About Best Game Intros
The power of a good game introduction sets the stage for the action and drama the player can expect for the game they are about to experience, establish motivations and goals for the player, and for more technologically limited platforms, serve as a visual aid to guide how the player interprets the artwork within the game (on REALLY old platforms, this was done through the box art).
For arcade games, this was commonly referred to as "Attract Mode", an essential part of the game's overall design to grab the attention of a person walking past in an arcade, attracting them to spend their quarters there instead of a different game. This practice carried over to the console world with active retail displays of the hottest games.
To qualify as a proper game intro for this channel, the cinematic must happen with no player input once the game has been turned on. If the sequence is locked behind pressing the Start/Play button on the Title Screen, it does not qualify for this list.
