The Death Of Good Console Menus

[@SaintMecha]

18:03 what? DS is not Nintendo first portable device. What weird powdered goomba are you on?

[@Mayorski]

Idk why I said that when I literally played the game boy lol,my b

[@lolnope6118]

@@Mayorski you said that deliberately to farm outrage, you clever poo

[@FOOLYCOREY]

@@Mayorskitheir first handheld was the game & watch dawg 😭😭

[@VISICOGAMES]

BLUD WHAT ARE BOTH OF Y'ALL SMOK'N it was the game and watch

[@FOOLYCOREY]

@@VISICOGAMES pipe down lil bro, i was 2 steps ahead of u and already said this

[@Katsura-San124]

I am also not a fan of how sanitized and homogenized logos and UI have gotten. Honestly this is just a broader societal trend, you see this soulless crap in architecture as well.

[@DeerManGoat]

We have started prioritizing 'sleekness' over beauty. We are prioritizing things that are utterly soul-crushing over things mentally stimulating. The best part is that I've been the St. Louis and there are many buildings that combine modern high-rise design with a pseudo-art deco style, so it wouldn't be that hard to implement. We are living in a depressing movement of Sleek Brutalism.

[@Katsura-San124]

@@DeerManGoat I often wonder where we would have ended up if Brutalism never became a thing in the West.

[@quonoa]

The best way I heard it described is that modern corporate style/aesthetic tries to emulate the soul of a bank. Which is to say, the most boring and soulless but functional thing possible.

[@chemergency]

I'm pretty sure this is done on purpose by malicious corporate interests with direct ties to the WEF and/or the CCP. Don't ask me how but if you know you know.

[@blahmcblahface3965]

Also "corporate Memphis" needs to stop...its gross and no one likes it

[@ImCarpet]

My dad found an original Xbox while dumpster diving (no clue why someone would throw it away) but I remember playing it for the first time and finding a full playlist of Linkin Park songs on it. It was the first time I’d ever heard that band and it really shaped my love for rock and hip hop music. I still think Hybrid Theory and Meteora are 2 of the greatest albums ever made.. It’s crazy that a random console from the garbage influenced me and shaped me into who I am that much.

[@Shot5hells]

I bought one on TradeMe a few years ago and it came with heaps of green day songs on it and saves for tons of games, untouched for nearly 2 decades. It’s like looking through a window into someone else’s past

[@Savagem8]

Some teenager probably got in trouble and the parents tossed the xbox away, that's what I'd imagine happened on how an Xbox was in a dumpster lol

[@superiornicholas412]

@@Savagem8That would explain why there were a bunch of Linkin Park songs on it.

[@Aephyn64]

This story is rad as hell

[@silkdust8069]

Why was your dad dumpster diving

[@Ijustwastedyourtime0]

"Do you still live in the same house when you first saw this" EMOTIONAL DAMAGE

[@ToxicMothBoi]

That one hit home so hard i'll sue him for now needing therapy

[@lpstweetytv5242]

I, fortunately or unfortunately, do still live in that same house XD

[@uwu-bebs]

​@@lpstweetytv5242Be fortunate, moving 7 times in 10 years just sucks, especially when you're too young to understand anything :(

[@lpstweetytv5242]

@@uwu-bebs 🫂

[@Analog-to-digital-cotinual]

@@uwu-bebs I got my first Ps2 shortly before moving between countries and then a few years later lost it while moving again (9_9), glad i bought a new one so i can atleast live through the experience again a little

[@GhabulousGhoti]

What's especially mind blowing to me is how in 2017, people were talking about how nice the Switch memu looked. I ALWAYS hated corporate minimalism. It looks soulless and always has IMO. Love the plot twist when you went from console menus to just design aesthetics in general. This was a surprisingly high effort video, it deserves way more attention.

[@ProjectionProjects2.7182]

Who the hell was saying the Switch home menu looked good? It looks so boring! 😂

[@GhabulousGhoti]

@@ProjectionProjects2.7182 It's a surprisingly popular sentiment even today, but it was everywhere in 2017.

