Loading screens?

[Chris]

I got to thinking about loading screens. Every PS1 game has one. I was just wondering when you would need to put one in, or if my Jack and the Beanstalk game needs any at all.

[Gradius]

Hmm, I don't see the need.

It would load so fast it would be pointless (IMHO).

[Administrator]

The Sony publishing documents state that any screen that is blank for 3 seconds or more requires the text "Loading" to be displayed.

[Chris]

OK, so if the Playstation is loading info the screen goes blank then. I've always wondered why no N64 games had a loading screen while PSX games did. I assume it is faster when it is cartridge based as opposed to disc based.

[Administrator]

I assume it is faster when it is cartridge based as opposed to disc based.

Yes.

Sorry, I also just re-read the document, and it's actually 5 seconds.

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MTRC13.PDF

Version 1.3, June 1998 Technical Requirements Checklist for PlayStation Software page 24

18.7 Loading
Recommended: During the initial load or any subsequent loads, the user should not be presented with a blank screen lasting more than 5 seconds.

Whenever loading occurs which may interrupt play, some sort of display should be used. Any load that lasts longer than 5 seconds while on screen should notify the user that a load is occurring.

So, when it comes to loading in data, if your 'do while' CD-ROM read routines are greater than 5 seconds on the original hardware (with a good laser of course), then in your 'do while' loop you would render a progress bar. Otherwise, just displaying an image is good enough with the words "LOADING".

[inc^lightforce]

Otherwise, just displaying an image is good enough with the words "LOADING".

nah.

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FntPrint("L O A D I N G \n");

Fntprint is much better than load a pic that show: LOADING