The Collection Piece by Piece - Xbox Turns 10: Xbox Launch Stuff

A very rare wallscroll used to promote Halo in Japan some months later.

And that's me a full 10 years ago on senior trip just before the Xbox arrived. Boy does time fly.

I could not find a single one of my original "duke" Xbox controllers to take a picture of which is odd since I have at least 3 of them hiding somewhere around here.

I just remember being blown away by Halo, PGR being extremely fun and DoA having jaw dropping  graphics.

I did get my system at midnight on launch day with these games.

I had a PlayStation too, in fact, I bought that at midnight on launch day as well a year prior. Xbox appealed to me more than Playstation over time because Microsoft focused on online gaming more so than Sony did. It was built-in the box and I definitely saw what was coming.




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The Collection Piece by Piece - Skylanders

I thought Skylanders was good fun. If you have a younger kid between 6 -14, he/she will want this game. Don't forget to get them extra character packs, because they will want those as well and there's quite a few to choose from.

Gamerscore wise: Not too difficult and should take roughly 12-15 hours to fully complete. I had fun even though I felt like a big dork buying it. You do not need extra characters to get the full thousand. The three that come in the box will get the job done.




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The Collection Piece by Piece - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

I felt the need to post it exactly on the date of 11.11.11.

Words can't describe how excited I am to play Skyrim. My front runner for possible Game of the year.

The Collection Piece by Piece - Family Game Night 4: The Game Show

A little time consuming but very easy for gamerscore. FGN4 takes roughly 12-14 hours to 1k and I currently sit at 660.

Jessie is one of the producers on the game over at EA Salt Lake and he was kind enough to sign and send me a copy of his game. Thanks again, man!




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The Collection Piece by Piece - Perfect Dark Zero

You will be hard pressed to find a lot of people that have nice things to say about PDZ. I personally loved it! I put well over 100 hours into the online play. I'd say it's not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. Metacritc rating: 8.1



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The Collection Piece by Piece - NBA2K12

Probably the only basketball we will see this year. :(



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The Collection Piece by Piece - Burger King Games

Still waiting for the Taco Bell game, "You will shit yourself."

The Collection Piece by Piece - Assassin's Creed Brotherhood

One of the very few good games I've yet to finish the single player campaign on.

The Collection Piece by Piece - Kengo: Legend of The 9

The Collection Piece by Piece - Super Mario Bros 2

Okay, so maybe I do have a few retro things left but I got this after the house fire in 2000.  I literally have nothing from my childhood, I had to buy a piece back on ebay.

See, even Mario thinks you should eat your veggies.

The Collection Piece by Piece - Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm

There's a crab joke here somewhere. Oh....... I'd rather catch crabs then play this one ever again.

The Collection Piece by Piece - Viva Piñata

Don't let the bright colors fool you into thinking this is a game strictly for children. It offers depth, originality, and is playable for all ages.

The Collection Piece by Piece - The Orange Box

One of the best bangs for your buck that you will find. 99 achievements out da box!

The Collection Piece by Piece - Gears of War 3

Oooooh That Smell, Can Ya Smell That Smell?

Expecting anything else would be uncivilized.

The Collection Piece by Piece - Every Party Chinese

Never really wanted to do this before but I have a lot of people ask about the collection and all that jazz.

I feel like a huge dork doing this, but whatever.

All my retro stuff burnt in a house fire back in 2000, so all my ancient goodies are in ashes. :(

Every Party Chinese - Good luck finding it

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