Author Topic: Most annoying sounds in arcade games (Read 3998 times)

boardjunkie · « **on:** July 07, 2011, 01:03:46 pm »

Anything based on the Galaxian hardware gets my vote. Screechy, thin, and icky. No filtering=crap sound.

leapinlew · « **Reply #1 on:** July 07, 2011, 01:27:58 pm »

Phoenix

BobA · « **Reply #2 on:** July 07, 2011, 02:56:05 pm »

Complete silence. Means something is broken again

ark_ader · « **Reply #3 on:** July 07, 2011, 06:04:05 pm »

How about the screeching noise from the arcade owner telling us someone is stealing our bikes because we are playing Asteroids continuously for 45 minutes.

I hate that noise.

mytymaus007 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 07, 2011, 06:24:41 pm »

Quote from: leapinlew on July 07, 2011, 01:27:58 pm

Phoenix

thats an awsome game

drventure · « **Reply #5 on:** July 07, 2011, 06:40:14 pm »

How about the credit sound in Targ. I love Targ, but that noise is awful.

Donkbaca · « **Reply #6 on:** July 07, 2011, 06:57:26 pm »

Anything related to arkanoid/centipede

yotsuya · « **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2011, 08:59:14 pm »

Quote from: Donkbaca on July 07, 2011, 06:57:26 pm

Anything related to arkanoid/centipede

You're nuts. The 'extra man' sound in Centipede is one of the most gratifying out there!

gabe · « **Reply #8 on:** July 08, 2011, 10:59:42 am »

Ms. gabe can't stand the sound of me playing 1942...

eds1275 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 08, 2011, 11:37:42 am »

Chief Thunder in Killer Instinct when he screams Pheonix, or when he dies.
When you do a Friendship in MK, and SHao Kahn almost rolls the r's. "Friendship... Frrrrriendship?"

Cynicaster · « **Reply #10 on:** July 08, 2011, 05:11:41 pm »

The "skidding" sound in Pole Position is freakin' irritating -- at least in MAME.

I was playing Pepper II the other day; great game, but that music gets extremely annoying in a big hurry.

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You're nuts. The 'extra man' sound in Centipede is one of the most gratifying out there!

Absolutely. Incidentally, I actually plugged that exact sound effect in the "cool sounds" thread.

mytymaus007 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 08, 2011, 06:09:05 pm »

changing lanes in Head on great game though

jerryjanis · « **Reply #12 on:** July 08, 2011, 07:24:34 pm »

The 3-count in Mat Mania. The volume on that game was always cranked so that the sound would resonate throughout the entire arcade so that you would hear it no matter what game you were playing.

Cynicaster · « **Reply #13 on:** July 08, 2011, 08:30:56 pm »

Quote from: jerryjanis on July 08, 2011, 07:24:34 pm

The 3-count in Mat Mania. The volume on that game was always cranked so that the sound would resonate throughout the entire arcade so that you would hear it no matter what game you were playing.

Oneuhhh... twooooooo.... THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I can't even tell you how many times I've heard that.

JONTHEBOMB · « **Reply #14 on:** July 08, 2011, 10:20:53 pm »

Sterns Ted Nugent Pinball Machine

I like the mechanical sounds, but whatever comes out of that speaker makes my ears bleed.

Trebeck · « **Reply #15 on:** July 08, 2011, 10:53:08 pm »

I worked at a public horse ranch and they had Mario Bros. Apparently, when you have a huge hangover like my co-worker always did, getting the coins was the noise from hell.

postmortem · « **Reply #16 on:** July 09, 2011, 05:54:15 am »

tanya's voice in mortal kombat 4

brad808 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 09, 2011, 06:58:39 am »

The elephants in Dhalsim's level of street fighter 2, they eventually changed it in the later releases (turbo, super, ultra mega awesome versions)

The worst thing in my hyperspin setup is that the video preview for SF2CE is in Dhalsim's level so I constantly hear that noise and I've been too lazy to make a new video.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #18 on:** July 09, 2011, 09:02:54 am »

PONG FTW!!!

Gray_Area · « **Reply #19 on:** July 10, 2011, 07:47:56 pm »

Quote from: danny_galaga on July 09, 2011, 09:02:54 am

PONG FTW!!![/size]

I like that little 'blip'.....'blip'. Same kind of sounds the Odyssey2 made. Not complex, but decent bass in them.

I can't think of any game sounds I hate anymore. Used to hate, or at least dislike, many of them. I've grown used to them.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #20 on:** July 15, 2011, 10:10:25 am »

Quote from: Gray_Area on July 10, 2011, 07:47:56 pm

Quote from: danny_galaga on July 09, 2011, 09:02:54 am
PONG FTW!!![/size]

I like that little 'blip'.....'blip'. Same kind of sounds the Odyssey2 made. Not complex, but decent bass in them.

I can't think of any game sounds I hate anymore. Used to hate, or at least dislike, many of them. I've grown used to them.

I was just being silly, I posted the exact same response in the 'favourite sounds in arcade games' thread

Actually, seriously, I've been playing Crush Roller for the High Score Competition and boy, does THAT music blow!


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