360 Backwards Compatibility List...

[Clint Thompson]

For those who haven't seen and are interested... here are the games (with more to be added soon so they say) the 360 will be backwards compatible with:

 

* Airforce Delta Storm

* Alias

* Aliens vs. Predator: Extinction

* All Star Baseball 2003

* Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding

* Army Men: Sarge's War

* Atari Anthology

* ATV Quad Power Racing 2

* Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance II

* Barbarian

* Barbie Horse Adventure

* Batman Begins

* Battle Engine Aquila

* Battlestar Galactica

* Blinx 2

* BMX XXX

* Brute Force

* Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Chaos Bleeds

* Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts

* Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures 06

* Cabela's Deer Hunt 2005

* Cabela's Deer Hunt: 2004 Season

* Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

* Call of Duty: Finest Hour

* Casino

* Catwoman

* Chicago Enforcer

* Circus Maximus

* Close Combat: First to Fight

* Colin McRae 4

* Combat Elite

* Commandos 2

* Conflict: Desert Storm

* Constantine

* Crash Bandicoot: Twinsanity

* Crash Nitro Kart

* Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge

* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

* Curse – The Eye of Isis

* Dark Angel

* Darkwatch

* Deathrow

* Digimon Rumble Arena

* Dinotopia

* Dead or Alive 3

* Drake

* Egg Mania

* ESPN MLS Extra Time 2002

* Euro 2004

* F1 Championship Season 2001

* Fable

* Fable: The Lost Chapters

* Fairly Odd Parents: Breakin' da Rules

* FIFA 2003

* FIFA 2004

* FIFA Street 2005

* FIFA World Cup 2002

* Fight Night 2004

* Fight Night Round 2

* Ford Mustang Racing

* Ford vs. Chevy

* Forza Motorsport

* Freedom Fighters

* Frogger

* Futurama

* Fuzion Frenzy

* Genma Onimusha

* Goblin Commander

* Grabbed by the Ghoulies

* Grand Theft Auto III

* Grand Theft Auto Vice City

* Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

* Gravity Games Bike: Street. Vert. Dirt.

* Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder

* Half-Life 2

* Halo

* Halo 2

* Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire

* Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone

* He-Man: Defender of Grayskull

* Hitman: Contracts

* House of the Dead 3

* IHRA Drag Racing 2005 Sportsman Edition

* IHRA Professional Drag Racing 2005

* Jade Empire

* James Bond 007: Nightfire

* Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

* Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death

* Jurassic Park Operation Genesis

* Kabuki Warrior

* Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer

* Kids Next Door: Operation VIDEOGAME

* kill.switch

* Legends of Wrestling

* Lemony Snicket A Series of Unfortunate Events

* Loons Fight for Fame

* Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

* Manhunt

* Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2

* Max Payne

* Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

* Medal of Honor 3 Rising Sun

* Medal of Honor Frontline

* Medal of Honor: European Assault

* Mega Man

* Metal Arms: Glitch in the System

* MicroMachines Odyssey

* Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing

* Monster Garage

* Mortal Kombat: Deception

* MTV Music Generator 3

* Murakumo

* MX World Tour - featuring Jamie Little

* Namco Museum X Next Generation

* NBA Live 2003

* NBA Live 2004

* Need For Speed: Underground 2

* NFL Blitz 2002

* NFL Blitz 20-03

* NFL Blitz 20-04

* NHL 2004

* NHL Hitz 2003

* Ninja Gaiden

* Ninja Gaiden Black

* Outlaw Golf 2

* Outlaw Volleyball

* Pariah

* Phantom Crash

* Pinball Hall of Fame

* Pitfall: The Lost Expedition

* Predator

* Prince of Persia 4: The Sands of Time

* Pro Evolution Soccer 5

* Pro Race Driver

* PUMP IT UP

* Pure Pinball

* Puyo Puyo Fever

* Quantum Redshift

* Rayman Arena

* Raze's Hell

* Red Dead Revolver

* Red Faction II

* RedCard 2003

* Robotech: Battle Cry

* Rocky: Legends

* Rogue Ops

* Rugby 2005

* Samurai Jack

* Samurai Warriors

* Scooby Doo: Night of 100 Frights

* Scrapland

* SeaWorld: Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures

* Sega GT 2002

* Shadow the Hedgehog

* Shellshock:Nam '67

* Sid Meier's Pirates!

