# Memorable Intros to Video Games **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 24, 2008, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042 "2008-06-24T11:43:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/1 "2008-06-24T11:43:27Z")
So what are your favorite video game opening montages and why? For me, the two I’m particularly fond of are Metal Gear Solid 2 and Fallout 1. In the case of MGS2, the MGS main theme’s reorchestration by Harry Gregson-Williams was phenomenal and the splicing of that with scenes from the game, the opening shot of the U.S. Constitution (or was it the Declaration of Independence, I don’t recall, but it’s a reference to the Illuminati-like Patriots’ control of the events of the MGS games), and the animations of a snake moving across the screen while pieces of a DNA double-helix are joined together (a reference to the fact that Solid Snake and the other _L’enfants Terribles_ are all clones of Big Boss) make for a truly amazing opening sequence. Oh, and the first scene in the actual game with Snake jumping off the Hudson Bridge is one of the best opening scenes in any game. In the case of Fallout 1, the shots of post-apocalyptic destruction with “Maybe” by the Inkspots playing in the background, followed by Ron Perlman’s “War Never Changes” narration of what led to the events of the game seamlessly set the mood of the game. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_Clock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Shot\_Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_Clock)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/2 "2008-06-24T11:58:52Z")
[Zero Wing](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4AuN6pN1kY) ---
**Author:** ![Pithy\_Moniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/3 "2008-06-24T12:36:51Z")
Final Fantasy VI - Three mechs walking towards Narshe with scrolling terrain and snow blowing across the screen while the opening credits rolled. It’s not so impressive now but when it was new on the SNES, it blew my young mind away! ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/4 "2008-06-24T13:15:43Z")
[QUOTE=Shot Clock] [Zero Wing](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4AuN6pN1kY) [/QUOTE] Heh, heh. Maybe I should have qualified my OP with intros that are memorable because they are actually well done and capture the essence of the game (or what the game was intended to be). ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/5 "2008-06-24T15:09:07Z")
Mechwarrior 2. I’d link to it, but youtube isn’t responding right now for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/6 "2008-06-24T16:44:26Z")
Ah, here we go. [“Alpha Assault, this is HQ, what is your situation?”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X3GD0UnBCk) I also liked this one for [Ghost Bear’s Legacy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPlXXUhtVqc). ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/7 "2008-06-24T16:48:21Z")
It looks a bit dated by today’s standards, but [Lords of the Realm II](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDiLapH-oJs). ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/8 "2008-06-24T17:05:47Z")
[Black and White](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPCLhaNA4-E) is one of my all time favorites. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/9 "2008-06-24T17:11:41Z")
The one for Hellgate is rather nice, particularly if one has surround sound. [For the living!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZylM_eeugM) There are some nice end scenes as well, like the one for the first Call of Duty. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/10 "2008-06-24T17:49:15Z")
Thief: The Dark Project - [Ye shall not rob from the house I have built](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uR8pcqV_HY) The intra-mission cutscenes are all in the same style. System Shock 2 - [L-l-look at you hacker](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMiSSlwioM0) Homeworld - [What a beautiful sight](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrW4jkQdmjI) ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/11 "2008-06-24T18:47:39Z")
[Half-Life](http://youtube.com/watch?v=CAqbdtsK6NI) Part of what was so cool about it was you were riding in a sort of subway car, and could look around freely at whatever you wanted. ---
**Author:** ![yearsofstatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/779978/32.png) [@yearsofstatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearsofstatic)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/12 "2008-06-24T19:42:53Z")
[Final Fantasy VIII](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pZ2ibvZb2Q) No more discussion needed. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/13 "2008-06-24T21:58:16Z")
[Star Control II](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4GB3FeqQVk) had a great intro. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/14 "2008-06-24T22:22:28Z")
I still think [Dungeon Keeper](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N5ODEGR1KQ) was pretty awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/15 "2008-06-24T23:36:09Z")
The Opening to HL2 Episode 2 was quite a nice intro, with all the flashbacks of Alyx, and then i thought she died and i got depressed, then she found me… then she got stabbed, now Vortigaunts are helping her. I had to stop playing because I was getting too drawn into the world and got really depressed that I can’t physically become Gordon Freeman and enter the world and respond how I want to to conversations and… yeah I get drawn into well written stories too easily (this was yesterday so I’ll finish it tomorrow or so. I’m detoxing on Spore creature creator and Burst Limit in the mean time). ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/16 "2008-06-25T00:53:49Z")
[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEoRavExhfo) ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/17 "2008-06-25T01:33:35Z")
[QUOTE=yearsofstatic] [Final Fantasy VIII](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pZ2ibvZb2Q) No more discussion needed. 😛 [/QUOTE] I came in here to say this. I remember my head nearly exploding at the detail of Rinoa’s knit sweater sleeve during that intro. It was amazing. That game is not the most fun of the series by far, but damn if that space sequence doesn’t get me misty-eyed every single time I play it. I keep a saved game right before that point just so I can see it every now and then. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Buttons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/18 "2008-06-25T01:55:05Z")
Almost any of the FF series stick in my head. I noticed FFX hasn’t been mentioned. That intro was bad-ass, huge giant monster destroying a futuristic city. It’s was all the beauty of FF8’s CG, but w/ good gameplay to back it up. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/19 "2008-06-25T01:57:42Z")
[Dawn of war](http://youtube.com/watch?v=UID6LEzvRRo). ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/20 "2008-06-25T03:34:30Z")
[Wild Arms](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISSAZrUU9aU) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042.md?page=2)