The original Xbox was my absolute favorite. Still old enough to have the classic memory cards and weird console ports, but new enough that its all actually just reskinned pc hardware. The UI was simple but easy and had this fantastic early 2k style. I didn’t even care that it was disgustingly green.

On top of all that, it was an era where basically everything could get greenlit. Shrek sequel game? Do it. Bounty hunter in a batshit crazy world using bigs as bullets? Knock yourself out. Love letter to golden eye, even if we can’t get the rights? You bet! What if I wanna watch softcore porn with the bros but justify it by saying we’re gaming? That’s fucking weird, but have at it. Literally anything could get a game.