best game intro's

April 29th, 2004

I'm curious as to what people find the coolest/best game intro's; you know, the kind that really makes you want to play the game.
Here are some of my favourites:

Salamander (MSX)
SD Snatcher (MSX2)
Snatcher (Sega CD)
Capcom vs SNK (DC)
Garou: MOTW (second intro) (NeoGeo)
Ridge Racer Type 4 (PS)
Need For Speed 2 SE (PC)

Strider · April 29th, 2004

Chrono Cross ofcourse...
Chrono trigger (PSX) had a nice intro movie too, as did ff9

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Zapages · April 29th, 2004

FF8 was really cool for its time
I agree Garou's 2nd intro was well done as well.
Tales of Phantasia preaty nice intro, content wise.

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Proto · April 29th, 2004

Tales of Destiny
Starcraft
Warcraft II and III
Final Fantasy 4 and 6

Those are all i can think.... im not much of a big gamer anyway..

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dogfeet · April 29th, 2004

i'm gonna give the same answer that i did for what people chose for the game with the best ending. ff8 all the way. that was one heck of an amazing fmv, and the song was really cool too.

as for non-rpg, i really liked the intro to need for speed underground... and pretty much every neversoft logo opening credit... not technically a game intro, but they're cool nonetheless.

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N1ghtw0lf · April 29th, 2004

i liked Battlefield Vietnam's Intro, FF8, Deus Ex 2, Quake 3, hmmm...cant think of anymore at the moment

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l3illyl3ob · April 29th, 2004

the game that comes to mind because i've been just recently playing it is suikoden 3. That had a pretty cool intro.

Rhombus · April 29th, 2004

The whole intro to FF6 was just awesome... especially if you include the Mode 7 credits bit, with Terra and the Magitek soldiers approaching Narshe (I say if you include it cause you can actually skip it if you want). Drew me in right away with its cool narrative and simply amazing music. Square had a whole bunch in the PSX era cause of their liberal use of mind-blowing CG eye-candy. Definitely agree with FF8... even though I didn't like the game much, the intro was pretty damn awesome. Parasite Eve had another really well put-together intro with really cool music. Actually the PSX generation in general really upped the production values and really focused on giving a cinematic flare, and had lots of sweet intros. FF7 was probably equally impressive at the time it first came out - the whole 3d CG thing, with the use of very cinematic cameras was really cool... I also like how it transitioned right into gameplay. A couple of games that I thought were cool cause they had "flashback-type" intros where you actually have control and play through a small portion were Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Chrono Cross... very well done, plus both had simply awesome music.

An old school intro that is pretty cool is Ninja Gaiden. Actually all 3 NES NG titles had cool intros that drew you into the game right away. I thought the old Commodore 64 game Windwalker had a really cool intro. Hmm... Ultima VI and The Summoning (not The Summoner, but the 1992 PC game) as well. I also really thought both Fallouts and Planescape: Torment had pretty sweet intros.

And of course, never to be forgotten are the Metal Gear/MGS games... always lots of cinematic flavor, so of course the intro is gonna be unique and attention grabbing.

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**_E_** · April 29th, 2004

Why isnt Xenogears included? -_- *stabs everyone in this thread*

Aside from Xenogears's exciting , marvelous and artistic intro ( yup yup, fanboy speaking here, but it IS indeed marvelous

), I agree that Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasies ( 7-10), Parasite Eve, Tales of Destiny I & II had great intros. Conker's bad fur day , Last Blade II, Garou Mark of the Wolf had some nice intros as well

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Taisen · April 29th, 2004

a console port of Twinkle Star Sprite, can't remember which one.

There was a sequence in the intro where the girl grows breasts as apart of her transformation into a super being or whatever. I made an animated gif of it which I posted, but it was removed by Elly since this is a family site. When did this become a family site? I wouldn't bring my family here.

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Quark · April 29th, 2004

FF8 easily the best. In fact, now that I'm thinking about it I'm gonna play that song ...
I enjoyed FFX's near-intro (it's not exactly the intro, but it's in the very beginning)
Suikoden 3's was well done.
I enjoy the Blizzard cinematics but non of the intros stick out in my memory (Though the ending to War3: The Frozen Throne was awesome).

**n_w95482** · April 29th, 2004

Here's my list:

Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Gran Turismo 3
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

I thought FF7 and 8's intros were nice (most people probably know why

); GT3's intro was really cool, I think most of it was rendered in real time (parts of the beginning are FMV); GTA3's intro had nice music and had a cool art theme; and GTA:VC's Commodore 64 clone thingy was cool

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Syed Fawad · April 29th, 2004

Metal Gear Solid 2's intro movie is a stunner. IMO the best opening to a game.
Not to forget FFX's first FMV.

