I just learned that Xbox Live Arcade was a service that first started on the original Xbox, not Xbox 360. You had to order a disc online that would let you access the XBLA store. Here’s the wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_Live_Arcade
I’ve never heard anyone talk about this before, so I think this is really interesting. A lot of the OG XBLA games don’t even have wikipedia pages, so I’m guessing this service was pretty obscure when it came out? Anyways I found some Youtube videos of some of the games, so here’s some gameplay clips if anyone is interested:
Hamsterball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUA-SeFye_0
ThinkTanks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSJ0t8cIQYc
Mutant Storm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PpS1giWPGw
Did any of you guys ever use Xbox Live Arcade on the original Xbox? What did you think of it? I’m curious to hear more about it.
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I had Xbox Live on the original Xbox but never knew Arcade was a thing on it. This is a pretty neat discovery and I hope some folks can share stories.