corrections and comments > I DIDN'T FORGET THE SATURN! this isn’t meant to be a comprehensive list of all console startups/menus. i mainly wanted to focus on the Big Three™ and added in the dreamcast later on because i thought it was relevant enough. i didn’t want to go too obscure with the consoles i chose. i wasn't aware of the saturn while researching, and assumed it was just a CD player with nothing more. i apologize that i didn't look more into it, but i didn't want to focus too much on it > the og xbox ambience voice isn’t SAM, the software automatic mouth, but is various random cuts of the apollo missions to the moon > the xbox one and series x dashboards overlap. i didn't know about it, i am a nintendo/playstation guy, but i still feel that it was necessary to differentiate where the series x was introduced > the 360 came out in 2005. i'd always thought it released alongside the ps3, but i was completely wrong. apologies for that, my confidence grew too big when scriptwriting
one more interesting detail about the Wii U's menu is that if you leave it alone for a bit, the music kinda calms down and goes quiet until you press something, then the music swells up again
Fun fact: The system settings in the wii menu is an entirely separate program to the regular main menu It's actually a locked down version of the opera web browser (the web browser that would be put on the wii shop channel a year after launch), that's why wii boxes on day one have an opera logo on them, even though they didn't have any web browser for another year. The reason it takes a second to load the wii settings is because it's booting up opera web browser to load the HTML files that change the settings.
It also applies the Wii System Menu effects to the HTML, as well. If they'd just opened the format up some, there could have been some neat made-for-Wii websites.
The 3DS had a game called: “Nintendo Badge Arcade” it essentially gave you these badges/stickers to win to bring in more customization to your 3DS menu, it was a neat little feature and it also made Nintendo earn a little more cash
Tbh the wii u menu was honestly the best menu, idk If it’s because it’s what I grew up with and it’s just nostalgic but it’s also so unique, during online school I’d listen to the menu music for hours
In terms of home consoles, the Wii U menu is for sure my favourite. The music was both catchy and relaxing, and it genuinely felt like a fun place to be. However, my favourite menu ever has to be the 3DS. The sheer amount of personality provided by the banners on the menu prior to launching the game was incredible, and the system has the best activity log of any system I’ve ever used. The 3DS’s music was also amazing.
just wanna say, watched 2 videos so far, thank you so much for having subtitles! really makes this great content even better and easier for me to enjoy!
of course! i hate doing it (mainly because of youtube’s subtitle maker) but i’d rather be available to a wider audience than to just… not also i mumble a lot so sometimes no one can understand me other than me lol
@@nimk There are some other subtitle editors out there that you can edit in and then export the subtitle file to import to RUclips, one I def recommend is subtitle horse, it's free and v easy to use
The blades with the original Xbox 360 boot logo was the best combination for the Xbox 360. Clean, looked nice, easy to navigate, didn’t push the Xbox Live Marketplace/content you didn’t come for in your face. Then the NXE and Kinect happened and Xbox quickly lost their way. Feel like that and the PS3’s XMB were the two best
Fun fact about the Xbox Series S/X startup sound: it’s a remastered version of the Windows 98 startup sound. So while it might sound a bit gaudy to you, all it sounds like to me is a respectful nod to the Microsoft I grew up with over 20 years ago.
fun fact that im sure has been said. on the ps2 in the config menu. the orbs and hexagonal prisms represent a clock and you can actually decode the time from it. Also all the system sounds are slightly different each time its booted and the whooshing waves in the background are randomized. It's honestly a work of art. also the animation the OG xbox startup animation is also slightly different every time, being a realtime render also also, some models of ps1 had a visualiser in their cd player
I honestly love the PS3 menu. It's pretty easy to understand if you just want to play games, just go to the games section. For me the most fun was going trough the endless setting menu as a kid. Like that settings menu had it all. Like you're going to let me attach random HID devices. I would also just trow every CD and DVD into the PS3. Like let's see what a PC rom game does. O i can actually just read the files on the disk lol. The PS3 really was a beast.
@@LiEnby it's because older ps3 firmware allowed Linux to be run on the ps3 natively (and therefore it could be used as a PC), so printer functionality is a must
I spent so much time as a kid playing around with the Wii, DS, DSi, 3DS and Wii U OS's so it feels amazing to have someone else really appreciate your niche obscure interest!
