What’s the most iconic gaming sound?

mediocrebot wanted to know what you think said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 12:00am ET

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Rueki said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 12:01am ET:

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PooltoyWolf said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 12:07am ET:

The Super Mario 1-UP sound, obviously!

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kjady said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 12:08am ET:

Super Mario World Thwomp sound or the spin jump sound.

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hchavers said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 12:13am ET:

The thrumb thrumb thrumb of Space Invaders.

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- @hchavers We had the Atari game for instant access to the anxiety-producing sound. I tense up just thinking about it. But it was so fun!
  
  lisagd said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 10:04am ET
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pooflady said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 12:38am ET:

The original Frogger.

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- @pooflady THIS!
  
  Tadlem43 said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 12:45am ET
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katbyter said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 12:56am ET:

Asteroids Pew pew

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- @katbyter My favorite!
  
  ahacksaw said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 9:29am ET
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- @katbyter Pew Pew Pew always wins!
  
  mfladd said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 11:54pm ET
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tweezak said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 1:02am ET:

The Bilestoad soundtrack
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bilestoad

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tweezak said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 1:04am ET:

Actually, the incessant march of Space Invaders
Or maybe pong

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Telanis said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 1:24am ET:

the Super Mario Bros death jingle

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2many2no said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 2:14am ET:

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Oldelvis said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 7:11am ET:

From the game that started it all, the Missile sound in Space Invaders.

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detailer said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 8:41am ET:

“Turn that damn thing down”

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bocoroth said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 9:20am ET:

the square wave

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xenophod said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 9:41am ET:

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xenophod said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 9:44am ET:

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Rueki said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 11:22am ET:

This is what I heard every day after school for me.

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Rueki said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 11:36am ET:

Ok, one more. I can’t go without mentioning the Quake Quad Damage sound.

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- @Rueki I also like the Holy Shit! sound.
  
  yakkoTDI said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 4:42pm ET
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mike808 said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 7:27pm ET:

Hate it or love it.

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mike808 said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 7:29pm ET:

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mike808 said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 7:33pm ET:

Playing Empire or Rogue on dialup.

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- Empire was a game weitten in Fortran for VAX systems.
  https://libregamewiki.org/VMS_Empire
  http://www.catb.org/~esr/vms-empire/
  
  mike808 said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 7:39pm ET
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arcollector556 said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 8:16pm ET:

Saaaayyyyyyguuuuhh

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Euniceandrich said Tue, May 31st 2022 at 11:48pm ET:

/youtube centipede game

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mike808 said Thu, Jun 2nd 2022 at 1:57am ET:

Super Mario Brothers gameplay.

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chienfou said Sat, Jun 4th 2022 at 11:51pm ET:

Thwack (tennis ball hitting cat-gut)

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