console menus and startups are weird 

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

the little motor sound the Wii makes before startup makes me even more nostalgic than the startup sound itself

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.

The 3DS menu is my favorite. I love it so much. If you blow on the mic the icons spin faster.

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

Alternate title: nimk makes fun of console sales for 20 minutes

Fun fact: the wii health and safety screen is just a glorified way of connecting a wiimote, because when you press a, the controller "wakes up" and connects to the wii, so you can just press any button and it will do the same

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

One nice little touch I like about the 3DS menu is that the WiFi setting has its own music for some reason. It’s so neat and I love it.

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!

The Sega CD (Mega CD in Japan / EU) also had a startup and a menu. -On both the Sega CD/Mega CD Models 1 and 2, The Sega/Mega CD and Sega logo would dance around the screen (Though the animation set was different between models) -Music would also play in the background (Sega CD Models 1 and 2 had a different song, where as the Mega CD would have the same song, regardless of Model or region) -The Sega/Mega CD was also capable of playing Audio CD and CD+G disks. (Press A on the boot screen to get to this) -Though harder to access on Model 2 systems, you could also access another menu from the CD Player screen that allowed you to edit saves on the Sega CD's ROM, or the optional RAM Cartridges. It is kinda like the PS1's memory card screen, but more bland. -The Japanese Mega CD Model 2 also had an Image of Sonic as the background. The European variant had a large golden disc instead. If you want to take a look at these, I highly recommend you use Kega FUSION, it runs the BIOS and the Sega CD Games very well. Sega CD Model 1 Startup: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1SOFK9vg45g.html Sega CD Model 2 Startup: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KzTSF61epwo.html Japanese Mega CD Model 1 Startup: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4a0db6ZJjfw.html Japanese Mega CD Model 2 Startup: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-anpY9ZSXwSs.html EU Mega CD Model 1 Startup: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lAv0izolEl8.html EU Mega CD Model 2 Startup: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KhnrYmRvU_0.html (Has the correct screen throughout the video) -The Sega Master system (Unsure of which model/region, i think it was the MK1) also had a boot screen, that had a hidden game called "Snail Maze" -The Japanese Master System (MKII) had a screen when you didn't have a cartridge inserted. It featured a animation, with music. The stars in the background also flashed to the music. A video of it is here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TvBoqQH1y_U.html Apologies if some of this information is incorrect. Great video btw! and sorry for the long comment!

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 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 forgot about the Dreamcast lol" one minute later "it's my favorite menu"

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.

Wii: You may die by playing on this console, just thought I’d remind you for the 800th time.

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!

You definitely deserve more recognition, just subscribed and turned on notifications. Great channel!

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)

Imo the Wii U & 3DS had the best menus of any console in history.

the steam deck ui (aka steam big picture) is pretty good but a bit over complicated imo, i do like the sound design tho

There is one thing I like to mention with Sega is with the Sega Saturn. There were two different console start ups in both the Japanese model of the console and the International releases. In the International releases, it had a more dream-like atmosphere to it before forming the logo of the game console. The Japanese model, although the same animations but with a different stylized logo, had music that sounded like some kind of knock off of the THX Deep Note. Sega Saturn International Start-up: m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XQdSVNn8x5k.html Sega Saturn Japanese version: m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MTfhaysRVDw.html

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!!!

Very underrated channel, keep it up my man

Your presentation method and humour is fantastic, it feels quite a lot like Scott the Woz but with your own spin on it

Just found your channel and can't stop watching bruv good shit

Kudos to you, your contents are amazing. Not to mention the quality of your videos are top notch very vibrant and sharp.

The WiiU menu music makes me nostalgic(it was the only console I had) and now I feel old

i love this style of video. you deserve more views! subbed

I loved this video, amazing from such a small youtuber!

Nimk, I just found your channel and you are super hilarious. I subscribed.

I must say i like the simplicity and quietness of the Switch menu.

This was a great video. Also, I miss early 00’s Console UIs.

Just found this channel and I'm enjoying your content. Keep it up

The ps5 bootscreen for the first time really felt special...something I haven't experienced since the ps2..

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.

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.

How is this channel not at like 100k subs? I love these videos.

The original Xbox's voice samples are actually distorted communications from the moon landing.

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).

Keep up the good work!

Just got this in recommend. Awesome! Thanks!

The end was very Scott the Woz esque, I like it

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

okayyyyy the just dances on the switch ate

I love the XMB (PS3 menu) that has the confetti

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.

wii u menu has to be the most visually appealing, the glossy effect on everything and the music is perfection

All the happy memories i have with the Wii and Wii U… The music on those consoles makes me want to cry…

Hey bro your channel is pretty underrated, you deserve more recognition +1 sub

Gl on 10k!

