StormSurge Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 After trying to figure out how to do this myself (i.e., have friends smarter than me figure it out) & failing, I found someone to do it right. He installed a 2TB HDD, did some more fancy things behind the scenes & installed every emulator & ROM set known to man, as well as nearly every original Xbox game made for the system. It will take me MONTHS to figure out what is on here, how to navigate it, etc. I can add any games that are missing (there are some Xbox games I'd like that aren't on here) as well as any new homebrews/hacks that come out. If you're so inclined, here's a crappy video I made for my friends to show them what's on this thing. Enjoy! RickR, MaximumRD and greenween 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Oh my gosh that is awesome! The screen/box art on the menus make this extra sweet. I think I have everything I need to do this mod myself. I wasn't going to get a larger hard drive initially. I currently have a joystick-port -> USB dongle and a USB memory stick, the save file needed. the game disc they recommend, and an XBOX to try this on. Any tips you can offer? It's been on my list for a while, but hasn't made it to the top yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 PS - nice video. Seeing it in action really shows how nice the setup is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted September 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) My tips begin & end with "pay someone to do it for you". ???? Seriously, I have zero skills. I inherited this box & it was hard modded. My buddies & I couldn't figure out how to FTP anything to it. It gathered dust until I found someone who knew what they are doing. He gutted it & basically started from scratch. I do know that it took a couple of days just to transfer all the files over. I wish I had more info/advice/tips for you. Sorry! Edited September 11, 2017 by StormSurge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Oh that's OK. Don't be sorry. Your video is inspirational. I have a Wii that's been modded, and that is really sweet too. That one is great because the only limitation is the size of the SD card. And transferring files involves just copying to an SD card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted September 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 I have a modded Wii as well (that I did myself!), but because I did it myself, it's not what I was expecting. This obviously has a lot more systems/games, plus I find the Xbox controller to be much more suitable for the various systems. (More buttons to map) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted March 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 Update on my sweet modded Xbox. I had sent it back not long after I received it in 2017 to have a Star Wars theme installed. (Main menu background image & every song from seven soundtracks loaded that play randomly at the menu screen.) I would post another video however, it's on its way back to the modder. I fired it up to try out the current High Score Challenge and discovered that the colors were all off. (I initially thought there was something wrong with the TV I had it connected to, but I tried it with another TV & the same problems were present.) It could be any number of issues but the modder is going to take care of it for me. All I have to pay is the shipping. He's a good guy. MaximumRD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Looks cool, but there is no red colors. I'd say the modder missed the red signal. Has the green and blue. StormSurge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted April 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 It's back & working great! No more Star Wars theme though. 😔 I'll post a more detailed video soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted April 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 It’s back! Justin and MaximumRD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 If anyone can help I would be very thankful. I bought an Xbox a few months back and finally did a soft mod it. Everything went smooth, but I cannot figure out how to get emulators to work on it.I'm using Filezilla on my pc and the xbox shows up and I keep trying but failing. I've searched youtube and everywhere else. Justin 1 Quote "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 27 minutes ago, greenween said: If anyone can help I would be very thankful. I bought an Xbox a few months back and finally did a soft mod it. Everything went smooth, but I cannot figure out how to get emulators to work on it.I'm using Filezilla on my pc and the xbox shows up and I keep trying but failing. I've searched youtube and everywhere else. I haven't done this yet, although it is a project on my list. What exact error are you getting? Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 I've followed the tutorials and have been able to add emulators and roms to the xbox. I just can't get them to do anything. I can't get the emulators to even open.I'm sure there's something somewhat simple I'm doing wrong.I spent hours trying yesterday, getting a little frustrated. 🙂 Justin 1 Quote "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 I've never done it, but I think this is how it is done: Download the emulator you want. Unzip the file on the computer. It should create a folder like "SNES" with a bunch of folders and files underneath. Put your ROM files in the ROMS folder of this unzipped folder Now filezilla that SNES (or whatever) folder over to your XBOX E\Emulators\ directory Reboot the xbox, go to programs, emulators, and you should be able to run that new emulator. Did you make it this far? Does the emulator show under the programs, emulators menu? greenween and Justin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Using Firezilla I'm able to send the emulator to the xbox E\Emulators\directory, but when I check the xbox it does't appears in "emulators". I can find it using "file explore" but get nothing from there. Maybe I'll just walk away for a bit and try again another day. LOL Justin 1 Quote "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 And you unzipped the emulator file first, so it's copying a directory with a bunch of files within? Maybe I'll try to do mine to see how far I can get. This weekend maybe. This quarantine sucks, I still have to work -- harder and longer than ever no less. greenween and Justin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 I did. I wouldn't say a bunch of files though, maybe 8.This is an SNES emulator I'm trying now. I failed with NES and MAME also. MAME is the only reason I really want to get this working. Justin 1 Quote "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 I made another attempt using MAME for xbox. Unzipped the file, transferred it all to drive E and still nothing. Good luck Rick! Justin 1 Quote "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Which front-end did you use? Maybe look up the instructions for that front end. It's possible it isn't looking in that E folder or something. Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Haha, now you lost me. I'll say, it does appear in the E folder, just not in emulators if that makes any sense. Justin 1 Quote "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Oh! Maybe drag that Mame folder from E into E\Emulators Justin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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