The Magical World of PS1 Pre-Rendered Backgrounds

Pre-Rendered backgrounds have always been one of my favorite graphical styles, largely in part due to how effectively they were utilized on the PS1. In this video I discuss what it is exactly that makes these backgrounds so special, timeless and magical. Thanks for watching everyone! Links to our Patreon and social media can be found below if you wish to support or follow us there. Patreon: Instagram: Twitter: Teespring: Intermission Song Gamersician - Chrono Chiller Go check out his new album that he just dropped! Featuring samples from video games like the Final Fantasy series, Kingdom Hearts, Chrono Trigger and more. Other Songs Appearing In Order 00:00 Brayan Llamas - Bonds of Sea and Flame Lofi Edit 1:54 Final Fantasy VIII - Balamb Garden 3:13 Lofi Lia - Ocarina of Time Title Theme Lofi Version 4:46 Theysay- Shimmer 6:01 Gamersician - My Power HD 1.5 Final Mix Channel Intro Richie Branson - Jazzy Nights 7:32 Lofi Lia - Final Fantasy VII Battle Theme Lofi Version 9:00 Final Fantasy VIII - Blue Fields 10:13 Final Fantasy IX - A Place To Call Home 11:00 Final Fantasy IX - Terra 11:51 Final Final Fantasy IX - Over the Hill 12:18 Chrono Cross - Fields of Time 13:42 Saga Frontier - A Blue Town 14:41 - The Legend of Dragoon - Peace Between Hills 15:16 The Legend of Dragoon - World Map 3 16:04 Jade Cocoon - Sirius Village 16:34 Star Ocean 2 - A Venerable Forest 17:23 Digimon World - Data City 18:23 Shadow Madness - Karillon: Middletowne 18:56 Gamersician - Chrono Chiller 19:22 Koudelka - Waterfall 19:52 Parasite Eve - Out of Phase 20:41 Parasite Eve 2 - . 21:15 Resident Evil - Save Theme 22:33 Resident Evil 2 - Save Theme 23:14 Resident Evil 3 - Save Theme 24:12 Galerians - Memorial Hospital Battle Theme 24:18 Alone in the Dark - Ambient Music 25:06 Countdown Vampires - Opening Song 25:17 Dino Crisis 2 - Save Theme 25:55 . - First Mission 26:16 Men in Black The Game - Ambient Music 26:28 Soul of the Samurai - Musashi 26:43 In Cold Blood - Intro Song 27:12 Fear Effect - Hong Kong 28:39 Fear Effect - Boat Trip 29:11 Perfect Weapon - Ice Stage 29:32 The Crow - The Last Chance 29:46 Tunguska: Legend of Faith - Opening Song 30:01 Enigma - Track 3 30:11 Deep Freeze - Ambient Music 30:24 Boku no Natsuyasumi - I’m not sure the name of this song as it was in Japanese, sorry! 31:51 Unseen Sounds - The Legend of Dragoon Royal Castle Lofi Edit 32:37 Lofi Lia - Final Fantasy VII Main Theme Lofi Edit 33:02 K-Sketch - Chrono Cross Fields of Time Remix 33:49 Rifti Beats - Balamb Garden Lofi Hip Hop Remix 36:14 Arc Rise Fantasia - Topazion 00:00 - 06:54 Intro 06:54 - 07:32 Channel Opening 07:32 - 12:13 The Final Fantasy Series 12:13 - 18:57 Other RPGs 18:57 - 19:22 Intermission 19:22 - 21:15 Survival Horror/RPG Hybrids 21:15 - 25:17 Resident Evil and Other Survival Horror 25:17 - 31:15 Action/Adventure 31:15 - 33:49 Closing Thoughts 33:49 - 36:14 Outro 36:14 - 37:17 Post Credit Lore #ps1 #finalfantasy #residentevil