[@ProjectionProjects2.7182]

@@GhabulousGhoti I thought we all would agree that corporate minimalist slop looks bad but I guess not. Society really is doomed I guess.

[@Ozzianman]

@@GhabulousGhoti The Switch menu is functional and low-nonsense, but that is about it. It does it's job and it does it well. While Groups does most of what I need, it still would be nice to have folders. Oh, the visual elements of the menu also looks blurry in 1080p. It was only ever made with 720p in mind.

[@zukosvfx]

nah it definitely looks good boring doesnt mean it doesnt look good😭😭😭

[@mrtroy]

When he showed the Dreamcast, my brain went "Older... go back further"

[@jackmcslay]

Microsoft Bob

[@OmegaBlades]

Gimme that flying spaceship in the Sega Saturn, or the Earth and Moon in Sega CD splash screen with the cd player out in space.

[@StarEclipse506]

Back in my day the start menu was static vs black screen and we liked it!

[@mrtroy]

@@OmegaBlades Watching that Sega CD intro hoping it didn't land on the CD Player and it would load the damn game. 😔

[@InternetPitstop]

Thanks for having me GOAT!🐐

[@lilili765]

🔥🔥🔥

[@SnowFleiqs]

❤❤❤

[@MFBushidoBrown]

Buddy did a collaboration, god damn

[@InternetPitstop]

@@MFBushidoBrown I love this running meme lol

[@gabrielsandor3474]

The man, the myth, the legend!

[@mikeywise3411]

the 90’s and 2000’s werent just about games but the full experience. look of the console and the feel of the controller, startup, menu, and THEN the game. its like a movie that you can make happen every day

[@TheDutLinx]

Very well said. I remember actively enjoying the feel of disconnecting my GameCube and then taking it to a friend’s house. Also frequently chose to make the cube spin during the start-up so I could spend some time in the menu, especially the memory card part

[@RyanStonecipher]

Love these type of vids where you find a few nerds who get super passionate about niche things

[@Mayorski]

Welcome to the Emotional nerds club

[@sanderhackerhd8369]

We are not nerds! Nerds are the people who don't care about design and like everything minimalistic! We are a community of intelectuals who actually CARE about things!

[@FandomExpert1970s]

Stoopid fanboy, XDDDDDDDDDD

[@itzPlebeian]

@@sanderhackerhd8369 ok now you actually sound like a nerd 😭

[@sanderhackerhd8369]

@@itzPlebeian I'm not a nerd! Nerds are the beige moms and minimalsm fans!

[@margaretthatcherisdead.5793]

When I turned on my Switch for the first time I thought: "I could draw this menu in Microsoft Paint."

[@itzmedb8290]

Even MS Paint looks like that today. You know the default brush you would use on xp that was all jagged when you made a circle? All pixely? Now you need to use the pencil tool to do that. The default brush smooths out its pixels. Which isn’t necessarily bad, it just feels weird.

[@jifour99]

Ok bud

[@kittengoddess4259]

I’m still pissed that the Xbox x has fucking ads on 2/3 the Home Screen and they tell you “you can redesign you homepage” /add games to it but you can never remove the ads… and if you don’t pay for game pass the ads are EVERYWHERE, you can’t even see the price of games in the shop it just say “ included in game pass” till you open up the game like wtf kind of manipulative crap is that

[@Eddycut]

​@@MrKrewieat least the PS5 still has chill menu music with input sounds and if anything the PS3 XMB is the definition of soulless

[@Eddycut]

@@MrKrewie themes are cool but I'd take speed and responsiveness over a moving wallpaper any day

[@Eddycut]

@@MrKrewie uh huh cool

[@Eddycut]

@@MrKrewie congrats lil bro

[@finkamain1621]

So glad I switched to PC in 2017 where Steam has been the same for a while now with some minor UI updates. I'll never forgive Microsoft for removing the Blades dashboard they used for years and then every single November they end up changing the dashboard around again

[@jimmygameman7912]

The gamecube menu used to scare the hell outta me too. Something about it and the ps2 were kind of eerie but in a good way

[@danielji2742]

I think they were dark and depressing but still epic.

