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[Utako]

Everyone knows the PS1 had the best intro.

PS3

 

[CrunchinJelly]

The original Xbox had a neat startup, especially if you had 5.1. There was also some ultra creepy background music on the dashboard back then.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp_ErswGim8

 

[samman6]

Loved the DC and the GC, the 360 isn't bad either. The 3DS thing before you start a game is really cool, but not really in the same league.

 

[BoatAck]

Sega CD

That's my vote.

 

[TheYanger]

The original Xbox had a neat startup, especially if you had 5.1. There was also some ultra creepy background music on the dashboard back then.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp_ErswGim8

I loved the fucked up sounding dashboard sounds on the original Xbox. I wouldn't have been surprised to find out some psycho killer claiming their xbox told them to do it even.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Gamecube hands down! Although I always thought the kids version you got by holding down buttons was kinda creepy

 

[Dereck]

It's a tie between PlayStation and Dreamcast. The XBOX and Gamecube are close.

 

[U n i o n 0015]

Just did a quick scan of the thread, but did anyone post Saturn yet? Still my likely fav:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCBYdwbOWV4

 

[Randdalf]

I'm more partial to the Gameboy startup chirps than any of the console ones.

 

[Smashing Drive]

PS1 is the best when you hear that sound you just know good things are about to happen.

 

[phosphor112]

It was nice, but I think the PS1 was the best. You turn it on and you felt power. You felt it course through your body.

 

[Jockel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F_vTOZQLxY

FDS has them all beat.

Came to post this.
Fanfare of fun.

 

[Dereck]

Just did a quick scan of the thread, but did anyone post Saturn yet? Still my likely fav:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCBYdwbOWV4

4th post

 

[phosphor112]

into this

awwww yeah

Best god damn sequence of sounds in gaming. Ever.
EVER.

Anyone saying otherwise is wrong. Your opinions are wrong.

 

[MoGamesXNA]

Gotta agree, i love the damn DC intro, i will say i also like the OG xbox 360 intro.

Holy shit. Am I the only one that subconsciously heard the Dreamcast intro sound effects when that gif played?

The DC intro was really great. My vote for the greatest intro has to go to the original XBOX intro though. Even the dashboard on the console was brilliant. Going from that to the Metro corporate design rubbish on the 360 makes me throw up a little bit in my mouth.

 

[Dave Long]

Neo Geo for the motherf-ing win on this one.

 

[Black_Stride]

Holy shit. Am I the only one that subconsciously heard the Dreamcast intro sound effects when that gif played?.

Nope, i hear that intro sound every single time I look at that gif.
Weird, but its probably a testament to just how good the damn intro is.

 

[ascii42]

This was the better noise for sure.


Also greatly enjoyed the alternate Gamecube startup.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxS8-nLr75s

There's actually another alternate sound if you hold Z on 4 controllers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctYQ08gxkqA

This article talks tells how to do the various GameCube easter eggs.

http://www.wikihow.com/Use-the-Alternate-Startup-Sound-for-Gamecube

 

[Dark Octave]

Fun fact: The Dreamcast start-up sound was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto, the famed Japanese musician who won both a Grammy and an Academy Award for scoring The Last Emperor (1987).

lol Serious overkill for a system startup sound.

 

[FloppyDelux]

loved the system <3

 

[papersleeves]

into this

awwww yeah

Both together is like my favorite intro combination of forever.

 

[industrian]

The MGS one is obviously awesome, but my personal one is the PSX intro to Final Fantasy VIII's Overture intro. I still content that FF VIII has the best soundtrack of all time--all in my opinion, of course.

Whilst I love FF8's soundtrack, it is 2nd only to FF6.

FF6's soundtrack is a Wagnerian opera in video game form. It's simply unbeatable.

 

[Shadow Hog]

BZZTT BZZZTT BZZZZT *LOUD GD ROM NOISES*

You forgot the elongated high-pitched beeps the VMUs all emitted the instant the console was turned on.

I like the sega genesis one.

You know, I think only the sonic games did the whole "SAY-GAAAH" thing. Everything else just did this really boring black screen with white letters and some all rights reserved nonsense.

You must be talking about the TradeMark Security System screen.

All games had the TMSS screen. It was built in to the console.

Actually, allow me to correct myself: it was built in to most consoles. There do exist Sega Geneses that do not have the TMSS screen - it boots straight to the "SEGA" screen built-in to the game cartridge, much like a SNES game boots straight to a "Nintendo" screen (if one is present). Only Model 1s are so fortunate to skip that screen; generally, they're the ones with the FCC ID "FJ846EUSASEGA" on the bottom (as opposed to "FJ8USASEGA" - notice the missing "46E" before "USA"), although some "FJ846EUSASEGA" Geneses also have the TMSS screen, so.

 

[KalBalboa]

The PSX and Saturn startups were always my faves. Those gave me chills when I rewatched them just now.

The PS2 & PS3 are a little more refined and "adult" in a way that removes some of the excitement in favor of minimalist mass-market appeal... but I'd love to have a modded PS3 with the PSone intro.

 

[Dark Octave]

You forgot the elongated high-pitched beeps the VMUs all emitted the instant the console was turned on.



You must be talking about the TradeMark Security System screen.

All games had the TMSS screen. It was built in to the console.

Actually, allow me to correct myself: it was built in to most consoles. There do exist Sega Geneses that do not have the TMSS screen - it boots straight to the "SEGA" screen built-in to the game cartridge, much like a SNES game boots straight to a "Nintendo" screen (if one is present). Only Model 1s are so fortunate to skip that screen; generally, they're the ones with the FCC ID "FJ846EUSASEGA" on the bottom (as opposed to "FJ8USASEGA" - notice the missing "46E" before "USA"), although some "FJ846EUSASEGA" Geneses also have the TMSS screen, so.

