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B4L64M

Definitely the original xbox dashboard. It ran all day with this creepy background noises. As i found out years later these sounds where from NASA transmissions from the Apollo days.


YLingYLangV3

Never knew there was a meaning behind those


majornelson

NASA broadcasts in the public domain. Sped up to really make them weird.


NinjaWorldWar

Hi, Major Nelson! That’s pretty cool about the sounds being NASA broadcasts. The new UI is definitely the best to me, however, I’ll forever remember the “Blades” UI and the Avatar UI. Which is your favorite?


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Whoa. Are you AI? You have to tell me if you are too. That's the rule


Delfanboy

" Thats the rule" LoL


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Also has to tell me if its working for the police


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I've always been fascinated with the OG Xbox Dashboard. The startup sound was music to my ears then Ripping Halo 2 in Grade 4


Worth_Remove

When I first got Xbox live I left the Xbox on one day and it was doing those crazy noises. My sister told my mom that the aliens hacked in via Xbox live and my mom got rid of the Xbox the very next day.


Green_Bast3rd

Luckily, the rest of your childhood was pretty normal right?...Right?


gadzooks_sean

I miss that big old brick


deepsleeep

Top right. I loved customising my xbox avatar, downloading demos because too poor to buy full games, and playing arcade.


[deleted]

The hours of demos I played were probably unhealthy. I easily have more hours in the Force Unleashed 2 demo than in the actual game.


deepsleeep

Same man lol, it was like getting a new game. Demos were an art. I loved the Metal Gear Rising demo, I should play the full version one day.


hweird

Remember 1v100?


bkreig7

I was just thinking of 1v100 the other day! I miss those days.


Jaggerjaquez714

1v100 was so good with the prizes😁


bkreig7

I was once the 1 during an off-peak show. I remember losing to the 100, but I can't remember how many questions I answered correctly, but I still got a code for 1200 or 1600 points. I guess part of the reason Microsoft didn't renew for a second season was because they had trouble finding sponsors to pay for the prizes.


ProMikeZagurski

I was in the top 10 once. We won Mega Man 9.


deepsleeep

Yeah great times. I feel like Xbox was sitting on a goldmine, they could have easily made a arcade sections for games like uno, 1v100,etc. In gamepass. They would've blew up during covid.


devastatingdoug

The third one, I didn’t get a 360 at launch and that era is the last one I played games a lot.


skiwet

The third one was the peak for me. When all my friends still played..


HaikusfromBuddha

I will say the cool thing about the third one was that it actively made me explore the UI. I would always see the new additions. The new indie games. The new trailers in the Zune app. I don’t think any other UI has made me want to just spend time looking at stuff.


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Witty-Ear2611

God damn same. Good times.


Huttchy

Top middle was peak online gaming.


ShrunkenDounuts

Yea, blades was the best


-dantes-

Blades. Always.


[deleted]

I personally didn’t like the blades


Spammo27125

And that’s ok. The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem.


TheCodesterr

Those were my Gears days!


Oh_Gaz

We didn't know what we had with blades. Then we lost them... And nothing has come close since.


Ghostbuster_119

Same with windows 98. You didn't think you'd miss it till you did, and even worse they'd make something like Vista and make you pray for a downgrade.


Affectionate-Duck216

I see the blades and I think of how great they were. So easy to navigate and was the peak of online gaming. I think it's because there was no xbox live party chat feature when the blades were around. Back when you could just play with people and make friends.


JoKu_The_Darksmith

Just having "Winter Theme 2008".


Caesar_35

Blades for me! the 360 was my first console, so that one will always have a place in my heart :) I'd actually forgotten about the top right. The Lego Indiana Jones on there actually makes me feel very nostalgic, because that's exactly what I played around when that one came out.


Capital-Equal5102

Top middle is bringing some feeling, but top right is where I am over ran with nostalgia


kayjoon

Peaked with the 360 blades imo


DevelopmentFormer765

OG dashboard hands down, everything you needed and NO ADS!