awesome video!!!! loved it!! i'm gonna ramble about the menus too because i like those too xbox 360's metro theme is the most memorable to me, but when it changed that one day when i wanted to boot up minecraft i was SUPER confused and i'm pretty sure i wanted to go back to the old one lol, had a play with an xbox series X once and menu confused me for like 3 minutes but it was fine at the end of the run the wii is amazing, the ambience was lovely, the settings weren't too difficult on my end, got to experience mario kart wifi for a little bit whilst that was still kicking. i had no idea how the mail worked but it was fun seeing the game time info pop up and i loved the built-in channels the wii u deserves more and the menu proves it, i love EVERYTHING ABOUT IT, the top screen having the miis, the bottom screen's incredible design, didn't the internet browser have that curtains thing?? that was awesome, settings were confusing but i got the hang of it. the music is HEAVENLY and i wish that the nintendo switch... ..the nintendo switch menu is boring. i wish it wasn't that. points for getting right to the action and not wasting time, but DAMN THIS NEEDS TO BE _IMPROVED_ i need FUNNY MUSIC WHILST MAKING MY MII. the nintendo switch menu is a CORPSE next to the other menus and i wish next time's more in-line with the others. again though, big plus for just getting right to the point, but big minus for no music. the recently introduced stuff make the menu more fun though i like that the DSI's music is, like the wii u and wii beforehand, heavenly. makes you really wanna take a look around the menu even though there's barely anything there, the picture being at the top is nice too :] the 3ds was super awesome i really like that (i like the mario theme)
I know there are people who don't like Switch menu because of its simplicity, but I personally like it. There's games, and there's some options. Nothing else that could be potentially distracting to some people. Also they probably wanted to keep the OS as small as possible, to give maximum amount of resource to application as possible(and also reduce attack surface from security perspective).
You are so Scott the Woz - esque, and you do it SO well. The script, music, and editing all come together such that this is in no way a lesser vision of anything Scott has made, yet a welcome addition to my sub box. Keep up the good work!!!
It's not underwhelming nor is it too much, and I like it! It's genuinely a lot more entertaining compared to other RUclipsrs where they try too hard to be funny or try editing or adding gags like Scott
Scott's videos are just way to long nowadays. I love some jokes and skits here and there but recently it just feels too much. Maybe I just didn't resonate with his sense of humor, but I still watch his videos cuz when he talks about games it's very engaging and interesting to listen - then he put some skits in between that made me roll my eyes.
Original Xbox is where it’s at it just made the games feel so much more magical and had tons of personality, that alien mysterious aura really made booting up into halo made it feel was truly a magical experience. Nowadays booting up a console just feels like a soulless corporate entertainment box with way too many squares.
as somebody who still somewhat regularily uses a wii u, I forgot that most people haven't experienced the wii u menu music,,, and man more people better watch this video to listen to it, seriously I do't get why everybody hates on the console the way they do
I laughed so hard because whenever you just begun talking about Nintendo and said we are now going to talk about Nintendo, a Nintendo ad with the switch sound literally played
fun fact: the PS1's button backgrounds (the background of the 2 buttons when you don't insert a disc) are actually randomized on startup, creating new RGB gradients each boot up.
i really like the og fat ps1's cd player screen. something about the splash colours and the 3D-like circles for the buttons and track timing is really cool to me. the ps2's cd player visualizer with the rolling track-colour-coded cube was cool af too.
Tbh, I very much prefer the Switch's basic menu layout over everything else; it's simplicity allows everything to be neatly organized without bombarding you with previews or intrusive ads. It is a modern console that does menus correctly.
I still conserve my Wii U, for me it's the last console from the Nintendo I loved. After Satoru Iwata passed away, Nintendo is not the same with the Switch sadly, as you said it doesn't have the uniqueness that characterized earlier Nintendo consoles.
have been bingeing ur content, and you are incredibly underrated as a creator. only 10k subs? with this quality? you're gonna reach 1mill soon i know it
The Wii is my nostalgia pill. It was the best years of my gaming life, and that's saying something since I'm in my late 30s. I honestly think the people who hated it (that's a thing lost to modern narratives: the Wii was VERY divisive for early Nintendo fans) and moved onto other consoles just REALLY liked 3rd party games more than Nintendo games. "Remember when Nintendo made REAL games like Contra, Castlevania, Chrono Trigger, and TMNT Turtles In Time??" I'm not kidding, those were the kind of arguments being shouted during that era. As a JRPG fan, I can understand their sentiment... But the Wii gave us Xenoblade Chronicles, which... most people didn't play (another thing lost to the modern narrative: Xenoblade Chronicles was VERY niche at the time because all JRPG lovers owned SONY products instead). But for me, the Wii got me back into gaming. It melded with what I wanted gaming to be (an extension to life, not an escape from it). So that really bright shining part of my life is very much cherished, making it the most nostalgic. But the Wii U... The Wii U is my favorite in concept. I love the console, and still play it to this day, and the games I have for it are awesome (one of the few Xenoblade Chronicles X owners)... But... It doesn't have many, especially when compared to the Wii. It could