This is some serious technical and legal nerd shit but still so interesting for some reason.

 

[robot]

I have to give the nod to the Neo-Geo on this one. It was basically like - get ready to have your face blown off!

Honorable mention to the Master System...if you close your eyes, you can actually hear it say "dooooooop? SEEEEGAAAAAA!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC3oyCe4bIA

 

[Metal-Geo]

I have to give the nod to the Neo-Geo on this one. It was basically like - get ready to have your face blown off!

I like how the tune of the Neo-Geo bootup could differ per game.

 

[danwarb]

Yes, but blue.


Also Euro Saturn. Also OG Xbox.

 

[drspeedy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gskHksi2Yc&sns=em

Just Listen...


Do you get those chills like I do?

Yes. Yes I do.


But Gamecube, GBA and PSX are REAL close. Such good times!

Spoiler

What ever happened to such great startups? This gen sucks

 

[jbueno]

PS1 is the best ever, followed closely by NeoGeo and then the Sega Master System JPN Bios 2.1. Oh and the CPS2 Q Sound intros.

 

[Flavor]

I have had the Neo Geo MVS startup sound as my ringtone for years. I'm kinda partial to that, but I also love hearing the Neo Geo Pocket startup. I'm not sure which I like best.

Many of the others posted here also bring a bit of joy when I hear 'em.

 

[Jay Sosa]

Nope, PS1 all the way.

I even miss the piracy warning.

 

[meta4]

PS1, Dreamcast , Gamecube and PS3 in that order. Nothing else comes close.

 

[Takamura-San]

I like the Saturn's start up sequence more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka6FmzQDzO8

4th post nails it.

 

[GreenMakoEyes]

PSX boot up

honestly it has to be this. first time i heard this on my friend's living room stereo is etched into my memory. we used to reboot the system over and over just to hear it.

hehe same here.

I also like the japanese SEGA SATURN intro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg68ISf_Zks&feature=related

 

[Orayn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F_vTOZQLxY

FDS has them all beat.

This. I like system startup sounds, but nothing beats this jingle. Hell, it sounds like something you'd expect to hear in the score of a space opera movie!

 

[SuperDowns]

Correction. The NeoGeo Pocket beats it.

Dammit I was going to post NGPC but you only found the music. The animation worked perfectly with it.

Seriously anyone who actually owned a NGPC knows how awesome the intro was.

 

[HyperBitHero]

It's pretty damn iconic for me, but other consoles have had great ones too.

 

[Karak]

Can't believe no one else is a fan of the Saturn's.

Count me in as a fan of both the Saturn, original Sega CD scrolling(not the one above), and the Dreamcast. The Saturn one just sounds amazing and sort of smashes at the end. Loved it. While the Dreamcast one is a soft glory. Great sounds.

I was so happy with the DC. Happiest I have ever been with a system in fact. I always wonder how it would have been had it got EA support and not died a Sega death.

 

[soldat7]

PS1 intro will always have the most nostalgia for me. Gamecube is a close second.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekqYhP8PhMg

PS1 FTW.

The original Xbox had a neat startup, especially if you had 5.1. There was also some ultra creepy background music on the dashboard back then.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp_ErswGim8

Oh yeah. Dark and mysterious intros FTW.

 

[Dave Long]

Damn! Forgot about the Neo Geo Pocket Color. That one is damn cool too!

 

[Shadow Hog]

This is some serious technical and legal nerd shit but still so interesting for some reason.

I know, I'd always taken the screen for granted. Only reason I know so much is that I was looking into buying a Model 1 Genesis off of eBay recently (apparently they have better sound quality), and was consulting this disturbingly-comprehensive guide; that's where I got most of the info from.

 

[Red Blaster]

Everyone knows the PS1 had the best intro.

You bet, pretty funny how some people are trying to rationalize how it isn't

bububububuub the animations aren't cool

bububuubub it isn't linked to the system

SHUT UP

that bassy synth is the equivalent of James Earl Jones' voice

 

[Acquiescence]

There is no better console start-up jingle than the Dreamcast one. It was magic turning on the console for the first time back in 1999, and it remains magic to this day.

 

[Erasus]

PS1 is a win for me.

PS3 is 2nd

Really like the DC and Gamecube ones.

But what about other OS?
I like Win7s sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBpOOvOUguI

 

[Shadow Hog]

Win 7's boot-up noise is too subdued for my tastes.

Windows 95's noise, on the other hand...

 

[Pociask]

Plop down my vote for the Gamecube start up. I can't stop loving you. I miss its touch, and scent. And I don't understand why the Wii doesn't play it when it boots up in Gamecube mode to play Gamecube games.

 

[Baron Doggystyle von Woof]

Two page and GAF have yet to cite the correct answer ...

Japanese Master System:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iI6Irj9nI8

really catchy tune.

 

[Version 3.0]

Change your goddamn VMU batteries

I think you mean change your goddamn VMU batteries AGAIN. I just changed them (all 3 of them) 3 days ago. The VMU has got to be the least battery efficient device in history.

 

[cartman414]

You bet, pretty funny how some people are trying to rationalize how it isn't

bububububuub the animations aren't cool

bububuubub it isn't linked to the system

SHUT UP

that bassy synth is the equivalent of James Earl Jones' voice

Eh. It's so sterile IMO.