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Gaming Soundbites You Can't Forget

Posted by simoniker on from the fatality-ality dept.

Thanks to GameSpot for their 'GameSpotting' editorial discussing game audio soundbites you can't get out of your head. The author recalls: "Just as the sound of a bell ringing made Pavlov's dogs start watering at the mouth in anticipation of their next meal, it was the sound of Street Fighter II that made me want to play." Apart from the article's classic example, "Ryu and Ken's shouts of 'Hadoken!'", what unique game audio captures your imagination every time you hear it?

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  1. That damned laugh. by Phil+Ulrich · · Score: 4, Funny

    Kefka's laugh from FFIII, the first attempt Square made at including any kind of voice acting. Creepy clown villains... ugh. UWEE HEE HEE HEE HEE!

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  2. Affiliation by jrivar59 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Hey simoniker, you getting kicks on ads at GameSpot or what?

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  3. Skulltulas in Zelda 64 by wcbarksdale · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time featured a sort of side quest whose objective was to track down and kill all Skulltulas, who made a very distinctive scratching sound. I was playing the game so much that I started to hear that sound walking around my house...

  4. The CD spinning by alefbet · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about the sound of the CD in your PlayStation spinning up, a subtle hint that a new enemy fight might be loading?

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