The beginning of "A Link to the Past" went even simpler than that and just looped a transparent rain layer over everything: https://i.imgur.com/W4fdw19.gif http

The beginning of "A Link to the Past" went even simpler than that and just looped a transparent rain layer over everything: https://i.imgur.com/W4fdw19.gif https://i.imgur.com/W4fdw19.gif I think what helped sell it, though, was the rain and thunder sound effects.