Harcroft
@harcroft.ca
No one of consequence, archiver of original Xbox DLC, friendly neighborhood Canadian Xbox collector.
https://consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox:Unarchived_DLC
https://consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox:Unarchived_DLC
Merry Christmas Xbox fans! It has been two very challenging years, but work continues on the OpenXHD project.
Hardware is complete, pending updates from the FW dev team. Speaking of which, there is a FW dev team!
Things are moving along quicky now and I will have more news for you soon!
Hardware is complete, pending updates from the FW dev team. Speaking of which, there is a FW dev team!
Things are moving along quicky now and I will have more news for you soon!
December 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Merry Christmas Xbox fans! It has been two very challenging years, but work continues on the OpenXHD project.
Hardware is complete, pending updates from the FW dev team. Speaking of which, there is a FW dev team!
Things are moving along quicky now and I will have more news for you soon!
Hardware is complete, pending updates from the FW dev team. Speaking of which, there is a FW dev team!
Things are moving along quicky now and I will have more news for you soon!
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I got cozy and wrote some homebrew for Xbox-Scene's Modfest 2025!
This is a simple app that lets you set your Xbox 360's clock past 2025. I learned a lot and even documented a couple SMC commands on Free60 wiki.
Get it on ConsoleMods or the Homebrew Store!
consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox_36...
This is a simple app that lets you set your Xbox 360's clock past 2025. I learned a lot and even documented a couple SMC commands on Free60 wiki.
Get it on ConsoleMods or the Homebrew Store!
consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox_36...
December 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I got cozy and wrote some homebrew for Xbox-Scene's Modfest 2025!
This is a simple app that lets you set your Xbox 360's clock past 2025. I learned a lot and even documented a couple SMC commands on Free60 wiki.
Get it on ConsoleMods or the Homebrew Store!
consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox_36...
This is a simple app that lets you set your Xbox 360's clock past 2025. I learned a lot and even documented a couple SMC commands on Free60 wiki.
Get it on ConsoleMods or the Homebrew Store!
consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox_36...
Ridiculous project of the week:
Unhappy with the 2MB storage limitation on Pico Zero and Tiny boards, I decided I needed more. A random discarded 16MB chip should enough!
Unhappy with the 2MB storage limitation on Pico Zero and Tiny boards, I decided I needed more. A random discarded 16MB chip should enough!
December 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Ridiculous project of the week:
Unhappy with the 2MB storage limitation on Pico Zero and Tiny boards, I decided I needed more. A random discarded 16MB chip should enough!
Unhappy with the 2MB storage limitation on Pico Zero and Tiny boards, I decided I needed more. A random discarded 16MB chip should enough!
It is a good week for xbox preservation!
Console 1153****3505 uploaded Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Update 2 PAL for France, Germany, and Italy.
We are only missing the newest update for Asia regions now.
Please remember to run XCAT on all your old original Xbox HDDs.
consolemods.org/XCAT
Console 1153****3505 uploaded Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Update 2 PAL for France, Germany, and Italy.
We are only missing the newest update for Asia regions now.
Please remember to run XCAT on all your old original Xbox HDDs.
consolemods.org/XCAT
XCAT
Xbox Content Archive Tool (XCAT) is a utility that runs directly on an Xbox console to assist in finding unarchived DLC and other lost content. When the application is run, It will scan the Xbox hard ...
consolemods.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It is a good week for xbox preservation!
Console 1153****3505 uploaded Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Update 2 PAL for France, Germany, and Italy.
We are only missing the newest update for Asia regions now.
Please remember to run XCAT on all your old original Xbox HDDs.
consolemods.org/XCAT
Console 1153****3505 uploaded Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Update 2 PAL for France, Germany, and Italy.
We are only missing the newest update for Asia regions now.
Please remember to run XCAT on all your old original Xbox HDDs.
consolemods.org/XCAT
LD50_II from the NorCalHalo group uploaded 2 previously unknown ESPN College Hoops (2K4) DLCs!
