diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroFallback.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroFallback.cs
index ea3c4fb040..7c23f00d3f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroFallback.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroFallback.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System.Linq;
+using osuTK;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 {
@@ -22,8 +27,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(AudioManager audio)
         {
-            seeya = audio.Samples.Get(@"Intro/seeya-fallback");
-            
+            Seeya = audio.Samples.Get(@"Intro/seeya-fallback");
+
             if (MenuVoice.Value)
             {
                 welcome = audio.Samples.Get(@"Intro/welcome-fallback");
@@ -45,13 +50,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
                     PrepareMenuLoad();
 
+                    logo.ScaleTo(1);
+                    logo.FadeIn();
+
                     Scheduler.Add(LoadMenu);
-                    
                 }, delay_step_two);
 
-                logo.ScaleTo(1);
-                logo.FadeIn();
-                logo.PlayIntro();
+                LoadComponentAsync(new FallbackIntroSequence
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
+                }, t =>
+                {
+                    AddInternal(t);
+                    t.Start(delay_step_two);
+                });
             }
         }
 
@@ -60,5 +72,46 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             this.FadeOut(300);
             base.OnSuspending(next);
         }
+
+        private class FallbackIntroSequence : Container
+        {
+            private OsuSpriteText welcomeText;
+
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load()
+            {
+                Children = new Drawable[]
+                {
+                    welcomeText = new OsuSpriteText
+                    {
+                        Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                        Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                        Text = "welcome",
+                        Padding = new MarginPadding { Bottom = 10 },
+                        Font = OsuFont.GetFont(weight: FontWeight.Light, size: 42),
+                        Alpha = 0,
+                        Spacing = new Vector2(5),
+                    },
+                };
+            }
+
+            public void Start(double length)
+            {
+                if (Children.Any())
+                {
+                    // restart if we were already run previously.
+                    FinishTransforms(true);
+                    load();
+                }
+
+                double remainingTime() => length - TransformDelay;
+
+                using (BeginDelayedSequence(250, true))
+                {
+                    welcomeText.FadeIn(700);
+                    welcomeText.ScaleTo(welcomeText.Scale + new Vector2(0.5f), remainingTime(), Easing.Out);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
index 20cd9671a0..8588e2a41b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
         private const int exit_delay = 3000;
 
-        protected SampleChannel seeya { get; set; }
+        protected SampleChannel Seeya { get; set; }
 
         private LeasedBindable<WorkingBeatmap> beatmap;
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             MenuVoice = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.MenuVoice);
             MenuMusic = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.MenuMusic);
 
-            seeya = audio.Samples.Get(@"Intro/seeya-lazer");
+            Seeya = audio.Samples.Get(@"Intro/seeya-lazer");
 
             BeatmapSetInfo setInfo = null;
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             double fadeOutTime = exit_delay;
             // we also handle the exit transition.
             if (MenuVoice.Value)
-                seeya.Play();
+                Seeya.Play();
             else
                 fadeOutTime = 500;