have been so much more, having so much more potential. But it was a disaster. Just... Not in the way the modern narrative tells it. The console was sabotaged, and the people who cared to dig into games journalism at the time knew it. Nintendo, with the success of the Wii, wanted to welcome back in the audience that left them during the Wii years (the gamer crowd) and meld them with the casual crowd, making a console "for everyone". So how do you get the gamers back? 3rd parties... But what most people didn't realize at this time, was that 3rd parties, specifically their publishers, started ruining the industry in an attempt to sieze full control of it. By heavy pressure from 3rd parties, Nintendo scaled back their releases to leave room for 3rd party releases (who all complained that they didn't release on Nintendo consoles because Nintendo games always "stole their sales" - that's another thing lost in the modern narrative: 3rd parties actively disliked Nintendo back then. Look at the releases from SNES to Switch. Between the N64 and the Wii U, there was a DROUGHT of 3rd party support). But the 3rd parties who promised exclusives for it, delayed their games and released them on other consoles (Deus Ex being the biggest example). Other 3rd parties were just straight up bought out from releasing their games on it. Others barely tried (like BioWare releasing Mass Effect 3 on it, when no Nintendo-only fan played 1 or 2... then releasing the Mass Effect Trilogy just MONTHS LATER on every console BUT the Wii U). And the few 3rd parties that remained with genuine releases whined on social media against Nintendo and their audience (which was strangely VERY unprofessional and would not be tolerated in this day and age). Then there were gaming journalists... Which young ones don't realize: still had a LOT of control over people's purchases during this era. Game journalists trashed the Wii U to no end because Nintendo was the only company not bribing them for good reviews (not an exaggeration). This was when several Nintendo news sites came into existence, because major gaming news outlets stopped announcing news for Nintendo products. The gaming journalists only talked about the obvious, just so they wouldn't seem biased (despite putting out news for trivial things for other consoles). Honestly, most RUclips influencers' opinions for the Wii U? Was directly affected by gaming journalism. Even GameFreak (people these days have FINALLY started understanding that they act more like a 3rd party than a 2nd party company to Nintendo. And for those who are still in denial: Pokémon is more popular than Mario, and that fact alone CARRIES A LOT in business decisions) pulled out and instead made another 3DS title, which was unheard of (they release a mainline title ONCE per console). The Wii U game they had in development? Moved to the Switch. You can clearly see this in Let's Go's design, which makes more sense on the Wii U than the Switch (two players is stupid on the Switch, but makes perfect sense with the Wii U's Gamepad. Wii U's Gamepad also was better built for NFC (the Pokéball) than the Switch joy-con. And most obviously: the height of Pokémon Go's popularity was during the Wii U's years, NOT the Switch's). One could even argue Pokémon Snap was originally developed for the Wii U, but that lacks enough evidence. And the fact that it was a sinking ship made even Nintendo back out of their own major Wii U releases (Animal Crossing got gutted mid-development, breaking it apart and spreading its corpse into multiple games: New Leaf's major DLC, Happy Home Designer, and Amiibo Festival... Ever wonder why New Horizons was so poorly optimized and lacking in features? Because they were forced to start from SCRATCH and had to RUSH for the Switch, instead of typically having 5+ years of development - and let's not talk about the Mario Tennis game (which feels very much like a dropped project that was greenlit into release)). The only success they could have had at this point was with casuals. But their naming (Wii U), and marketing geared more towards gamers, confused the casuals. Nintendo's leniency (for 3rd parties, game journalists, their own partners, etc) during that era was their downfall. And all people took from it due to RUclips influencers was "Lol Gamepad, Lol Star Fox". Because of that, the Wii U floundered... But it had so much potential to be Wii 2.0. So despite it never living up to that promise... I still favor the little guy. Miiverse was a wild ride. The events Nintendo held during this era was top-notch. Nintendo Directs started here. The most meme-able moments of Nintendo came from this era. The best Nintendo merch released during this era (outclassing the Switch-era merch in almost every way). Some of the biggest RUclips names started here as Nintendo content creators. Being a Nintendo fan during this era was NOT miserable, it was EXTREMELY FUN to be a Nintendo fan during this era. Arguably, moreso than the Switch's era. Because more than any other era: Nintendo was actively interacting with its community. But being a grumpy Nintendo fan who only cared to play games (never participating in events, never joining communities, never actively being a part of what Nintendo was putting out during that era): yeah, i can see why people could be "miserable" during that time. For its promise and everything surrounding it (events, social media, merch, etc), the Wii U is very much beloved. Plus, Splatoon 1 > Splatoon 2. Play the Story mode of both titles (you can even throw in OctoPass just to be sure). If you're able to, play multiplayer matches on both. You'll notice that the only thing Splatoon 2's got going for it is balancing and sheer volume of options. Splatoon 1 still stomps it in controls (much more precise gyro) and fun. And, of course, its menu is awesome. Definitely an evolution of the Wii's. Too bad it never fully became it was supposed to be.
One of the ones on the Wii ( U ) I remembered was super, SUPER, SUPER loud, and it always scared me. Edit: also, those Wii U themes always made me tired or calm.
