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Did you know that the Xbox Live Arcade actually started as a disc based distribution service on the original Xbox? Chances are you didn’t (though I eagerly await the one person in the comments who stands to correct me), because Microsoft’s mini marketplace only gained widespread popularity once it relaunched alongside the release of the Xbox 360. As someone who bought a 360 close to launch, when there weren’t a huge amount of games out and backwards compatibility with OG Xbox games was limited, I used to look forward to every single new XBLA drop. I’d snap up whatever was on offer at the time, be it a new title like Zuma<\/a> or a port of an old school arcade classic like Gauntlet. Some were great, some were bad, but none were ever as truly terrible as Yaris, a game that many regard to be The Worst Game Ever Released(TM) on the Xbox Live Arcade.<\/p>\n

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Did you know that the Xbox Live Arcade actually started as a disc based distribution service on the original Xbox? Chances are you didn’t (though I eagerly await the one person in the comments who stands to correct me), because Microsoft’s mini marketplace only gained widespread popularity once it relaunched alongside the release of the Xbox 360. As someone who bought a 360 close to launch, when there weren’t a huge amount of games out and backwards compatibility with OG Xbox games was limited, I used to look forward to every single new XBLA drop. I’d snap up whatever was on offer at the time, be it a new title like Zuma or a port of an old school arcade classic like Gauntlet. Some were…<\/p>\n

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