Games that take forever to load

kipper2k · 27 April 2011, 14:16

So what games allowed you to make supper, cut the grass and run to the shops while loading.

I'll start the ball rolling with

Last ninja 3
Dragons Breath (horrible F.A.S.T. message that seemed to hang on the screen for ever)
Pretty well most of the Psygnosis games that refused to let you skip the intro

Has anyone actually timed some loading times ?

Predseda · 27 April 2011, 14:57

Very long loading times had Powermonger.

And of course, not to forget Walker, which fits to your Psygnosis note.

Hewitson · 27 April 2011, 16:09

Cannon Fodder.

s2325 · 27 April 2011, 19:03

Road Rash, I'm not sure why.

spyros_s · 27 April 2011, 19:21

dune 2...

viddi · 27 April 2011, 20:35

Body Blows Galactic

andreas · 28 April 2011, 00:45

Agony (Between levels)

Monsterland · 28 April 2011, 01:14

Dune 2 is terrible indeed.

PaulyQ · 30 April 2011, 00:42

Walker was a pain

Graham Humphrey · 30 April 2011, 00:45

I remember Wizkid taking forever to load (at least the cracked version I had did anyway).

Minuous · 30 April 2011, 02:42

Most games still take ages to load, even the WHDLoad versions. It seems the slaves emulate the loading delays, I wish they did not :-(

Codetapper · 30 April 2011, 10:15

WHDLoad does not emulate any loading delays, loading is practically instant, except if the files are compressed which will take a little bit of time.

What you might be referring to is built in game delays where a game may fade up a title screen for a few seconds, then wait 15 seconds while the game loaded. With WHDLoad, the load is instant but the delay is still there. But that's not WHDLoad's fault. The slave author often replaces long delays with a buttonwait tooltype delay.

Leffmann · 30 April 2011, 11:16

King's Quest V had horrible loading times, in addition to being horribly sluggish to play. IIRC it would even have you insert the same disk twice or more during the same loading sequence, instead of just getting everything it needed from each disk before asking for the next.

Hewitson · 30 April 2011, 11:51

Hah, Street Fighter 2 does that as well IIRC..

Galahad/FLT · 30 April 2011, 12:53

The Crystal crack of Striker was diabolically slow.

I ended up recracking that one for LSD I think.

musashi5150 · 30 April 2011, 13:14

I think I'd rather have my teeth pulled than play Beneath a Steel Sky from floppy disk. The coverdisk demo was appalling too. Luckily I had a HD by then

I'd imagine Rise of the Robots was pretty bad too... but that's not such an issue as nobody would play that more than once

s2325 · 30 April 2011, 13:17

Yes, each robot = different disk.

seuden · 30 April 2011, 13:36

Championship Manager!!!

Bout 30 mins every season. Ouch!!

Hewitson · 30 April 2011, 13:48

Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

11 May 2011, 09:23

"The Crystal crack of Striker was diabolically slow. I ended up recracking that one for LSD I think."

Haha Galahad, god i have to see this lol

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27 April 2011, 14:16	#1
kipper2k Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Thunder Bay, Canada Posts: 4,323	Games that take forever to load So what games allowed you to make supper, cut the grass and run to the shops while loading. I'll start the ball rolling with Last ninja 3 Dragons Breath (horrible F.A.S.T. message that seemed to hang on the screen for ever) Pretty well most of the Psygnosis games that refused to let you skip the intro Has anyone actually timed some loading times ?

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27 April 2011, 14:57	#2
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,537	Very long loading times had Powermonger. And of course, not to forget Walker, which fits to your Psygnosis note.

27 April 2011, 16:09	#3
Hewitson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 41 Posts: 3,771	Cannon Fodder.

27 April 2011, 19:03	#4
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Road Rash, I'm not sure why.

27 April 2011, 19:21	#5
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27 April 2011, 20:35	#6
viddi Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 4,007	Body Blows Galactic

28 April 2011, 00:45	#7
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	Agony (Between levels)

28 April 2011, 01:14	#8
Monsterland Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 208	Dune 2 is terrible indeed.

30 April 2011, 00:42	#9
PaulyQ Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hartlepool, UK Age: 53 Posts: 237	Walker was a pain

30 April 2011, 00:45	#10
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	I remember Wizkid taking forever to load (at least the cracked version I had did anyway).

30 April 2011, 02:42	#11
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,629	Most games still take ages to load, even the WHDLoad versions. It seems the slaves emulate the loading delays, I wish they did not :-(

30 April 2011, 10:15	#12
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,182	WHDLoad does not emulate any loading delays, loading is practically instant, except if the files are compressed which will take a little bit of time. What you might be referring to is built in game delays where a game may fade up a title screen for a few seconds, then wait 15 seconds while the game loaded. With WHDLoad, the load is instant but the delay is still there. But that's not WHDLoad's fault. The slave author often replaces long delays with a buttonwait tooltype delay.

30 April 2011, 11:16	#13
Leffmann Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,269	King's Quest V had horrible loading times, in addition to being horribly sluggish to play. IIRC it would even have you insert the same disk twice or more during the same loading sequence, instead of just getting everything it needed from each disk before asking for the next.

30 April 2011, 11:51	#14
Hewitson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 41 Posts: 3,771	Hah, Street Fighter 2 does that as well IIRC..

30 April 2011, 12:53	#15
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,986	The Crystal crack of Striker was diabolically slow. I ended up recracking that one for LSD I think.

30 April 2011, 13:14	#16
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 42 Posts: 2,351	I think I'd rather have my teeth pulled than play Beneath a Steel Sky from floppy disk. The coverdisk demo was appalling too. Luckily I had a HD by then I'd imagine Rise of the Robots was pretty bad too... but that's not such an issue as nobody would play that more than once

30 April 2011, 13:17	#17
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Yes, each robot = different disk.

30 April 2011, 13:36	#18
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	Championship Manager!!! Bout 30 mins every season. Ouch!!

30 April 2011, 13:48	#19
Hewitson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 41 Posts: 3,771	Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

11 May 2011, 09:23	#20
Vollldo Posts: n/a	"The Crystal crack of Striker was diabolically slow. I ended up recracking that one for LSD I think." Haha Galahad, god i have to see this lol .

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