LuFel
Member
I think most of you know the PS2 Startup animation.
The more games you play on the PS2, the more towers are added. The longer you play a game, the higher the tower gets.
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Videogame facts that blow your mind (SuperMarioBros. SHOCKING SECRET INSIDE p #70)
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Franklinator
Member
That PS2 one is nuts
People didn't know that? That was pretty common knowledge back on the old Playstation forums.
citizenkane.gifI think most of you know the PS2 Startup animation.
Did you notice these white towers, some higher than the others? That's not just nice useless eye-candy.
The towers represent games. The more games you play on the PS2, the more towers are added. The longer you play a game, the higher the tower gets.
Sometimes, it erases all towers. I think it happens when you unplug the console.
Edit: It seems that it actually reads data from the memory cards to show the towers.
I thought the PS2 "tower" thing was well known at the time? Odd that it wasn't.
Anyway, if you watch the circle of lights after the PS2 boots up (the ones to the left of the Browser & System Configuration selections), the little trails left after the lights as they turn frequently make an 'S' shape as well. It probably depended on the response of your TV whether you'd see it easily, and I don't even know if it would show up well on an LCD or Plasma, it sort of depended on the decay time of a phosphor on a CRT (though that means it may work well on a Plasma). It's easiest to see it in this video:
http://youtu.be/BS3Ly7rdY4E
Anyway, if you watch the circle of lights after the PS2 boots up (the ones to the left of the Browser & System Configuration selections), the little trails left after the lights as they turn frequently make an 'S' shape as well. It probably depended on the response of your TV whether you'd see it easily, and I don't even know if it would show up well on an LCD or Plasma, it sort of depended on the decay time of a phosphor on a CRT (though that means it may work well on a Plasma). It's easiest to see it in this video:
http://youtu.be/BS3Ly7rdY4E
The Lamonster
Member
I had this poster on my wall for years. It was from NIntendo Power.this is nothing at all but wanted to share it, check out the weird realistic background in mario 64
I don't know who the first was, but it was posted in this thread back in January 2011.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=25604415&postcount=6989
radioheadrule83
Banned
Same here, haha. Still neat to see people discover something new for themselves after so many years!
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
I could say the same about almost every Nintendo fact including Cloud Bush, fact is not everyone is a walking talking gaming encyclopaedia.
ResidentDante
Member
I think most of you know the PS2 Startup animation.
Did you notice these white towers, some higher than the others? That's not just nice useless eye-candy.
The towers represent games. The more games you play on the PS2, the more towers are added. The longer you play a game, the higher the tower gets.
Sometimes, it erases all towers. I think it happens when you unplug the console.
Edit: It seems that it actually reads data from the memory cards to show the towers.
Congratulations, you have changed my perception on life. Forever!
Zombie James
Banned
Surprised so many of you didn't know about the PS2 load screen. Don't remember where I first heard the details about it (might have been from some random magazine), but it was pretty easy to notice things changing if you use the system a lot.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Yeah I'm with you on that reaction. Sony outright said that the startup screen would change based on what you played... and I thought it was pretty obvious that a fresh memory card showed an empty space while a full card showed a whole bunch of blocks.
I can see how it's a mindblowing secret... but not if you followed media 10 years ago. Maybe if you're a younger generation or something.
But what do I know... I noticed cloudbush when I was 6 years old
Coppertracks
Member
Ohhhhh is that how it's done? I knew they could turn into fairies but I assumed you had to hit them with the stick and I (obviously) could never get it to work.
walking fiend
Member
Those PS2 towers are beyond awesome!!
ZombieTimeMachine
Member
Lol, same here. I spent far too much time trying to chase them.
and some of them cry when you delete them!
Tribes of Trusty
Member
Also about the PS2 boot screen : I could've sworn the lights made different patterns based on what was in the DVD tray (like it would do a different pattern if there was a PS2 Disc inserted or a PS1 one, or a DVD, or an audio CD or nothing...).
Well I was only following Nintendo media back then so it doesn't matter if Sony came along and hit me on the head with the fact I wouldn't have taken it in.
And I never really paid much attention to the boot up screen.
ResidentDante
Member
Haha! I remember this. Devil May Cry had Trish as the save icon, and she cried when getting deleted. Same with Code Veronica X and Claire.