* Simpson's Road Rage

* Simpsons: Hit and Run

* Sneakers

* Sniper Elite: Berlin 1945

* Soccer Slam

* Sonic Heroes

* Sonic Mega Collection

* Speed Kings

* Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

* Splat Renegade Paintball

* SpongeBob Square Pants: Battle for Bikini Bottom

* Spy Hunter 2

* Spyro: A Hero's Tail

* SSX 3

* Stake

* Star Trek: Shattered Universe

* Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

* Star Wars: Clone Wars

* Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter

* Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic

* Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic 2

* Street Racing Syndicate

* Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel Without a Pulse

* Super Bubble Pop

* Super Monkey Ball DX

* SX Superstar

* Tecmo Classic Arcade

* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

* Terminator : Dawn of Fate

* Test Drive: Eve of Destruction

* Tetris Worlds

* The Great Escape

* The Incredible Hulk

* The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction

* The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer

* The Thing

* Thief: Deadly Shadows

* Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon

* Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2

* Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3

* Tony Hawk's American Wasteland

* Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

* Tony Hawk's Underground 2

* Tork

* Toxic Grind

* Ty The Tasmanian Tiger

* Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2

* Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3

* Urban Freestyle Soccer

* Vexx

* Volvo: Drive for Life

* World Series Baseball 2K

* Worms 4: Mayhem

* Worms Forts Under Siege

* WWE Raw 2

* XIII

* Yourself!Fitness

[CPUWIZ]

LOL, both of the XBOX games I worked on, are not on the list.

 

I don't care though, I ain't getting a cent if they sell more anyway.

[+Random Terrain]

So any chance that the 360 will improve the look or performance of the old games?

[jetset]

Is this list for the 360 or the 360 core system?

I thought with the HD on the 360 they would all be compatible?????

[Clint Thompson]

So any chance that the 360 will improve the look or performance of the old games?

963991[/snapback]

 

Yes.... Halo 2 for example... here's a looksy....

Left (xbox 1) and Right (360)

[Clint Thompson]

Is this list for the 360 or the 360 core system?

I thought with the HD on the 360 they would all be compatible?????

963993[/snapback]

 

Well.. to play xbox 1 games you will have to have a hard drive.

Not all games will be compatible... but they are making patches (emulation fixes) to get as many games working as possible. I'm sure we'll see the list double easily in coming months.

[+Random Terrain]

So any chance that the 360 will improve the look or performance of the old games?

963991[/snapback]

Yes.... Halo 2 for example... here's a looksy....

Left (xbox 1) and Right (360)

963999[/snapback]

Wow! Another reason to get a 360. I guess I won't be getting one this year, but maybe someone will help me get one for my birthday next year. It will be fun playing the existing GTA games on the 360 if there is a chance they'll look that good.

[sega saturn x]

I noticed my 3 most played games aren't up there, pity.

[Gregory DG]

Thank goodness! I was worried that Barbie Horse Adventure and Catwoman would be incompatible!

[jetset]

Is this list for the 360 or the 360 core system?

I thought with the HD on the 360 they would all be compatible?????

963993[/snapback]

 

Well.. to play xbox 1 games you will have to have a hard drive.

Not all games will be compatible... but they are making patches (emulation fixes) to get as many games working as possible. I'm sure we'll see the list double easily in coming months.

964000[/snapback]

 

That sucks. I never gave consideration to the fact that they might not all be. I would have thought that would be figured out prior. Then again, I thought the old xbox controllers would be compatible but they are not.

[Clint Thompson]

Thank goodness! I was worried that Barbie Horse Adventure and Catwoman would be incompatible!   

964012[/snapback]

 

Exactly!

[dinovelvet]

Thank goodness! I was worried that Barbie Horse Adventure and Catwoman would be incompatible!   

964012[/snapback]

 

Yeah not to mention all those 2K2 and 2K3 sports games Anyway, what bizarre selections, I just bought brand spankin' new releases From Russia with love and Star Wars Battlefront II, why aren't they compatible, when bargain bin crapfests like STAKE and ROGUE OPS are?! Nobody played those on the Xbox, who the hell is going to play them on the 360??

[+remowilliams]

I'm still surprised there is any backward compatibility at all. Emulation usually takes massive CPU power compared to the original - and emulating a PC P3 733 processor based system in any meaningful way is no easy feat.

[dalton4life]

I'm still surprised there is any backward compatibility at all.  Emulation usually takes massive CPU power compared to the original - and emulating a PC P3 733 processor based system in any meaningful way is no easy feat.

964025[/snapback]

 

The 360 in basically a really powerful computer being sold as a console. I mean three 3.2 Ghz PowerPC processors is pretty impressive for any computer nevermind a console ringing in at $400.

[JB]

Thank goodness! I was worried that Barbie Horse Adventure and Catwoman would be incompatible!   

964012[/snapback]

I was worried that BMX XXX WOULDN'T be. Appears my concern was well-founded.

[Atarifever]

Vexx? Wow. I wasn't expecting that one.

[jetset]

Is this list for the 360 or the 360 core system?

I thought with the HD on the 360 they would all be compatible?????