[@ohno6325]

@@danielji2742 ps2 menu is dark, eerie, calm, soothing, mysterious

[@alexschneider8494]

Original Xbox menu was kinda creepy too lol

[@coopertheredmane5503]

I agree with you 100%, humanity needs to revive 2000s esthetics. All these flat and boring icons, they limit your creativity and imagination, it's a bland list of things on your screen, unlike before, when it was actually influencing your feelings and emotions. Aero stuff is so comforting, it almost gives you this futuristic hope. Great video.

[@elpedro7910]

have you watched the video

[@zenster1097isveryfunny]

You may have missed the point of the video mate.

[@caribarts01]

but like, companies HAVE to know how nostalgic people (mainly younger millenials and older zoomers) are for the 2000s rn and capitalize on that, right? If it were up to me to design future console menus, I think it’d be interesting to try and marry those color explosions of menus from that era with what we have today. The results could be unique

[@uwu-bebs]

They do know, but they also know that we aren't as influenceable as little kids and can see through their bullshite lol

[@Razumen]

younger millenials and older zoomers aren't their focus anymore, it's young kids.

[@NoNeed2No]

They don't care about Zoomers anymore and haven't cared about Millennials for years now. They're focused on grooming Alphas.

[@SirMalorak]

Just wait for the next Xbox and Playstation and Nintendo generation. I'm 99% sure Nintendo's menu will look FAR more stylized with the next Console, it'll sell super well and MS/Sony will blindly follow the trend. Corporate minimalism is getting less and less popular, there's more and more pushback, all it needs is ONE big company providing one big product. It'll happen. It might not be Frutiger, maybe it's something new, but I am very certain SOMETHING will change.

[@am_pm.17]

@@SirMalorak Yeah you're right it takes one big company to be a trendsetter, it's how design trends have always been like. But how can you be sure that it will be Nintendo who will lead it?

[@JordanFringe94]

This was a great video! Very Nostalgic and the frutiger aero stuff is like a fever dream that was once a picture of the future of society before it was ripped away!

[@Asmo1128]

You’re definitely not alone in this hyperfixation idea. The extra effort corporations used to put in things just gave a more down to earth feel like “thanks for being a part of our community”. Especially the menus- it’s my favorite part of my modded 3DS- people have created whatever my heart desires. I turn on my 3DS and I’m sucked into the Wii menu with all the Wii sounds. It’s why people got so upset that there weren’t at least any themes on the switch.

[@Razumen]

And he definitely doesn't need to apologize for it. We wouldn't have all the great games we had if it wasn't for developers hyperfixating on countless small details in them, adding up to a whole greater than the sum of its parts.

[@c1oudsky]

​@@Razumeni would never even call it hyperfixation lol it's just good and passionate design

[@Razumen]

@@c1oudsky Maybe, but to me, it's kind of the same thing. If you're passionate about something, you WILL hyperfixate on it, or parts of it. I don't think it's a bad thing or a bad term.

[@jjtheman523]

I believe 2000’s is my fave decade in general. The balance between old school and new school before internet/digital era. Be glad those who witnessed and lived that 2000’s era

[@tyjuarez]

The PS2 Display clock is so genius. The big shards rotate once a minute, on the axis of the glowing shard (the hour hand of the clock), while the ring of orbs in the center spins around in a beautiful polyrhythmic dance, breaking off into groups that correspond to the seconds hand of the clock.

[@KRSRK]

How many didnt know about this at the time 😮? I knew it was a clock 😂, ive got the live wallpaper on my phone , and the the PS4 theme

[@SlamBolts]

Wii U plaza is called WaraWara Plaza which means "bustling" or "full of activity", Mii Plaza is just the Mii Channel back on the Wii. Amazing video! This is exactly the kind of stuff I love to watch. Just focusing on something that's cool. Now in defense of the PS4, the console has themes, themes have sound effects, backgrounds, icons and even music to go with them. Which is amazing! Some of them you can't just buy, you have to unlock as a reward for finishing a game.

