The original Xbox was the best product Microsoft ever made. Hacked with modchip, XBMC, and emulators, the Xbox was basically my dream entertainment system come

The original Xbox was the best product Microsoft ever made. Hacked with modchip, XBMC, and emulators, the Xbox was basically my dream entertainment system come true. The authentic Xbox games were just a bonus. 8 years later my modchip still works, the machine has never given me any problems. And I still use it almost every day for watching movies and I still haven't found a more convenient way for me to get my MegaMan, F-Zero, and Gradius fix every now and then. It may seem trivial, but what I also liked about it was the boot screen menu. It was quite radically advanced, it felt futuristic. Remember this was back when Microsoft was even more frighteningly good at what they do than Apple is today. And when I saw the 3D menu, with all the futuristic sounds and whatnot -- you knew this system was for real. But the Xbox360 seemed a bit like a step backward, it was more refined, but didn't have that badass feel to it. And then Microsoft kind of fizzled away in the years since.