 🫥


r/originalxbox • • 3h ago

Game Vault update: play while it's still searching, run properly on diagonals in original Xbox games, Xbox 360 games that set themselves up, and Game Vault for Android (beta) [Xbox Series X|S Dev Mode]

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Plug in a USB stick. Your games show up with box art. Press A. That's it.

Game Vault is the console-style front end that turns a Dev Mode Xbox into one machine for your whole collection: original Xbox, Xbox 360, PS1, PS2, GameCube, Wii and 30+ more systems. Thanks to everyone who installed it and sent problem reports. Almost everything in this round came straight from your feedback.

🔥 What's new

- Play now, no waiting. Big drive? As soon as the first games are found, press A and you're in. The search carries on in the background and new games slide in when it's done. (You asked for this one!)

- Original Xbox: running on diagonals works. Modern pads don't push all the way into the corners the way the original Xbox controller did, so some games made you walk instead of run. The sticks now give the full range, just like the real thing.

- Original Xbox: xemu's menu stays out of your game. Buttons you press in xemu's menu no longer leak into the game's own pause menu.

- Xbox 360: games that need a special setting just get it. Xenia for Game Vault now switches it on by itself for those games, and only for them. Nothing to configure.

- GameCube & Wii: your controller works from the first second, so "Press any button" screens respond right away.

- No more dropping back to Dev Home. If Dolphin for Game Vault isn't installed yet, Game Vault tells you and RT installs it. The Mac setup now installs the right Dolphin too.

- Games from your PC or NAS start right away, straight from the shared folder. No copying first.

- Network setup that holds your hand. The phone page speaks your language (English, Português, Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano), tells you exactly what to type, and tells you what to check if something's off.

- A cleaner shelf. BIOS files, emulator folders, README files and Mac "._" files no longer show up as games, and they clear out by themselves after you update.

- Way more box art. Arcade games, PlayStation / PS2 / PSP games, "(US)" files and titles with numbers in the name now find their covers, and lots of European releases get a gameplay preview.

- PS2: Game Properties works during play, so you can change a game's own settings from the pause menu.

- Atari ST and MSX pla

📱 NEW: Game Vault for Android (beta)

The same idea on your phone or handheld: your games with box art, tap to play. If a game needs an emulator, tap Install once and it starts. Our RetroArch for Android comes with every core inside, so PlayStation, PSP, N64, Dreamcast, DS, GameCube, Wii and more play right away. Emulators you already have are used first. Android 8 or newer.

👉 https://github.com/skitzellez/game-vault-android

It's brand new and hasn't been tried on many devices yet, so tell me how it runs on yours!

💬 Join us on Discord

Get help, report problems, show off your setup and hear about updates first: discord.gg/RmhhWgguvw (or the Discord row in Options, with a QR code for your phone).

🎮 Plays

- Game Vault + setup: https://github.com/skitzellez/xbox-game-vault

- Already installed? Press RT in Game Vault and scan the QR code with your phone to update from the couch.

- Sources: xemu for Dev Mode https://github.com/skitzellez/xemu-uwp • Xenia for Game Vault https://github.com/skitzellez/Xenia-GameVault

You need an Xbox in Dev Mode. No games, BIOS or keys are included; bring your own.

🙋 Honest status

Test builds, made and tested on one Series X. Lots of games run great; some still don't. Series S should work but isn't tested yet. The best way to help: say yes to "Help make Game Vault better?" so problem reports come in while you play (you can turn it off with the Menu button). Those reports are exactly what get games fixed. Tried it? Tell me what worked and what didn't!

The code is written with an AI assistant (Claude), and the READMEs say so. xemu, Xenia and SDL don't accept AI-written code, so these are separate forks: please don't report problems with them to those teams. Free for noncommercial use.

Huge thanks to the xemu, Xenia, RetroArch and Dolphin projects, danprice142 (the Xenia UWP port) and XboxEmulationHub (SDL3-uwp, mesa-uwp), whose work this builds on.

— Skitzelles


r/originalxbox • • 21h ago

TSOP flash without being able to boot?

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I think the hard drives are bad. I have like 4 mobo/HD combos that I have in a box that have piled up and now I want to try to tackle this soon. I'd like to be able to flash TSOP. They are all TSOP flashable. How can I do this without technically being able to boot the system to softmod it first? I figured I should be able to TSOP and then replace the HD easily, but how to get to that point?


r/originalxbox • • 14h ago

Help Needed Why is this happening?

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I’m disabling 480p and my screen shifts to the right, if I do screen calibration its going off the shifted bar as you can on third picture.
If I do enable 480p it does centers itself but for some reason with my tv calibrated the image looks dimmer. By the way I’m using the electronxout adapter.


r/originalxbox • • 15h ago

Alguém sabe se polir esses Cd’s resolve?

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r/originalxbox • • 3h ago

Scene News Haguero and Siktah were invited to Microsoft's Xbox 25th Anniversary FanFest! Here's the post.

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Direct from the Xbox Scene Discord. My apologies on the formatting.

https://discord.com/channels/770816616937160745/788849843257999381/1561316317435535381

EDIT1: Added Discord link to original post.

EDIT2: Added about exchange of hardware

A PROUD MOMENT FOR THE OG XBOX SCENE!

Yesterday, @Siktah and I were fortunate enough to be invited by Microsoft to attend their Xbox 25th Anniversary FanFest, and what an incredible experience it was!

We met some amazing people from across the gaming industry, including game developers, voice actors, graphic designers, audio engineers, and many others.

But the biggest highlight was something neither of us ever expected!