"if I wasn't a Nintendo freak I'd be a PlayStation guy" Me irl

The 3ds internet settings music is fire

I appreciate the video but had an admittedly nerdy cringe when you said "we're just going to skip to the PlayStation" and completely ignored the boot-up sequences and/or menus of Sega CD, Turbo Duo, 3DO, et cetera.

Your channel is underrated. It deserves more popularity.

30 years old and the ps1 opening still sounds like the future

The Wii U And the Wii are so nostalgic to me I wish I could be a kid again

I love the Scot the Woz Feels from the intro :0

The Famicom Disk System’s startup wasn’t referred to as such in a compilation of console startups, and so I thought the NES had the Disk System’s startup screen until my MOM of all people told me I was wrong.

didnt even have to watch 30 seconds to know that i fucking love this guy

I think most places use 24 hour time as default. Here in the uk at least its rare to see things displayed in 12 hour

The one thing I liked using the Kinect for was navigating the Xbox 360's menu.

The 3ds wifi setup music is such a banger

Underrated af channel.

love your commentary and the presentation. really reminds me of scott the woz and they way his videos are. really great work. keep it up!!

Great vid!

cool shtuff homeslice keep it buttered

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

the PS1's console menu scared the hell out of me as a kid lmao

What an amazing video can you please figure out the accessories would love to see what kind of things you were able to add

10:47 It was a messy in launch console because Microsoft was forcing people to connect the Xbox into the internet 24/7. This meant that It didn't matter if some gamers didn't have internet, and even if they had they would have slow experiences on websites on other devices. The worst part is that you couldnt even share game discs due to "piracy". It was a mess.

underated asf youtuber

a neat thing about the ps2 menu is that I believe it can read memory card data to generate the pillars on the title screen

i personally loved the XMB. i think it was both really cool to have all the settings available to the user (i mean, at launch you could straight up boot linux on the PS3... although that got taken away), so it is the only game console OS to both fulfill it's easy to use/intuitive purpose and to not feel dumbed down. Like it feels like an actual operating system and not the menu of a children's toy. Don't get me wrong, i love some of the more childish menus too, and they definetly have a place, but the PS3/PSP menu made me feel like i had some weird kind of responsibility when i was a little kid. The switch menu is a good example of one that somehow is both too dumbed down and un-childish/fun. It gets rid of a lot of the Nintendo charm of previous system menus while also feeling right at home on some VTech kid's tablet. It feels like i opened Microsoft Word and dragged some game box art in to add some color. It's at least fast and un-cluttered, but to me it has a lack of user-controllable settings while also having a lack of fun factor that Nintendo is known for. When a dark mode is a feature that is exciting, that's an issue for a game console IMO. Themes could easily have made this way better, but Nintendo didn't ever do that. And as far as Xbox menus... the OG xbox dashboard and the Blades and NXE 360 dashboards (and kinect since it's the same thing as NXE) are good... and despite me actually liking Metro on almost every other Microsoft platform, i despise it on Xbox (despite it being the most nostalgic Xbox 360 dashboard for me as well). It just looks ugly and again, boring for a game console. (like it on Windows Phone and Windows 8/8.1, but not 10... i hated 10... i love windows 11 though... i have weird opinions). Nintendo (until the switch) has done every system menu right IMO.

They're weird because they exist, but it's like that to let you have fun, but most importantly... Make memories

halfway into the video and I was like: "he will not mention the mighty Dreamcast" later into the video: "Ok nevermind, thank you!

Crazy how you go from "Ads on menu suck" to "ads in the menu, what can you expect?" within this video

that vibe check mii tho

I broke my eyes on the play station 1 logo

Just found this video and your channel. Amazing brother. You just earned a sub! Can't wait for you to blow up soon!

the play station 1 menu looks like something off of scratch

Fun fact: the "buildings" on the ps2 menu represent your storage, so talker buildings mean more data

I always forget US Americans get buffeted by the 24 hour clock.

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.

thought this guy was scott the woz for a second...

When you said what if we go to the other side at 7:30 on god it gave me an Xbox series s ad ☠️

The wii u music is SO nostalgic

Really liked this video - you have a new sub :)

10:32 yeah i would think the first start up screen would be “reminiscent of the early 360 days” 😂😂😂

The dreamcast menu icons look like fruit gummies

Fun fact: The PS4 Startup sound was used in a few Sony Xperia Phones.

18:38 I like the dancing clock

nxe is my favorite xbox 360 dashboard. i wasn't around for the blades, but i do think it's nice

The Wii U’s music made the experience so magical

this man called MS-DOS “just a terminal”

When i was young i was so scared of the xbox voice that came