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Old 11-12-2003, 07:24 PM
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Default WTH is X Box modding?

I see all these posts about it and I'm still clueless. I've got an X Box...I know you need to buy a chip and thats about it. What do you do with the chip? How do you download games onto the chip or hard drive? Any help guys? Thanks
Old 11-12-2003, 07:27 PM
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chipping the xbox for "better" reasons

i have a 120 gig harddrive which can download any xbox you put in the drive

plus

i also have the entire

nes
snes
mame
genesis
some n64
games you can also play on the xbox
Old 11-12-2003, 07:28 PM
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Um basically it's for people to keep themselves occupied.
Old 11-12-2003, 07:36 PM
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Im sure it also allows you to play backups of games , so if you had a dvd-rw drive you could burn games and play them.
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Originally posted by 97CivicSI
Im sure it also allows you to play backups of games , so if you had a dvd-rw drive you could burn games and play them.
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and for those w/o a burner there is a harddrive mod where you can put all the game's on the F drive...oops I've said too muchh:
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Originally posted by TeggerLS
:rick:

and for those w/o a burner there is a harddrive mod where you can put all the game's on the F drive...oops I've said too muchh:
ya, thats what i meant

i already used up 50 of 120 gigs hnoes:
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do you have the MAME (sp?) roms too, people i talk to at my store have like 2500 in their boxes....
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Originally posted by Dªv£
chipping the xbox for "better" reasons

i have a 120 gig harddrive which can download any xbox you put in the drive

plus

i also have the entire

nes
snes
mame
genesis
some n64
games you can also play on the xbox
can i come over? h:
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Originally posted by Dªv£
chipping the xbox for "better" reasons

i have a 120 gig harddrive which can download any xbox you put in the drive

plus

i also have the entire

nes
snes
mame
genesis
some n64
games you can also play on the xbox
would you consider doing that to someone's xbox if they paid you for all parts and labor??
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Default Re: WTH is X Box modding?

Originally posted by 03accordcoupe
I see all these posts about it and I'm still clueless. I've got an X Box...I know you need to buy a chip and thats about it. What do you do with the chip? How do you download games onto the chip or hard drive? Any help guys? Thanks
DO NOT BUY A CHIP!!!!

You can do it for nothing more than the cost of a harddrive and some time DLing the software.

My XBX is done with 100% software hacks and I am running a 160 gig drive in it. I am not going to say it is neccesarily easy but it is virtually free and no longer needs a chip set to be done.

I know a guy who does it and it usually takes about 4 hours or so including loading a crapload of games. The games store directly on the hard drive and load faster and play better than they do on disc based gaming.

You are also able to play emulators, video files such as Divx and .avi, you can stream shoutcast music broadcasts, Mirc downloads, ummmm.....basically its a small portable computer after modding.
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