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Games and DLC

Installing Games For MS Dash

Convert a game image for the Microsoft dashboard and handle Xbox Live Arcade demo unlocking.

Downloading the app

  • Start by getting the game you want to add.

archive.org has everything you'll need

  • Either rip the ISO from your disc or search trusted archive sites for it.
  • You will also need to download ISO2GOD and have FTP set up for your console, or if you are using BadAvatar, plug your flash drive into your computer.

Converting the ISO

  • Get the ISO you downloaded.
  • Make sure it is not still in a zip file.
  • Open ISO2GOD.
  • Drag the ISO into ISO2GOD.
  • It will pull up a screen with info on the game you are converting, make sure everything looks correct, such as title and the logo and press add
  • You should see your game in the app with a title id and the size
  • Press the convert button
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Finding the files

  • Once it is finished, it should say "finished," and you should see a folder named "god" in the ISO2GOD directory.
  • Find the folder with the title id

a title id should look something like 415608c3

  • Connect to FTP or open your flash drive files, and find the content folder
  • Or if using BadAvatar plug in your flash drive to your computer

If you are using a flash drive, make sure hidden folders are visible in File Explorer by clicking View, then Show, then Hidden items.

  • Open the content folder
  • You should see a folder labeled 0000000000000000
  • All title id apps and games go inside of here
  • Now that your games are in GOD format and uploaded to your Content\0's folder, they will show up on the MS dash.

Making Xbox Live Arcade Games Not Demos

  • For XBLA games they may be a demo and not unlocked
  • To change this plug in your flash drive to your computer and open your launch.ini config
  • Find the line xblapatch and set this to true

If you are using an RGH console, open DashLaunch, find xblapatch, enable it, then press RB and X on HDD to save.

  • Download XeXmenu and drag the content folder inside the zip to the root of your flash drive
  • Next we are going to download XM360
  • Extract the zip
  • Add it to your flash drive where you store your apps
  • Or if using an RGH console connect to FTP and store the files where you store your apps
  • Boot BadUpdate
  • Go to my games and apps if your on the MSdash and open XeXmenu
  • Press RB to switch drives and go to your flash drive and navigate to where your XM360 files are and open XM360.xex

if you run Aurora as your main dash press select and go to file manager and navigate to where your XM360 files are and open XM360.xex

  • In XM360 press RB to cycle through games and find the XBLA title you want to unlock
  • Once found, the right side should show the game. The lock will either be unlocked or locked. If it is unlocked, the game is ready to go. If not, press Unlock on the left side to mark the game as purchased.
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