What if we told you that OG Xbox played host to an open world racing game that rendered at native 720p? That's just one of the technical feats delivered by the Wreckless/Double STEAL series of games. John Linneman is joined by Andrew Elmore for a look back at both games, including the bizarre PS2 and GameCube ports of the first game, before moving on to the technological masterpiece that is the Japan-only Double Steal: The Second Clash.
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:45 The Origins of Wreckless/Double STEAL
00:05:38 Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions - What Is It?
00:14:30 Wreckless: Cross-Platform Introduction
00:15:31 Wreckless: PlayStation 2
00:22:17 Wreckless: GameCube
00:27:14 Double STEAL: The Second Clash - 720p HDR on OG Xbox
00:36:22 Outroduction