Xbox
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- Not to be confused with Xbox One.
The Xbox (often referred as Xbox 2001 or the Original Xbox to distinguish with the console's main series and the Xbox One) is a video game console produced by Microsoft. It competed with Nintendo's GameCube and Sony's PlayStation 2 consoles as part of the sixth generation of video game consoles. It was first released in North America in November 2001 and in other nations during the following year. It features a built-in hard drive for game saves. It has an online multiplayer service, Xbox Live which was discontinued in April 2010. Its successor is the Xbox 360.
Sonic games[edit | edit source]
The following Sonic the Hedgehog games were released on the Xbox:
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| Sonic Heroes | Sonic Mega Collection Plus | Shadow the Hedgehog | Sonic Riders |
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Platinum Family Hits games[edit | edit source]
Shortly after Sonic Heroes and Sonic Mega Collection Plus became part of the Platinum Family Hits series, they were both released in combo packs, each game included Super Monkey Ball Deluxe.
Characters Introduced[edit | edit source]
- Abraham Tower
- E-123 Omega
- E-2000
- E-2000R
- Neo Metal Sonic
- Black Doom
- Jet's father
- Jet the Hawk
- Stolen
- Storm the Albatross
- Wave the Swallow
- E-10000G
- E-10000R
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- This is the first console to support an internal hard drive, ethernet port, 720p & 1080i video, and 5.1 surround sound in games.
- Sonic Mega Collection Plus is the only Sonic title on the Xbox to be region free for all of its regional variants; every other Xbox Sonic title is region locked.
- The region coding of Xbox games can be determined by the letter near the end of its mastering code located at the underside of the disc.
- Sonic Mega Collection Plus uses 'W' (for 'World').[6]
- Sonic Heroes, Super Monkey Ball Deluxe, and Shadow the Hedgehog are all region locked to the specific region they were released in:
- The European Xbox release of Sonic Riders uses 'W', while the American and Japanese versions use 'A' and 'J', respectively.[16][17][18]
- The region coding of Xbox games can be determined by the letter near the end of its mastering code located at the underside of the disc.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kuwamoto, Misuzu (11 January 2002). マイクロソフト、『Xbox』の国内希望小売価格を発表――日本限定モデルも同時発売 (Japanese). ASCII. Retrieved on 11 June 2018.
- ↑ Satterfield, Shane (20 July 2001). E3 2001: Microsoft delivers Xbox launch details. Gamespot. Retrieved on 11 June 2018.
- ↑ BBC Staff (18 April 2002). Microsoft drops Xbox price. British Broadcasting Company. Retrieved on 11 June 2018.
- ↑ Platform Totals. VGChartz (6 January 2018). Retrieved on 12 March 2018.
- ↑ VHJ: More on the Xbox CPU. Van's Hardware Journal (6 December 2001). Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Redump.org. Sonic Mega Collection Plus (World). Retrieved on 27 October 2024.
- ↑ Redump.org. Sonic Heroes (America). Retrieved on 27 October 2024.
- ↑ Redump.org. Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (America). Retrieved on 27 October 2024.
- ↑ Redump.org. Shadow the Hedgehog (America). Retrieved on 27 October 2024
- ↑ Redump.org. Sonic Heroes (Europe). Retrieved on 27 October 2024.
- ↑ Redump.org. Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (Europe). Retrieved on 27 October 2024
- ↑ Redump.org. Shadow the Hedgehog (Europe). Retrieved on 27 October 2024.
- ↑ Redump.org. Sonic Heroes (Japan). Retrieved on 27 October 2024.
- ↑ Redump.org. Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (Japan). Retrieved on 27 October 2024
- ↑ Redump.org. Shadow the Hedgehog (Japan). Retrieved on 27 October 2024.
- ↑ Redump.org. Sonic Riders (Europe). Retrieved on 14 August 2022.
- ↑ Redump.org. Sonic Riders (America). Retrieved on 27 October 2024.
- ↑ Redump.org. Sonic Riders (Japan). Retrieved on 27 October 2024.
External links[edit | edit source]
Video game platforms
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