Who said waiting had to be boring?
Credits and loading screens within video games generally aren’t particularly interesting for players. Credits sequences are a great way to take note of the amazing developers that make our favourite games, but they’re more often than not devoid of any interactive element. Loading screens, meanwhile, are just that: loading screens. They’re mostly static images or looping animations that do nothing but test your patience while you wait to dive into the game. A tool tip or some lore nuggets might help pass the time, but otherwise you’re just twiddling your thumbs.
Sometimes, though, minigames and interactive elements are peppered into loading screens and rolling credits that elevate what might otherwise be a drag to a whole other level. It took a while to come to full fruition, too; while credits sequences have played around with interactive elements for years at this point, developers were somewhat limited to what they could do with loading screens thanks to a patent filed in 1998 by Namco for “auxiliary games”, effectively giving the company exclusive rights to create minigames within loading screens.
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