Nothing meaningful to say, just wanted to post a nostalgic loading bar.
this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2023
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That was my second guess.
I used to (and sometimes still do) use the mouse cursor rather than my finger
I don't remember the last time I saw a big ol' loading bar, honestly. Maybe a small one in steam?
SSDs have made it a rarity for me.
OS install. Even then, it's not much of a chance.
This is a joke: Fun thing: players don’t trust a smooth loading bar. The stutters and pauses show you that the load is ‘biting’. I’ve worked on games where we artificially faked it.
Article: the above is not a joke
Poor guy is still loading today.
He's still on dial-up.
I used to do this a lot as a kid
I had a block progress bar. Easier to track.