What happened to the Loading Screen game?
In Okami, there used to be a mini-game in the loading screen, that if you pressed a particular button when a paw-print appeared, and you got all of them in a row, it would show a Demon Fang instead of Issun:
Is this game still in Okami HD? I've tried mashing every button (except Select and Start) to no avail.
Also, I can't quite remember, but did this actually give you a Demon Fang in the original game?
EDIT: I have found this article in the wiki, but as it states it needs to be completely rewritten, so I wanted to verify it.
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Why are loading screens still a thing?
Loading screens are also commonly used to provide important information about the upcoming stage/challenge, convey game-related tips and tricks, or keep the user entertained/engaged in other ways while the game loads.What is happening when a game is loading?
Nowadays, most games are downloaded digitally, and therefore loaded off the hard drive meaning faster load times; however, some games are also loaded off of an optical disc, faster than previous magnetic media, but still include loading screens to disguise the amount of time taken to initialize the game in RAM.Why is there a loading screen in games?
The idea of playing a small game while the larger one loads has been around for a very long time. In 1987, many years before Namco filed its patent application, Richard Aplin created Invade-a-Load, a utility for developers who wrote games for the Commodore 64 computer.What Actually Happens When A Game Is LOADING?
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