# Memorable Intros to Video Games

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042>\
**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:** 4\
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**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 28, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/41 "2008-06-28T17:58:21Z")

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[QUOTE=Lynn Bodoni]  
Perhaps [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C5K0Fi4fyQ&feature=related) will be more to your liking. It’s the opening of the FFVI remake for the PS1. FFVI always blows me away.  
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All that money spent on beautiful CGI and they still couldn’t hire a decent translator.

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**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/42 "2008-06-28T18:44:03Z")

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Diablo3 was just announced today, and the cinematic trailer is already etched into my brain.

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**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/43 "2008-06-28T21:25:02Z")

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[QUOTE=Terminus Est]  
All that money spent on beautiful CGI and they still couldn’t hire a decent translator.  
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What are you talking about? “Son of a submariner” was the best line ever! 😃

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**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-intros-to-video-games/454042/44 "2008-06-29T16:36:08Z")

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The Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends intro is pretty damn sweet, but the intro to Final Fantasy X was a helluva lot more exciting.

[Rise of Legends](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRh1niAmrkc) [Youtube]

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