[Fury]

The original Freelancer intro in better quality: http://jack-cole.com/files/flintro.wmv
(I hate windows media though...)

[Colonol Dekker]

Yeah i know, The second link is the extended one.

[Flipside]

Also worth an honourable mention is, again, Rise of Legends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRh1niAmrkc

[MicroPsycho]

Freespace 1 nuff said
DoW has a good intro
Mechwarrior 3

Honourable mention goes to Duke Nukem 3d (because its Duke ****ing Nukem) and Prince of Persia series for quality of cinematics

[Davros]

IT HAS TO BE THIS ONE - INDEPENDANCE WAR (all 13 minutes of it)

Here you are you lucky people :

http://media.putfile.com/IWar

[brozozo]

Simple enough. Nominate yours. If you can actually track it down via YouTube or similar all the better.

Mine goes to MechCommander.

"Clear the channels, I have enemy contact!" totally owns as a line in anything.

The cinematic after the human campaign in Warcraft 3 is amazing. That's probably the best direction I've ever seen in any video game cinematic. The Brood War opening cinematic also gets major props. Poor Space Marine...

[Ghostavo]

Armies of Exigo had a kickass intro, even though I hated the game itself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmc7aPiajvA

[Dark Hunter]

Starcraft Brood War's opening will be awarded a cake.

Honorable Mention: MechWarrior 4.



Funniest: Descent 3. Something about a Pyro GX being cut open by a giant saw is just freaking hilarious!

[Mongoose]

Besides the obvious FS1/2, I'll throw a vote in for Descent II (that asteroid field kicked ass) and Descent 3 (I still tear up when that GX falls into the star...).

And, just like the soundtrack thread, I'm surprised no one's mentioned Shadow of the Colossus.  No English dialogue, little text, next to no story setup...yet it creates the most amazing ambience and manages to suck you right into the game.

(Honorable mention for Age of Mythology, just because I can. )

[CP5670]

Mission Critical for me, although FS1 comes very close. The C&C one (the guy flipping through TV channels) also deserves mention just for originality.

[Backslash]

Wow, the Independance War one IS good.  Hadn't seen it before (played IW2 but not 1), so thanks.  Man, we need a president with that voice, that'd be awesome.

[Colonol Dekker]

IT HAS TO BE THIS ONE - INDEPENDANCE WAR (all 13 minutes of it)

Here you are you lucky people :

http://media.putfile.com/IWar

The true commonwealth !!!

None of that andromeda crap.  I-War 1 is the only I-War worth playing........... The intro is like a recruiting advert, Clay is a hero 

[Fury]

Wow, the Independance War one IS good.  Hadn't seen it before (played IW2 but not 1), so thanks.  Man, we need a president with that voice, that'd be awesome.

Yeah, I missed the first I-War too.

[SadisticSid]

The original Freelancer intro in better quality: http://jack-cole.com/files/flintro.wmv
(I hate windows media though...)

They stole the Wrath of Khan music for the intro!?

[Ferret]

It's been said but Freespace 1 is the only intro that has ever given me chills from watching it.

FS2 intro is a bit dull to be honest, but the ending sequence more than makes up for it.

[IPAndrews]

They stole the Wrath of Khan music for the intro!?

It's a classic sci-fi tradition. There's this one piece of music Horner did that was used in Battle Beyond the Stars, Ice Pirates, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom, and something else that was so obscure I can't even remember what it was now.

[Colonol Dekker]

Battle Beyond the Stars,

  What a piece of crap that was..........

[Overlord_pt]

IT HAS TO BE THIS ONE - INDEPENDANCE WAR (all 13 minutes of it)

Here you are you lucky people :

http://media.putfile.com/IWar

Beautiful! Just plain beautiful!

[Colonol Dekker]

Welcome to the HLP Station, All references to FS and the number 3 must be removed from  your person to prevent accidental . Do not feed the redident Shivan Carl as he will become voracious and chew your leg off. Flamethrowers can be found under your seat but due to financial constraints have been re-filled with holy water, Phased Plasma rifles (40 watt range of course) can be found in storage lockers. To prevent act of n00b however, These can only be opened by Moderators, or a hyperintelligent shade of BluE. In the event of catastrophioc hull failure please board the nearest lifeboat which is pre-programmed for autonymous flight to our sister station the Game-Warden outpost.

[Singh]

can that vid be uploaded to youtube? for some reason the colors go all crazy on the putfile video :/