We had the opportunity to sit down for a one on one discussion with Carl Ledbetter (Head of Design, Xbox Devices) and Chris Kujawski (Senior Director, Xbox Hardware Design).

We showed them some of the incredible work being done within the Xbox scene, both hardware and software, and even showcased prototype hardware from an upcoming project.

Their reaction genuinely surprised us!

Not only were they impressed, but they actually asked if the hardware was available to the public!

We explained our open source philosophy, where people can build the hardware themselves, have PCB fabrication services do it, or purchase pre built units.

They absolutely loved the concept! Especially the community driven, open source approach to both hardware and software.

🔥 THE CONVERSATION GOT EVEN MORE INTERESTING...

We took the opportunity to ask questions many in the Xbox-Scene have probably wanted to ask Microsoft for years.

We discussed XDK usage, software development, hardware modifications, and whether Microsoft might ever consider publicly releasing development tools for previous gen consoles.

I specifically asked about the original Xbox XDK, but their response caught me completely off guard.

"Why stop at the OG Xbox? Why not include the Xbox 360 as well?"

They even suggested how cool it would be if the community could access original CAD files for creating 3D printed parts and other projects.

⚠️ Before anyone gets too excited, these were simply ideas discussed during our conversation, NOT official announcements or promises from Microsoft.

However, they did say they would take our feedback back to headquarters!

We honestly expected some of these questions to be shut down or avoided, but instead we were met with genuine enthusiasm, curiosity, and openness.

And all of this happened BEFORE the main on-stage Q&A session!

THEN SOMETHING UNBELIEVABLE HAPPENED...

During the Q&A, while discussing the original Xbox, Carl Ledbetter gave a personal shout out to Siktah, myself, and everyone involved in this upcoming hardware release!

He even told everyone in attendance how impressed he was with the project and how cool it was for OG Xbox owners.

I honestly cannot put into words what that moment meant to us.

Here we were, two members of the Xbox-Scene community, attending an official Microsoft event, and the Head of Design for Xbox Devices was publicly acknowledging the work being done by our scene and friends.

At that moment, I felt an overwhelming sense of pride.

Not just for Siktah and myself, or those involved in these hardware / software projects, but for EVERYONE who has contributed to keeping the scene alive!

The Xbox-Scene Discord community, the developers creating incredible homebrew software, the hardware modders designing and testing new solutions, the people contributing to open source projects, and everyone who has shared knowledge, helped others, or supported us throughout the years.

THIS RECOGNITION WASN'T JUST FOR US. IT WAS FOR ALL OF YOU!

For over two decades, this community has continued to innovate, preserve, and push the boundaries of a console we all love.

And yesterday, the people helping shape the future of Xbox got to see firsthand what the community preserving its past has achieved.

That's something we should ALL be incredibly proud of!

To everyone who has supported us, contributed to the scene, or helped keep the original Xbox alive...

THANK YOU! THIS MOMENT BELONGS TO ALL OF US! :xboxheart:

In another post:

https://discord.com/channels/770816616937160745/788849843257999381/1561319252680769567

Ohhh And left out the most important part.. We gifted them a working prototype of hardware including exchanging contact details and what & how to install it.


r/originalxbox • • 7h ago

Scene News Windows 2000 running natively on an Original Xbox

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r/originalxbox • • 8h ago

Game Collecting What a bloody bargain!

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Snatched up these 3 games from a bloke "locally" for 45 kangaroo bucks! Round trip was about 50km.

I'll chuck a photo of the rest of my "collection" too because I may as well.

10 for Star Wars

15 for Prince of Persia

20 for Max Payne

All CIB too, really nice guy. I bloody love chatting briefly about gaming and the OG Xbox to the people I buy the games off too.

It's interesting hearing why they are selling them, maybe they decided to emulate them all instead of using original hardware etc.


r/originalxbox • • 22h ago

Looking for old Xbox Live friends Jordan and Kevin from Louisville, KY (2004-2006)

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We met playing the original Rainbow Six 3 on Xbox Live and later played a lot of Halo 2, Project Gotham Racing 2, and some MechWarrior. All of us were around 13-17 years old at the time (currently 37 myself)

My old gamertag was Snake915. Jordan's was something like Black Fox, possibly followed by numbers. I also remember two older regulars whose gamertags were something like CC88 and Buckshot Bob.

We were all into metal, especially Metallica and Lamb of God. I also remember us getting excited about Jonathan Davis from Korn being on Xbox Live for some one-off Halo 2 event. One of us actually had the account accept the request and FREAKING OUT 😅

Jordan and Kevin were real-life friends from Louisville, and I spent a lot of time gaming and joking around with Jordan in particular. We had a pretty memorable group to say the least. Just a bunch of rowdy weird teenagers lol.

I know this is a long shot after 20 years, but it any of this sounds familiar, I'd love to reconnect!


r/originalxbox • • 19h ago

Finally finished my XBOX OG project

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r/originalxbox • • 14h ago

Online Gaming OG Xbox Game Room

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My little project I’ve been putting together lately. Wasn’t able to get the best pics, was too much in a rush to chill. Figured I’d share what my setup looks like as my first post. This has been a great decompress space for me! Give it a rating if you guys don’t mind.🔥🙏🏽


r/originalxbox • • 2h ago

Meme Found this sketch from Penny Arcade, made after the Duke’s reveal

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r/originalxbox • • 11h ago

Hardware Collecting Just wanted to share my Blue Original Xbox with you guys!

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Hey everyone!
Just wanted to share this blue Original Xbox with the community!
I really love how the blue color looks on this console. It definitely stands out from the usual black version.
What do you guys think of it? Has anyone here seen or owned one like this before?
Would love to hear your thoughts!