The Wacky World of Rare Xboxes 

A Mountain Dew OG Xbox has got to be one of the most American things I’ve ever heard

a friend of mine bought an xbox from Best Buy with a warranty. When it did break and he went to claim the warranty they had no original xbox in stock, just the limited edition Halo Xbox so they gave him that.

Thank you Tyler for making these videos on stuff that nobody besides like 10 people including myself find interesting

I'm happy to report that Whimsu is officially one of the few people who actually acknowledged Viva Piñata in 2022

I own the crystal blue "Canada exclusive" original Xbox that I bought for $35 from a guy that worked at THQ and it had a bunch of those "do not distribute" demo games that publishers give out to the media before a game releases.

8:04 Just wanna chime in, those consoles weren't 'given' to EA employees. They were sold to EA at wholesale price, afterwhich EA allowed their employees to PURCHASE for $100 over MSRP, and only during the 2001 Holiday Season. Unsold units were then sent back to Microsoft, who then had them destroyed. Same story for the "Launch Team" units which were sold to Microsoft employees. Not sure about the other partner units, though.

I grew up with the original Xbox so it's nice to see videos like this. I swear people act as if the og xbox never existed.

“It ain’t Xbox if it doesn’t have halo” -Bill Nye the Science Guy 2021 I think

I've always like the translucent plastic aesthetic, but I feel like the 2000's is when the aesthetic started tapering off. The original Xbox is the perfect example of why. The aesthetic was cool because it would also show off all of the internals, back before everything was shielded or enclosed in yet another box. The original Xbox is mostly just a case wrapped in a plastic shell. The translucent plastic doesn't look terrible, but it also doesn't show off any of the internals, and I feel like the translucent aesthetic loses a lot of it's charm because of this. I understand why it's this way, I just wish there was something more to the change in aesthetic instead of just a box encased in plastic. Though the transition into the decal era was amazing; and the eventual transition into color options was also amazing, though this exists more on the controller side of things. I do think the modern translucent aesthetic can be expanded upon, but that's hardly ever seen outside of custom work, so sadly the aesthetic is mostly dead outside of retro uses; there's also the afterglow expansion on the aesthetic, but I personally don't care for random LEDs under translucent plastic, maybe something could be done with EL wire, newer methods of LED filament, better diffusion and/or light piping, etc., but you also don't see that happening at all.

I have the Forza Motorsport 6 Xbox one, it does a rev when it starts and came with the game. I would give it 4.5 stars

honestly I’m loving this series, your research combined with your laid back commentary really drive it. would love to see more

I used to have a crystal edition It was the most beautiful console I’ve ever owned

I need more videos of special consoles, I find them very intriguing for some reason. It’s like a another level of gamer flexing

Been sticking with you since knowledge hub, glad you’ve finally come to your own, really enjoying the new content tyler !

can’t even begin to describe how interesting I find these videos. Thank you Tyler!

The original Xbox is still my favorite console. The X shaped one at the end looks sick.

I miss the clear plastic cases consoles and controllers used to do.

The Xbox Dev kit addition is forever the holy grail to me 🙌. Literally the foundation and history in one box

I can't wait to see the next console you do. The videos are great dude

I have an Xbox that was signed by some pro beach volleyball players. So. A fancy base Xbox. Oop.

Dude idk why the hell I like your content so much but it’s seriously some of the best on RU-vid. Thank you.

I currently own a Japanese Halo 2 Limited Edition Xbox. Bought it half a year ago, and it only costed around 70 dollars at most. It even came with a modchip as well. So yeah, even with those low production numbers, they dont mean shit when demand is also low.

Between the videos and the music. You're my new favourite Tyler

It's 6 am and I came across this love your vids bro definitely had to sub

I bought a Xbox crystal from a second hand store last week for $70 and it turns out it is the limited edition model with the jewel also , I’d say that’s a good price

I never though I'd see them again, but in 1999 I plastic molded all of the clear green executive XBOX's, there was 25 of them. There is actually a few more, because I bought some XBOX's and changed over the cases, and sold them as executive XBOX's. YOLO!

this is a great video, as a kid who just had the og seeing all these really rare variants are insane!

One of my favorites is the dev kit version, not only a unique external but it's got more ram in it which is interesting.

