Customer Reviews

Limited Edition Mountain Dew Xbox

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

Alright. Everyone else just seems to be posting and yelling at each other about what exactly it is. A couple summers ago, Mountain Dew ran a sweepstakes, and everytime you bought a case of Mountain Dew you got entered to win one of these Xboxes. I got lucky and actually won one. It's exactly the same as any other xbox besides how it looks (the lime green color) and the Mountain Dew label on the top. It's good if you collect stuff like this-- but if you're not planning on keeping it and just playing it-- might as well not waste that much money on one. And like everyone is saying it is NOT an Xbox 360. It's just a limited edition NORMAL Xbox =)

Okay, I haven't seen any honest reviews of this system and since I've had mine for over a year now, I figured I'd put a review up for it. This system, as mentioned, was free from codes. I acquired mine at a yard sale and have found it to be a very good, dependable XBox. See, long before the 360's RROD, XBox had other problems. Namely, the first set had lousy DVD-Rom drives. I know as I watched my friend tears his apart to fix them. This system, doesn't have that. It was created later using the better DVD-Rom drive. The only problem I've had with it is the DVD rom drawer not opening properly on occassion, but that has gone away after using the paperclip trick.

Bottom line, the color choice is personal, and yes... $900-$275-$200 is probably a bit steep for this system, but the prices now are definitely reasonable and I imagine you'd have less issues with this machine than you would say, buying one at gamestop for $60. I love this system, even regardless of the deal I got on it.

It gets the full five stars from me. I just wish amazon would remove these dated comments that have nothing to do with the system itself, because idiots thought it was a 360. It's obviously the same XBox with a different colored casing and it's an excellent edition of the XBox.

I won one of these when mountain dew was doing that bottle cap promotion for the incredible hulk. The xbox came with a black controler,the incredible hulk game, and the green xbox. The packaging box was excactly the same as a black xbox except for it had a sticker on it that said limited edition.
I never had any problems with this xbox. I used this for years for games and movies. I agree that $900 is to much for one (unless somebody wants to give that) . System was still cool though and as for the cost, well that comes down to whatever someone wants to pay.
Just wanted to throw this up here incase people wanted to hear about it first hand from someone who actually won one.

don't be fooled by scumbag sellers trying to rip you off. this is the original xbox, worth $150 or so. it's not the xbox 360.

No where in this description does it make the claim that this is an Xbox 360! It's just a Special Edition Xbox. Just chill out, dude!

This item is not worth $900. These were given away when mountain dew had the look under your cap thing. Anyways, why would you want something that said mountain dew on it? For the people who thought it was a 360, it isn't. It would have been stated. For the money of this unit, you could buy a 360 AND a PS3. Buy two good units than this sh**...

Where are you people getting the idea that this is a 360? Nowhere in the description does it state that this is an xbox 360. Maybe everyone should pay a little more attention to detail before going off on crazy tangents, it just makes you look foolish. This is a special limited edition xbox console, the lime green color and special 'mountain dew' center jewel are unique to this edition. This xbox is one of the only special edition systems released in the U.S., the other one was the halo special edition (translucent green). This machine is a collector's item, if you are a collector then I'm sure the hefty price tag is not a problem, but if not I suggest you look elsewhere for an original xbox--you can find a standard black console at target for around $150. If you are looking for a 360 wait 'till April...or if you are smart wait longer, until the inevitable price drop and the second and third gens are released (less bugs/glitches in the subsequent generations). As for the person that mentioned buying a PS3, well good luck with that b/c sony is not releasing its next-gen console until sometime in 2007...

Don't pay $900 for this just because it's green and says "Mountain Dew" on it. It's not an XBOX 360. It's a regular used XBOX. Don't get suckered into this one.

Xbox is obsolete, why pay $300 for a bright green Xbox when you could buy a new Wii for the same price or throw $100-200 more for a X360?

These are the same 2 sellers I saw 2 months ago selling this Xbox for $900. I check now and it is only $275!!!! I can see why it is one third of the price. It is ugly, and it says Mountain Dew on it. Who would want something that says Mountain Dew on it instead of Xbox? Also, for any of you who thought it was a 360, it is not. Mountain Dew gave these units away for free when they had the "look under you cap thing"!! It is worth 1 cent. It comes with a black S controller. Shouldn't it come with a green controller to match it? Do NOT NOT NOT buy it!!!!!!