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Which console had the coolest BIOS?

>> No.8374986

PS2 or GameCube. Dreamcast didn’t seem consistent, and Xbox was trying too hard to look cool.

>> No.8374991

>>8374980
Dreamcast. All the other ones are too dark

>> No.8374994

>>8374980
man, they're all so good

>> No.8374995 [DELETED] 

>>8374980
Not retro.

>> No.8374998 [DELETED] 

>>8374995
>he doesn't know

>> No.8375001 [DELETED] 

>>8374995
>Retro gaming means platforms launched in 2001 and earlier, and official game titles for those platforms released no later than December 2007 (homebrew console games made after this date will be permitted).
>The Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, and Sony PlayStation 2 will now be considered "retro".
I also wasn't restricting it to just 6th gen

>> No.8375012

DC > GameCube > PS2 > Xbox. All look cool though.

>> No.8375017

>>8374980
Dreamcast's sounds best IMO

>> No.8375024

xbox
dreamcast
gamecube
ps2

>> No.8375027
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8375027

none of the above

>> No.8375029

>>8374980
gc>ps2>xbox>dc
gamecube is simple but nice and it leads to that cool home screen, but i have heard ps2 uses blocks for memory squares which is really cool too. xbox's is decent but more fitting of a game and dreamcast's is too simple/light.

>> No.8375031

>>8374980
Gamecube is perfection.

>> No.8375032

>>8375027
not a part of the question
if it was then PS1 is clearly the best of all

>> No.8375039

>>8375027
>>8375032
both wrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7UxwtkNSjI

>> No.8375045

>>8374980
>>8375012
>>8375027
>>8375039
Sega chads always win

>> No.8375048

Playstation 1.

>> No.8375052

>>8375039
no
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aXFNtEm7Hc

>> No.8375194 [DELETED] 

>>8374998
>>8375001
The schizo rules on this board doesn't matter. It's NOT retro.

>> No.8375302

>>8374980
>BIOS
>he doesn't know the difference between a startup screen and a BIOS

>> No.8375351
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>>8375027
Hell even Sega CD start up rocked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7UxwtkNSjI

>> No.8375360

>>8374991
This

>> No.8375568
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>>8374980
If your BIOS doesn't have a horoscope can you even call it a BIOS? Dreamcast Pocket is the obvious winner.

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>>8374995
call somebody who cares

>> No.8375618

>>8374980
out of those, PS2
overall, PS1

>> No.8375634

>>8374980
the dreamcast dev kit had the best startup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61a2bx9otWI

>> No.8375679

Xbox was the best. Seeing green Kirby freak out, the cozy evil ambient silence, the music player which was the first time I was ever able to store all my music digitally in one place, the memory management that didn't involve fucking around with tiny memory cards and felt limitless, the satisfying clicking gear sound of just scrolling down the menus. It was the best.

GC>PS2=Dreamcast for the rest. It was a good time for consoles.

>> No.8375687

>>8375351
Mega CD bios was more magical.

>> No.8375702

>>8374980
PS1 easily.

>> No.8375709

>>8374980
Xbox = ps2 >>>>> gaycube > dreamkek

>> No.8375717
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>>8374980
Mega CD. I like the clouds.

>> No.8375774

I like all of them but the ps2 has just that nice mystical feeling like your about to enter another state of mind

>> No.8375825 [DELETED] 

>>8374980
Not retro.

>> No.8375830
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZy08NsG2FM

>> No.8375861

>>8374980
None can beat the Master.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iI6Irj9nI8

>> No.8375870

What is a BIOS?

>> No.8375872
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>>8374980
dreamcast is just the logo of the Young Gods band

>> No.8375908

>>8374991
Yep. PlayStation is also top tier.

>> No.8376021

>>8375351
Yeah that was 100% soul.

>> No.8376163

>>8374980
The only one that didn't flop.

