10 GENIUS Ways Video Games Hide Load Times

10. Squid Games - Splatoon (2015)

Nintendo are a company that always seem to be on top of things when it comes to fan-service. The colourful multiplayer shooter, Splatoon, is best experienced online - and we all know how unforgiving the time waiting around in those player lobbies can be.

This is where one of the Wii U's few selling points, the dual screen, comes into play. While you wait on the main TV screen to be matched with teammates and opponents, there are a number of cute little minigames available for you to play on the GamePad, each involving a small and agile squid.

The default minigame is Squid Jump, which involves jumping up to increasingly precarious platforms before the rising water can get you. But if you introduce your collection of amiibos into the mix, you're able to unlock three additional games: Squidball, Squid Racer, and Squid Beatz.

Often, you can get so engrossed in these games that you'll even end up missing the start of your online match!

It's a rare thing for developers to acknowledge just how tedious loading times can be. And what makes this entry even rarer is that, due to the lack of a dual screen on the Nintendo Switch, Splatoon 2 no longer has this option. Shame.