@@supersmashmaster43 the og ps1 in the UK didn’t have that blue menu. It was grey tiles on both the original and slim for the UK that’s what I’ve been trying to say.
the more recent ps3 startup is wayyy better then the old one, it shifts through colors, and has dust effects, which is really nice, i suggest you check it out!
all this showed me is that the game cube wii u & ps2 have the best menu's of all time & basically all the Xbox menu's are just piles of American ads & all the PlayStation ones are nice to use & Nintendo makes the biggest bangers fr fr great video 10/10
I own a Nintendo Switch, and an Xbox 360, which is modded, and also the newer model. I use my 360 quite rarely, but the startup is nice. As for the Nintendo Switch, I do not have a startup sound. I don’t know if it’s like a US-only type of thing, or only V1 Switches had the startup sound, with the red screen and that sound. But as for the sound effects on the home menu, they are heavenly. My personal favorites are the eShop’s, and the Sleep Mode’s sound effects. There was a planned main menu music, but it got removed near launch. Would’ve been lovely though.
Fun Fact: the PS3 and PSP XMB are actually based of a rare PS2 console that can run as DVR called as PSX. The PSX never came out worldwide because it had some issues where the console gets overheated.
Fun fact: As far as I know, you cannot have a custom menu theme for the PlayStation 5 like you can for the PlayStation 4. Why? I have no idea. Visual and audio wise the menu look and function very similarly to each other. I own both PS4 and PS5 and got my PlayStation 5 from a Meijer in-person and in the store, not the website. Scalpers can sell stuff on the website. Also, for both PS4 and PS5, if you hover over a game a looping or non-looping audio from the game in question will play but is not a thing for all games.
Something I havent seen anyone mention is that with the Wii U home screen, you can make those Miis run around by rotating the apps, if you repeatedly switch it the miis will get tired! I always loved that. I also loved the sound of all of their little stomps when getting in place for the main screen lol
corrections and comments
> I DIDN'T FORGET THE SATURN! this isn’t meant to be a comprehensive list of all console startups/menus. i mainly wanted to focus on the Big Three™ and added in the dreamcast later on because i thought it was relevant enough. i didn’t want to go too obscure with the consoles i chose. i wasn't aware of the saturn while researching, and assumed it was just a CD player with nothing more. i apologize that i didn't look more into it, but i didn't want to focus too much on it
> the og xbox ambience voice isn’t SAM, the software automatic mouth, but is various random cuts of the apollo missions to the moon
> the xbox one and series x dashboards overlap. i didn't know about it, i am a nintendo/playstation guy, but i still feel that it was necessary to differentiate where the series x was introduced
> the 360 came out in 2005. i'd always thought it released alongside the ps3, but i was completely wrong. apologies for that, my confidence grew too big when scriptwriting
Oh and the series menu is also in the one
So yea, you probably have that money, just not that performance
they are not weird, they are amazing.
way better than the trash consoles of now.
Man I can’t believe you forgot about the Saturn but I get it the Saturn failed hard over here
Xbox 360 came out in 2005 not 2006
one more interesting detail about the Wii U's menu is that if you leave it alone for a bit, the music kinda calms down and goes quiet until you press something, then the music swells up again
It's literally made for you to fall asleep
I didn’t know about that
WHAAT thats awesome
Boy said swell
Personality that nintendo just doesn't have anymore. ☹
Fun fact: The system settings in the wii menu is an entirely separate program to the regular main menu
It's actually a locked down version of the opera web browser (the web browser that would be put on the wii shop channel a year after launch), that's why wii boxes on day one have an opera logo on them, even though they didn't have any web browser for another year.
The reason it takes a second to load the wii settings is because it's booting up opera web browser to load the HTML files that change the settings.
yeah, someone actually ripped the HTML files from the Wii System Settings and now you can run them in any browser on any device too
That's why the Opera error happen sometimes
@@Jubikesu where?
I think that also explains why if you go into settings and leave, the system rereads the disc for some reason.
It also applies the Wii System Menu effects to the HTML, as well. If they'd just opened the format up some, there could have been some neat made-for-Wii websites.
the little motor sound the Wii makes before startup makes me even more nostalgic than the startup sound itself
Until the disc drive wears out and it sounds like its gonna blow up every time it boots 😂😂
I feel the same way about the PS4's fan
@@MrBossFML Can’t relate, never had a ps4 but if you say so !
The 3DS had a game called: “Nintendo Badge Arcade” it essentially gave you these badges/stickers to win to bring in more customization to your 3DS menu, it was a neat little feature and it also made Nintendo earn a little more cash
Tbh the wii u menu was honestly the best menu, idk If it’s because it’s what I grew up with and it’s just nostalgic but it’s also so unique, during online school I’d listen to the menu music for hours
I agree
The Wii U has menu music?
With Miiverse it's the best by far imo but currently I'm just annoyed the TV screen basically displays nothing now as I browse menu with gamepad
In terms of home consoles, the Wii U menu is for sure my favourite. The music was both catchy and relaxing, and it genuinely felt like a fun place to be. However, my favourite menu ever has to be the 3DS. The sheer amount of personality provided by the banners on the menu prior to launching the game was incredible, and the system has the best activity log of any system I’ve ever used. The 3DS’s music was also amazing.
The Wii U is underrated..
@@kenrickeason The Wii U is under….
