Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Xbox was Nicrosoft's first foray into the home video game console market, and 1 of the 4 major entries in the 6th generation of video game consoles. In this video i discuss the history of the xbox, how it affected the video game industry, how it impacted my life personally, and also review all 20 of the platforms launch day releases. enjoy!

As always on this channel, this video is brought to you with absolutely no commercial interruption, because i respect my audiences time :)

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:16 Mall Walking in November
1:52 Visions in the Sky
2:39 War and Peace
3:54 The DirectX Box
4:36 Team vs Team: Civil War
5:03 Meanwhile in 1999...
6:59 St. Valentines Day Massacre
8:44 Doing a Little Window Shopping...
11:30 Seeing More Than Green
13:03 Can You Smell What The Rock is Cooking?
14:45 Tragedy Strikes
17:08 Midnight in New York City
17:52 Getting a Little More Personal
21:28 Launch Day Lineup
21:55 4x4 EVO 2
23:08 Air Force Delta Storm
24:14 Arctic Thunder
25:04 Cel Damage
26:20 Dark Summit
27:22 Dead or Alive 3
28:28 Fuzion Frenzy
29:51 Halo: Combat Evolved
31:08 Mad Dash Racing
32:24 Madden NFL 2002
33:24 NASCAR Heat 2002
35:17 NASCAR Thunder 2002
36:14 NFL Fever 2002
37:49 NHL Hitz 20-02
39:12 Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
40:39 Project Gotham Racing
42:44 Shrek
43:48 Test Drive Off-Road Wide Open
44:54 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X
46:05 TransWorld Surf
47:26 Everyone Else Was Just Doing It All Wrong
48:05 Fable, An Honorable Mention


various footage sourced from youtube found here:

01 - btm0815ma - Xbox GameCube previews & PS2 launch (2000) - youtu.be/fyfAc1eKpdg

02 - Michael MJD - Windows ME (Millennium Edition) Install Tutorial -
youtube.com/watch?v=LlN33SwHOas

03 - OG-XboxMods - GDC ( Game Development Conference ) 2000 Microsoft keynote ( Prototype Original Xbox Unveiling ) -
youtube.com/watch?v=iCj0OqZ8ByQ

04 - Retro-Xbox - Fable (Original Xbox) - Making of Documentary -
youtube.com/watch?v=yOAaybl2L0k

05 - NeoGamer - The Video Game Archive - 2000 - Xbox Official Announcement and Reveal of the First Games -
youtube.com/watch?v=L2G9Jzg_yZY

06 - Bungie - Halo - Macworld Unveiling -
youtube.com/watch?v=6eZ2yvWl9nQ

07 - Little English Halo Blog - Halo at the Microsoft Press Conference - E3 2001 -
youtube.com/watch?v=8Mrzr3p19s8

08 - firstwhitehawk - XBOX Gyárlátogatás - factory visit (2002) -
youtu.be/iWQb7LGH71s

09 - nemesis8722 - Original Xbox Live Dashboard + Moto GP -
youtube.com/watch?v=nf-Hsxgk-6c

10 - NeoGamer - The Video Game Archive - 2001 - Xbox Console Reveal with The Rock and Bill Gates -
youtube.com/watch?v=Lu7o3exy00Q

11 - rik1138 - Microsoft E3 2001 Press Conference Video -
youtube.com/watch?v=GBAM0vVWziM

12 - Brad Lynch - E3 2001 - Microsoft - Oddworld & Halo -
youtube.com/watch?v=FCjUAH5tdAA

13 - DANNOTCH'S NEWSVIDEOS - (all sept 11th footage used) -
youtube.com/channel/UC7X0LKts7k4FT498Id_x5sg

14 - repheus - Xbox Launch 15.11.01 -
youtube.com/watch?v=3jU-4AJmdM8


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