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XBOX LIVE ARCADE

RETROBATES MULL OVER THE SCENE’S MOST INTRIGUING ISSUES

The team look back at Microsoft’s digital triumph

DARRAN JONES
NICK THORPE
TIM EMPEY

Withthe recent news that the Xbox 360 online store will be closing down in 2024, the team decided it was time to look back at Microsoft’s ambitious digital service.

DARRAN

What’s everyone’s first memory of Xbox Live Arcade?

NICK

I can remember seeing news about the original Xbox version and being quite excited, because I wanted to play Mutant Storm. I didn’t actually get to try it until the Xbox 360 version though – the first game I got was Undertow as an apology for network outages.

TIM

I was quite slow getting an Xbox 360, so it was the Summer Of Arcade 2009 and playing Shadow Complex, a pretty nifty Metroidvania.

DARRAN

I remember Shadow Complex, a great game. I must have had Xbox Live Arcade on Xbox as I was online all the time, but I can’t remember. What I do remember is that it was somewhat mad to be able to play the likes of Robotron: 2084, Super Sprint and Pac-Man on the service, even if some versions were better than others. Did anyone else enjoy any of the retro classics on Live Arcade?

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