[@Mayorski]

That’s a really cool detail. Wish I had added that in

[@Japoleso]

Going to be real honest, the Wii U was unique. Two menus, and more plus feels alive

[@requiem165]

I love the wii u menu so much

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

Community an varied musical accompinment ​was the WiiU I could get lost letting the Eshop themes envalop me@@requiem165

[@parasmusicparadise5010]

i love how it was sonic 06 music in the mirrors edge part

[@l0rdghirahim258]

The WiiU is the absolute goat Have so many good memories. Thanks for shouting it out

[@emilefragz1885]

This is my kind of content, count me in. Internet Pitstop sent me.

[@Mayorski]

We all love IP

[@amberhernandez]

​@@Mayorski Average Charmin bear quote

[@MrSRArter]

The DSi, Wii, 3DS, and Wii U had my favorites because you could organize them in any way you'd like and have your home screen feel like a video game compilation with bonus features built into your system. The Switch doesn't let you organize what you have in any order and instead only has your 12 most recently played games always in order of recency with everything else thrown into an "All Software" tab which can get really cluttery if you play more than 12 games on Switch.

[@gorteous]

I think something needs to be said for the dreamcast menu as well... i feel like it started a trend with how consoles of the early 2000's would design their menus. I know it was largely based on a more Y2K futuristic aesthetic that was prevalent in the 90's, but it still feels like it belongs more with the consoles of the early 2000's than it does with the 90's.

[@definitivamenteno-malo7919]

I would say that it's actually the opposite, since 2000's consoles were thought in the 90's

[@TheWhosBlue]

The PS3 XMB slander is outrageous and will not be tolerated 😭🙏

[@superstar64]

PS3 may have no games, but it's got a better UI than the 360 Metro dash. 360 NXE solos any console menu ever though besides maybe the 360's own blades dashboard.

[@dedspiritt2639]

I think the PS3 XMB is really organized because of the categories, what makes you not enjoy it?

[@flowerthencrranger3854]

@@superstar64 No games? The whole reason why Sony didn’t die in the 7th gen was because they went “hey, people like Uncharted, let’s make more of those”.

[@superstar64]

@@flowerthencrranger3854 Bro it's an old joke, the only Playstation with no games is the PS5.

[@flowerthencrranger3854]

@@superstar64 PS5? That released already? Haven’t heard of it.

[@nova_9812]

Just so you know, i tried to search a video that i can sleep to, and KZbin gave me yours with that terrifying ass thumbnail at 1 am.

[@Mayorski]

😂😂😂

[@myrmeko]

Fat Princes was such a good game. Played the "Fistful Of Cake" version on the PSP.

[@OfficialMeccaXP]

bro got me crying in the menu rn 😭

[@misteralgorithm1849]

Holy @#$% I didn't know all that about the ps2 menu!!!

[@Stoneey]

Appreciate you letting my non green screen havin ass on this absolute heater 🙏

[@Mayorski]

Going back to faceless next video,greensceeen is way too much work

[@EthanMickanen]

Came here to hear someone gush about the Wii menu, left hearing someone give some really nice words :)

[@Code_String]

Hit by so much Nostalgia of a time that has passed, crazy that one can be so emotional over interfaces. But truly, art breathing to be appreciated. I didn't think I'd get a tear from this watch. You get a sub my dude.

