While everyone else is repackaging stream blabbering into "content" for the algorithm, Obama out here making real productions.

Ryu and Cyclops shaking hands was def on epic levels but the intro to Super SF 2 just hits different for me. Seeing Ryu in his battle stance in the dark while lightning flashes and then seeing his eye twinkle right before charging up a Shinkuu Hadouken was just Godlike to me.

These intros were dope, but I miss special CHARACTER intros badly as well :( Seeing those during the "demo" screen got me hype too.

Soul Calibur 2's intro will forever be my favorite. It left an impression on me as a kid and it made me a Nightmare main throughout the whole series. The scene of Nightmare standing on top of a mountain complimented with the sound of a melancholic trumpet is iconic to both my eyes and ears.

i like the under night in-birth intros because they're crazy low budget, basically using just assets already in the game, but they make it look hella cool

My favorites in the 90s were the Mortal Kombat intros that teased fatalities and hidden characters (occasionally including fake characters that weren't even in the game). It gave a sense that there was an infinite amount of stuff to discover if you just put up enough quarters to figure it out.

Sonic Adventure's opening is the one that really sticks to my memory. It was impossibly sick, and way ahead of its time. Blew me away, and still does today.

Power Stones: Because for a 3D fighter the intro gave you the characters, their backgrounds and of course what the end goal was. Collect the stones and get a wish.

I love how Smash 64’s intro and aesthetic really sell the idea of toys coming to life into a real game

For me, it's the Tekken 3 intro screen. That shit is seared into my brain and will never go away. Everything about it is just perfect!

That transition at 1:02

The hypest moment I that exists for me in fighting game intros is soulcalibur 2, when Mitsurugi is jumping on the boats, slicing through arrows and deflecting bullets off his shoulders and sword. Fuck guns, this is a tale of souls and swords!

KOF 2000, while short, had me hooked with the intro. K' walking through the entire cast as he searchs for his identity as a clone, combined both narrative and char introduction. Then, as we walks across Iori who turns into Kyo, with the short introduction of Kula, that's just beautiful.