NCAA Schedule Update 1
NCAA Roster Update 1
They have been passed onto Rocky5 to add to his downloader, and should be available to download soon!
consolemods.org/XCAT
NCAA Schedule Update 1
NCAA Roster Update 1
They have been passed onto Rocky5 to add to his downloader, and should be available to download soon!
consolemods.org/XCAT
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
LD50_II from the NorCalHalo group uploaded 2 previously unknown ESPN College Hoops (2K4) DLCs!
NCAA Schedule Update 1
NCAA Roster Update 1
They have been passed onto Rocky5 to add to his downloader, and should be available to download soon!
consolemods.org/XCAT
NCAA Schedule Update 1
NCAA Roster Update 1
They have been passed onto Rocky5 to add to his downloader, and should be available to download soon!
consolemods.org/XCAT
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v2 of my Xbox chain-loader is now fully open source :)
This is the loader used in Skeleton Key
This is the loader used in Skeleton Key
GitHub - CrunchBite/packed-xbe-launcher2: A simple self-extracting XBE launcher (now 2x faster!)
A simple self-extracting XBE launcher (now 2x faster!) - CrunchBite/packed-xbe-launcher2
github.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
v2 of my Xbox chain-loader is now fully open source :)
This is the loader used in Skeleton Key
This is the loader used in Skeleton Key
Another Original Xbox preservation win.
Console 4133****3905 uploaded the missing PAL update for (ToCA) Race Driver 2
XCAT is working to preserve original Xbox Live history and provide for the future of Original Xbox online gaming.
consolemods.org/XCAT
Console 4133****3905 uploaded the missing PAL update for (ToCA) Race Driver 2
XCAT is working to preserve original Xbox Live history and provide for the future of Original Xbox online gaming.
consolemods.org/XCAT
XCAT
Xbox Content Archive Tool (XCAT) is a utility that runs directly on an Xbox console to assist in finding unarchived DLC and other lost content. When the application is run, It will scan the Xbox hard ...
consolemods.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Another Original Xbox preservation win.
Console 4133****3905 uploaded the missing PAL update for (ToCA) Race Driver 2
XCAT is working to preserve original Xbox Live history and provide for the future of Original Xbox online gaming.
consolemods.org/XCAT
Console 4133****3905 uploaded the missing PAL update for (ToCA) Race Driver 2
XCAT is working to preserve original Xbox Live history and provide for the future of Original Xbox online gaming.
consolemods.org/XCAT
XCAT strikes again!
Thanks to our friend hardly in Japan we have recovered another lost DLC for Thousand Land on original Xbox.
The recovered DLC is already on Rock5's downloader.
Please help recover lost Xbox Live content. Run XCAT on every OG Xbox hard drive you can find!
consolemods.org/XCAT
Thanks to our friend hardly in Japan we have recovered another lost DLC for Thousand Land on original Xbox.
The recovered DLC is already on Rock5's downloader.
Please help recover lost Xbox Live content. Run XCAT on every OG Xbox hard drive you can find!
consolemods.org/XCAT
XCAT
Xbox Content Archive Tool (XCAT) is a utility that runs directly on an Xbox console to assist in finding unarchived DLC and other lost content. When the application is run, It will scan the Xbox hard ...
consolemods.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
XCAT strikes again!
Thanks to our friend hardly in Japan we have recovered another lost DLC for Thousand Land on original Xbox.
The recovered DLC is already on Rock5's downloader.
Please help recover lost Xbox Live content. Run XCAT on every OG Xbox hard drive you can find!
consolemods.org/XCAT
Thanks to our friend hardly in Japan we have recovered another lost DLC for Thousand Land on original Xbox.
The recovered DLC is already on Rock5's downloader.
Please help recover lost Xbox Live content. Run XCAT on every OG Xbox hard drive you can find!
consolemods.org/XCAT
Reposted by Harcroft
Our latest podcast episode is up! Earlier this summer Hit Save director @jonasrosland.bsky.social sat down CrunchBite, current project lead on the #XLinkKai tunneling program, and got the story behind one of gaming's most enduring community-driven projects dedicated to connecting gamers worldwide.
