How do I update my Xbox 360 to play original Xbox games

The 360 has totally different hardware to the original Xbox, for the 360 to play original software it has to emulate it. The emulator needs additional software to tell it how to play these games, no updates, no play. Game demos for the original Xbox have
never worked on the Xbox 360.

support.xbox.com/.../play-original-games

That is a list of the original Xbox games playable on 360.

Toejam and Earl will not be added, they quit updating the BC software a long time ago.

Neither of those games are backwards compatible so there is nothing you can do to make them work. https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help...tibility/play-original-xbox-games-on-xbox-360

Hi John! My name is Ricardo an independent advisor ready to help you with this situation!

You need to have a Xbox original internal hard drive, also that your console has the latest update, and you will need a game like Halo 2 or 1 so the system for classic games can be installed, not all games has that possibility

Play original Xbox games on an Xbox 360 console

You can play some original Xbox games on your Xbox 360 console if you have an official Xbox 360 Hard Drive.

Notes •If you are not able to play a game on the following list, try updating your console software.

•Game saves from an original Xbox console cannot be transferred to an Xbox 360 console.

•Xbox LIVE functionality for original Xbox games has been discontinued. You can, however, play system link between original Xbox and Xbox 360 consoles. Learn how to connect consoles for system link play. i hope this helps you out with your problem