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Mineshaft_Gap · Jan 30, 2015

I was watching a Let's Play of some old Konami and Capcom games and I heard these again for the first time in 18+ years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCvpQKY0Ly4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW3mU4at5mM

It makes me wonder what other intros were there like this that I can't remember? I had a nostalgia overload upon hearing both of those. I miss the days when those names used to mean something, and when that sound was almost a guarantee that what you were about to play was going to kick some serious ass.

Edit: Extend this to game intro/title screen.

Tenebrous · Jan 30, 2015

Seyyygaaa.

collige · Jan 30, 2015

DUNNNNNNNN DUNNNNNNN

JayEH · Jan 30, 2015

I like the Konami logo for MGS1 that uses Policenauts music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NImW-Rs8eK8

Tenebrous said:
Seyyygaaa.

And this.

Mineshaft_Gap · Jan 30, 2015

Some genesis ones...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpgwsXT6NgU&x-yt-cl=85027636&x-yt-ts=1422503916

georly · Jan 30, 2015

JayEH said:
I like the Konami logo for MGS1 that uses Policenauts music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NImW-Rs8eK8

Hey, that's what I was going to say!

I guess the SNES and then the PS1 era capcom logos.

DrFunk · Jan 30, 2015

Every Capcom CPS2/CPS3 arcade game

Hipster Cthulhu · Jan 30, 2015

JayEH said:
I like the Konami logo for MGS1 that uses Policenauts music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NImW-Rs8eK8

This.

hiex_ · Jan 30, 2015

I can't not associate the PS1 era Capcom logo with spooky shit. RE2 was my nightmare, and this tune was the harbinger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InS75vDEtHw

Black Isle was another favourite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opyP9p30oqM

astrogamer · Jan 30, 2015

Neversoft is usually a good one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjTC4nQz3ig

mazpratim · Jan 30, 2015

Rare and Sega

Caronte · Jan 30, 2015

Interplay logo. Probably because of Fallout nostalgia.

lazygecko · Jan 30, 2015

I wish developers and publishers were still allowed to have their own variants of the hardware bootup screen like they did on the Genesis. It added so much flair. But I guess this is just as much a technical issue with disc-based systems since they'll show the boot screen before loading the actual game content.

Seven Force · Jan 30, 2015

The GOAT Capcom intro's already been posted, so I'll go with my second favorite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InS75vDEtHw

Every time I hear this, Resident Evil 2, Breath of Fire 3, and Marvel Vs. Capcom spring to mind.

Edit: Haha, beaten

illusionary · Jan 30, 2015

Rare had some great ones back in the days of the N64.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbBlVEyizIc

Goldeneye, DK64 and Diddy Kong Racing stand out in particular to me.

block tower · Jan 30, 2015

Developer is Pandemic and Bethesda. Publisher is either Microsoft, Warner Bros., or Sony.

Zolbrod · Jan 30, 2015

Definitely Capcom and Konami, both on SNES and PSX.

fader · Jan 30, 2015

This use to get stuck in my head when I was a kid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VYaa8S2BZ8

buddha0991 · Jan 30, 2015

Everyone single one posted in here along with the Bungie logo from Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2.

KuwabaraTheMan · Jan 30, 2015

Tenebrous said:
Seyyygaaa.

I grew up as an SNES kid, and this is still the first thing that came to mind. Completely iconic.

Crayolan · Jan 30, 2015

Edit: Damnit I just realized consoles don't count.

In that case, this:

And in video form.

Daingurse · Jan 30, 2015

Tenebrous said:
Seyyygaaa.

This, nothing even comes close.

Khrno · Jan 30, 2015

Acclaim's Mortal Kombat II secret intro on the SNES.

And does Nintendo's intro for Ocarina of Time on N64 counts? So elegant and subtle, it was just perfect seeing the Nintendo name appear under the game's title.

http://youtu.be/CtMllWsML5M

DOWN · Jan 30, 2015

Bumpers · Jan 30, 2015

Anything QSOUND related on Capcom's CPSII machines, SNK's Neogeo MvS themes a close second.

RP912 · Jan 30, 2015

Rockstar thread?

but seriously...

Sony had some slick intros for their games during when PS3 was in it's prime.

