It’s funny when I wrote this article, those games weren’t able to be played and at the time, I hadn’t been able to play them in years. In the years since, almost all of them were added to Xbox at some point. Yes, even The Adventures of Willy Beamish is playable in Retro Classics.
The only one that didn’t hit the console is Sam and Max Hit the Road. Sam and Max Hit the Road is about a pair of private detectives and have to solve a mystery of finding Bruno, a formerly frozen bigfoot at the carnival. He was freed by his girlfriend, Trixie Giraffe-Necked Girl. There have been 4 more games released since this was written.
Sonic and Knuckles eventually came to the 360 with Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection. It was also made available for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S with Sonic Origins.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time came to Xbox 360 with a remake of the game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection included the original version of the game.
In 2010, X-Men Arcade Game was released on XBox Live Arcade. It was also available in the Marvel Maximum Collection, along with other Marvel games I loved growing up, like Maximum Carnage.
The Simpsons Arcade Game was released on Xbox Live Arcade in February 2012. For unknown reasons, the game was removed from the service in December of 2013. With Disney and Xbox’s partnership with games like Blade, it would be great to see them work out a deal to bring this game back for purchase.
Toejam and Earl released the game and its sequel, Back in the Groove in November of 2012. There was even a sequel that felt more like a remake that was released in March of 2019. The third entry in the series, ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth, has not been made available on the 360 or any other Xbox generations.
There’s now a whole bunch of other games that I would love to be able to experience again. With Xbox’s new head making positive changes for the brand, maybe she will make it a point to bring some of these games to modern consoles.