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Strider · April 29th, 2004

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Why isnt Xenogears included? -_- *stabs everyone in this thread*

meh, it had a pretty cheesy opening, aside from there being a bunch of big robots its the typical "home town burning" intro

i forgot about FF4, that game's intro was awesome really, the intro imo ends when you leave baron castle cause that's really the start of the game

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shadow89 · April 29th, 2004

I think that the intro of MX unleashed is very cool, that video is just awsome, you cannot resist playing that game after the presentation, even though is motocross is still pretty cool

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dogfeet · April 29th, 2004

i just remembered, another game with an awesome intro (way better than anyone would really expect) is heroes of might and magic 4.

i know i know, everybody's thinking "come on, how good could it be". seriously though, if you get a chance to look at it, do so, it's really cool.

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**Chrono Archangel** · April 29th, 2004

Warcraft I has an awesome intro (still remember watching it on the 486)
Need fo speed underground's intro is cool
NHL 2000

that one was sweet

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Strider · April 29th, 2004

oh yeah, nhl 2000! the garbage "push it song" being played during some of the really cool plays in hockey... that was the best sports intro EA ever made

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Noob'Slayer · April 29th, 2004

there are many good ones, but these ones are especially memorable for me:

- Soul Edge (Soul Blade) -> fantastic
- FF8 -> bombastic
- Winning Eleven 7 -> superb
- Silent Hill -> most mysterious

also pretty good were:

- MAFIA
- Total War (Shogun)
- StarCraft (original)

shadow89 · April 29th, 2004

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Originally Posted by Chrono Archangel

Warcraft I has an awesome intro (still remember watching it on the 486)
Need fo speed underground's intro is cool
NHL 2000

that one was sweet

Yeah I agree with chrono NFSU intro is way better than the one from gt3 or project gotham in my opinion.

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April 29th, 2004	#1 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	best game intro's I'm curious as to what people find the coolest/best game intro's; you know, the kind that really makes you want to play the game. Here are some of my favourites: Salamander (MSX) SD Snatcher (MSX2) Snatcher (Sega CD) Capcom vs SNK (DC) Garou: MOTW (second intro) (NeoGeo) Ridge Racer Type 4 (PS) Need For Speed 2 SE (PC)

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Strider Living Paradigm Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 10,225	Chrono Cross ofcourse... Chrono trigger (PSX) had a nice intro movie too, as did ff9 __________________ My Deviant Art

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Zapages Prince of Persia Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 1,105	FF8 was really cool for its time I agree Garou's 2nd intro was well done as well. Tales of Phantasia preaty nice intro, content wise. __________________ Prince of Persia Legacy and Prince of Persia Gallery

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Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Milwaukee, US. Previously in Mexico City Posts: 6,559	Tales of Destiny Starcraft Warcraft II and III Final Fantasy 4 and 6 Those are all i can think.... im not much of a big gamer anyway.. __________________

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dogfeet quadruped Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 122	i'm gonna give the same answer that i did for what people chose for the game with the best ending. ff8 all the way. that was one heck of an amazing fmv, and the song was really cool too. as for non-rpg, i really liked the intro to need for speed underground... and pretty much every neversoft logo opening credit... not technically a game intro, but they're cool nonetheless. __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2500+ \|\| Chaintech 7v1f4 \|\| 512 MB Ultra DDR RAM PC2700 \|\| XFX GeForce FX 5200 128 MB 120 GB Western Digital HDD 7200 RPM 8 MB \|\| MSI 48x24x48x 16x cdrw/dvd combo

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N1ghtw0lf Crasher of Castles Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 6,970	i liked Battlefield Vietnam's Intro, FF8, Deus Ex 2, Quake 3, hmmm...cant think of anymore at the moment __________________

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l3illyl3ob Link to the Underworld Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,148	the game that comes to mind because i've been just recently playing it is suikoden 3. That had a pretty cool intro.

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Rhombus The Moogle Assassin Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 2,081	The whole intro to FF6 was just awesome... especially if you include the Mode 7 credits bit, with Terra and the Magitek soldiers approaching Narshe (I say if you include it cause you can actually skip it if you want). Drew me in right away with its cool narrative and simply amazing music. Square had a whole bunch in the PSX era cause of their liberal use of mind-blowing CG eye-candy. Definitely agree with FF8... even though I didn't like the game much, the intro was pretty damn awesome. Parasite Eve had another really well put-together intro with really cool music. Actually the PSX generation in general really upped the production values and really focused on giving a cinematic flare, and had lots of sweet intros. FF7 was probably equally impressive at the time it first came out - the whole 3d CG thing, with the use of very cinematic cameras was really cool... I also like how it transitioned right into gameplay. A couple of games that I thought were cool cause they had "flashback-type" intros where you actually have control and play through a small portion were Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Chrono Cross... very well done, plus both had simply awesome music. An old school intro that is pretty cool is Ninja Gaiden. Actually all 3 NES NG titles had cool intros that drew you into the game right away. I thought the old Commodore 64 game Windwalker had a really cool intro. Hmm... Ultima VI and The Summoning (not The Summoner, but the 1992 PC game) as well. I also really thought both Fallouts and Planescape: Torment had pretty sweet intros. And of course, never to be forgotten are the Metal Gear/MGS games... always lots of cinematic flavor, so of course the intro is gonna be unique and attention grabbing. __________________ Processor: Athlon 64 3400+ Mobo: MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R RAM: 1 GB Corsair XMS GFX Card: Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128 Sound Card: SB Audigy 2 ZS HDD1: Seagate 160MB 8MB 7200 HDD2: Seagate 80MB 8MB 7200 Burner: NEC 16x DVDR Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Cordless MX Duo USB Gamepad1: PS2 Dual Analog/KiKY X USB Gamepad2: Gravis GamePad Pro OS: Windows XP Pro sp2 *Tempus fugit et nos fugimus in illus.* *Fiat justitia; ruat coelum.*

