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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/29503020

Could be a console startup, title screen, intro cutscene, etc. I just got wired off an energy drink so I apologize in advance if this post is unhinged.

I personally associate it with Kirby Super Star's intro, the Sega CD boot screen (non-US, I associate the US ones with Christmas), and the original Xbox startup.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

barony!

my friends and i were just getting into the game and we didn't know how long a good run could go.

for the uninitiated, barony is a coop roguelite that is very difficult especially in the early game, so all our runs had died relatively quickly. we had no clue that a winning run could take over 3 hours... so we celebrated our victory in the morning sunlight.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

None. I can't be the only one who has never done that.

[–] edgemaster72 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've done that before but I wouldn't associate a game intro with staying up late playing a game, cuz I'd already be hours and hours past the intro.

[–] flubba86 2 points 1 day ago

Same. The only time I've ever stayed up past sunrise was when I was trying to finish a game storyline. And by that time the intro was long past. I would never associate a game intro with staying up late.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Never stayed up past sunrise playing games? Really?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

At night I sleep

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago

The explosions in that game were so cool

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Baba Yetu, the intro music from Civilization 4

[–] RQG 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ah, just one more turn.

Okay one more turn.

One last tu.... Fuck the suns up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

But.. just one more turn

[–] lordnikon 14 points 2 days ago

In the past it was Link to the past character select screen music. Today Satisfactory start up menu music that game must generate a time dilatation field. I swear I only play for 10 mins then it's 5am and I have to go to work.

[–] GraniteM 13 points 2 days ago
[–] teft 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

PS1 intro screen. Mainly because my PS1 sucked since it was second hand and I had to restart it a lot.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Kids these days will never know the relief of hearing the swooshing sound when you finally see the Playstation logo after praying for a disk to read

[–] Zahille7 4 points 2 days ago

God, yes. Keeping your fingers crossed the whole time.

That was me and Jak 3 on PS2. It was a copy a friend had let me keep because I kept playing it all the time at their house. It was scratched a bit so every often it just wouldn't start.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

FF Tactics. But the OG Twisted Metal was the first haha

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

Rimworld loading add-ons and then a wall of red text.

[–] HerrVorragend 10 points 2 days ago

The red Valve picture and 'Dang!' sound at the start of CS 1.6

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The chunky, thundering sound of the ID logo smashing into the screen when starting up Quake 3 Arena. So many LAN parties...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Nice, I just heard it in my head, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Doom and Doom 2 MIDI's. Playing these games at night just feels right. And also, the intro and soundtracks of Unreal Tournament '99. Absolute late night vibes.

[–] Sterile_Technique 2 points 2 days ago

Zelda OOT, or vanilla WoW. Hearing the intro music from either is a pretty strong nostalgia hit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

The Wild Arms opening music and scene always does this for me. I've been replaying it on a CRT and it holds up decently well.

[–] PoscoBumbleroot 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The Rare developer screen for sure

[–] PlasticExistence 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They had so many great games. Which one is the one you think of most?

[–] PoscoBumbleroot 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'd say either DK64 or Diddy Kong Racing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Bro omg Kirby super star was the shit when I was a kid. I played the remake for DS and I played the shit outta that game. So many nights laying in bed playing that game all night