We mention our favorites as well as talk about the function.
Intros with video games are important. They need to suck you into the story and that you want to start playing! In this quest the knights discuss the importance of intros in arcade, with old console games and how this differs to modern games. Which game intros are their favourites, and why do they work so well? Listen to what Peter, Michiel and Max have to say in this new Knights of the Retro Table Quest!
Media and stuff discussed: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Switch 2, DK Bananza, Shadow Hearts 2/Covenant, Ghost of Yotei
Retrogamepapa’s Addendum: The further I dived into this, the more awesome intros came to me. We could just as easy have picked one console from the past and picked a bunch of amazing game intros from that. Something to do in a future quest!
Relevant links:
YouTube links to the main discussed game intros:
Tomb Raider, Shenmue, Final Fantasy XV, Smash Bros. Melee, Demon’s Crest, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Sunset Riders (arcade), Final Fight (arcade), Transformers War For Cybertron, Crazy Taxi (arcade), Axelay, Chrono Cross, Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Nice follow up to this podcast quest is the one about favourite music of opening levels (in Dutch though): https://www.retrogamepapa.nl/podcast/queeste-44-favoriete-openingslevel-muziek/
Other ways to listen to the podcast
De Ridders van de Retro Tafel podcast is also on:
- Spotify
- Apple Podcast (iTunes)
- Google Podcasts
- Podcast Addict
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