Sometimes I forget Tyler and Cody are different people

Keep it up Tyler. Your videos are my favorite by far.

Honestly I love all these different variations.. thanks for the video

Microsoft really tried to get that Japanese market. If only they knew.

I have a few modded to 128mb ram. Basically they’re setup as coinops machines. Even scored a trusty 1ghz modded board. So much good stuff can be done with these consoles.

So much nostalgia tied into this. Thanks for the video

The Ice blue XBOX was also gifted in a promotional package deal from Bell Canada if you got internet hooked up back then, as well not sure if you received it only by switching internet providers to them or had an initial internet deal set up, heard the console referred to as the Bell XBOX lots here in Canada. Cheers!

I have the Mt Dew one, it was cheap on eBay, but I didn't know how rare it was at the time, I just wanted something different

Please do all of these mentioned series variants! Love these videos

Lol. Love the fun you had with the scoring.

Great video man 👍 I would love to see sequel for the Xbox 360s varieties

"Big enough to crush a small child , strong enough to shed no tears in the process" lmfao i love this guy .

Ahhhh kinda miss that orange Xbox , the new owner still has it somewhere .Nice video thanks for sharing

You earned this sub. Well done!

These are brilliant

My dad had a red solid “x” and red clear chassis xbox he got from his friend who worked in the department when my dad moved away. Never knew what happened to it other than ive never seen one like it or recognized before and its gone for all I know

I think it speaks to the quality of your content that I’m a PlayStation guy and have never owned an Xbox and I really enjoyed this video.

Took me way too long to realise xobx wasn't Japanese for Xbox and it was just upside down. Thanks for the quality Bossman

What I'd give to get my hands on just one of those special editions. I have a crystal but here in the UK I've never seen another variation other than the base black n green.

Nice vid ...I won a premium crystal version from a video rental store back in the day pretty sick

Glad I got to watch the noodle video on the Mountain Dew Xbox by both Tyler and noodle in the same week

Loved your review. It mad me new subscriber.

8:44 “signed by Bill Gates” Photo is clearly JEFF BEZOS!!! Hahaha, awesome video please keep them coming. Good content!

I think the most enigmatic, interesting thing about the big metal X Xbox from 1999 gdc event is the controller. I've seen the Xbox a million times but that pre Duke design has never been talked about that much and it looks awesome on every level and perfect for my monster hands and it's silver!! I really want to hold it and press its buttons more than I can express with words. If I could hunt it down it would complete me and I could die happy.

I've been waiting for translucent colorful plastic to make a come back. It still hasn't happened.

Pretty underrated creator, enjoyed the video

You've just earned yourself one more loyal subscriber.

Man I love this channel

I just dug my OG Halo Edition xbox out of the garage after not using it since since the 360 came out. It still works even tho it had some mold on it. I'm impressed!

Can we get a video on rare Xbox 360's,Xbox one,and playstation 1,2,3,4? This video,and the game cube video is amazing. You have my sub🤙

9:40 …one of the cleanest edits I’ve seen in a while. Shame Jared Leto. Good work my friend.

The Mountain Dew Xbox is like my favorite thing ever. I will get my hands on one someday.

A friend of mine had a dad that worked for Pepsi. When we were young, I traded a box full of miscellaneous Playstation 1 games and firecrackers/bottle rockets. In turn, he gave me a green hulk edition xbox. It got trashed a long time ago, because I knew nothing about it. :(

Keep making these

I have a launch ed Xbox. happy you covered it.

One of the more common ones which I think you may have missed is the translucent light blue halo edition. From what I've seen, its a fair bit less common than the translucent green. That's about it. Other than that, the only other one you missed was the extremely rare variant that's missing the entire top shell, covered in rust, leaking battery acid, and doesn't work. Its so rare that I've only seen one in existence at my local township's metal recycling bin.

I saw the Mountain Dew exclusive in person at a vintage video game shop the other day. Looked sweet in person

Reminds me of the XCM cases I used to stock and install. I wish I kept some of them. Had matching X3CP panels too.

This is pretty good, thank you.

Just a correction. They produced 1000 pure white units, not 5000. They also had the number etched into the shell. Great video!

