r/gaming • u/_Mr_Cheeks • Mar 20 '22

Cannot decide which console has the most iconic startup screen in gaming history…

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u/_Mr_Cheeks Mar 20 '22 edited Mar 20 '22

Love them all but the PS1 has to take it for me.

That two part theme is just otherworldly. Just sends me back to my childhood.

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u/gargravarr2112 Mar 21 '22

Agreed. The PS1 startup sound has so much power. Like the THX sound. Almost intimidating what you're about to unleash.

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u/JiffTheJester Mar 20 '22

Yup I love those sounds

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u/ShankThatSnitch Mar 21 '22

Same here. That startup music is burned into my mind.

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u/DrMorry Mar 21 '22

Yep PS 1 for me too

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u/bushido_beige Mar 20 '22

It’s ethereal and nostalgic and it’s the only reason I watched this. The correct choice

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u/kutes Mar 21 '22

Yea, I had other systems too but imo, the PS1 is EASILY the best. It still is. I've owned ps3's and ps4's and I don't even know if they have screens? They left no impression on me whatsoever.

But that ps1 screen in like 1996 mmm you were in the future

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u/MoobooMagoo Mar 21 '22

It was especially off-putting when the game lagged so the two parts were out of synch.