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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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[–] teft@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 11 months 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@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months 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.

[–] lordnikon@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months 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.

[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Baba Yetu, the intro music from Civilization 4

[–] RQG@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ah, just one more turn.

Okay one more turn.

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

[–] truxnell 2 points 11 months ago

But.. just one more turn

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 12 points 11 months ago

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

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago
[–] HerrVorragend@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

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

[–] pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months 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@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months 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.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Never stayed up past sunrise playing games? Really?

[–] pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

At night I sleep

[–] RobertoOberto@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months 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...

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 11 months 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@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The Rare developer screen for sure

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] PoscoBumbleroot@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'd say either DK64 or Diddy Kong Racing

[–] businessfish@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 11 months 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.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

When it’s 3am and you aren’t certain if the head started to turn or not…

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 11 months ago
[–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 11 months ago

The explosions in that game were so cool

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

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

[–] CPMSP@midwest.social 3 points 11 months ago

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

[–] agentshags@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Perfect dark for the n64

[–] lunsjentilanette@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Either the login menu of vanilla wow or the intro in jedi academy.

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 11 months 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

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 11 months ago

One New Year's Eve I was staying at a cousin's house and stayed up playing assassins creed 1 just running around

[–] Varyag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months 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.