Just here to make sure you give hello kitty Xbox 5/5

Man ive been waiting to see a video with the mountain dew xbox i have 😁😁

Awesome video

My crystal edition (they had some in canada) came with fable 1 and crimson skies: High Road to revenge. Parents got me Halo 2 and rented games for me all the time. Nobody ever helped me fix "nat type: restricted" issues that prevented me from playing online, so that was terrible. But the OG Xbox had so many singleplayer titles in so many genres, that I never ran out of things to play

Also congrats on hitting the algorithm.

Would love most of these to be in a museum.

Can’t wait for the ps1 video lol

I’d give the hello Kitty version 10 ⭐️

A fellow gravity rush fan. You my friend have earned a loyal sub

love this series!

An old friend of mine had a Numberd Green xbox and and Transparent orange. Back in early 2000s (2000-2004)

I'm shocked this man never mentioned this channel I guess he made a second one and let it be its own thing

Entertaining video. Subscribing.

Oh wow, didn't expect to see my buddy Emilio and his orange Xbox but here we are lol

Imagine how crusty that body pillow would be if you bought a used Kasumi edition Xbox

I was day one Xbox purchaser. First in line at Game Stop. It was all awesome as it should have been. That startup sound, the breakaway cables, everything. I have moved so far beyond Xbox now... it is in a box in my basement begging to be played. Sad. Right next to my Playstation 1, Ps2 slim, 3DO, Macintosh II, Colecovision, Gameboy SP, PSP, 3 PS3's, 4 PS4's, Xbox 360 Elite. and a Seaburg 45rpm jukebox. Zero nostalgia to fire them up.

I have a proper Limited Edition crystal, and it's impossible to find an accurate value online for it, as everyone on ebay etc selling a generic crystal edition calls it a "Limited Edition" one. Going by the serial number, I think it's safe to estimate that roughly 10,000 were produced. They were sold through New Zealand as well as Australia, I believe through either EB Games or Gamesman in 2004-2005. Thankfully they were the 1.6 generation, so they were produced after the worst of the capacitor plague, but were known for the disc drives being poorly installed and dropping out of place slightly. The controllers also came with the special gem, rather than the standard clear/silver version, and it had some really awesome games from the "just before the 360" era on the demo disc. One real downside to the transparent cases is how badly they show any dust trapped inside, but I think they still have such a vibe that it's worth it and wish we got more fully clear cases for stuff nowadays!

I worked for the HIN “Hot Import Nights” car show and we had 6 green branded NAMCO we used them so people could play Ridge Racer.

It was watchable 5/5

A buddy of mine that doesn't play games was given a mt dew Xbox for free in exchange for firewood from a little old lady that got it just because free. It was sealed. I should ask if he has it still...

Im writing this while shaking of anger. I had the MSN one as a kid. The moment he said MSN a faint bell ringed in my head, and when he said it was sold in norway it comfirmed it. I think i last left it with a friend who hastly had to move out but ill try to reach out to current tenant

My dad end up getting a review or beta OG Xbox (or something) that has half red ring an half green ring when turning it on. I don't know if that's considered rare or not.

I have some pretty rare Xbox consoles. I have one sealed in the box still. I almost bought a Clear blue, and a skeleton and I didn't. I regret not buying them because they still have their boxes and one of them was still mostly in it's packaging.

There is also a special edition Tony Hawk Underground 2 Xbox that was apart of real life skateboarding and THUG 1 gameplay contest in which winner won an custom Xbox, marching controller and skateboard deck with the Xbox even signed by Tony Hawk himself

I got my first OG Xbox Christmas of 2003 with Kotor being the first game . Was awesome .

The White and the orange look amazing!

Cool to know that my Halo XBOX is one of 200,000, got it for maybe $30 at nearby reuse shop (they keep electronics from going to a landfill). Not exactly rare but it is my main, TSOP modded and I set the lights to orange by default. It looks good with orange, Microsoft should have made it that way. It is currently hooked up to my 4K TV with HDMI adapter.

I'd love if this is your only video on the Microsoft purchase of Activsion/Blizzard.

I have an Ice Blue (Canadian) a Halo, and a crystal. Great looking systems.

great video

This warned you a sub. Please do ps2 next.

Some older Xbox models had an 8 gb hard drive, however later down the line they had 10