@@kenrickeason You mean dead
@@FH4Player6397 homebrew
@@kenrickeason The Wii U is a PowerPC switch with less RAM. There are homebrew apps to play switch games.
just wanna say, watched 2 videos so far, thank you so much for having subtitles! really makes this great content even better and easier for me to enjoy!
of course! i hate doing it (mainly because of youtube’s subtitle maker) but i’d rather be available to a wider audience than to just… not
also i mumble a lot so sometimes no one can understand me other than me lol
@@nimk just know it's VERY appreciated!! happy you appeared in my reccomendations
@@nimk There are some other subtitle editors out there that you can edit in and then export the subtitle file to import to RUclips, one I def recommend is subtitle horse, it's free and v easy to use
The blades with the original Xbox 360 boot logo was the best combination for the Xbox 360. Clean, looked nice, easy to navigate, didn’t push the Xbox Live Marketplace/content you didn’t come for in your face. Then the NXE and Kinect happened and Xbox quickly lost their way. Feel like that and the PS3’s XMB were the two best
I wasnt around for blades sadly
@@FunkyFurret same here
Fun fact about the Xbox Series S/X startup sound: it’s a remastered version of the Windows 98 startup sound.
So while it might sound a bit gaudy to you, all it sounds like to me is a respectful nod to the Microsoft I grew up with over 20 years ago.
I wish Nintendo would’ve allowed for custom themes on the Switch so people can make it theirs.
fun fact that im sure has been said. on the ps2 in the config menu. the orbs and hexagonal prisms represent a clock and you can actually decode the time from it. Also all the system sounds are slightly different each time its booted and the whooshing waves in the background are randomized. It's honestly a work of art.
also the animation the OG xbox startup animation is also slightly different every time, being a realtime render
also also, some models of ps1 had a visualiser in their cd player
I honestly love the PS3 menu. It's pretty easy to understand if you just want to play games, just go to the games section.
For me the most fun was going trough the endless setting menu as a kid.
Like that settings menu had it all. Like you're going to let me attach random HID devices.
I would also just trow every CD and DVD into the PS3. Like let's see what a PC rom game does. O i can actually just read the files on the disk lol.
The PS3 really was a beast.
the ps3 lets you connect a printer .. for some reason
The XMB was so good RetroArch copied it 💪💪💪
@@LiEnby it's because older ps3 firmware allowed Linux to be run on the ps3 natively (and therefore it could be used as a PC), so printer functionality is a must
The WiiU menu music makes me nostalgic(it was the only console I had) and now I feel old
Wii: You may die by playing on this console, just thought I’d remind you for the 800th time.
Imo the Wii U & 3DS had the best menus of any console in history.
I spent so much time as a kid playing around with the Wii, DS, DSi, 3DS and Wii U OS's so it feels amazing to have someone else really appreciate your niche obscure interest!
awesome video!!!! loved it!! i'm gonna ramble about the menus too because i like those too
xbox 360's metro theme is the most memorable to me, but when it changed that one day when i wanted to boot up minecraft i was SUPER confused and i'm pretty sure i wanted to go back to the old one lol, had a play with an xbox series X once and menu confused me for like 3 minutes but it was fine at the end of the run
the wii is amazing, the ambience was lovely, the settings weren't too difficult on my end, got to experience mario kart wifi for a little bit whilst that was still kicking. i had no idea how the mail worked but it was fun seeing the game time info pop up and i loved the built-in channels
the wii u deserves more and the menu proves it, i love EVERYTHING ABOUT IT, the top screen having the miis, the bottom screen's incredible design, didn't the internet browser have that curtains thing?? that was awesome, settings were confusing but i got the hang of it. the music is HEAVENLY and i wish that the nintendo switch...
..the nintendo switch menu is boring. i wish it wasn't that. points for getting right to the action and not wasting time, but DAMN THIS NEEDS TO BE _IMPROVED_ i need FUNNY MUSIC WHILST MAKING MY MII. the nintendo switch menu is a CORPSE next to the other menus and i wish next time's more in-line with the others. again though, big plus for just getting right to the point, but big minus for no music. the recently introduced stuff make the menu more fun though i like that
the DSI's music is, like the wii u and wii beforehand, heavenly. makes you really wanna take a look around the menu even though there's barely anything there, the picture being at the top is nice too :] the 3ds was super awesome i really like that (i like the mario theme)
the steam deck ui (aka steam big picture) is pretty good but a bit over complicated imo, i do like the sound design tho
oh god i completely forgot about the steam deck 😭
@@nimk another console to add to your part two! :D
Overcomplicated?????
I know there are people who don't like Switch menu because of its simplicity, but I personally like it. There's games, and there's some options. Nothing else that could be potentially distracting to some people.
Also they probably wanted to keep the OS as small as possible, to give maximum amount of resource to application as possible(and also reduce attack surface from security perspective).
You are so Scott the Woz - esque, and you do it SO well. The script, music, and editing all come together such that this is in no way a lesser vision of anything Scott has made, yet a welcome addition to my sub box. Keep up the good work!!!
