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This brilliant Skies of Arcadia is 25, so here's the story of why a screeching noise and a sense of terror is the main thing I remember about it (www.eurogamer.net)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/38887479

Looking back at Skies of Arcadia as it turns 25, and the weird screeching sounds it used to elicit from my console.

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[โ€“] Redkey@programming.dev 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Many 8-bit home computer emulators have an option to recreate the sounds of their tape drives and disk drives as they load software. But are there any Dreamcast emulators that recreate that unholy screeching that made you wonder if your console was somehow already on its last legs even though it was still nearly new?

I wouldn't want to hear it the whole time, but for the first major load of a game it might be pleasantly nostalgic.

[โ€“] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

it is crazy how loud the disc drive was lol, I wonder why

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQxM-9kUhiY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHSeFHNJO0M