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I managed to get to 8 different games today. Fun stuff. Here's some details.

It turns out AirForce Delta Storm didn't work and I had to return it, but it was the first demo on Official Xbox Magazine's demo disc 3. So I played it there and everything else that was on it. 

First up on my journey are launch games, November 2001. I have two and another on the way but I have to start with what I know best and that's Halo: Combat Evolved.

My friend and I played a lot of games together back in the OG Xbox years. I thought about the top 50 games we played the most. It's made up of 17 FPS's, 9 Co-op, 9 Collections, 4 Racing, 4 3PS's, 4 Action-Adventure, 1 Flight, 1 Sports, and 1 RPG. Here's the list in roughly chronological order:

I figure that number reflects my 25 years worth of gaming since 1995. I've mastered this pastime twice over if you believe in the 10k hours to master a craft idea. Anyway, this is what I did this 2609th day of gaming. 

Just had time for a few hours of Farm Together today 'cause work called me in last minute. But in the morning I had thought of a better way to use those mostly cosmetic trains in the game. 

I played a hefty amount today with some good results. Then I got resupplied with OG Xbox games from my friend and from a few online orders which appeared today. 

I was thinking about blog ideas and it got me looking at my collection. I sorted through my demo discs which I've kept all these years, and it led me on a quest to revisit the Original Xbox. It will be 20 years in November since its release. That will make it like a classic car. I'm going to start with the demo discs of a particular year (the ones I have) and then play a game or two. I've even acquired a few new ones I haven't played before. Should be fun for my weekday gaming. So here's a demo disc I have from around the launch day, I believe, November 2001.

I played a lot of Yakuza 3 today. I'm really enjoying it. This is the remastered version that came out recently with 4 and 5 all on Game Pass on Xbox as well as other systems. I've only dabbled in the Yakuza series here and there. This is the first game I've spent a lot of time with. Let's take a look. 

My new thing lately is to look down the list of new releases and go back in time until I find something I'd like to try. I can play anything on PS4 or Xbox One if it's library rentable, on Game Pass, or just cheap enough to buy. If it's too pricey, I just put it on my wish list for later. This isn't all though. I have Game Pass Rewards to gather and several games I've been playing for months that I like to keep up with. So let's break it down.