Xband Still Playable?

[AcePuppy]

Anyone know if it is still possible to rig the X-Band modem to still play online with other players? And anyone know why it has yet to be emulated yet? I still think it was one of the best online systems ever made to this day.

It would be nice to see it return, even though it probably won't just some incite would be nice if it is possible to rig it to work today and if so how?

[ncman071]

i'm pretty sure you can't play xband today. the network itself was discontinued. however, i've seen where some people believe there are loop holes in the technology on xband.com. unfortunately i was never able to experience xband. my first online gaming experience was with the dreamcast.

[AcePuppy]

i'm pretty sure you can't play xband today. the network itself was discontinued. however, i've seen where some people believe there are loop holes in the technology on xband.com. unfortunately i was never able to experience xband. my first online gaming experience was with the dreamcast.

Ya I've read some of those posts and I'm sure there is some loopholes as there was a loophole in the product that allowed you to have unlimited nationwide hours even if you had a certain limit on your account.

[Greg2600]

Ehh, xband.com has a forum, although it looks like 90% of the posts are porno spam? I'm sure it could be made to function again, if someone got a hold of the original host software. Which is doubtful. The other problem is how would you connect? Dialup is simply not feasible anymore. As an alternative, the most popular emulators have network capabilities.

[AcePuppy]

Ehh, xband.com has a forum, although it looks like 90% of the posts are porno spam? I'm sure it could be made to function again, if someone got a hold of the original host software. Which is doubtful. The other problem is how would you connect? Dialup is simply not feasible anymore. As an alternative, the most popular emulators have network capabilities.

Ya I know the popular emulators have network capabilities, but it's just not the same without the funny looking icon avatars, rankings, news, etc. Ahhh how I wish it was the mid-90s again. Sighhhhh.

[DreamTR]

I hate to say it, dial-up on Xband had better latency then anything XBOX Live and PS Network can throw at you...It was direct connect, and the only time you felt lag is if the other person did not have call waiting turned OFF.

I know you can play ZBattle online for SNES on a PC, but PC and console are not the same thing...I would much rather see someone get this thing working again one day for Genesis and SNES, but how much work would that take?