what was the first ever idle animation?

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[@meikkon_]

the xp video has turned out to be harder than i thought it would be! a lot of the etymology of games links back to the creation of dnd where there are lots of varied accounts of what /actually/ happened. stay tuned though, it'll happen!

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Clicked cuz Tails profile picture, subbed cuz great video. I honestly never noticed the importance of good idle animations until this video

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[@meikkon_]

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[@imaginaryboy2000]

One of my favorite idle animations comes from Chrono Trigger, specifically in the overworld. Despite being like 2 total pixels, all of the playable characters have identifiable idle animations, such as Crono doing an exercise routine or Lucca reading a book. Such a minor detail, but it's where players will be idle more than anywhere else besides the pause menu.

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[@meikkon_]

hey man, thanks! I am quite proud of this one, the edits came out unusually clean despite the relatively short length of the project. more on the way (eventually!)

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[@Rothron]

The first idle animation I noticed was on Boulder Dash on the C64 (1984) where Rockford would blink his eyes and tap his foot.

[@LambdaMiscellaneous]

so sonic's?

[@meikkon_]

this one slipped past my radar but wishing i'd seen it before - great find! later entries into the series also seem to use similar idles. as a maze-puzzle game, i suppose rockford will spend a lot of time waiting around while the player plots out a route, so it makes sense to add one.

[@Rothron]

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[@brunomoreno3666]

Im gonna comment to help this video in the algorithm, but also to say im very surprised mega man in the NES (1986) isnt here!! he had an idle animation way before sonic, his eyes would blink if you stop moving for a while, that is well known.

[@meikkon_]

yikes, bad miss from me there. his idle blink doesn't tell us much about him, but paired with the rest of his animations, he's arguably just as (if not more) expressive than sonic!

[@rgc-exists]

Woah what only 200 views? Underrated as hell!

[@nobodynoone2500]

Pretty sure a couple Sega master system games had idle animations. I'll have to dig it out to remember which.

[@meikkon_]

since i made this vid i'm learning there are a lot of pre 90s idles hidden away in games, albeit very primitive ones. please do dig out your collection - tempted to make a follow-up (!)

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[@Diwasho]

Interesting topic. I do remember quite a few NES games with idles but now that I think about it all of them came out in 1991 or later (Power Blade 2, TMNT III, Cliffhanger etc.). Battletoads technically does predate Sonic 1 by mere weeks and it had simple blinking animation which might not count but even then I can't recall any other games that were earlier than this. Knowing that Sonic was the one who made a trend of idle animations (even though he wasn't THE first to do them) is pretty mind blowing, not gonna lie.

[@Diwasho]

Oh yeah, Adventure Island and its sequel both had idle animations well before Sonic 1, you could say Higgins' idle jog is quite iconic in its own right. But I guess you can make a distinction for idle animations that start playing only if you don't move the character for a few moments and Higgins has none of those while Sonic does.

[@meikkon_]

adventure island slipped past my radar, not going to lie. but it is a very interesting one - i mean it definitely counts as an idle animation since he's moving and you're not doing anything! you're right though, it's not very distinctive. since it still involves his legs it's a bit confusing; looks like he could still be on the move even with the controller down. nice finds!

[@Diwasho]

​@@meikkon_ Nevertheless, I still think Sonic 1 was the main catalyst of idles spreading to many other games like you said. It seems to be the first major system seller to do this so naturally the industry took note of its innovations whereas small and more obscure titles didn't leave as strong of an impact, just like Android Nim that first introduced idle animations.

[@internettoon]

didnt the mega man games have him blink

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[@clydemarshall8095]

I’ve actually wondered why I’ve never seen a best FPS idle animations list

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[@toastedcherries]

super mario 64 has the best idle animation

[@meikkon_]

idk, as far as 64 games go, donkey kong certainly gets a close second. can't beat an iconic sleepy plumber though.

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Ever since I was small, I've subconsciously kicked my boots against the ground like Link in Ocarina of Time. It helps my toes get back into place.

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Pong actually twerks if you wait for 20 minutes

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great video!

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No way I just rediscovered this channel while I was playing the poker night series again and I didn't realize I rediscovered it until I saw this comment.

[@alexandreturcotte6411]

I wanna pet Android Nim

[@meikkon_]

they are cute robots, aren't they? android nim as a game is probably worthy of it's own video, honestly. as are all of leo's works - super cool for the time. the stories i hear told of him give a great insight into what the computing revolution was like in the late 70s/early 80s. youtuber Tea Leaves has already done a great job of documenting his contributions. you should watch his video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZTOZIyAps-Xh5o but if you're in the mood for more android nim content, i would recommend watching Stu's video which i have listed in the description. 10 whole minutes of android nim, and more games after! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpi9dnhmi76tn80

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great vid :)

[@xXBlueSheepXx]

Bubsy messing with your TV settings is shocking creative for a terrible game. If he was in the game world and messed with your TV that would have been cooler.

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I love thos vid!

[@Alianger]

What about the first idle gameplay demo? I assume it's from a 70s arcade game or something

[@DeendayBuffoon]

How about a video on the Bookworm Adventures series?

[@mercury5003]

Is there gonna be a part 2 to this video? I really enjoyed this

[@meikkon_]

probably not, but i'll definitely be putting out similar content on different topics in the future. keep your eyes peeled for installments of video game etymology - this video was kind of a spin off of that series

[@mercury5003]

@@meikkon_ I just realized I commented this on the wrong video. I MEANT to post this on the poker night one

[@meikkon_]

@@mercury5003 ah well in that case the answer is definitely, it's in the works right now!

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Any plans to make a video on Poker Night 2?

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Pokernight 2 video when?

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