>> No.8376537

>>8374980
RANKED IN ORDER
>Xbox
By far the best. Looks as if the logo is emerging from a weird sci-fi experiment.
>Gamecube
Jingle matching up to the animation is a nice touch, sets the tone for a fun atmosphere to play your bing bing wahoos
>Dreamcast
The most uninteresting logo and font choice. Makes up for it with that waterdrop start-up sound which is extremely calming
>PS2
A random bunch of cubes floating in space, with the lights for the XO△□ aimlessly floating around. I like the blue mist at least

>> No.8376557

>>8374980
BIOS? I think you're referring to the Bootsplash. I doubt very much you're taking time to analyze actual code.

>> No.8376558
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8376558

blue killer

>> No.8376560

>>8375872
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral
yoooo look at what I just found wtf why is wikipedia literally ripping off this bands logo

>> No.8376579

>>8376560
based retard

>> No.8376582
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>>8376560
And look at this holy shit this rabbit hole just keeps on going.

>> No.8376585

>>8375717
m8 that's proper vaporwave that is

>> No.8376667

>>8374980
PS1

>> No.8376670

>>8374980
PS2 or gamecube, those are iconic

>> No.8376679

they were all cool, xbox is probably the least though
ps2/gc are joint best because of the way they could be changed, ps2 with adding more blocks to the screen for saves and gamecube by holding a button to change the intro sounds

>> No.8376794 [DELETED] 

>>8375825
retrasado

>> No.8376832

>>8375032
The question was "which console" not "which console ... pic related".

>> No.8377120

>>8375634
oh wow I hadn't seen this before. how fun

>> No.8377135

>>8374994
This is the true answer.

>> No.8377172

>>8374980
All of them are excellent in their own way, can't say the same for any of their 'successors'. it's either forgettable, pretentious, or non existent.

>> No.8377176

>>8375830
PULLIIIIING

>> No.8377179

Sony and Nintendo really dropped the ball with these since 7th gen, atleast 360 and Xbone X has a decent one left
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM__bUyzdvw

>> No.8377186

>>8377179
soulless after og xbox, just like ps3's
they all look like it's for a brand for cars

>> No.8377193

>>8377179
I actually really like the 360's second boot screen a lot. I didn't know there was a blue version though that's weird as hell.

>> No.8377195

>>8375024
Correct

>> No.8377198

coolest is xbox, no contest

the only room for argument is which one is the most soulful

>> No.8377301

I remember staying on the original Xbox dashboard for a couple minutes and there was some kind of verbal dialog that sounded like it was coming from an old radio. Xbox also had a music visualizer like the PSOne and could rip CDs.
PS2 is the most iconic but more or less offers the same functionality (minimal CD player) as Dreamcast.
Dreamcast is happy and colorful and gets bonus points for using low poly models of the peripherals.
Gamecube is the most limited and basic, but it's very simplistic and has a good ambiance.

>> No.8377720

>>8374980
PS2 by far, It's so otherworldly and intense. I've always loved that atmospheric, synthesized ambient type of shit.
Gamecube's is really fun and memorable. Dreamcast's is cool.
Don't care much for Xbox's.

>> No.8377750

>>8375052
the ps1 bios sucked dick for everything except for the startup sound.

>> No.8377857

>>8375872
That dude needs a haircut

>> No.8377862

>>8376557
>>8375302
What's the best BIOS then in terms of...I dunno, optimization?

>> No.8378020

>>8377857
he needs to grow it out and comb it to the side.

>> No.8378034

>>8375830
Dangerously based start up.

>> No.8378306
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>>8377750
Huh?

>> No.8378307

>>8377720
>he hasn’t had the Xbox startup on full blast through speakers

>> No.8378330

>>8374980
GC. You could change the start-up sound by holding a button when you turned the unit on.

>> No.8378357

>>8374980
3DO's asteroid thing was cool

>> No.8378819

>>8377120
ikr i wish they used to in the retail console.

>> No.8378909

>>8375634
Retail one is better by a mile.

>> No.8378918

>>8374980
Xbox>ps2>gamecube>dreamcast

>> No.8378923

>>8374980
Dreamcast.
But the GOAT is the PlayStation.