Keeping the Dream Alive: Twenty-Two Years of Free Online Gaming with XLink Kai
Earlier this summer we sat down with CrunchBite, the third-generation developer and current project lead behind XLink Kai, the remarkable tunneling service that has been connecting console gamers acro...
hitsave.org
September 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Our latest podcast episode is up! Earlier this summer Hit Save director @jonasrosland.bsky.social sat down CrunchBite, current project lead on the #XLinkKai tunneling program, and got the story behind one of gaming's most enduring community-driven projects dedicated to connecting gamers worldwide.
Reposted by Harcroft
Direct podcast link here:
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Keeping the Dream Alive: Twenty-Two Years of Free Online Gaming with XLink Kai by Hit Save! Podcast
Earlier this summer we sat down with CrunchBite, the third-generation developer and current project lead behind XLink Kai, the remarkable tunneling service that has been connecting console gamers acro...
creators.spotify.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Direct podcast link here:
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
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📢 ConsoleMods T-shirts are now up for sale on the ArtisticPixels site!!
Huge thanks to @arielaces.bsky.social for making it possible for everyone to spread the love :)
www.artisticpixels305.com/product-page...
Huge thanks to @arielaces.bsky.social for making it possible for everyone to spread the love :)
www.artisticpixels305.com/product-page...
Console Mods Relaxed Fit Tee | Artistic Pixels
Spread the word now that ConsoleMods.org now comes in a stylish new way for your fit. Sporting the CM logo on the front and detailed logo on the back, you can show off your ConsoleMods dedication! 20%...
www.artisticpixels305.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:08 AM
📢 ConsoleMods T-shirts are now up for sale on the ArtisticPixels site!!
Huge thanks to @arielaces.bsky.social for making it possible for everyone to spread the love :)
www.artisticpixels305.com/product-page...
Huge thanks to @arielaces.bsky.social for making it possible for everyone to spread the love :)
www.artisticpixels305.com/product-page...
Shoutout to @mrmario2011.com for his coverage of the Skeleton Key ENDGAME payload for OG Xbox!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EysF...
Don't forget you can use the Skeleton Key launcher menu to quickly backup your EEPROM by just putting the IP shown on the bottom left of the menu into your browser.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EysF...
Don't forget you can use the Skeleton Key launcher menu to quickly backup your EEPROM by just putting the IP shown on the bottom left of the menu into your browser.
August 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Shoutout to @mrmario2011.com for his coverage of the Skeleton Key ENDGAME payload for OG Xbox!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EysF...
Don't forget you can use the Skeleton Key launcher menu to quickly backup your EEPROM by just putting the IP shown on the bottom left of the menu into your browser.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EysF...
Don't forget you can use the Skeleton Key launcher menu to quickly backup your EEPROM by just putting the IP shown on the bottom left of the menu into your browser.
OG Xbox archival news!
The last missing Title Update for Project: Snowblind has been found. This game's XBL content is now fully archived!
5 PAL region DLC unlocks for Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix also found!
Thank you zeealucard!
Keep rocking consolemods.org/XCAT
The last missing Title Update for Project: Snowblind has been found. This game's XBL content is now fully archived!
5 PAL region DLC unlocks for Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix also found!
Thank you zeealucard!
Keep rocking consolemods.org/XCAT
XCAT
Xbox Content Archive Tool (XCAT) is a utility that runs directly on an Xbox console to assist in finding unarchived DLC and other lost content. When the application is run, It will scan the Xbox hard ...
consolemods.org
August 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
OG Xbox archival news!
The last missing Title Update for Project: Snowblind has been found. This game's XBL content is now fully archived!
5 PAL region DLC unlocks for Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix also found!
Thank you zeealucard!
Keep rocking consolemods.org/XCAT
The last missing Title Update for Project: Snowblind has been found. This game's XBL content is now fully archived!
5 PAL region DLC unlocks for Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix also found!
Thank you zeealucard!
Keep rocking consolemods.org/XCAT
Reposted by Harcroft
The ConsoleMods Wiki is hosting another edit marathon. Come help out and win prizes!
www.retrorgb.com/consolemods-...
www.retrorgb.com/consolemods-...
ConsoleMods Wiki 5th Edit Marathon
ConsoleMods.org is hosting its 5th edit marathon! Learn, contribute, and win prizes!
