Secret in each Xbox? Anyone?
 

I heard this yesterday on the board here... anyone found anything out? Is it a secret game like the snail-maze game the Sega Master System came out with? That would be funny.

ANyone know?

There's a peep hole on the back of the box and if you peer through this rectangular cut-out, you can actually see the barcode of the darn thing's serial number! :D

All jokes aside, there's this file in the harddrive called "Screen test" which takes up 2 blocks (if I remember correctly). I just don't know how to get it to work.
As far as hidden games.....it's quite possible although I doubt such a thing exists with the first wave of XBOX consoles. Maybe sometime down the line, they'll include deletable demos in the harddrives of all future XBOX consoles.

I found it! Its a 3-D version of Solitaire!!




Ok ok I'm only kidding, but I wonder what it is too :p

OMG, they should totally have done that. Or not even a 3D version. It'd be hilarious if they just had regular Windows Minesweeper and Solitaire. Ooh maybe Hearts too. :)

If I saw this I would be rotfl.
I'm a Freecell kinda guy so I would've been stoked if that was on the harddrive. :)

Bump...

two weeks and still waiting to hear...

Actually, the secret really is INSIDE the Xbox. I got a red decoder ring in mine.

10 gig HD instead of 8

Well all the Xbox's have a default name when you get them. It will show up in certain games is the default name for high scores and such and in Halo. Mine is named Ninja.

Are you serious?
I sense a sarcastic/evil tone in this. ;)

nope, he's serious. mine is 'Donut'! :)

...and from playing Halo with others online, yes, others have different system names.

Mine is Dopey

Hahaha! :lol:

THAT'S the big secret surprise?? C'mon, that might be a neat little thing they threw in, but that can't be the surprise that was talked about on launch day. 2 gigs of more hard drive space sounds like a good surprise.

Mine is Snake!! Mine came up in the Amped name entry screen for quick start records.

We arent serious and don't call us surely. It's not the big suprise it's just a funny little thing about the xbox.

Then what is the big surprise?

I'm telling you guys its Solitaire ;).

Ok ok, I've been holding out on you guys on how to get it. First you have to go to the menu and then hardrive. Then you have to rotate the control stick clockwise while the other one is counterclockwise and then push the start button for EVERY rotation you make. That will open up Solitiare on the HD and you can reign supreme and brag to your friends (sorry Centurion no Freecell) ;).

hehheheh hmmmmm.....maybe they'll announce what it is, the last Dreamcast produced was supposed to contain some sort of added bonus as well and so far no one's bought that one.

That reminds me.....did you know that the original spyhunter is an easter egg in Excel 2000, it is, but its fairly complicated on how to get there you'll have to do a search on it but its kinda nifty

You guys didn't get the coupon for a free xcube?

http://media.ign.com/boards/images/icons/xcube.gif

Mine is also named 'SNAKE'.
I started a multiplayer game of Halo and there it was posted right above the picture of the XBOX console.

I wonder what the names mean and why they all seem to be 5-letter names.

How can you get this?


I LOVE the original Spy Hunter on Nintendo!

How does one get their X-Box's name if they only have Halo (not playing multiplayer) and DOA3?

Insert Halo.
Select a Multiplayer game (even though you have only one control).
Make all the necessary selections on screen (Deathmatch, CTF, Race, etc.)
You will then end up on a screen that waits for the second player to join. There should be a small picture of the XBOX along with a name printed immediately above it.

When you get this to work, tell us what name was listed. I am willing to bet it is a 5-letter word.

Name
 

Mine is named "Wheezy"

Re: Name
 

Reminds me of the Jeffersons. Somewhere there has to be a "George" and "Florence".

I am "The Big L". That L better not stand for Loser!! :grunt:

cartman--
LOL! :)

Well, so much for that "5-letter" theory.
The harddrive name should come up in other games as well.

Mine is 'Darling'.

My box is "Disco". Pretty cool I think. Better than "The Big L".

Mine is "Sneak"

:grunt:

What do you think the harddrive names are for?

Personally, I think the names are going to come into play once the XBOX online network is up and running. It might be used to identify players, group players into teams, etc. I can't wait. :)

So that cartman doesn't feel so bad, I think we should come up with some cool words that start with "L".

How about: "The Big Lovemuscle" :)

I'm a "Weasel"
 

Weasel? Why I oughta...

Mine's SAUCY!!!

Garrett

I'm "hambone" which wouldn't be too bad except I live in ISRAEL... :lol:

Are you sure that the XBOX name's are unique to the system and does not rely on any info or saved game data?

Because if it is just random luck as to what the box's name is, mine is just too weird.. .. On the Halo multiplayer wait screen, the name Chris is written above my Xbox. Funny thing is, that's my name. My name was also listed as player 1. For a split second when that screen shows up, there is a question mark (?) right above the XBOX logo that immediately changes to "CHRIS" in all caps. My name under player profile #1 is "Chris" not in all caps. Weird. Is there another way I can test this?

Pirate for me. Should have been grumpy. :)

The L where I'm from is saying that you're gonna hand it to someone. Therefore, I would think that "The Big L" is telling someone that they're about to take the big loss. Pretty cool if you ask me.