Can somebody give me a lowdown on linking XBOX's?

[Anthony1]

Basically, what currently can be done with linking XBOX's?


How many can you link together?


How many people can play at a time?


What are the best games that show this off?

Any racing games?


I'm thinking of having a XBOX link party, and from what I understand, I need to have 4 TV's, 4 xboxes, 4 copies of whatever game and 16 controllers. Right?

What else do you need?

How many total XBOX's can be linked together. I mean, could you link 16 different xbox's to 16 different monitors so that each person get's their own personal screen?


Also, is it possible to link GameCube's together or PS2's?

What about Dreamcast?

I know the older version of the PS1 could be linked.

[mr_jiggles_13]

use a router and ethernet cable. they make boxes for it but they are essentially just routers w/ a xbox logo on it. i played halo back in the day but i sold my xbox because of it getting so boring. i think pgr might be system link capable. it should say on the back of the box if its system link capable or not.sorry i cant help much.

[vulcanjedi]

According to my Tron 2.0 Killer app manual it can connect up to 16 different players per game with 1 to 4 players per xbox. I wonder if that means 16 different xboxes I could possibly stick on my network.

Ok who wants to come over for a party :)

vj

[youruglyclone]

Basically, what currently can be done with linking XBOX's?

multiplayer


How many can you link together?

I believe only up to 4


How many people can play at a time?

from 4-16 tops I believe


What are the best games that show this off?

halo, halo 2, unreal tournament...I think


Any racing games?
project gotham racing 2?


I'm thinking of having a XBOX link party, and from what I understand, I need to have 4 TV's, 4 xboxes, 4 copies of whatever game and 16 controllers. Right?

and a 4 port hub and enough cabling


What else do you need?

friends to play it with you?


How many total XBOX's can be linked together. I mean, could you link 16 different xbox's to 16 different monitors so that each person get's their own personal screen?

I think only 4



Also, is it possible to link GameCube's together or PS2's?

not with each other but there is like 2 games that support the network adapter for the GC and one of them is mariokart

as for the PS2 supposedly timesplitters 2


What about Dreamcast?
yes it can I even have the system link cable for that, I believe virtua on is one of those games.


I know the older version of the PS1 could be linked.

not a question but yes it can be linked ridge racer 4 is one of them

crossover cables can be used if you do a direct connection between 2 xboxes

[koolkid13]

I believe Aerowings F, Ferrai F355, and Quake III all system link/lan for dreamcast

[Vectorman0]

New games like Halo 2 can have up to 16 xbox's linked together for one game, provided there is one person on each xbox. Older games, like Halo 1, have a max of 16 players, but only four xbox's at a time.