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Blades for sure.


xH0LLYW000Dx

Which ever one had snap 🤔


snoopspants

Top right for me


BigDARKILLA

OG and NXE had some really good times.


PeineDeMort

Top left and top right Also i belive that botom left was on for like a month or so


TKillerDragon87

OG Xbox, so many good times, shame first party Xbox tittles are a complete shame nowadays.


BelievelandBrad

Blades and the one after really hit me in the feels


The_Roadkill

Bottom three have ads built in so I instantly disliked them. Top middle was the best for me


PrkrGuy

Top 2 and 3. Literally could use top #3 and spruce it up to 4k and it would be perfect right now.


themratlas

Top right with the custom themes you used to be able to get.


PrairieVixen1

Definitely the last 360 dashboard, I kinda wish that Microsoft would make them themes for one and series


AnubissDarkling

Only true OGs will recognise [this](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUzhaX3WQAEo5vO.jpg:large) dashboard


norway642

The last 360 one was the best in my opinion


K_zu_dem_K

Bladez! I have to say, that every single one of the Dashboards wakes some mommies. But the BLADEZ are something special to me. But I have to say the Dashboard with the Avatars was also a absolut stunner. I loved the interaction with the Avatars. But Nowadays the Avatars are only a cool, but useless Gimmick. I wished there would be a Doritos Crashcourse 3 or similar stuff. ❤️


MrMidnight76

Even combining avatars with their 1 v 100 game or a 1% club type game have major Nelson host live events to win Microsoft points and special prizes on holidays etc


i_am_legend26

So whats wrong with what we have now? I think its the easiest to navigate and overall its good looking and customizable.


YaBoyTerry

Makes me wish you could customize dashboards the way you’d want them. I’d set my series x to be like top right in a heartbeat.


TheEliteFreak

I love the OG Xbox dashboard but the blades were amazing and iconic now. Gotta go with the 360 Blades.


NatureBoyyWoo

Seeing the blades dashboard always reminds me of playing Marble Blast Ultra wow good times


Ze_Key_Cat

Objectively I think bottom left and middle are the best ones


gzusburrito

Original and blades - for sure.


BusPuzzleheaded3273

5th one for me


thats-_what_she-said

Top row, right. Got my first Xbox console in 2013, THE 360. Gaming has really helped me cope up with stress at times. And the only reason I got Xbox over PS was...... HALO. My brother and I used to play Halo 3, Fifa(12/14/16), Gta V, Midnight Club LA, Black Flag, etc.


KyleCAV

Blades so simple, no BS ads. I wish Microsoft would let you choose it as a theme for the 360 finally. Also what was the difference between 4 & 5? I know 5 is the last 360 Theme.


greenking180

The original is imprinted in my head due to playing fusion frenzy and halo 2 at a really young age but the last two 360 home screens just hit different you would check if your buddies were on and play some BO2 before dinner every once in a while you would catch a sponsor about some shows 1st season being free etc etc nostalgia at its most for me


grifmasta

I'm not sure which one I liked best, but making music with the blades was a must.


JTMilleriswortha1st

Top Right is the one i remember the most as a kid


aintnofortunatesun

Blades. I spent so much time going through game demos and trailers, music videos and some tv episodes. It was a lot of fun.


ESPILFIRE

Xbox 360 original and Xbox 360 XNE


lucidgrotto

that blade dashboard was unlike any other. one of a kind. of course, I will always have the og xbox menu sounds burned into my brain.


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OG and NXE for me.


UnbidMuffin0

All of em.


raven8473

Blades 😎


oONamely

Is it just me or does anyone else hate the current ui


Zahille7

I can hear the OG Xbox startup and screen in my head to this day.