It's not underwhelming nor is it too much, and I like it! It's genuinely a lot more entertaining compared to other RUclipsrs where they try too hard to be funny or try editing or adding gags like Scott
Scott's videos are just way to long nowadays. I love some jokes and skits here and there but recently it just feels too much. Maybe I just didn't resonate with his sense of humor, but I still watch his videos cuz when he talks about games it's very engaging and interesting to listen - then he put some skits in between that made me roll my eyes.
@@FLXEP Relatable
Though i love the skits
wii u menu has to be the most visually appealing, the glossy effect on everything and the music is perfection
Original Xbox is where it’s at it just made the games feel so much more magical and had tons of personality, that alien mysterious aura really made booting up into halo made it feel was truly a magical experience. Nowadays booting up a console just feels like a soulless corporate entertainment box with way too many squares.
I must say i like the simplicity and quietness of the Switch menu.
All the happy memories i have with the Wii and Wii U… The music on those consoles makes me want to cry…
Your presentation method and humour is fantastic, it feels quite a lot like Scott the Woz but with your own spin on it
The ps5 bootscreen for the first time really felt special...something I haven't experienced since the ps2..
as somebody who still somewhat regularily uses a wii u, I forgot that most people haven't experienced the wii u menu music,,, and man more people better watch this video to listen to it, seriously I do't get why everybody hates on the console the way they do
I laughed so hard because whenever you just begun talking about Nintendo and said we are now going to talk about Nintendo, a Nintendo ad with the switch sound literally played
fun fact: the PS1's button backgrounds (the background of the 2 buttons when you don't insert a disc) are actually randomized on startup, creating new RGB gradients each boot up.
Pretty good video for a person with 2k subs, you deserve 50k at least.
17:32 Faster load times and a UI that works on a small screen as well as a large screen, something Microsoft is still trying to perfect
Very underrated channel, keep it up my man
Wii U gets the best menu ever,the plaza,pretendo network miiverse,music and everything
The Wii U And the Wii are so nostalgic to me I wish I could be a kid again
I love the XMB (PS3 menu) that has the confetti
This was a great video.
Also,
I miss early 00’s Console UIs.
Nothing will ever top the perfection that is the PS2 startup screen. And I will defend it with my life if I have to.
Fun fact: the "buildings" on the ps2 menu represent your storage, so talker buildings mean more data
the wii u is so nostalgic
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The 3DS and Wii U menus reign supreme
i really like the og fat ps1's cd player screen. something about the splash colours and the 3D-like circles for the buttons and track timing is really cool to me. the ps2's cd player visualizer with the rolling track-colour-coded cube was cool af too.
Uma mistura dos designs antigos com a potência dos consoles atuais seria o ideal.
didnt even have to watch 30 seconds to know that i fucking love this guy
just finished it after a few pauses and whatnot, this is now my favourite youtuber ever
I always forget US Americans get buffeted by the 24 hour clock.
30 years old and the ps1 opening still sounds like the future
Hey bro your channel is pretty underrated, you deserve more recognition
+1 sub
The end was very Scott the Woz esque, I like it
the PS1's console menu scared the hell out of me as a kid lmao
nxe is my favorite xbox 360 dashboard. i wasn't around for the blades, but i do think it's nice
Your channel is underrated. It deserves more popularity.
Not talking about 3DS game icons at length is a disservice to the 3DS
Fun fact: The PS4 Startup sound was used in a few Sony Xperia Phones.
Tbh, I very much prefer the Switch's basic menu layout over everything else; it's simplicity allows everything to be neatly organized without bombarding you with previews or intrusive ads.
It is a modern console that does menus correctly.
halfway into the video and I was like: "he will not mention the mighty Dreamcast" later into the video: "Ok nevermind, thank you!
They're weird because they exist, but it's like that to let you have fun, but most importantly...
Make memories
I still conserve my Wii U, for me it's the last console from the Nintendo I loved. After Satoru Iwata passed away, Nintendo is not the same with the Switch sadly, as you said it doesn't have the uniqueness that characterized earlier Nintendo consoles.
Heads up: There were other Startups and Menus.
For example: The various setups for Saturn and its menu or the various startups for the Mega/SEGA CD.
The one thing I liked using the Kinect for was navigating the Xbox 360's menu.
Who else had to click on the start button specifically on the videos preview image?
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The dreamcast menu icons look like fruit gummies
IMO. The xmb is probably one of the best UI we’ll ever have at least they didn’t have to update it multiple times like Microsoft did
Hell naw the PS3/PSP start up and menu is GOATED
Can we all appreciate the fact that he got Sonic Mania on Wii U?
sadly not my footage of the wii u lol
@@nimk rip
Most of the ps2 sales was people who bought it as a cheaper alternative for dvd players
The 3ds internet settings music is fire
13:34 In Europe, this screen also includes six language options. It's too bad that the rest of the world didn't have a language setting.
okayyyyy the just dances on the switch ate
thought this guy was scott the woz for a second...
