C64 Firefly Loader

[1787dude]

this is awesome.

[tubeMonger]

Music starts at 1:58

[fsphil]

The theme tune (not the ocean loader tune) reminds me of a song ... any ideas? I can't place it.

[allen1jeremy]

This clip takes me back to my teenage years as I had a copy of this game.

[danefjord]

This loader music was also used for Rastan

[ProgrammedForDamage]

@danefjord : I knew it! 

[oldevil]

What is the c64 doing in over 6 minutes? filling its 64 k memory?

[Kniteborne]

@oldevil with all loader music, if you stopped the game loading, the music would continue to loop, so you could listen to it in it's entirety

[bachnerr]

@oldevil: yes, loading from tape took some time ;-)

[NothingOriginal55]

I miss my Commodore 64.

[jazzygeofferz]

I loved it when you'd get a new game home, the music would start and thne the graphic would slowly appear on the screen like this, line by line. The anticipation of seeing it for the first time...

[NiDmedia]

OH SHIT OH SHIT i totally worshiped this song when i was a kid! I'd always try to play it on the keyboard XD

Thank you so much for the memories!

[Benjy5997]

*Loading GTA vice city* Now i see where they got the inspiration

[rnrbishop]

@Benjy5997 Old bastard like me got dewey eyed when that appeared. When i was a tiddler, a home computer was still somewhat magical to own, they were pretty primitive but we had great times with the old things!

[303bassline]

What warm phat sound!

[allenjeremy]

This loader & music was also used on Combat School

[allenjeremy]

I actually owned a copy of Firefly when I had a Commodore 64

[303bassline]

Me too!

[andersbiro]

I agree that this definately is the best ocean loader tune... I even recorded it to tape in the grand 'ol days.

[honda1979]

These tunes made waiting for the game loading better than the actual game itself lol

[prowokator]

One of the ocean loaders. I think there is like 5 of them. I don't know which of them this is, or is this some separate ocean game loader. But they all start pretty much the same way. Great stuff! Cheers.

[therideguide]

This was Ocean Loader 3. One of the best of the Loader tunes.

[ArseTroll]

Very authentic , especially the waiting part.

Was losing my nerve before 2mins.

Ah, have got use to modern days...

[randomforum]

Sounds Like Emulator... :'(

[bencze1]

It was good times tho. Nowadays I never look at absolutely anything with as much joy, it's just lost its charm. Back then I could appreciate these loaders and stuff, it was a lot of new stuff and I found it quite miraculous that computers could do these :p

Now you show me hd game and I yawn

[randomforum]

To bencze1: Sad thing is that Sound of a real C64 isn't the same as an emulator. But still it's awesome. But an emulator ins't the same feel like an c64. Sadly.

[turrican69]

BEAUTIFUL!!! I think Slapfight(amongst others!) had the same loading music.

[atombat]

I loved the title screen music that was awesome :)

[atombat]

And the In-game music which was just as awesome, by the great Fred Gray...!

[KrocCamen]

One mean SID.

[rainxxxx]

this was my favorite loading tune, the c64 was the most entertaining loader ever!

[LokiV]

go go sid! :D

[Feark]

This is the reason why C64 roms on like PC (well, playing on PSP these days) wont give same feeling as the old one on real C64 gave, cuz of these loading screens. So my question is: Does it exist none cracked roms to C64 that still has the loading screen?

[tsuihark]

Look for .tap files.

[Wildfox01]

MAGIC

[lordran2003]

I believe I had this one when loading Rambo 3.

[rainxxxx]

48 k could produce some good sound assuming your talking about the sinclar, but it was no match for the sid chip

[inphanta]

Not even close.

[nopoet406]

Two minutes of silence...thanks for leaving all that in. On the other hand, I also remember thinking this was the best loading music. Wasn't it also used for Barbarian 2 and that Street Fighter game where the second boss was an impossible to beat woman on roller skates?

[JackiePaquito]

Ahh its authentic, you gotta miss those loading times :D

[terrahawk123]

Wow i remember this loader.. although it was not on this game it was another game i had called Athena.

[rotteroy]

YES YES!!! Nostalgy!!!!

[tihityhytihi]

Ohh..Ocean loader 3! \o/ Pure gold!!

[madderscientist23]

Awesome!

[spaceship789]

Otherwise known as Ocean Loader 3!

Thanks, I've been looking for this for a while

[invisionuk]

I KNEW it was Ocean Loader 3! I'm such a nerd.. loved this track so much when I was little.