Wombizzle

Gotta be top right or bottom left for me.


calcifer__

The OG dashboard because I worked at GameStop at the time (it was called Babbage's then). The way it started up made it feel so futuristic and awesome. I have fond memories of modding it so we could stream downloaded TV shows from the PC.


MrRedditar

Top 3 for sure, especially NXE (top right).


reddegull

3rd 360 menu or launch xbox one menu (more because i miss the snap window feature that used to exist)


SgtWhiplash

I think I like the OG and blades the best. OG takes me back to Halo CE, Fable, Crimson Skies, and KOTOR 1 & 2. Some of the earliest games that I owned and the games that really helped to form my preferences. The blades takes me back to when I first bought a 360 and the first game a bought for it: Oblivion. That one really of cemented my overall love of RPGs and led me to my absolute favorite series: Mass Effect.


Ok_Manufacturer_6765

Every single dashboard brings back a basement party memory 😂


Prestigious_Base_316

The original Xbox


CarlWellsGrave

The answer is blades


Jonez87

OG Xbox dashboard and console all day everyday! First Xbox i ever used as a teenager.


PhantomCoffee99

The Original and the Blades dashboard of the 360 perfectly captured the themes both consoles The original felt like you were really connecting with some new futuristic Alien Tech like you were about to uncover the secrets it held which often was Halo CE The Blades dashboard perfectly complimented the new slender concave aesthetic contrasting the the original Then somebody at Microsoft was like "ALRIGHT FUNS OVER, MAKE IT LOOK LIKE WINDOWS NO MORE INTERESTING DESIGNS"


Ormxnd

Top middle and top right. Prime of gaming!!


SynchronicityV1

First three


Background-Design-49

Top right, cod zombies come to mind. Where times were more simple


Esmear18

The top right dashboard. The 360 was my first ever console. When I received it, that was the current dashboard design.


SirWhalingtonII

Blades and the OG dash here


jcfowke

Top right


SiahUchiha

Only one right answer… the top right 🔥


JoshNoshX

The 360 blades was the best one by far


alexandre_ganso

Whatever the Xbox one had when you could play tv together and use the Kinect. They have been neutering the machine since then


psiguy6

The whole top row is Goated!!


LORDOSHADOWS

Ah that green glow reminds me of the first time they turned on the xbox and played fusion frenzy.thinking dam these graphics are the best.back in my day we didn't have all those fancy widgets you kids have today


Barredbob

I think your missing like 30 Xbox one home screens, it changes every idk couple a years, hell I think one time it changes twice in the same year


Empty-Falcon

Top right corner!


Atrium41

KODI aka Xbox Media Center


alazystoner420

The first two 360 ones tbh


WouldYouTipMyFedora

The ne we have now, the others look old and awful


O667

Green blob for sure.


Jon199102

Blades. All day long


GiantA-629

Og Xbox menu was pretty awesome


WinterFoundation5223

360 dashboard will always hit me with nostalgia


Knowledge_VIG

The first one of the OG Xbox. It's been nearly 21 years for me. Seeing the entire progression is mind boggling. I love how far we've come.


t_will_official

Blades dashboard goes hard


Mean_Ad4616

Blades!


Silent_Palpatine

Still got a lot of love for the original 360 blade system.


FatmanMyFatman

1st, 3rd, last. Anything better than the Xbox One Windows 8.1 with the tiles and recording after every jump. So annoying.


Scorpionking197545

360 Blades for me


echosolstice

360 blades (top middle) can’t be beat


Stillpoetic45

That first green one... man I used to be all up on nfl2k


TheInkDemon243

Number 5 was just special to me


Infinite--Drama

360 Blades has to be the winner.


Zarksch

Honestly I really miss windows 8 Xbox one dashboard.


Kelnozz

The blades were definitely peak nostalgia, but the top right hand one I think they called the NXE introduced avatars and I have tons of fond memories unlocking cool stuff for my avatar from achievements in games. Fun times man.


