In order to get some screencaps to research some conversions, I borrowed my brother's copy of
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age, but despite
comments on how easy it is to emulate xbox protocols due to the internal similarities to PCs, it turns out that there are as yet only a few games that can be run. It seems like
long ago that
arifyn told me I should have no trouble emulating PSX games, but as I know nothing about modern video games, I had forgotten that the xbox was from the generation after that. I suppose I could try to figure out a way to do it by using a
PC emu on the xbox.
Incidentally, I also looked to see if the compatibility extended to allowing me to use a computer monitor, which would make things a lot more convenient for playing for fun (since if I used Mother's TV, I'd be required to remove it and pack it away daily), but it turned out that none of the various video-in/out connectors fit. This means that
once I get a home, I'll have to buy a new TV just for playing the few relatively recent console games I have. Since they went digital, I'm not sure I'd even be able to get network broadcast channels without splurging on an entire cable package.