360 backwards compatability list?

FlyingFish · 17 Apr 2006 at 11:38

Hi
Is said list available for peeps that are running with a VGA cable?

Or if you want, feel free to post a list of any of your xbox games that work with the VGA cable.

I only have two xbox games left (Halo1 and XIII) and neither work with my vga cable. Its just that with such a huge back catalogue of xbox games, some at cheapie prices, it would be nice to know what works.

Mick

budge1972 · 17 Apr 2006 at 11:52

Halo 2 and call of duty are both running through mine ok (inc multiplayer on xbox live). .I can play ninja gaiden and splintercell but not online ??.

Dead or alive 3 looks awesome in high res too and plays just as good as doa4 .
not really tried much else.

melchy · 17 Apr 2006 at 12:18

I have great difficulty getting games to work via VGA as well. The one's i have had success with are -

Halo (1280 x 768)
Halo 2 (1280 x 768)
DOA 3 (1280 x 768)
Ninja Gaiden (1280 x 768)
Fable (640 x 480)

Most of my other games that are listed on the compatibility list will not work even at 640 x 480. Im not entirely sure that all my above list will now work either since the last emulator update.

DaveyD · 17 Apr 2006 at 12:55

The VGA cable is a bit of a wierd one I think. The problem is, you're setting only one resolution for it, and it can't change between the resolutions automatically, but for a lot of the old games, it wants to run in 480p, and some of them 720p. That's the main disadvantage of the VGA cable as it's not giving you the automatic scalability of component HD.

Try changing your resolutions and see what happens.

JUMPURS · 17 Apr 2006 at 14:09

The VGA cable does nto support PAL-50Hz so games that do not support running at 60Hz will not work when using VGA. You end up getting the error saying that it doesnt support your resolution.
Halo 2 is a funny one, i think it runs Single player will run PAL-60 fine, but when you try to run the multiplayer it forces it down to PAL-50 and doesn't work, lease i always get the error when i try to go into multiplayer, but the game will load fine (but didnt start a new single player campain)

budge1972 · 17 Apr 2006 at 14:52

Halo 2 runs fine on mine through vga 1280 x 720 on xbox live :cool:

jigman · 17 Apr 2006 at 15:46

melchy said:
I have great difficulty getting games to work via VGA as well. The one's i have had success with are -

Halo (1280 x 768)
Halo 2 (1280 x 768)
DOA 3 (1280 x 768)
Ninja Gaiden (1280 x 768)
Fable (640 x 480)

Most of my other games that are listed on the compatibility list will not work even at 640 x 480. Im not entirely sure that all my above list will now work either since the last emulator update.

i would like to know how you got halo working is it the pal version ?

melchy · 17 Apr 2006 at 15:54

jigman said:
i would like to know how you got halo working is it the pal version ?

Its the UK version, pretty sure i had it running at 1280 x 768. I may be wrong though as its been a while since i tried. I know Halo 2 definately worked, will try Halo later tonight.

McManicMan · 17 Apr 2006 at 17:12

halo 2 is fine in both single player and on LIVE after all the updates are downloaded from MS, which have to be done with a normal TV connection not VGA lead, once done you can hook up the vga lead again and play as normal

budge1972 · 17 Apr 2006 at 19:51

McManicMan said:
halo 2 is fine in both single player and on LIVE after all the updates are downloaded from MS, which have to be done with a normal TV connection not VGA lead, once done you can hook up the vga lead again and play as normal

Never needed to connect mine to a tv to get the updates :confused:

melchy · 17 Apr 2006 at 22:13

jigman said:
i would like to know how you got halo working is it the pal version ?

No, you are quite correct it doesnt work using VGA and the latest emulator software.

Boogle · 18 Apr 2006 at 03:09

budge1972 said:
Never needed to connect mine to a tv to get the updates

Only if using VGA. You can't go into the original Xbox dash with VGA (and most original Xbox games need the original dash to download updates).

MoodyB · 18 Apr 2006 at 03:25

Anyone else confirm that Forza will only run at 640x480 through a VGA cable ?

jigman · 18 Apr 2006 at 11:53

melchy said:
No, you are quite correct it doesnt work using VGA and the latest emulator software.

Thanks thought it was the case. it seems the vga cable wont let a 50hz signal through it meaning most pal games wont work

budge1972 · 18 Apr 2006 at 16:56

Boogle said:
Only if using VGA. You can't go into the original Xbox dash with VGA (and most original Xbox games need the original dash to download updates).

Halo 2 updated with no probs through vga for me ..must be one of the few games that do.

Boogle · 18 Apr 2006 at 18:32

budge1972 said:
Halo 2 updated with no probs through vga for me ..must be one of the few games that do.

You could download the extra maps from Live via VGA?

budge1972 · 18 Apr 2006 at 22:40

Not 100% sure if i have the new maps yet.will check later.Had them on my original xbox then i transferred accounts to my 360 and it remembered my rank etc.(maybe the kids used it downstairs on the normal telly and dloaded the maps).