insert credit #360: tim rogers enjoys 36 xbox 360 games

As my first gesture to the Insert Credit community, I compiled the list in accurate reverse chronology for easy consultation.

36. Caladrius
35. Jetpac Refueled
34. Hydro Thunder Hurricane
33. Senko No Ronde: DUO
32. Guilty Gear 2: Overture
31. The Last Remnant
30. Virtual On Force
29. Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
28. Eternal Sonata
27. Star Ocean 4
26. Forza Horizon
25. Ridge Racer 6
24. Tengai Makyo Ziria
23. Outrun Online  Arcade
22. Zegapin NOR / Zegapin NOT
21. Enchanted Arms
20. The Idolm@ster
19. Last Planet: Extreme Condition
18. Dead Rising
17. Infinite Undiscovery
16. Halo Reach
15. Gears of War 2
14. Alan Wake
13. Project Slypheed
12. Students of Round
11. Pac-Man Champtionship Edition
10. Shadowrun
9. Ninja Blade
8. Bangai: O HD: Missile Fury
7. Culdcept Saga
6. Bullet Witch
5. Ninja Gaiden II
4. Steins ; Gate
3. Nier Gestalt
2. Blue Dragon
1. Lost Odyssey
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thanks for the list butā€¦ why does the list go from 36 to 71

I totally slept throught at least 4 of the games in the list, donā€™t remember them being mentioned.

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fixed; weird auto-formatting of a list, I suppose.

Thank you so much! I know I was being just super lazy but there were definitely a few I wanted to try for myself and needed something to refer to.

I listened to the list over the course of 3 days and somehow forgot that he mentioned 28.Eternal Sonata. Excited to go pick that up this weekend, it looks so good.

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Eternal Sonata is such a wild ride. I especially love whenever it halts the action to show Powerpoint presentations of Chopins life. They donā€™t make them like they used to!

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For anyone else who is considering obtaining any of these to play, Iā€™ve grouped the list another way:

Cheapest or only available in Xbox Marketplace*
35. Jetpac Refueled (also GamePass) ($)
34. Hydro Thunder Hurricane ($)
25. Ridge Racer 6 ($)
11. Pac-Man Champtionship Edition ($) (I think this was also available in an XBLA collection at retail)
2. Blue Dragon ($$)

Roughly Same Price at Xbox Marketplace as on Secondhand Market
27. Star Ocean 4 / Star Ocean: The Last Hope
17. Infinite Undiscovery ($$)
15. Gears of War 2 ($) (also GamePass)
14. Alan Wake ($)
10. Shadowrun ($)
3. Nier ($$)
1. Lost Odyssey ($$)

Cheapest or only available on the Secondhand Market (eBay or your neighborhood games store)
32. Guilty Gear 2: Overture ($)
31. The Last Remnant ($$)
29. Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts ($)
28. Eternal Sonata ($$)
26. Forza Horizon ($)
21. Enchanted Arms ($)
19. Last Planet: Extreme Condition ($)
18. Dead Rising ($)
16. Halo Reach ($) (also GamePass, but strangely not Marketplace)
13. Project Slypheed ($$)
9. Ninja Blade ($$$$)
7. Culdcept Saga ($$$$$)
6. Bullet Witch ($$$)
5. Ninja Gaiden II

JP only (Try eBay)
36. Caladrius ($$$$)
33. Senko No Ronde: DUO ($$)
30. Virtual-On Force ($$$$$)
24. Tengai Makyo Ziria (no price data / too rare)
22. Zegapain XOR ($$$) / Zegapain NOT ($$$$)
20. The Idolm@ster ($)
12. Students of Round (Entaku No Seito) ($$$)
4. Steins ; Gate ($$), but there are English localizations for other consoles

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23. Outrun Online Arcade
8. Bangai: O HD: Missile Fury

Now Iā€™ll be going, to go see what I can find at my neighborhood games store. I donā€™t need remasters, Iā€™m happy with Xbox 360 era graphics and donā€™t have any of the Xbox One/OneS/SeriesX/SeriesS anyway.

*: Xbox Marketplace is accessible on the website, or via an Xbox One or Xbox Series generation console. Even though you canā€™t shop from an Xbox 360, you can still buy backward-compatible Xbox 360 games, and download them to your Xbox 360 console. You know, for now. You used to be able to shop the JP marketplace with a free JP account, but it is probably annoying to fund a JP account from the US.

$: <$15 for a copy in its case with a manual
$$: $15-25
$$$: $25-35
$$$$: $35-75
$$$$$: collectorā€™s item

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ā€¦ Wait. How does backwards compatibility work with one oā€™ them new Xboxes work?

Can it actually read XBox 360 discs? Or are these games that are on the marketplace just ones that have been re-released and ported?