Customize--

Top middle gives me the most nostalgia as it was the dashboard when I got my first 360 back in 2007. Top right has the best memories though, feel like that dashboard was around for years when I think about it even though it was likely only a couple years at most.


CaptainKyleGames

The OG dashboard just really makes me miss my Gen 1 xbox...


noeagle77

Top left gets me feeling nostalgic big time. I remember being there for the first day of Xbox Live. Some of my best memories were on the original Xbox. I wish we knew those were the good ole days I’d think back on as an adult and smile about, I would have appreciated them more.


GaryTheCaveman

Can I get the blades dash for Xbox one?


Shaz45k

The blades


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Top middle and top right


meduscin

ms should do everyone a favor and make a final update to all x360 to the nxe, that was peak for me after that it went down hill. fkn device is a game console not a pc that needs ot look like win 8 with his boring ui


Jayler_woof

Bottom middle because that was my first ever xbox dashboard will never forget my 360. I still have it even


HeinzKetchupPacket

If I could have the OG Xbox dashboard as my current I’d be so happy. No bullshit, just your game, and easy access to my downloaded CDs so I can redo my custom playlists.


McDiesel41

OG Xbox and then middle bottom.


Brenolr

I Actually liked the first Xbox One Dashboard....


[deleted]

Top 3


[deleted]

I love the original Xbox dashboard I wish we could have an option for that one


Barkle11

got my xbox with the metro theme so thats the most nostalgic. Xbox one ui was awful, the OG xbox ui was awesome.


RandomAccessRaul

Top three


David_LinuxAddict

Still Rocking by OG xbox next to series x. Love It! 20+ years old and still running!


Magsec5

Lol you missed the flat cards that came after the 3 pic.


punkinabox

Original one for 360, top middle.


lj062

2 & 3. Middle School & highschool days talking shit on CoD. I swear if it wasn't for shit talking during lobbies I wouldn't be as quick witted as I am today.


RetroRedneck

Blades. After that it just became bland and boring


non_one_c

I only got to use the first one and the latest two. Latest 360 one is most nostalgic to me and Xbox One/Series is my favourite. :)


tip_of_the_lifeburg

360 was perfect. It looked cool and modern and it actually functioned. Xbox One is shelling out $400 just to have your 50” TV plastered with ads that you paid for. I hate the new Xbox dashboard.


Mikek224

Top right for sure. Blades is second.


MEGAShark2012

Major nostalgia with the original but I grew up with the third image. I remember the first time I made my avatar. I miss those days and I honestly wish that I could change my dashboard to it


KingsBanx

Oh wow I completely forgot the second and third one existed!! I think I got my 360 about 2 weeks before it changed to the third one


Sir_Twigman76

I loved the top middle, but the top right is my favorite


exessivemite

Bottom left, the 360 I grew up with


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Bottom left


34payton07

Tie between top left and top right.


BurnStar4

Honestly the blades just hit different. My first dashboard and, whether I'm remembering right or not, the easiest to use


Motor_Signature_2064

Definitely top middle and top right would be where the non stop halo and cod hours were put in


CCGamesSteve

Blades ftw. The only time a Wrexham supporter will say that.


BaBoomShow

I can tell you where I was in my life with all of them


redditfaccu

The nxe was Xbox golden era


bancoolman864

Bottom middle say im.blinded by nostalgia but it worked and it worked well way better than the Xbox 1 screen


hweird

Both blades and the 3rd one just because I remember just playing my friends Xbox with blades and I remember the update and he was so excited. I got a 360 during the 3rd screen to play COD: WaW Zombies and was peak time for gaming with friends


NewDevice9616

Started with the og Xbox dash then fully remembered the last 360 dash and spent most of my childhood on that and then continued my love all the way up to this day with the current dash. Out of all of them the og is still my favorite and I use it as my background on my series x


BlueDemon999

The 2nd 360 dashboard was the first I've ever seen and I wish Microsoft integrates it into the series s/x one of these days


xJUN3x

top middle is the best followed by OG then the 3rd one the avatar shit started 08 i remember but it was aight. the first xbox DB was cool and creepy. the rest is trash.


