# Do you watch Video Game intros? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 20, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-video-game-intros/331952 "2005-11-20T17:08:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-video-game-intros/331952/21 "2005-11-22T00:04:50Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > Mods, wasn’t sure if the was Cafe or IMHO. But it is a poll so I put it here. I think I’ll move it. It is a close call, but there’s likely to be some discussion beyond yes or no. Moved from IMHO to CS. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-video-game-intros/331952/22 "2005-11-22T01:12:54Z")
Of course I do. I hate to be disturbed during it, too. Pisses me off. Spousal-type unit now requests advance warning, or that I fire it up in her absence. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-video-game-intros/331952/23 "2005-11-22T02:58:29Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > I watch it all the way through. The first time. After that, I skip it. Likewise. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-video-game-intros/331952/24 "2005-11-22T03:51:08Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > I always saved just before a mission end so I could watch the intros whenever I wanted. Actually, the intros were all straight avi’s–you can play them from the game folder. I’d occasionally flip my video and sound to my entertainment center so I could watch them from the comfort of the couch. 🙂 Yeah, I’m a Thief nerd. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-video-game-intros/331952/25 "2005-11-22T04:55:33Z")
Depends on the game. I tend not to for sports games (Madden 2006, etc), but games like the _Grand Theft Auto_ series, I tend to watch not just the game intros, but the ones for each mission, also. Unless I just failed it, and have to try again. ---
**Author:** ![Tixenfleaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@Tixenfleaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tixenfleaz)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-video-game-intros/331952/26 "2005-11-22T05:07:16Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I actually reinstalled _Fallout_ just to watch the intro movie 😃 I can understand that. Definitely one of the best intros ever. In my younger, more indulgent years, I too would make a ritual out of watching intros. Cold Beer: check. Fat, tasty bowl: check. Indulge in both, dim the lights, and wait for the movie…errr… game to start. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-video-game-intros/331952/27 "2005-11-22T08:56:48Z")
Wow, I’m definitely in the minority here. Clearly I’m not a \*true \*gamer. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-video-game-intros/331952/28 "2005-11-22T12:11:04Z")
Always the first time, sometimes on subsequent viewings depending on how good it is. **Do not** try to talk to me while I’m watching the intro, or worse yet, a FMV during the course of the game. I’ve even sat down to watch the intro of games that my husband was playing but I had no intent on playing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-video-game-intros/331952.md?page=1)