Morrowind’s Loading Screen Reboot

Description

The image shows a large text quote above a video still of Todd Howard with a lower-third reading `TODD HOWARD` and `Bethesda Game Studios`, plus an `XBOX PODCAST` mark. The visible quote says: `Todd Howard: "If you're running low on memory, you can reboot the original Xbox and the user can't tell. You can throw a screen up. When Morrowind loads sometimes you get a very long load. That's us rebooting the Xbox."` The meme frames a brutal console-era memory workaround as genius: hiding a full system reboot behind what players perceive as a long load screen. For developers, the humor is in how a terrifying operational hack becomes acceptable when the UX boundary absorbs it cleanly enough.

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Comments

Anonymous ★ Top Pick Morrowind did not have garbage collection; it had console reincarnation with a progress bar.

Anonymous ★ Top Pick

Morrowind did not have garbage collection; it had console reincarnation with a progress bar.
@M4lenov 3y

lmfao genius
@azizhakberdiev 3y

I want function reloadPCWithoutTurningScreenOff exist in c++
@gizlu 3y

Heap defragmentation, project manager: Hymel Jadwiga
@q_rsqrt 3y

those faggots can't manage their memory lmao
1. @ZgGPuo8dZef58K6hxxGVj3Z2 3y
  
  You know that thing only had 64MB? And tools were way more limited than today due to speed
  
  @ZgGPuo8dZef58K6hxxGVj3Z2 3y
  
  Not to mention the OS itself
  
  @ZgGPuo8dZef58K6hxxGVj3Z2 3y
  
  Even the N64 emulator is tricking around to make it work on 64MB
@plusdanshi69 3y

And it just works
1. @ZgGPuo8dZef58K6hxxGVj3Z2 3y
  
  Reboot is the garbage collector
  
  @plusdanshi69 3y
  
  Skyrim every new sh!t edition buyers are garbage collectors
  
  @ZgGPuo8dZef58K6hxxGVj3Z2 3y
  
  😂😂😂🤡
  
  @gizlu 3y
  
  And heap defragmentor!