[@htsunmiku]

End message is great but i just want customisation back. Nintendo pls bring themes to switch 2 😭

[@uwu-bebs]

They should bring themes to the switch in general like wth i ain't gonna buy a whole ahh new console just for some themes man 💀

[@htsunmiku]

@@uwu-bebs that dream is over 😭 The only way is if the switch 2 has an updated OS and for some weird reason some updates go to legacy the console. I don't think they've ever done that before

[@TimmyGinobili]

Came from stoney and he right, this channel is HEAT

[@c-r-e-e-p-e-]

i was rocking the wiiu and idk if it's just me but after constantly hearing the startup from both booting up the system and games i go through a whole new level of nostalgia. and it feels like someone beat the shit out of my ass

[@slurples149]

ps3 still has one of the best menu's of all time, it's so simple yet elegant and beautiful and that opening music is just the chef's kiss

[@brvuh420]

PS4 menu i love, the eerie music playing while you just sit on the menu on late nights. always takes me back.

[@jackfrost884]

ps2 memcard icons were peak kino

[@rastxia]

I usually don't use the like or dislike feature too much, but this was a very well made video, well done.

[@ViperGTS_R]

I never got consoles at my kids era, my parents doesn't want to. But I remember old steam days, that games were square bubbles. I never got physical copies I desparate want, but my parents mad about it that I bought my own allownce to get games. Steam bubbly squareish shape game me feelings that its like box of the game. I miss that all time.

[@shanemowery7255]

I think this is my favorite video on KZbin.

[@deemiquepearson8426]

I grew up with the PS3 and I can give one tiny detail, remember when you insert a PS3 Game disc it would immediately take you to the Game, but if you leave it on the main menu with just the Game not booted up it just starts blasting noise or music

[@sirNemanjapro]

18:01 wait a minute! Hol’ up there! You said WHAT?!

[@shaggy7599]

Crazy how the DS and PSP had web browsers 20 years ago and the PS5 doesn’t.

[@Valcuda]

It's cause of console modding. The PS3, Vita, Nintendo Wii U, 3DS, and Wii, all had an exploit that took advantage of the web browser. If you wanna mod a PS3, Vita, or Wii U, you still have to use that browser exploit, just due to how powerful it is. There was even an exploit found in the PS4 via the web browser, despite that being extremely locked down. (Like the PS5, it's a system function, not an app the user can open) If you managed to navigate to google, you could go to a website, and jailbreak your PS4.

[@Notdog610]

And those also had games, the PS5 still doesn't

[@shaggy7599]

@@Valcuda yes I am aware of those exploits. However they take years to develop. It’s just regression and anti consumer. That’s a Sony/Nintendo problem. Not ours. Xbox I believe still has its browser enabled. They actually have zero modding protection at all. They implemented a built in dual boot mode iirc so you can boot into developer mode and install all the emulators you want. This actually prevents piracy as it would disincentivize the hackers to hack the console as it already is “good enough” of a built in solution. PS5 already has an exploit in a previous kernel build. Sony also believed in consumers right to mod their console in the PS3 era when they promised Linux on PS3. Although they backed out on that promise eventually.

[@flowerthencrranger3854]

@@shaggy7599 It’s a cycle, they make some bad decisions, get crap for it, start to be pro consumer to get users back, gets user base, then repeat.

[@DavidBerger-g2h]

​@@ValcudaYes this is one of the Exploits that basically never gets fixed instead of doing that they simply bann Browser for the Average Joe how many do exploit it ? Barely any most are casual.

[@-Vob-]

That xbox 360 smiley is just it

[@Spawnoutofhere]

This is so beautiful I miss my childhood and every video game I grew up playing, especially playing on the GameCube and ps2 and having all nighters to play since I didn’t have a extra memory card

[@Dyldo365]

I’ve always really liked the PS4 menu, personally. The nice shade of blue, the wave in the background, the calming music. It all just felt really relaxing. Of course though, it was nice when they really got into bringing out themes for it (shoutout to the Rez themes). The Switch is absolutely unforgivable though and just devoid of any personality, which is so antithetical to the Switch as a product. Nintendo is the only one that still feels like they’re making toys and I say that a positive. You feel that with the Switch and how unique and modular it is. Being able to hook it up to the TV or play it as a mobile device. Able to play with the joy-cons in the grip, apart or a more traditional pro controller. Even being able to give one of the joy-cons to a friend and that being able to be used as a smaller controller on its own. It just has so much personality baked into it as a product and then you turn it on and are greeted with that hospital waiting room of a menu.

