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   From: bel@whipassgaming.com   
      
   > It is pretty fun. I think I'd enjoy it more if I could see my guy,   
   > rather than just seeing the barrel of my gun ala doom.   
      
   There are quite a few quality third person shooters on the Xbox you may   
   want to try. A couple of my favorite are The Suffering, The Suffering:   
   Ties that Bind, The Punisher and Tomb Raider: Legend.   
      
   > Nothing wrong with gloating over victories. God knows we all have our   
   > fair share of agonizing losses. I've got a plenty of stories too, such   
   > as how I got my dreamcast for like $5   :>)   
      
   Well, a buddy of mine bought what he believed to of been a brand new   
   Xbox from Hastings. Well, gets home, hooks it up, turns it on and Halo   
   is *in* the drive. No ordinary version of Halo though, this disc is   
   scratched to fuck. I was shocked when it played, after he gave it to me.   
   Get this: It actually loads really slowly...and sometimes, this is the   
   kicker, the load status goes *backwards* and then moves forward again.   
   It cracks me up...and it runs!   
      
   > What I actually meant was I wouldn't be suprised if I ended up killing   
   > the xbox during the mod attempt :D   
      
   Well, that's a definite possibility. I'd get a *really* good guide   
   before attempting it.   
      
   > I wonder if there is anything preventing you from putting a different   
   > DVD drive in there, especially *after* it's modded.   
      
   As far as I know, you can put another DVD Rom in there, but it *has* to   
   be one of the few that originally shipped with the Xbox(the Samsung, the   
   Philips, the Thomson). I don't think it will allow you to pop in some   
   bad-ass 48X DVD rom or anything like that(I could be wrong).   
      
   > It is enormous. I guess it's OK since it matches the system. Man, the   
   > guy at the store put it into an old fashioned paper bag. I was like   
   > dude you can't be serious :D   
      
   Yeah, no shit...I can't believe it didn't tear right through. When I got   
   my Xbox, I got it from a Best Buy...but we had parked down quite a ways   
   at a restaurant...so after buying it I had to lug that heavy   
   motherfucker all the way down there. It about killed me. ;)   
      
   > I got two questions for ya. What is this lame breakaway cable for?   
      
   I assume it's so that if someone trips over the cord, it breaks away   
   from the USB-based port rather than possibly bending the port by just   
   rippinig it right out. It's also for controller extension cables(of   
   which I have many).   
      
   > Also, why can't it play DVDs?  Said something about needing a kit when   
   > I tried it.   
      
   You have to have the DVD Dogle and Remote kit. It's dirt cheap   
   nowadays...and I mean *dirt cheap*. You can get it at most GameStops for   
   around $8 and under. The Xbox is a great DVD player if you've just got   
   an SDTV. I used it as my primary DVD player before I got the HDTV.   
      
   It's rumored that they didn't include the ability to play DVDs with the   
   Xbox because it would have raised the price of the system, because   
   they'd have to pay for the license for it for every system shipped.   
   You'll notice that MS is all about the add ons...sometimes it's great,   
   sometimes it really sucks.   
      
   > I'm pretty sure they do. GameLiquidations is a pretty reliable ebay   
   > seller. They have them. Item description reads   
   > "# Seamlessly drag and drop GameSaves between your PC and memory card   
   > # Download new GameSaves from GameShark.com or directly through   
   > included PC application   
   > # Organize your GameSaves in customizable folders   
   > # Saves available for new games on 1st day of release   
   > # Email your GameSaves to your friends   
   > # Submit your own GameSaves for inclusion on GameShark.com"   
      
   Sounds like it should. I've only seen softmodding through the AR, so I'm   
   not sure about the GS...but you'd assume it'd work. Just be *Real* careful.   
      
   Bel   
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