963993[/snapback]

 

Well.. to play xbox 1 games you will have to have a hard drive.

Not all games will be compatible... but they are making patches (emulation fixes) to get as many games working as possible. I'm sure we'll see the list double easily in coming months.

964000[/snapback]

 

Another question...

These "fixes"...how would one get them? Could they be dl'd off the web copied onto CD then copied onto the 360, or are you forced to subscribe to live to get them ?

[sega saturn x]

or are you forced to subscribe to live to get them ?

I'm putting my money on that option.

[Avid Fan]

I dont like that they have sequals, but not the games that came before it (THUG, MK: DA, Jedi Outcast) truly a shame

[Flojomojo]

It's not as bad as I hoped -- and NO, you don't need to subscribe to get the compatibility updates -- it's included with the free XBOX Live Silver membership.

 

The omissions bug me though. A lot of games I care about aren't there, and I wonder if they're missing some of the titles purely to sell some sequels? I want to believe they're holding the missing titles for compatibility reasons.

 

I wish these were on the list:

Midway Arcade Treasures 1/2/3

Taito Legends

Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind (though no one would want to start a new character if they were a longtime player ... or do this when the new one is coming)

Jedi Starfighter

Indiana Jones

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the superior first one)

Jet Set Radio Future

Panzer Dragoon Zwei

Outrun 2

either Project Gotham or Need for Speed (selling sequels?)

Splinter Cell (this is a surprise that it's not supported yet)

Unreal Championship

MechAssault

Star Wars Battlefront 1/2

Doom 3

 

Many of these incompatible games are playable on the Macintosh but not the XBOX 360. WTF. Still, glad to see Crimson Skies and Halo on there.

 

I guess backwards compatibility is officially a "non-issue" for those of us with big XBOX1 collections -- we can't count on it. We'd either need to significantly pare down our collections, or keep the old system. As much as I want the new games, yet another system under the TV is something I need to think about.

[jetset]

I guess backwards compatibility is officially a "non-issue" for those of us with big XBOX1 collections -- we can't count on it. We'd either need to significantly pare down our collections, or keep the old system. As much as I want the new games, yet another system under the TV is something I need to think about.

964200[/snapback]

 

I wouldn't say that.

I have quite a few games, and my xbox died (AGAIN! Thompson dvd drive victim first time, now the hard drive is dead) and although I will likely get my existing one modded/repaired, backwards compatibility is huge to me.

[Gregory DG]

It's not as bad as I hoped -- and NO, you don't need to subscribe to get the compatibility updates -- it's included with the free XBOX Live Silver membership.

 

The omissions bug me though.

I'm sure they'll be added over time. The article I read indicated that ALL Xbox games will eventually be compatible:

Xbox.com: By what date do you plan to have all original Xbox games backward compatible?

 

Todd: We're continuing to work hard to certify as many original Xbox games to work on Xbox 360 as possible; we'll be adding to the list regularly.

 

Xbox.com: What criteria do you use in choosing which Xbox games will be backward compatible on Xbox 360? How far back into the Xbox game library are you going to go?

 

Todd: When we say Xbox library, we mean the entire Xbox library. This ranges all the way from our launch in 2001 up to games that haven't even shipped yet. As we've said before, we prioritized the top-selling titles and those games with a large Xbox Live following for launch, and we're going deeper into the portfolio every day.

 

I guess backwards compatibility is officially a "non-issue" for those of us with big XBOX1 collections

964200[/snapback]

It's not an issue for me either considering I don't have an Xbox 1... I can wait for those older games to show up on the list.

[Famicoman]

LOL, both of the XBOX games I worked on, are not on the list. 

 

I don't care though, I ain't getting a cent if they sell more anyway. 

963989[/snapback]

Which did you work on.

 

I just need them to compatabilize Unreal Championship, and my entire collection is up there.

[Flojomojo]

I guess backwards compatibility is officially a "non-issue" for those of us with big XBOX1 collections -- we can't count on it. We'd either need to significantly pare down our collections, or keep the old system. As much as I want the new games, yet another system under the TV is something I need to think about.

964200[/snapback]

 

I wouldn't say that.

I have quite a few games, and my xbox died (AGAIN! Thompson dvd drive victim first time, now the hard drive is dead) and although I will likely get my existing one modded/repaired, backwards compatibility is huge to me.

964234[/snapback]

Don't worry, you'll be able to buy another one REAL CHEAP on November 22nd.

 

I'm sure they'll be added over time. The article I read indicated that ALL Xbox games will eventually be compatible:

964270[/snapback]

I'm sure not getting my hopes up for 100% compatible emulation ...

[masschamber]

well doesn't yet emulate my only xbox game (svc chaos) and they probably won't be in any rush to emulate the few other games I actually intend to buy