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[Saintguine]

All blizzard games?

Man, if games today had graphics the level of WoW's original CGI trailer then I'll be one very happy man let alone making WoW's original CGI trailer look bad.

 

[Owlowiscious]

Who needs CGI?

When I first played Kung-Fu for the NES I thought it was a playable cartoon and it couldn't get better than this.

 

[Anarion07]

Dungeon Keeper Intro!!

 

[RustyNails]

Anyone remember this CG intro for Witchaven (1995)?

 

[PdotMichael]

I remember that I couldn't stop watching the Microprose Formula 1 Grand Prix intros.

http://youtu.be/7jAzarFOl5I

 

[DCharlie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk0LrDUGZ5E

Wipeout - PS1

I mean - i still love it but has that early PS1 whiff about it.

 

[Carroway]

The Soul Blade/Edge opening cinematic blew my mind as a kid. The character animations still hold up, but the rest, eehh...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aovM1mL2ANw

Edit: Beaten to the punch!

 

[foxbeldin]

Every single tekken endings. Used to blast through the game just to show them off to my friends.

 

[FatboyTim]

Dungeon Keeper 2 Intro!!

That is Dungeon Keeper 1.

Here is the Dungeon Keeper 2 Intro

 

[Dirtyshubb]

Some great examples of amazing FMV's from back in the day, I remember being flawed by so many during the PS1 era. I do however remember the one form FF9 where Bahumut attacks the city and destroys Alexander (Been years since I played it so names might be off), it was the most amazing thing I had ever seen.

 

[figadapaura]

 

[Harpuea]

I still think Chrono Cross opening is amazing. Still gets goosebumps and a tingling sense of adventure from it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=923fVDDwaHo

Edit:

I wish pre-rendered background would come back. 4k Resolution Background with modern rendering and art will be eye-gasmic.

 

[Kssio_Aug]

When I was young I would keep making a new save file for KH1 just to see the CGI opening over and over. Blew me away back then and even today I don't consider it ugly at all.

It still is a great CGI, and still an awesome intro (the best one imho).

 

[Emulated Hype]

There are tons of better examples here already, but I'd have to go with MediEvil for my 7 year old self.

It hasn't aged well, but the art-style is still endearing to me. With the graphics and image quality of platformers coming out this gen, I think MediEvil's art-style would really shine if they stylized the game-play to look like a certain Henry Selick film.

 

[Ethelwulf]

There are tons of better examples here already, but I'd have to go with MediEvil for my 7 year old self.

It hasn't aged well, but the art-style is still endearing to me. With the graphics and image quality of platformers coming out this gen, I think MediEvil's art-style would really shine if they stylized the game-play to look like a certain Henry Selick film.

Yeah MediEvil intro was great. Looks rough nowadays. This is exactly the type of cutscenes I was referring to.

 

[Stet]

Everything from Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny.

 

[Nintendojitsu]

Anything and everything from the 6th generation.