>> No.8379159

>>8374980
The GC's BIOS is soothing yet also depressingly melancholic in a way. There's no other menu that makes me feel this way.

>> No.8379545

>>8377862
You're not funny. Still retarded, though.

>> No.8379604
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8379604

>click
>BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
>WHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
>GRRRR GRRR KA-THUNK GRRRRR CHRRRRGGNNNGGGGG ERRRRRR

sovl overload

>> No.8379608

I don't like any of them because if I'm in the BIOS instead of the game that means my disc laser is failing
Or in the case of the dreamcast the fucking soldered on cmos battery has died..

>> No.8379614

>>8379604
I am glad I changed the fan and battery on mine

>> No.8379649

>>8379614
changing the VMU battery always seemed pointless to me if they're only necessary if you use the VMU as a stupid tamagachi portable thing. So I'd only be putting in batteries just to avoid the BEEEEEP, but the fucking thing still passively drains the batteries anyway and soon enough they'll be dead again. Now the BEEEEEEEEP is back and I need more watch batteries, fuck that.

One of these days I'll just crack the fucking things open and manually disconnect the internal speaker.

>> No.8379709

>>8379649
How can you hate the BEEEEEEEP? It's SOUL regardless of the device that produces it.
Unless it's my car trying to communicate that the oil level sensor is broken and needs replacing.

>> No.8379745

Gamecube was just right. The others were too moody although I really like the dreamcast's jingle.

>> No.8379807

>>8377862
I don't know about optimization but IBM's BIOS for the PC 5150 is pretty epic.

>> No.8379843

>>8374980
>BIOS
Those are boot up screens. Do you even know what BIOS is?

>> No.8379858
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>>8379843
Do you think normies understand what a BIOS is?

>> No.8379919

>>8374980
Xbox, the rest are too shrill

>> No.8379947

>>8378909
nah dude i disagree. the retail one is lame imo

>> No.8379960

>>8375830
came here to post this

>> No.8379971

Dreamcast > PS2 > Xbox > Gaycube

>> No.8379975

>>8375027
>US/EU bios
>REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE please insert CD
nope

>> No.8379982
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8379982

>PS1 sound
A reverberating sense of mystery, with the playstation logo shows up surrounded by a dark screen, inviting you to wonder just what it is that you're about to play and what secrets there will be to discover beyond the dark fog (which was prevalent in many games).
>PS2 sound
A distant, cold tune that gives a "face" and "voice" to the inner workings of the Emotion Engine. It quickly draws you in with the sound of rushing wind, and the echo it gives off throughout gives a sense that it's much larger in scale than you think. You can't help but take it seriously, especially after you see the dreaded red screen kicking you back out for the first time.
>PSP sound
Simple, upbeat and warm. Every game is a brief adventure. Peak 2000's portable technology in the palm of your hand, have fun and take it easy.
>Dreamcast sound
Feels like entering a great hall of marble. Each drop of water seeping in through the ceiling echoing out as if lands by your feet - "Here's a new game, borne out of someone's dream".
>SEGA CD NTSC Model 2 BIOS intro
Hey kid, wanna explore the cosmos?

>> No.8380043

>>8379545
You're restarted if you don't understand the difference between the bootsplash and the bios

>> No.8380114

>>8380043
I'm one of the people who called out OP on it. I'm very familiar with the difference

>> No.8380123 [DELETED] 

>>8375302
this
>uhh ohh epicest bios was in *lists favorite game console*
>what you mean why? it have very fun animation on start, this is why it's bios and it's the best

>> No.8381058
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8381058

ps2 wins once you get into the bios menu.

>> No.8381104

>>8378306
The PS1 save icons were so comfy to look at.

>> No.8381534 [DELETED] 

>>8375825
Amazing how you fags are still mad about this.

>> No.8384027

>>8374980
Atari 7200

>> No.8384718

Xbox was ahead of its time

>> No.8384725

>>8384718
Xbox tried too hard to be edgy and cool. it just looks tacky nowadays.

>> No.8385231

>>8384725
>i just hit an age milestone:the post
Please tell me it's 30
>it's 13