[@unoriginalperson72]

Apparently with the turn of the century good design died with it, everything has to be minimalist now, god i hate the whole "modern" style so much, it's like white bread and water of graphic design

[@justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569]

facts it' even bled into the furniture. new furniture is so FUGLY

[@thirdwheel9938]

Minimalism is a plague now. It's on our games, it's on our interior design, it's in our clothes, it's on our logos, social media, etc I'm not saying minimalism doesn't have its place in the world, but why does EVERYTHING have to look soulless 😕

[@Sweetsophya]

Honestly Nintendo 3DS was my favorite menu because you could customize it and make it your own it just felt so good to know that you were individual and could express yourself not only through your DS case but your actual DS screen ya know?

[@AntiCitizen12]

I feel bad for you having few views, these videos are amazing!

[@bdizzle__]

W Stoney collab 🔥

[@cretinouspleb]

Clicked for the dashboard discussions, stayed for the aesthetic theory, love the video man I hope you get more views

[@statz3697]

44 mins of peak is crazy W shit man also IP cameo goes crazy, I was tryna guess who the cameo would be like a kid lmao.

[@randyrogers1853]

Ending with Minecraft music was a crazy good choice, to me those Minecraft themes are the bridge between the childish naïveté the frutiger aero so dominated into the flat, blocky design that we had as we entered adulthood. I’ve always been very into video games, but Minecraft and a few games after it (Destiny, the Witcher, dark souls namely) became obsessions that basically deleted my teenage years. Now, in my early twenties, I can’t help but look back at the stuff we had as kids and feel an ultimate, almost sad nostalgia. I even bought a Wii just the other day to play with the family and girlfriend. Shit brings a tear to my eye! Amazing video, and the easiest subscribe I’ve ever given.

[@Noah-Lach]

The background sounds of the PS2 make me feel like I’m sitting on the beach from End of Evangelion

[@Mew2TGM]

I agree it's really sad what even last gen consoles did to the Aesthetics but at least Us PS4 players still have the option to get a cool custom background but even sound effects and music like one of my favorite ones is Call of Duty World War II endowment Edition where you get a cool background of two people rocking a machine gun Jeep and live gun fire in the background artillery strikes

[@TheSirAnthony]

I just found your channel dude, you killed it with this video and your personality shines through so nicely. I feel like I relate to you a ton! Keep up the good work bro

[@ae-tm8dg]

omg I'm 16 and never played the Wii U but played the Wii all the time when I was younger . But the Wii Us aesthetic made me feel the most out of all the consoles in the video so far. the little community notifications thing is so cool. Actually I just remembered I did play the Wii U rarely with one of my friends 8 years ago (we're gonna get the next Nintendo console together😼)

[@jacobw3314]

ok cool but that thumbnail is wild

[@Mayorski]

It made you click didn’t it?🙃

[@jacobw3314]

@@Mayorski it was more the title and the fact that it was 40 minutes long so i could watch while I play gta lol

[@Bookableclaw]

Bru the thumbnail unnecessary 😭🙏

[@JimMilton55]

Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me

[@thecumzone2412]

@@JimMilton55diabolical reference 😭

[@identikited]

@@JimMilton55 Mother mother ref?

[@Ty6erTy6erBurningBright]

​@JimMilton55 Town to keep me movin'

[@His_Coconut_Gun]

32:21 YESSSSS you totally read my MIND!!! I remember when I was younger I thought this game looked just like real life, I was blown away. That moment has stuck with me forever. obviously looking back at it now thats a little hard to believe but still, I freaking love mirrors edge, it holds a special place in my heart, thank you for highlighting it 😭😭

[@beatziegraham6928]

I missed when consoles used to have charm in general. We don’t get that anymore.

