Original Doom 3 crashes on Xbox 360

Mate-93 · Mar 25, 2019

Hi everyone!

Recently I bought a copy of the Xbox version of DooM 3 (not the BFG edition for the 360), and tried to play it on my X360E as it is officially backwards compatible. However, I am unable to play it, because after the Xbox logo there is only a black screen
followed by traces of sound coming out of my speaker, as it is trying to play the id or Activision logo in the intro, but it is crashed. And the only way out is powering off the console. I have tried everything from reinstalling the BC update to reformatting
my HDD but the result is the same. The game is brand new/sealed copy, so it is not the problem with the disc.

Has anyone else encountered the same, or similar issues with the same title?

:)

XBF Steven R

Hey there Mate!

Sorry to hear that you're dealing with difficulty trying to play Doom 3.

I would say that if you keep having this problem happen consistently, then it would probably be best for you to try the steps outlined in our

360 Screen Freeze Solution when this happens. If that doesn't help out, then you might want to try rolling back your console's updates, a maintenance process outlined under
Solution 7 of
Troubleshoot problems with an update to your Xbox 360 console.

When you get a chance, give those steps a shot and let us know how that helped.

Thanks for reading!

Mate-93

Hi guys!

Thank you the help so far, but I'm affraid you are misunderstanding my problem.

As I mentioned before, the problem is with a physical copy not a Digital (Doom3 never ever released digitally, as I know). The Backward Compatibility on Xbox 360 is Independent from Xbox LIVE (XBL is only required to download the Copmatibility Update for
the first time I launch a game, but correct me if I'm wrong).

Regardless of this, I tried finding a solution posted in the first link. Steps 1-7 skipped automatically, because as I mentioned before, it is not a Digital copy. From Step 5 I tried clearing the System Cache, but didn't help.

On Step 8 if I remove the HDD then a notification pops up, that the latest System update is available. But there is not enough space on the built in Flash memory to download the update and I can't sign in until the update is downloaded.

TL;DR: Here is a video to clarify the issue (I put in Doom 3 at the second half of the video):

https://1drv.ms/v/s!AooohIEkG3rR2UT1NDSoOjDTuhMg

XBF Lance J

Hey Mate 93,

Thank you for responding. Have you been able to play other original Xbox games? Even if the disc was a sealed copy, there is a possibility of it being the reason behind this. If you are unable to play any OG Xbox games, there may be something going on with
the console's connection to your network or it's firmware. Hope to hear back form you soon.

Mate-93

Hi!

I tried with Full Spectrum Warrior, and (as seen on the video) runs perfectly. Yesterday I received a copy of Jade Empire, and it is also running perfectly. BTW, I checked the network connectivity, my console can connect to LIVE, but there is a service alert,
I have no idea what it is, since the Live Status website says everything works fine. My console is running from WiFi, I assigned a fix IP Address for it with all necessary ports open.

XBF Erick C

Hey there!

Sorry to hear you are running into these issues with Doom 3. Go ahead and click on the following link to get some troubleshooting steps to help resolve this issue.

Can't play or use previously downloaded content on Xbox 360.

Please let us know if this has helped.

Original Doom 3 crashes on Xbox 360