Rules
This marathon will last from now until 8/14 at midnight (Central Time).
You can earn multiple entries in eac...
www.retrorgb.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The ConsoleMods Wiki is hosting another edit marathon. Come help out and win prizes!
www.retrorgb.com/consolemods-...
www.retrorgb.com/consolemods-...
I have contacted LoveMHz again about the edited screenshots and lies he is hosting about myself and friends in the Xbox community on his blog.
He has made it clear he is content dispensing these lies.
I am a little surprised he is determined to lie to everyone with no benefit.
He has made it clear he is content dispensing these lies.
I am a little surprised he is determined to lie to everyone with no benefit.
August 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I have contacted LoveMHz again about the edited screenshots and lies he is hosting about myself and friends in the Xbox community on his blog.
He has made it clear he is content dispensing these lies.
I am a little surprised he is determined to lie to everyone with no benefit.
He has made it clear he is content dispensing these lies.
I am a little surprised he is determined to lie to everyone with no benefit.
Reposted by Harcroft
XCAT v1.08 is out! consolemods.org/xcat
There is a 2-3x speed increase and better handling for network errors. Happy archiving! 🍻
There is a 2-3x speed increase and better handling for network errors. Happy archiving! 🍻
August 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
XCAT v1.08 is out! consolemods.org/xcat
There is a 2-3x speed increase and better handling for network errors. Happy archiving! 🍻
There is a 2-3x speed increase and better handling for network errors. Happy archiving! 🍻
Reposted by Harcroft
Fuck it, let's try to help: Natalie makes cool shit and offers tons of info completely free. Links in the post: www.retrorgb.com/natalies-gam...
July 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Fuck it, let's try to help: Natalie makes cool shit and offers tons of info completely free. Links in the post: www.retrorgb.com/natalies-gam...
The hits just keep on coming for XCAT!
Yesterday Xbox 3123****4305 uploaded:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars DLC: Kashyyyk Conquest for PAL regions.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars PAL TU
Ninja Gaiden older PAL TU.
Today Xbox 1175****5105 uploaded an older German TU for Far Cry Instincts.
consolemods.org/XCAT
Yesterday Xbox 3123****4305 uploaded:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars DLC: Kashyyyk Conquest for PAL regions.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars PAL TU
Ninja Gaiden older PAL TU.
Today Xbox 1175****5105 uploaded an older German TU for Far Cry Instincts.
consolemods.org/XCAT
XCAT
Xbox Content Archive Tool (XCAT) is a utility that runs directly on an Xbox console to assist in finding unarchived DLC and other lost content. When the application is run, It will scan the Xbox hard ...
consolemods.org
July 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The hits just keep on coming for XCAT!
Yesterday Xbox 3123****4305 uploaded:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars DLC: Kashyyyk Conquest for PAL regions.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars PAL TU
Ninja Gaiden older PAL TU.
Today Xbox 1175****5105 uploaded an older German TU for Far Cry Instincts.
consolemods.org/XCAT
Yesterday Xbox 3123****4305 uploaded:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars DLC: Kashyyyk Conquest for PAL regions.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars PAL TU
Ninja Gaiden older PAL TU.
Today Xbox 1175****5105 uploaded an older German TU for Far Cry Instincts.
consolemods.org/XCAT
Hopefully coming soon to an @insignia.live near you!
Did you know the Japan exclusive game Thousand Land had DLC?
I didn't either until cheato of Alpha Archive found 5 of 18 previously unknown DLC maps just a few days ago.
These maps have been archived and are now available on Rocky5's URL Downloader.
consolemods.org/XCAT
I didn't either until cheato of Alpha Archive found 5 of 18 previously unknown DLC maps just a few days ago.
These maps have been archived and are now available on Rocky5's URL Downloader.
consolemods.org/XCAT
July 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Hopefully coming soon to an @insignia.live near you!
Did you know the Japan exclusive game Thousand Land had DLC?
I didn't either until cheato of Alpha Archive found 5 of 18 previously unknown DLC maps just a few days ago.