[@dontseemyprofilepic3157]

Was gonna throw hands when you called the PS3 menu mid, then at 6:39 you became the first person I've heard in over 60 years to utter the name "Modnation Racers' meaning you are automatically deserving of a 10/10 review score from me. (Wish I still had that game... it literally got robbed... 😥)

[@exilemorin04]

Broo I was trying to remember what the game was called for the longest time gosh that game was awesome I remember getting free skins and cars from multiplayer. I was so young so it was hard to remember thank you, I wish they’d make creative games like that again ps3 had such amazing games that promoted creativity & fun like little big planet 2 and mod nation racers.

[@SandstormOmega]

Dang Mayorski actually make a collaboration. I love what this means for the future of this channel!

[@JoyButerbaugh]

i LOVE that you mentioned the cinematic that plays when you hover over a game on the ps3!! i remember when i was younger i got banned from playing mimecraft. i could play any other game, just not that. so i went to go play doki doki universe and as i scrolled down the game list, very slowly, i found minecraft and let the music play very loudly in the living room. i began to cry because the music was so emotional for some reason? i think i missed the game or something.

[@MAWK3]

The Sega Saturn & Dreamcast had some of the coolest boot screens on a home console. Bring me back to Blades 360 dash & PS3 XMB anyday of the week

[@keybladeapologist.1131]

dude the section about the Wii. My freaking childhood man it totally made my day. I grew up with that console and the music and memories were awesome to think back on. I spent hours on the Wii shop just watching trailers and reading game descriptions.

[@haseebshahbaz6098]

i highly rec investing in a better microphone, the vid is insanely high quality and well-written for a channel your size so it’s a shame that the audio quality isn’t quite up to par. Besides that, def subbing, shit is good

[@Mayorski]

The mic is good,I just had terrible settings and wasn’t arsed re recording 3 hours worth of footage. Will definitely double check my mixer next time. Noted❤️❤️

[@MonkePOV_Personal]

this is an absolutely amazing video. not only are you underrated, you might be one of the most talented scriptwriters on this platform. good on you man, insane quality.

[@zukeirl]

This is the first video by you I’ve seen… 25:30 I fucking KNEW you were Irish. It’s very subtle though. Subbed

[@tobi-gj8sn]

This was actually an amazing video/documentary! Should really have more views!

[@namegoeshere9388]

Just another banger of a video, dude your videos leave me thinking more than most other vids, you’re like my favorite KZbinr, keep it up dude

[@Mayorski]

I appreciate that bro!

[@octobersanctuary]

It's interesting, while I've come to appreciate the frutiger aero aesthetic a lot more than I did when I was growing up, I do think it's an aesthetic that works best when it's being used in a weird and creative way (like the PS2, Gamecube and original X-Box) - but could be just a personal thing.

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

The PS2's menu was always a little creepy tbh.

[@popoffqueen-r6v]

god the sonic mega collection music hits hard i spent so many hours just flipping through the comics on the game cube

[@gachagaming-ky6ci]

tf is that thumbnail

[@alexabplanalp4455]

Fr they just threw a drawing of a cartel victim in the thumbnail

[@alexabplanalp4455]

Fr they just threw a drawing of a cartel victim in the thumbnail

[@alexabplanalp4455]

Fr they just threw a drawing of a cartel victim in the thumbnail

[@H_0_P_e_L_e_ss]

@@alexabplanalp4455bro replied 3 times 💀

[@alexabplanalp4455]

@@H_0_P_e_L_e_ss I didn't intend to. I pressed post multiple times and my phone is slow so I thought it only posted once lol

[@plaidhobbies]

This was a great video dude. With everything going on, the ending got to me way more than i expected it to haha. Keep it up dude, this was great

[@NastyNade]

The Assassin's Creed 2 Theme SLAPS! 🔥

[@KiafryKyle]

Dude, this video is awesome! I thought this would be a simple little trip down memory lane but you struck deep into nostalgia and the experience of growing up to see all of the 2000's. Glad I found your channel. Cheers!