I ask because a little while back I actually bought a copy of Lost Odyssey on eBay, thinking Iā€™d get around to finding a real cheap 360 somewhere at some point, but, you know, that thing canā€™t play Gears of War 5

I believe the vast majority of games are backwards compatible. You just put in the disc and it runs like itā€™s native, except you have to sign into an Xbox account and saves are stored on the cloud, not locally. The last bit disappointed me to learn, when I first played an older title. I was hoping for an all-in-one machine that is future proof and off-line playable.

Also some games have options that improve the graphics and frame rates.

Edit: This is all in reference to Series X, got no clue about XB One

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Does that also apply to Series S too

Oh wait that doesnā€™t have a disc drive eh

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This is a great list, 360 is a bit of a blind spot for me. I had one around that period but I got it cheap and barely played it, I think I just played Red Dead Redemption on it and nothing else. I was big into PC gaming at that point.

I think the only one from the list Iā€™ve played is Gears of War 2, which I played through with a buddy a few months back. A lot of these games were on my radar already, especially the traditional JRPGs, but there is a ton of stuff here Iā€™ve never heard of or at least wouldnā€™t have previously considered playing. Looking forward to diving in!

I am in the mood for a VN, so I picked up Steins;Gate on Steam as it is currently on sale! Got it installed on my Steam Deck with an improvement patch which is apparently recommended.

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i pretty much skipped the 360 too due to being a teenager, having no money and hearing too many stories about red rings. ā€œif iā€™d spent Ā£150 on an xbox that broke my life would be OVER,ā€ said my childish neurosis.

weirdly, a lot of the games that are readily available on the US Xbox store are just unavailable on the UK/EU one. my beloved ridge racer! why canā€™t i play RR6 on the stupid white paperweight series S I bought a couple of years ago??? i canā€™t! not without international account shenanigans.

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Thatā€™s what I like about inserting credit lists in general. A 36 game list where I just knew about what? 7? Iā€™m really digging this.

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After listening to the episode, I was surprised that I got 14.5 (the half point being an incorrect series entry).

Great episode with a relaxing and raw feel to it given that Tim read from a script. I had a real chill, hang out time with it.

I do however, wonder how long it will be until my 360 eventually bites the dust. Itā€™s a real old guy and still earnestly playing games when it gets its wheels rolling. As much as I have no issue grabbing an emulator and playing games that are difficult to acquire, I would lament the loss of the very personal experience of dinking around the depths of certain games on native hardware - I donā€™t think Iā€™d get the same kick making a level in Bangai-O on an emulator than I would on a 360.

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At least here in the UK, 360s are still not that hot of a commodity so now may be a decent time to get a backup! Especially if youā€™re patient and keep an eye on local classifieds, shouldnā€™t be tough to get a good deal.

I have been shifting over to ā€œslimā€ variants of consoles where possible in recent years, as they tend to be much more energy efficient and generate less heat (as well as just being newer). Plus I can fit more of them on my shelf!

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I did get an Xbox One so that Iā€™d have something a bit more contemporary and reliable for some of the games I have, but agree that I could probably get a backup 360 somewhere in the region of Ā£40-50, Iā€™d imagine.

Man, this is really piling onto the list of reasons I wish I had a good way to play 360 games right now. Itā€™s a real shame that the best (and most playable, afaik) emulator for 'em is a feature for a console that I donā€™t really want to buy. Maybe Iā€™ll pick up a used 360 and hack it.

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Did anyone else notice that when Microsoft killed the store on the 360, the dashboard interface got so much more responsive? Boot time is down, browsing the menus works fine now whereas it was killing me with lag before, etc. The ads are gone too.

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Great episode. I was a late bloomer to the 360 (bought one in 2017), but itā€™s been a great console for me. When I got one, 90% of the games I wanted were $5, $10 at most. I was constantly scooping up cool games for cheap. I still grab cheap 360 games when I can, though Iā€™m sensing that theyā€™re just starting to turn the way of seventh-gen and hike back up in price. Regardless, I love stuff on here like Gears, Dead Rising, Pac-Man, Senko no Ronde. I beat Lost Odyssey and never liked it 1/4 as much as Tim does, but it has its moments. Overall, the 360 was a great console and maybe the last one with an actual personality, so I salute it.

I know this isnā€™t the book thread, but I feel obligated to mention that if you liked the poems in that movie, they were all written by Ron Padgett who was a great poet and often wrote interesting poems about odd/banal topics. Look him up, if you feel so inclined.

I thought the exact same thing! I avoided Deathsmiles for so long because of the goth/loli aesthetic, but once I played it, I was like oh yeah, this is one of the best shmups ever.

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