Author Topic: Main Menu.... (Read 5782 times)

Requiem · « **on:** January 07, 2006, 08:53:29 PM »

The cube load up screen was boring. Although better that the PS2, it wasn't very original or aesthetically (sp?) pleasing.

Anyway, as I was reading up on some new....news, I found these fake home screens.

CLICK HERE

Don't look at the video link....you'll just end up pissing yourself off. Instead, scroll down a bit to a post with a series of screens.

These are quite beautiful. I love the Virtual Console screen. I could see myself spending hours just looking at all the box art for past games and reading there description (as well as shopping).

Anyway, enjoy.....

IceCold · « **Reply #1 on:** January 07, 2006, 09:07:34 PM »

Yeah I've seen those before and I love them, and it really gets me thinking of the Rev interface. I also liked the design in the GumShu fake..

Ceric · « **Reply #2 on:** January 08, 2006, 04:25:07 AM »

I really enjoy the Gamecube menu. It served it's function, kept the whole cube theme, and had an analog clock in the background to boot.

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #3 on:** January 08, 2006, 04:30:49 AM »

All admittedly fake, but all so beautiful...

I will point out that these screens are quite obvious rip-offs of the PSP's main menu.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #4 on:** January 08, 2006, 04:59:32 AM »

I liked the GC's menu.

Those concepts look too much like a Mac or desktop enhancer. The font is too small for a TV and it's not immediately obvious where the menu is located. Also, there doesn't seem to be any thought on how you could control it with the gyros instead of the dpad.

Renny · « **Reply #5 on:** January 08, 2006, 06:05:16 AM »

If you don't like the GameCube menu, you haven't booted with four controllers.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #6 on:** January 08, 2006, 06:21:55 AM »

These all pale in comparison to GC's sleek menu...

Requiem · « **Reply #7 on:** January 08, 2006, 12:18:18 PM »

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Originally posted by: Renny
If you don't like the GameCube menu, you haven't booted with four controllers.

What? I have four controllers....what the hell is the difference?

Ceric · « **Reply #8 on:** January 08, 2006, 12:39:12 PM »

I'm curious about that as well. Not curious to drive to Nashville right this moment and try it but curious none the less. How does it change? Is it like the alternate Gamecube start theme. (If you haven't heard it, I get a kick out of it, hold down z when you start you cube.)

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #9 on:** January 08, 2006, 01:38:34 PM »

Yeah. It's nothing that special. Hold down Z right after turning on the Cube to get the sound of a kid's laughter (it's pretty amusing). Hold down Z with four controllers to get...another sound, which I forget and am too lazy to try right now.

Artimus · « **Reply #10 on:** January 08, 2006, 02:17:33 PM »

NINJAS

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #11 on:** January 08, 2006, 02:50:08 PM »

Haha, oh yeah. From that Pokemon Stadium minigame where you have to eat food.

Renny · « **Reply #12 on:** January 08, 2006, 03:15:43 PM »

Taiko drum. And the menu in general is well presented. All the sub-menus are easily accesible from the main menu. Nice sound and visuals. Both the PS2 and Xbox menus are fugly. And no one likes that robotic voice crap with the Xbox. So. I rest my case.

Requiem · « **Reply #13 on:** January 08, 2006, 03:39:57 PM »

The xbox 360's menu is really nice. In fact, it's the best part of the entire system (excluding games). I expect the same from the REV....

Is that too much to ask?

ThePerm · « **Reply #14 on:** January 08, 2006, 06:38:17 PM »

with mouselike controls...hehehe why not have something even better?

wandering · « **Reply #15 on:** January 08, 2006, 11:13:37 PM »

I've seen it, like it aesthetically. But I agree it doesn't seem best suited to the gyro (I think they were actually made before the controller was revealed.) Anyway, I've been thinking that I'd like something like this:

(try to ignore the fact that it's a rushed paint drawing).

The idea is that you'd have transparent cubes (okay, cuboids), laid out in a similiar fashion to the DS menu, that would have 3-d representations of things floating inside of them. Then, you'd have a pointer that you could move up/down/left/right, and, just for fun, forward and back, to select what you want. You move the pointer to a cuboid, te cuboid highlights itself, you press a. Ta-da.

As a bonus, this system would help teach people how to use the revmote.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #16 on:** January 09, 2006, 04:17:00 AM »

Hehe, with your Paint version it reminds me of Windows 3.1...

wandering · « **Reply #17 on:** January 09, 2006, 08:46:57 PM »

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Hehe, with your Paint version it reminds me of Windows 3.1...

Heh. If anyone wants to make a nice photoshop version with transparancies, shadows, a floating hand instead of a pointer, subtle tones, and a silky yet full body that flows freely and doesn't tangle, feel free.

Epitaph · « **Reply #18 on:** January 11, 2006, 03:02:58 PM »

I hope the screens are representative of whatever you are selecting. For example the nes, snes, n64 virtual consol screens should have the style of the consol or the graphical bit level.

BiLdItUp1 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 11, 2006, 07:54:06 PM »

I believe the cube bootup screen was alright. There wasn't really much to do with the interface,, other than manage saves, set the clock, screen positioning, etc. so it was boring to play around with. No with the rev, there's gonna be all sorts of crazy stuff to modify, methinks. Who knows, maybe Nintendo will make the whole interface skinnable, and then sell new skins online (i figure 99 cents to 2 dollars is ok)

Kairon · « **Reply #20 on:** January 11, 2006, 08:02:49 PM »

The Rev should boot-up like Mario 64 booted up.

Immediately you get a fun little game to play with. In fact, they should just ressurect the Mario face-pulling game for the Rev's pre-menu title screen!

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

couchmonkey · « **Reply #21 on:** January 12, 2006, 05:10:25 AM »

I personaly thought the cube interface was lots of fun to "play" with, in that you get to spin the cube around and it's easy to find your way to every option using it. Granted, it didn't offer a whole lot of options, but it's just an interface for managing a game system, not Windows XP. Simple and functional, Nintendo did it right.

Ceric · « **Reply #22 on:** January 12, 2006, 06:21:03 AM »

Get a Game... Get a Skin... Get a Game... Get a Skin...

Ceric · « **Reply #23 on:** January 12, 2006, 01:34:19 PM »

Did you guys read the IGN article about this they have some prices and there ridiculus when you compare them to what we've been talking about on the forums. If that's the prices then this will be a flop more then likely. I luxury services like fine wines and cheeses.

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #24 on:** January 12, 2006, 01:58:59 PM »

What the hell? There's no way I'm paying $19.99 for a freaking N64 game.

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