Masahiro Sakurai refused to add Dolby Surround to a Kirby game because players had to sit through the logo
Masahiro Sakurai refused to add Dolby Surround to a Kirby game because players had to sit through the logo
The Smash Bros director says waiting time should be kept to a minimum when games boot…
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Not only is it just 2 seconds, but it's 2 seconds while the game is no doubt being loaded into memory while it plays anyway.
This is like whining about the Pixar animation that plays before all of their movies (for much longer than 2 seconds).
Gamecube doesn't have enough RAM to preload everything at startup like that, you have to go through the menus and pick a game mode and map to load.
Surely if it needed that startup load anyway, then Sakurai wouldn't be saying he turned the license down in order to get players in the game faster. I'm going to trust Sakurai's word here!
Sure, and the Spectrum ZX I used to use 35 years ago had even less. The GameCube is ancient history, it's not the benchmark for a reasonable amount of memory for anyone.
Edit: apologies, I forgot we were talking specifically about a GameCube game.
I would understand the complaint if it was longer, like 5 or 7 seconds long for just the Dolby logo. But its not.
Like, if seeing a logo for two seconds bothers you that much, better close your eyes when
drivingriding the buswalking around town, otherwise you might see a dreaded billboard or advertisement.Gonna just completely ignore that said 2s is otherwise unneeded so you can feel like you still have a point, hm?
Seeing an ad while walking does not require me to stop what I'm doing and wait for the ad. Putting an unstoppable ad in your pre-game logo does
Loading screens in a game take longer than two seconds and don't have the benefit of running one time before the game starts and adding surround sound support. So you would rather be greeted with a black screen as a game with less features loads instead?
Great idea.
People in this thread don't want to waste 2 seconds per use of a video game on a logo screen, but will happily waste the day discussing it.
Discussing it provides entertainment value of some degree
Seeing a logo for 2 seconds does not
You guys cant actually be that fucking stupid, right?
Hey, let's not resort to name calling.
I didn't, I insulted their intelligence by insinuating that I didn't believe they were as intelligent as they are
Oh, so if I ask if you're a fucking moron that's ok?
Don't really care, honestly.
Still not name calling.
It is actually unreal to be downvoted for saying this. What a place to be.
I would rather have conversation with bots on Reddit than have this conversation with a moron like you.
Yet you keep replying, how funny
Absolutely
The irony of not wanting to "waste time" when you're about to play a video game, too.
That's me time, not dolby time
Yeah. It's called principles. Maybe when your corporate overlords have some for sale you'll be and to afford them.
My state banned billboards for the same reasons.
It's a really good reminder when I'm ever in another state that things like that just... Aren't needed.
The advertising thing is a slippery slope, and it's OK for people to draw the line for how far down the slope they're willing to go higher up than you would. It's also OK that your line comfortably holds a 2-second ad.
No position here is unreasonable, and everyone should keep that in mind.