Back when video games came on ROM cartridges (before CD-ROMS), there would be no 'loading process' at all since all data is already mapped into memory. There ma

Back when video games came on ROM cartridges (before CD-ROMS), there would be no 'loading process' at all since all data is already mapped into memory. There may be a couple of logos at startup, but that's just wasting user time, not to hide any 'loading'. The fact that game consoles have become more and more like PCs in terms of user experience over the decades is actually pretty sad.