I saw Sonic Mania on the Wii U and was like "When did Sonic Mania get on Wii U" than I saw it was there via homebrew
What about the Sega CD & Saturn? "oh wait, both didn't sell really well and were too expensive to afford"
fun fact - the playstation logo on the second half of the ps1 startup is actually a 3d model, its just at an angle
Me to the original console of Sega: Thats good me to the dreamcast:AYO WTH DID YOU DID SEGA.
The Wii is my nostalgia pill. It was the best years of my gaming life, and that's saying something since I'm in my late 30s.
I honestly think the people who hated it (that's a thing lost to modern narratives: the Wii was VERY divisive for early Nintendo fans) and moved onto other consoles just REALLY liked 3rd party games more than Nintendo games. "Remember when Nintendo made REAL games like Contra, Castlevania, Chrono Trigger, and TMNT Turtles In Time??" I'm not kidding, those were the kind of arguments being shouted during that era. As a JRPG fan, I can understand their sentiment... But the Wii gave us Xenoblade Chronicles, which... most people didn't play (another thing lost to the modern narrative: Xenoblade Chronicles was VERY niche at the time because all JRPG lovers owned SONY products instead).
But for me, the Wii got me back into gaming. It melded with what I wanted gaming to be (an extension to life, not an escape from it). So that really bright shining part of my life is very much cherished, making it the most nostalgic.
But the Wii U... The Wii U is my favorite in concept.
I love the console, and still play it to this day, and the games I have for it are awesome (one of the few Xenoblade Chronicles X owners)... But... It doesn't have many, especially when compared to the Wii. It could have been so much more, having so much more potential.
But it was a disaster. Just... Not in the way the modern narrative tells it.
The console was sabotaged, and the people who cared to dig into games journalism at the time knew it.
Nintendo, with the success of the Wii, wanted to welcome back in the audience that left them during the Wii years (the gamer crowd) and meld them with the casual crowd, making a console "for everyone". So how do you get the gamers back? 3rd parties... But what most people didn't realize at this time, was that 3rd parties, specifically their publishers, started ruining the industry in an attempt to sieze full control of it.
By heavy pressure from 3rd parties, Nintendo scaled back their releases to leave room for 3rd party releases (who all complained that they didn't release on Nintendo consoles because Nintendo games always "stole their sales" - that's another thing lost in the modern narrative: 3rd parties actively disliked Nintendo back then. Look at the releases from SNES to Switch. Between the N64 and the Wii U, there was a DROUGHT of 3rd party support). But the 3rd parties who promised exclusives for it, delayed their games and released them on other consoles (Deus Ex being the biggest example). Other 3rd parties were just straight up bought out from releasing their games on it. Others barely tried (like BioWare releasing Mass Effect 3 on it, when no Nintendo-only fan played 1 or 2... then releasing the Mass Effect Trilogy just MONTHS LATER on every console BUT the Wii U). And the few 3rd parties that remained with genuine releases whined on social media against Nintendo and their audience (which was strangely VERY unprofessional and would not be tolerated in this day and age).
Then there were gaming journalists... Which young ones don't realize: still had a LOT of control over people's purchases during this era. Game journalists trashed the Wii U to no end because Nintendo was the only company not bribing them for good reviews (not an exaggeration). This was when several Nintendo news sites came into existence, because major gaming news outlets stopped announcing news for Nintendo products. The gaming journalists only talked about the obvious, just so they wouldn't seem biased (despite putting out news for trivial things for other consoles). Honestly, most RUclips influencers' opinions for the Wii U? Was directly affected by gaming journalism.
Even GameFreak (people these days have FINALLY started understanding that they act more like a 3rd party than a 2nd party company to Nintendo. And for those who are still in denial: Pokémon is more popular than Mario, and that fact alone CARRIES A LOT in business decisions) pulled out and instead made another 3DS title, which was unheard of (they release a mainline title ONCE per console). The Wii U game they had in development? Moved to the Switch. You can clearly see this in Let's Go's design, which makes more sense on the Wii U than the Switch (two players is stupid on the Switch, but makes perfect sense with the Wii U's Gamepad. Wii U's Gamepad also was better built for NFC (the Pokéball) than the Switch joy-con. And most obviously: the height of Pokémon Go's popularity was during the Wii U's years, NOT the Switch's). One could even argue Pokémon Snap was originally developed for the Wii U, but that lacks enough evidence.
And the fact that it was a sinking ship made even Nintendo back out of their own major Wii U releases (Animal Crossing got gutted mid-development, breaking it apart and spreading its corpse into multiple games: New Leaf's major DLC, Happy Home Designer, and Amiibo Festival... Ever wonder why New Horizons was so poorly optimized and lacking in features? Because they were forced to start from SCRATCH and had to RUSH for the Switch, instead of typically having 5+ years of development - and let's not talk about the Mario Tennis game (which feels very much like a dropped project that was greenlit into release)).
The only success they could have had at this point was with casuals. But their naming (Wii U), and marketing geared more towards gamers, confused the casuals.