Vaddon · Jan 30, 2015

Classic Rare intros were always great. The Goldeneye intro with the build up is amazing. Others such as Banjo and Conker were more creative, using the characters of the games/their worlds alongside the logos. Conker with the chainsaw and the dragonfly slamming into the logo were both memorable.

Bishop89 · Jan 30, 2015

Capcom, snes. You all know the one, reference mega man x

BY2K · Jan 30, 2015

Whimsical Phil · Jan 30, 2015

Game Creative Staff...Wolfteam

Kiru · Jan 30, 2015

Acclaim Entertainment. They had some special ones depending on the game they were for.

Piston Hyundai · Jan 30, 2015

What, nobody said Apogee yet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSGfuxjjyxI

ugh_the_boot · Jan 30, 2015

Sega and Silicon Knights (begining of Eternal Darkness).

reelbigtink · Jan 30, 2015

I was always pumped to just see this fade in when I booted up a game

Trago · Jan 30, 2015

BY2K said:

THIS.

jgwhiteus · Jan 30, 2015

The Sierra logo - remember hearing the jingle before booting up the Kings Quest games on PC back in the day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx8wsb_1eYU

Rogue Agent · Jan 30, 2015

JayEH said:
I like the Konami logo for MGS1 that uses Policenauts music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NImW-Rs8eK8

This is my favourite. Also, it's a nice transition to the fantastic menu screen music. Nostalgia overload.

HypnoDarkrai · Jan 30, 2015

The Pokemon Company and Genius Sonority logos.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-B5x9Salvh4

xzeldax3 · Jan 30, 2015

More recently, I found the Atlus logo for Catherine is one of my favorites (a few seconds in): http://youtu.be/gWGNqeuCaNU

DOWN · Jan 30, 2015

Loved the animation and integration of this one.

Caffeine · Jan 30, 2015

georly said:
Hey, that's what I was going to say!

I guess the SNES and then the PS1 era capcom logos.

this the snes intro was so good what the hell happend to it.

MrCunningham · Jan 30, 2015

This was the mark of quality during the 16bit era:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCvpQKY0Ly4

Jams775 · Jan 30, 2015

Comix Zone still gets me every time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqP6C36hRn4

Edit: Don't know if this counts but still gives me shivers

Everquest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKj36GJj_i8

User 479360 · Jan 30, 2015

Valve with the spout in the guy's head (Left 4 Dead one)
Saaayga

My least favourite may be Deep Silver's, just because it's so loud and has a weird look to it.

John Kowalski · Jan 30, 2015

JayEH said:
I like the Konami logo for MGS1 that uses Policenauts music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NImW-Rs8eK8

Yes. It's excellent and memorable.

Mineshaft_Gap · Jan 30, 2015

Yeah I should include the game intro/title screen as well.

Shining Force II <33333

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPhsaw1s6yQ

thesolidshark · Jan 30, 2015

First one that came to mind.

Daingurse · Jan 30, 2015

thesolidshark said:
First one that came to mind.

Oooh, I loved this one as a kid.

RobertoSAGuedes said:
Come on, people.

Come on.

Dreamcast Intro.

Fuck. Now I regret packing up my Dreamcast for our upcoming move. I'm leaving the PS3 and Wii-U hooked up till the last minute. I need my Blurays and Smash!

Guri · Jan 30, 2015

Come on, people.

Come on.

Dreamcast Intro.

A Black Falcon · Jan 30, 2015

Interplay's mid '90s logo has been my favorite for a long time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIr-hxohfGo (the first one from this video)

It's so bombastic, fun, and appropriate for the time. They only used it for a few years, but it's not just a great product of the CD age

(think of the red beam as being a CD laser)

, but it's also a great publisher intro... love it! Their next one, seen in the video above after the first one, is alright, but isn't anything special. More serious and less fun, I think. I've never seen a publisher intro I like nearly as much as Interplay's first CD logo video. (The green background might help too, since that is my favorite color...)

Beyond that... on a related note, they aren't a videogame developer, but how about TSR's dragon intro, as seen in Baldur's Gate's intro? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoSqDtky0pU (the second one, after Black Isle's). Love that!

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