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I love the Internet. Somewhere out there exists a fellow who wondered, "Y'know what I want? A video showcasing title screens from every Famicom game ever created, arranged in chronological order to a swingin' beat." And being that it had not been done before, said fellow up and did it himself. So here you go, gang: every Famicom screen flashing before your eyes at a rapid-fire rate.
 
It's almost hypnotic, isn't it? The great thing about a video like this is the ways in which you can watch the level of detail and the design standards evolve from the Famicom's three original launch titles -- Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., and Popeye -- in just the title screens. Amazing how things can change in eleven years.
 
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Reeper's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 15:52
Reeper
lol, i might go into seizures if i keep watching past the minute mark. that is pretty cool too.

first comment! :D
atheistium's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 16:07
atheistium
I think some of my childhood just flew past.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 16:08
Hamza CTZ Aziz
seizuretastic
demonelite's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 16:14
demonelite
I can remember playing a lot of those games

I feel really old now :(
CrackaSlim's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 16:43
CrackaSlim
Does anyone know the name of the Mario game that pops up at 4:54?
Innocentius's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 16:47
Innocentius
Any movie with trippy Stravinsky goodness is worth my time, even if I never played any of these games...
Aaron Linde's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 16:48
Aaron Linde
CrackaSlim, I think that's Yoshi's Cookie.
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 17:19
Topher Cantler
*shakes fist* Lindeeeeeeee
Aaron Linde's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 17:20
Aaron Linde
Cantleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!
bleep's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 17:21
bleep
that makes my brain hurt.
godkow's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 17:26
godkow
Wait, there are 1252 title screens in that video? I keep on counting 1251. Better watch it again I suppose...
Das Inchworm's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 17:39
Das Inchworm
did anyone watch enough of this to see kick master?
DanGale's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 17:43
DanGale
I swear I saw Super Mario Bros. twice. That's cheating!
Rosseh's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 19:02
Rosseh
That music gave me chills. That was hard to spot as many I could recognise. Great video.
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 19:08
B-Radicate
Some dude spent time making that video instead of helping end world hunger... so sad... haha
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 20:29
Nick Chester
Seriously, that was incredible. Unfortunately, I don't have the patience to watch the entire thing. But I get the idea, and that idea is awesome.
akathatoneguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 21:58
akathatoneguy
Did anyone catch "Wall Street Kid" in there?

I would rather see a version with just the NES games and not the Japanese Famicom games. Sorry, but all the Japanese writing just made me want to stop viewing. I know it's super cool and it's Famicom and everything, but I didn't play Famicom, goddamn it. I played NES. Cool video though.
SamHill's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/10/2007 22:27
SamHill
Was that Shin-Chan near the end?
DOLEMITE187's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/11/2007 01:06
DOLEMITE187
what song is that? i must know!dammit!
onomelon's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/11/2007 02:16
onomelon
Holy shit, so many childhood memories (Bubble Bobble, SMB3, Rambo...okay, they weren't all good memories)

BTW, anyone notice the Japanese Who Framed Roger Rabbit screen at 2:44?
UglyDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/11/2007 15:25
UglyDuck
I traced the position of the s in "start" for the start game command and it drew the sumbol for pure Satan. He's sitting next to me now drinking my beer. Ass.
UglyDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/11/2007 15:27
UglyDuck
Actually that was a lie. I don't have beer. Sorry about that.
UglyDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/12/2007 10:36
UglyDuck
Hey, i'm still listening to this and i've started noticing duplicates... Donkey Kong is duplicated about 1:53, for example... i can't be bothered to find the others.. Just thought i'd point that out :).
Zac Bentz's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/12/2007 21:57
Zac Bentz
Dude, I TOTALLY posted this on Japanator!

http://www.japanator.com/13-years-of-famicom-opening-screens-in-320-seconds

Then again, I'm just reading this now, so...yeah.
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