Nintendo's leniency (for 3rd parties, game journalists, their own partners, etc) during that era was their downfall.
And all people took from it due to RUclips influencers was "Lol Gamepad, Lol Star Fox".
Because of that, the Wii U floundered... But it had so much potential to be Wii 2.0.
So despite it never living up to that promise... I still favor the little guy.
Miiverse was a wild ride. The events Nintendo held during this era was top-notch. Nintendo Directs started here. The most meme-able moments of Nintendo came from this era. The best Nintendo merch released during this era (outclassing the Switch-era merch in almost every way). Some of the biggest RUclips names started here as Nintendo content creators. Being a Nintendo fan during this era was NOT miserable, it was EXTREMELY FUN to be a Nintendo fan during this era. Arguably, moreso than the Switch's era. Because more than any other era: Nintendo was actively interacting with its community. But being a grumpy Nintendo fan who only cared to play games (never participating in events, never joining communities, never actively being a part of what Nintendo was putting out during that era): yeah, i can see why people could be "miserable" during that time.
For its promise and everything surrounding it (events, social media, merch, etc), the Wii U is very much beloved. Plus, Splatoon 1 > Splatoon 2. Play the Story mode of both titles (you can even throw in OctoPass just to be sure). If you're able to, play multiplayer matches on both. You'll notice that the only thing Splatoon 2's got going for it is balancing and sheer volume of options. Splatoon 1 still stomps it in controls (much more precise gyro) and fun.
And, of course, its menu is awesome. Definitely an evolution of the Wii's.
Too bad it never fully became it was supposed to be.
You could make a 20 minute video just on the different variants of the Sega Mega CD startup/menus.
14:54 perfect 4:20pm for the wii
Lmao imagining returning a Wii U (Unless if it was broken)
“not that you’ll ever get a PS5.”
as i am watching on my PS5
One of the ones on the Wii ( U ) I remembered was super, SUPER, SUPER loud, and it always scared me.
Edit: also, those Wii U themes always made me tired or calm.
As someone who lives in the uk our ps1 screen didn’t look like this. It was just grey tiles
If you had the PSOne which was the PS1 revision, it was grey tiles. On the OG PS1 models it was the one shown in the video
@@supersmashmaster43 the og ps1 in the UK didn’t have that blue menu. It was grey tiles on both the original and slim for the UK that’s what I’ve been trying to say.
this man called MS-DOS “just a terminal”
the more recent ps3 startup is wayyy better then the old one, it shifts through colors, and has dust effects, which is really nice, i suggest you check it out!
I was striaght up about to go "Actually I DO have a PS5, and I'm poor"
4:09
In the background you can see eteled and by the way, I loved the In 5 Minutes: Wii Deleted You video, masterpiece.
19:24 it used 24h time because it's better obviously
Fun fact, the Xbox series X/S menu is also on the Xbox One now
fun fact: the PS3 menu is inspired on blu-ray disc player menu
18:38 I like the dancing clock
all this showed me is that the game cube wii u & ps2 have the best menu's of all time & basically all the Xbox menu's are just piles of American ads & all the PlayStation ones are nice to use & Nintendo makes the biggest bangers fr fr great video 10/10
Did anybody else notice “ford mustang” was a app on the original Xbox?
I own a Nintendo Switch, and an Xbox 360, which is modded, and also the newer model. I use my 360 quite rarely, but the startup is nice. As for the Nintendo Switch, I do not have a startup sound. I don’t know if it’s like a US-only type of thing, or only V1 Switches had the startup sound, with the red screen and that sound. But as for the sound effects on the home menu, they are heavenly. My personal favorites are the eShop’s, and the Sleep Mode’s sound effects. There was a planned main menu music, but it got removed near launch. Would’ve been lovely though.
i’m pretty sure that startup is just for the _very first_ boot up, like when you’re setting up the console for the first time
Fun Fact: the PS3 and PSP XMB are actually based of a rare PS2 console that can run as DVR called as PSX. The PSX never came out worldwide because it had some issues where the console gets overheated.
You forgot the best part about the PS5, the animation that plays when you boot up the PS5 for the first time
PlayStation start up used to strike fear in my soul and I cannot explain the reason. All I know is I couldn’t switch on my PlayStation by myself.
The ps4 also has the game hub thingy at the bottom of each game, you just had to press down t see it unlike the ps5
Fun fact: As far as I know, you cannot have a custom menu theme for the PlayStation 5 like you can for the PlayStation 4. Why? I have no idea. Visual and audio wise the menu look and function very similarly to each other.
I own both PS4 and PS5 and got my PlayStation 5 from a Meijer in-person and in the store, not the website. Scalpers can sell stuff on the website.
Also, for both PS4 and PS5, if you hover over a game a looping or non-looping audio from the game in question will play but is not a thing for all games.
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Something I havent seen anyone mention is that with the Wii U home screen, you can make those Miis run around by rotating the apps, if you repeatedly switch it the miis will get tired! I always loved that. I also loved the sound of all of their little stomps when getting in place for the main screen lol
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