These maps have been archived and are now available on Rocky5's URL Downloader.
consolemods.org/XCAT
I didn't either until cheato of Alpha Archive found 5 of 18 previously unknown DLC maps just a few days ago.
These maps have been archived and are now available on Rocky5's URL Downloader.
consolemods.org/XCAT
July 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Did you know the Japan exclusive game Thousand Land had DLC?
I didn't either until cheato of Alpha Archive found 5 of 18 previously unknown DLC maps just a few days ago.
These maps have been archived and are now available on Rocky5's URL Downloader.
consolemods.org/XCAT
I didn't either until cheato of Alpha Archive found 5 of 18 previously unknown DLC maps just a few days ago.
These maps have been archived and are now available on Rocky5's URL Downloader.
consolemods.org/XCAT
Reposted by Harcroft
Console 5035****3505 with a non stock ExcelStor J880 80gb HDD in it uploaded Halo 2 Update 4 German and 380 Yelo scene captures to the XCAT database today.
We are down to 19 Halo 2 missing TUs.
Korean, Spanish, Japanese Update 5 are still missing.
consolemods.org/XCAT
We are down to 19 Halo 2 missing TUs.
Korean, Spanish, Japanese Update 5 are still missing.
consolemods.org/XCAT
XCAT
XCAT
consolemods.org
July 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Console 5035****3505 with a non stock ExcelStor J880 80gb HDD in it uploaded Halo 2 Update 4 German and 380 Yelo scene captures to the XCAT database today.
We are down to 19 Halo 2 missing TUs.
Korean, Spanish, Japanese Update 5 are still missing.
consolemods.org/XCAT
We are down to 19 Halo 2 missing TUs.
Korean, Spanish, Japanese Update 5 are still missing.
consolemods.org/XCAT
I've took a break from posting about the Xbox preservation work during some ongoing health issues that I thought would be resolved by now.
The work never stopped, I've just been quiet about it.
I'll start posting news and updates on the bounty of new finds again starting today.
The work never stopped, I've just been quiet about it.
I'll start posting news and updates on the bounty of new finds again starting today.
July 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I've took a break from posting about the Xbox preservation work during some ongoing health issues that I thought would be resolved by now.
The work never stopped, I've just been quiet about it.
I'll start posting news and updates on the bounty of new finds again starting today.
The work never stopped, I've just been quiet about it.
I'll start posting news and updates on the bounty of new finds again starting today.
Reposted by Harcroft
this is the RIAA's DMCA claim - later counter-claimed - towards youtube-dl
github.com/github/dmca/...
this is MakeMHz's DMCA claim towards an FTP client
github.com/github/dmca/...
in what world can you see what MakeMHz LLC is doing as good faith attempts at protecting their own copyrighted work
github.com/github/dmca/...
this is MakeMHz's DMCA claim towards an FTP client
github.com/github/dmca/...
in what world can you see what MakeMHz LLC is doing as good faith attempts at protecting their own copyrighted work
July 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
this is the RIAA's DMCA claim - later counter-claimed - towards youtube-dl
github.com/github/dmca/...
this is MakeMHz's DMCA claim towards an FTP client
github.com/github/dmca/...
in what world can you see what MakeMHz LLC is doing as good faith attempts at protecting their own copyrighted work
github.com/github/dmca/...
this is MakeMHz's DMCA claim towards an FTP client
github.com/github/dmca/...
in what world can you see what MakeMHz LLC is doing as good faith attempts at protecting their own copyrighted work
Reposted by Harcroft
It doesn't seem like this should work, but it totally does! You can even still video chat with others over Insignia (Xbox Live) in 2025.
Here's a guide on how you can mod an Eyetoy to work on Og Xbox:
consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox:Ey...
Here's a guide on how you can mod an Eyetoy to work on Og Xbox:
consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox:Ey...
July 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
It doesn't seem like this should work, but it totally does! You can even still video chat with others over Insignia (Xbox Live) in 2025.
Here's a guide on how you can mod an Eyetoy to work on Og Xbox:
consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox:Ey...
Here's a guide on how you can mod an Eyetoy to work on Og Xbox:
consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox:Ey...