Check out Thorum using the link below and get 20% off by using the code LTT at checkout: https://www.thorum.com/ A glimpse into the past of Xbox game development with the Xbox Alpha I development kit. The craziest part? You can build one yourself! (sort of) AND IT CAN EVEN PLAY GAMES (maybe). Oh, and we mistake CES 2001 for E3 2001, but really, who hasn't made that mistake before? Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1481385-i-used-stolen-software-to-make-a-diy-xbox/ ► GET MERCH: null ► SUPPORT US ON FLOATPLANE: https://www.floatplane.com/ltt ► AFFILIATES, SPONSORS & REFERRALS: https://lmg.gg/sponsors ► PODCAST GEAR: https://lmg.gg/podcastgear FOLLOW US --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/linustech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LinusTech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linustech TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@linustech Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linustech MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712 Artist Link: https://soundcloud.com/laszlomusic Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/UxWkUw Artist Link: null Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/ Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/PgGWp Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4 Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 1:28 Alpha I & Xbox's Origin Story 3:03 Inside the Xbox Alpha I 4:27 The RAM 7:06 GPU & Peripheral Cards 10:06 The hardest parts of DIY 11:12 Geriatric Dashboard 12:02 Demo Software 13:25 Simpsons Road Rage 15:48 Loading a game onto it 17:31 Dark Summit and a disappointing load screen 18:33 Conclusion