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> running a non-intensive game in the foreground while loading the main game in the background was a technical innovation. #EndSoftwarePatents

• wasabinator 2y ago
  I remember Invade-A-Load on the Commodore 64 which allowed you to play a space invaders clone while the actually game was loading from the tape drive. Actually Ridge Racer on the original PlayStation did similar but with Galaga and decidedly shorter load times!
  • Manuel_D 2y ago
    Yup, Ridge Racer was the game that prompted Namco to file the patent: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/12/loading-screen-game-patent-finally-expires https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/12/loading-screen-game-pa...
  • Nursie 2y ago
    Sometimes I used to stop the tape just so I could play invade-a-load :)