Yeah I'm with you on that reaction. Sony outright said that the startup screen would change based on what you played... and I thought it was pretty obvious that a fresh memory card showed an empty space while a full card showed a whole bunch of blocks.
I can see how it's a mindblowing secret... but not if you followed media 10 years ago. Maybe if you're a younger generation or something.
But what do I know... I noticed cloudbush when I was 6 years old
I for example bought a PS2 just two years ago and I'm pretty sure that there are several people here who bought it late / didn't have internet at the time / didn't visit the PS forums.
Credits to Kazerei for this one. I'll just post the list here, even I, who really played the game at least 10 times didn't notice some of them. Maybe it was already posted, but I don't want to search the whole thread for it now and I added some anyway. All the top ones in the first half (minus the Twinrova one) are his, others are mine:
Two from Nocturnowl:
brandonh83
Banned
holy shit, I just realized that the FF12 boss music has part of the FF7 boss music in it around the very beginning.
FF7:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnGnJWKyBak
FF12 (start @ 13 seconds)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-AwbsQi-nk
I mean maybe this is commonly known but it's the first time I've heard it.
FF7:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnGnJWKyBak
FF12 (start @ 13 seconds)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-AwbsQi-nk
I mean maybe this is commonly known but it's the first time I've heard it.
just sounds like normal sakimoto to me.
Discovered the swimming one on the 3DS first then realised you could do it on the n64 one haha, over a decade too late. Some of those things I know, some I don't - like the redead eating each other... guess I never stood around to find out. Some of those secrets are colossal...
I'm not hearing much more than maybe 3 notes that are similar. Pretty distinctly different to me (but totally makes me wanna replay FFXII).
brandonh83
Banned
The beginning tune of the FF7 boss music and about 13-14 seconds into the FF12 boss music are obviously the same tune to me, but to each their own I suppose.
It is just that one moment though. I'm not saying that both tracks are exactly the same, just that part of the 12 boss music is the same melody as the opening of the 7 boss music.
Just thought it was a cool homage.
It is just that one moment though. I'm not saying that both tracks are exactly the same, just that part of the 12 boss music is the same melody as the opening of the 7 boss music.
Just thought it was a cool homage.
You could argue that the battle theme for Final Fantasy 1 and Final Fantasy 9 start out the same then.
Final Fantasy 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjPF3AwVPM4
Final Fantasy 9: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r50bTK49Gzc
Final Fantasy 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjPF3AwVPM4
Final Fantasy 9: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r50bTK49Gzc
Meccanical
Member
You could apply that to VI as well, and the battle theme for Sakura Note.
It's an Uematsu thing.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Not the same.
A handful of notes progress in a similar order, but otherwise it's quite different.
That's really cool.
That's not even close.
That little opening flourish is probably intentional. They also used the bit directly after that in basically every 2D Final Fantasy battle theme, and IX is a love letter to the old ones so it uses it too.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Reading the whole Star Fox thing really is just pushing it. They're meant to be puppet stands and the 64 games didn't have much of polygonal count. I've seen similar "robotic feet" used in designs for futuristic games but are actually just boots.
Meccanical
Member
Except you know...there's proof that says the contrary.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
You mean a scientific fact in a setting that pretty much defies science? The fact that the modern Star Fox designs (which I abhor - I hate the chibified looks they have) uses normal feet proves otherwise.
You might as well complain why Captain Falcon has normal legs too!
That's how they were designed in snes starfox era. 64 designs just carried over the metal feet, who knows if it's boots or not but that's besides the point.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
That's my point though - they were just puppet feet. People just try to look deeper into that. It's like those annoying Pokefacts.
I dunno why I'm raging though. Hmm... maybe because I'm hungry.
BibiMaghoo
Member
Probably won't blow any minds, but.....
I thought that Caius Ballard in FFXIII-2 was great, especially the voice actor. I recently purchased Darksiders in the PSN sale and started playing it today, turns out that the voice of War is the same guy, and with the exact same tone in delivering his lines.
Thought it was worth a mention.
I thought that Caius Ballard in FFXIII-2 was great, especially the voice actor. I recently purchased Darksiders in the PSN sale and started playing it today, turns out that the voice of War is the same guy, and with the exact same tone in delivering his lines.
Thought it was worth a mention.
I don't know if this has been posted before or whatever but...
WHAT THE FUCK.
But it could also be a sailboat at sunset that coincidentally looks like that.