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.

  • @dogslayeggsEnglish
    7•7 months ago

    I had the original Xbox with Live to play with friends, and I played XBLA on the 360; but I didn’t know about the Arcade function on the original. I don’t remember hearing any of my gaming friends talk about it, either.