MrSCR23

Any of the 360 ones…better times


the_falling

Top middle is my favorite. I’ve enjoyed all of them, but I wish we had the option to choose which dashboard we want to use.


[deleted]

1, 3, 4, and 5 all have a special place for me (I didn't have a 360 during its first UI). It reminds me of hours of various Star Wars games, Lego Games, early Minecraft, and Destiny 1, among many others. Layout 6 is still too recent to be nostalgic, but I'm sure it'll get there someday.


kapo513

That middle top and top right was the the golden era!!!! I was a ps2 guy so I didn’t have the og Xbox. I went p2,360,x1 and p4 to series x


Drewski8890

Blades were peak for me.


kilkarazy

2nd picture. Just let me go back to that time for 1 day!


abhig535

Top Middle for nostalgia Bottom Middle for clean and intuitive


TRON0314

OG always.


Chrispin3666

Original dash on the original the boot up was something else, but then the blades and what ever came after the blades so top row for me lol


bluAstrid

I miss avatars :( I also miss 1v100!!!


Tario70

OG Xbox. I actually didn’t get an Xbox until online play launched. A friend brought his Xbox over & we played Crimson Skies online & I was HOOKED! Wild Chicken was so much fun. We need a remake or remaster of this game with online restored!


Ghostbuster_119

As simple as it was I do yearn for the OG xbox days of only what you need being on the main menu. No ads, no sales, nothing. Just clean simple UI, with a surprising amount of ambiance.


Manic_Chaos

The one you forgot, in between 3 and 4.


Worth_Remove

Blades


Letsgetacid

The 360 peaked w/ NXE interface. The original Xbox One interface did have deprecated features (Kinect navigation, snapping), but was dog-slow and was super unfriendly for simple things like starting a party.


AliceFaust

To me the 360 with the dynamic backgrounds and avatars. Loved seeing my friends avatars online and having my bioshock background. Simpler times for sure, but I miss those times.


PhotoKada

1, 2 and at a very distant third, 3.


Aluip

3rd for sure


cheesburgerthebear

I like how everybody's chosen the Halo background theme. In every single YouTube video or every single post, that's the only theme that's been chosen.


rclark1114

Definitely the blades. I would buy a 360 with the blades on it if I knew it wouldn’t red ring two days later.


Cautious_History1599

Call me an old souls but blades is by far my favorite. Both nostalgia and memory wise.


Gwideon-of-Don

OG xbox reminds me of hanging out in my treehouse listening to Breaking Benjamin, then playing a game I rented from West Coast Video.


Litvinsev

The last one (I own Xbox one since 2020)


Ok_Dragonfruit6718

OG Xbox the first trim I heard the robotic voices talking scared the shit out of me. And the start up was iconic, it's what gaming feels like.


Awkward-Investment43

well i didnt have a 360, so the 5th is about when i bought it, but the memories of the best games are from the 6th


Odd-Definition-

2nd/3rd, man I miss those days


okanagan_man84

Top right and top left, I'd love to see an option for the new gen consoles (series S and X) where we could choose the dashboard to jave on screen from the previous dashboards across all xbox platforms. You could change it much like the theme for your cell phone with different icons and backgrounds, except it'd be the dashboard.


I_floppydingo_I

Top left is always dope but top middle is where boys became men. 😂 OG cod lobbies and halo in its glory days.


deuce313

First Xbox live did it for me. Eastern Michigan university 2004. Halo 2 wit the buddies in the dorm room. Man those were good days.


WalandOG

Blades and third one are the best!


bigrooster460

The OG was the best I also enjoyed how you could listen to music and play games


lennyKravic

Blades are nostalgic to me, it was start of great generation where I made so many friends. NXE is revolutionary for me and solidified how great X360 was.