Can you play games from the xbox (such as halo 1 and 2) on the xbox360?

Answer 1

Here is the source of that list of games that were pasted in here, most of the games allow you to click on them for additional info about the games themselves:

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardcompatibilitygameslist.htm

I also gave you the link because the list is updated every so often as new emu's (game emulators) becomee availible.

Also, as noted, you need the harddrive in-order to play original Xbox games.

What WASN'T noted is that you need an internet connection too.

When you put an original Xbox game (like Halo 1 or Halo 2) in the 360, the 360 "looks" at the disk and kinda' goes.. 'uhh.. what the heck is THIS?'
The 360 then goes online and checks a microsoft server for a program (called an emulator) which is designed for each game.

The games in that list at the link above, are all games that have had an emulator made for it. Basically, an emulator takes the material on the gamedisk and changes it into something the 360's more advanced system can use.

The emulator is stored on the harddrive so that whenever you want to play that game, it can reuse the same emulatior program without re-downloading it.

Personally, I only have a dial-up connection at home, so I can't hook up my 360 to it. I just sneak my 360 into work after hours and stick game disks into the 360 to get it to download the emulators for me over my internet connection at work so I can play at home.

Four other things you might want to be aware of:
#1 - There are Halo 2 muliplayer maps that will be coming out in Early 2007 that are only usable by the 360.

#2- There is a Halo 3 multiplayer demo coming out right around that time too, it will only work on the 360 too.

#3- Halowars is a 360 exclusive. ( http://www.halowars.com )

#4- If you go to Gamestop and look at the original xbox games, some of them have "BC" written on the pricetags.. That stands for "backwards compatible", and means there's an emulator for that game, and it'll work on your 360, assuming you've got the harddrive & Internet Connection.

Answer 2

There is a list of games that you can play on the XBox 360. I believe Halo is on there. Go to the Xbox website to find the list. It will also tell you what updates you need to install on your 360 to play the games.

Answer 3

yes you can play them but you need a xbox360 with a hard drive and xbox live or a cd burner so you can get the updates

Answer 4

yes you can.all you have to do is go to xbox.com roll your mouse over support and click system use.and then click system use for xbox 360 look to your left and click backward compatibility.and then click play original xbox games.then click how to get xbox game support for xbox 360.then go down to download and create a disc and read the information.you can order a update disc or download it like i did.hope this helps.

Answer 5

You can play certain XBX games on the 360. Those that aren't listed, you can't play until someone writes an emu for it.

Answer 6

yes you can,and for more other games go to

www.xbox.com

and check out the list of games you can also play on the 360.

Answer 7

NOt without updating the xbox360

Answer 8

yes but u need the 360 with the hard drive

Answer 9

yes but you need a hardrive which comes with the 400$ package

Answer 10

This question has been asked a million times (not really)... but here is a list of games you can play on xbox 360...

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 & TheGoblet 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 20-03

Ninja Gaiden

Ninja Gaiden Black

Outlaw Golf 2

Outlaw Volleyball

Pariah

Phantom Crash

Pinball Hall of Fame

Pitfall: The Lost Expedition

Predator

Prince of Persia4: 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 20-03

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

SpyHunter 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

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