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_E_ Lurking Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gone Posts: 8,958	Why isnt Xenogears included? -_- stabs everyone in this thread Aside from Xenogears's exciting , marvelous and artistic intro ( yup yup, fanboy speaking here, but it IS indeed marvelous ), I agree that Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasies ( 7-10), Parasite Eve, Tales of Destiny I & II had great intros. Conker's bad fur day , Last Blade II, Garou Mark of the Wolf had some nice intros as well Yours, -Elly __________________ -= Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always =- the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. Margaret C. Smith

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Taisen Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 782	a console port of Twinkle Star Sprite, can't remember which one. There was a sequence in the intro where the girl grows breasts as apart of her transformation into a super being or whatever. I made an animated gif of it which I posted, but it was removed by Elly since this is a family site. When did this become a family site? I wouldn't bring my family here. __________________ FIGHT IT OUT! "Who cares about Virtual Boy..." -takwu

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Quark Has an extra GOTO 10 Line Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 250	FF8 easily the best. In fact, now that I'm thinking about it I'm gonna play that song ... I enjoyed FFX's near-intro (it's not exactly the intro, but it's in the very beginning) Suikoden 3's was well done. I enjoy the Blizzard cinematics but non of the intros stick out in my memory (Though the ending to War3: The Frozen Throne was awesome).

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n_w95482 Totally crazy Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,776	Here's my list: Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy VIII Gran Turismo 3 Grand Theft Auto III Grand Theft Auto: Vice City I thought FF7 and 8's intros were nice (most people probably know why ); GT3's intro was really cool, I think most of it was rendered in real time (parts of the beginning are FMV); GTA3's intro had nice music and had a cool art theme; and GTA:VC's Commodore 64 clone thingy was cool . __________________ Main PC: Asus P6T Deluxe, Intel Core i7 920 C0 @ 3.7 GHz (195x19, 1.3v core, 1.84v PLL, 1.3625v uncore) w/Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, 3x2 GB G Skill PC3-12800 @ 780 MHz, 7-7-7-21-1T, 1.66v; ATi Radeon HD 4870 1 GB @ 790/1000 w/Zalman VF-1000, 300 GB WD VelociRaptor, 4x500 GB WD RE2 (RAID 10), 3ware 9650SE-4LPML RAID controller, SB X-Fi Titanium, Seasonic M12D 750w, CM Stacker 810, Windows 7 Pro 64-bit, Dell 2007WFP XBL/PSN/WoW: Thordrune

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Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,260	Metal Gear Solid 2's intro movie is a stunner. IMO the best opening to a game. Not to forget FFX's first FMV. __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

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shadow89 ゲートオーペン！ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: weston Posts: 911	I think that the intro of MX unleashed is very cool, that video is just awsome, you cannot resist playing that game after the presentation, even though is motocross is still pretty cool . __________________ Visit my blog MSTDump,Just Dump iT! "No, I do not use my HTML skills to cause evil." - André Chabaneix (10/23/04)

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dogfeet quadruped Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 122	i just remembered, another game with an awesome intro (way better than anyone would really expect) is heroes of might and magic 4. i know i know, everybody's thinking "come on, how good could it be". seriously though, if you get a chance to look at it, do so, it's really cool. __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2500+ \|\| Chaintech 7v1f4 \|\| 512 MB Ultra DDR RAM PC2700 \|\| XFX GeForce FX 5200 128 MB 120 GB Western Digital HDD 7200 RPM 8 MB \|\| MSI 48x24x48x 16x cdrw/dvd combo

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Chrono Archangel Administrator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 7,845	Warcraft I has an awesome intro (still remember watching it on the 486) Need fo speed underground's intro is cool NHL 2000 that one was sweet __________________ When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.

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Strider Living Paradigm Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 10,225	oh yeah, nhl 2000! the garbage "push it song" being played during some of the really cool plays in hockey... that was the best sports intro EA ever made __________________ My Deviant Art

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Noob'Slayer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 153	there are many good ones, but these ones are especially memorable for me: - Soul Edge (Soul Blade) -> fantastic - FF8 -> bombastic - Winning Eleven 7 -> superb - Silent Hill -> most mysterious also pretty good were: - MAFIA - Total War (Shogun) - StarCraft (original)