[@TravisBlack]

Had this randomly playing in the background but 18:00 made me do a doubletake -- had to rewind that a few times to make sure I heard right. This may be some sort of mandela effect thing but as someone in my 30's I swear there was a handheld device from Nintendo before the DS. Can't quite put my finger on the name but if memory serves you could actually play video games on it too like Donkey Kong and it even had a port for the first Pokemon games. Before then Pokemon needed to be played with actual animals outside and if you wanted to trade them long-distance your internet consisted of a string of dental floss tied to a tree near your tent. The DS really revolutionized hand-held gaming by adding screens (thus greatly reducing the chances of injury whilst trying to catch wild Pokemon) and it truly showed the world what was possible, even in its infancy. 10/10 video.

[@pedrogameplaysdepvp7414]

not joking i cried in the end

[@no-no-noku]

I like the older menus because they took more effort to make well. Understanding how light refracts to make something look glossy despite not having RTX-on for running a 2D UI, how shadows work and interact with each other to not be overbearing. How to make a polygonal animation that can run at all times in the background without consuming too many resources. These are things that took skill. All the skill you need to make a modern flat UI is opening Paint, selecting the 'rectangle' tool and dragging the mouse a bit. It totally makes sense why this happened though. As physical media became the less preferred method of distribution, the console itself became in charge of selling you more games/software post-purchase of the console itself. So it no longer had any time or resources to waste on fancy menus that get in the way, it needed to solely focus on presenting as much content as possible to get you to buy more software. It also becomes easier to pass on the UI work to another team if all the design language says is "use flat colours and rectangles". It became corporate. Your game console isn't where you go to have fun anymore. It's where you go to see new content, consume new content, buy next things, repeat. Break the cycle.

[@KENandKI]

I miss menus 😢

[@existentialvampire7744]

Go through a drive-thru. They have one.

[@KENandKI]

@@existentialvampire7744 dont have a car tho.

[@existentialvampire7744]

@@KENandKI Cars are usually located outdoors. Try looking there.

[@kierano7698]

I miss manuals

[@KENandKI]

I miss my wife.

[@kylemadrid5481]

When he mentioned hovering over the game for the visual and song that brought me back. I'd do that w the orange box for hours 😂

[@August04876]

great work man!

[@nonamenoface_alex]

i am so glad to see other people talk about this I have been yapping to my friends about this for months now because of my love for the og xbox's aesthetics

[@Shadow_man776]

0:27 spy is a double agent

[@_noahwainwright]

Such a well done video. It was funny, informative, and emotional. Bravo

[@AlyxKonway]

I'm glad there's other people out there that nerd out about this stuff like I do.

[@Efrayyyy]

Man this is the best video I've seen in years. I was not emotionally prepared for the 2nd half of this being as big of a gut punch as it was LMAO. Contextualizing all the feelings of this era I've had under the surface that I didn't even know were still around. I appreciate the work you put into this bro 🙏 KEEP IT UP!

[@kevinconnell6541]

I miss menu music !!! Everything is so quiet and lifeless 😢

[@senpaisimon_]

The ending sentences with the swelling music made me literally tear up

[@luccarocha4357]

unironically one of the best videos I've seen on youtube

[@JazukaiX]

The ending with the swelling music that fades into waves and minecraft music felt incredibly deep, but then you started talking over it. Aside from that I really enjoyed the video, it was more interesting than I expected.

[@kap1618]

Brother, I am turning 30 in a month, and I never knew that those towers in the ps2 meant save file play tine.

[@ChucktheSpicyChicken]

Man… i littarly tear up whenever i boot up PCSX2, and here that PS2 start-up sound and see the menu… so much nostalgia… and so charming too. Not to mention the save icons, those were the best, especially when animated.

[@nyoon690]

Ps1 and Ps2 have so much aura

[@growlie2676]

Still Very nostalgic to me.

[@Martin_McFryy]

Bro, your so right. Nostalgia is reaching back into your memories. It gives you this cozy feeling, the same feeling we get, when we see these frutiger aero menus

[@Gasser_7000]

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