retrogoober Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 What is that ONE game sound, that for you SCREAMS Atari 80's gaming goodness, that one sound that just feels so retro good in your bones and echoes through the ages, the ONE sound that defines Atari 2600 gaming. NONE of this listing all the 'runner up' sounds, choose only one, violators will be locked for eternity in an Adventure Castle with Adventure duck/dragon Mine - the player 1 death sound in Beamrider, so staisfying EVERY time, makes dieing so much easier, and so lo-fi grainy yet powerful, the sound I want to hear when I die:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey.shake Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Ugh... ONE? Fine. The refill/powerup sound in Megamania (it reappears in Beamrider and H.E.R.O., too). There were others, but I'm going to play by the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Pac-Man 4-note intro song lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Ugh... ONE? Fine. The refill/powerup sound in Megamania (it reappears in Beamrider and H.E.R.O., too). Seaquest too, wasnt it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambouis de l'Atari Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 One, that's tough ! The cargo bay opening/closing in Space Shuttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 As little backing as I'm going to get here, for me it is the cannon sound on GORF. I would love to add this sound to my current space shooter project for the TI-99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey.shake Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Seaquest too, wasnt it? Duh, yeah... that's totally what I was thinking! I read OP's post and had Beamrider on the brain, I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 For me it would be the sound of destroying the coatile in Yars' Revenge. That game has great sound effects period. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 swinging on a vine in Pitfall! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) The explosions in Combat, the shooting sounds in Space Invaders and the "extra ship" sound in Asteroids ("Fries are done!" ) Those three define "VCS TIA sound" to me. That said, there are many titles that do amazing things with the TIA in terms of both music and sound effects/noise. Edited September 14, 2015 by DrVenkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I will have to change my mind... The sound of Asteroids... The "Jaws"-esque two note music that increases in speed inversely to the number of enemies remaining.... That has been in my dreams since I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth-machine Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 For me it would be the sound of destroying the coatile in Yars' Revenge. That game has great sound effects period. Yep, nailed it. Very powerful and abrasive sound effect. That and 2600 Venture sounds always stuck in my head the most through childhood. But really, too many to list. The 2600 sounds are just awesome. Nothing like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 The crackling sound of the dynamite in H.E.R.O.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mef Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) For me it would be the sound of destroying the coatile in Yars' Revenge. That game has great sound effects period.Awww, you beat me to it!As much as I don't have any great sentiment for the game itself - the quotile explosion had to be one of the most iconic audiovisual effects for the system. Edited September 14, 2015 by Mef 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey.shake Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I'm sticking with Megamania's energy refill. Mrs. S was surprised I didn't go with my alternate choice, which she says is her top pick. I didn't choose it because it was more of a combo/melody than a single sound. But she says they're all part of one sound effect to her. If I hadn't picked my "whooOOOOOSH", I would have picked her favorite one, as well: "fft fft fft fft fft-spoosh-spoosh-spoosh-spoosh POP-POP-POP-POP-POP BOOM!" of Kaboom!. (C'mon, tell me you can't hear that in your head. Fuses into buckets into a chain of explosions into the sound of your failure.) I'm kind of surprised nobody's listed the end of Missile Command... sort of in the same camp as that fantastic Yars' victory whoosh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I'm sticking with Megamania's energy refill. Mrs. S was surprised I didn't go with my alternate choice, which she says is her top pick. I didn't choose it because it was more of a combo/melody than a single sound. But she says they're all part of one sound effect to her. If I hadn't picked my "whooOOOOOSH", I would have picked her favorite one, as well: "fft fft fft fft fft-spoosh-spoosh-spoosh-spoosh POP-POP-POP-POP-POP BOOM!" of Kaboom!. (C'mon, tell me you can't hear that in your head. Fuses into buckets into a chain of explosions into the sound of your failure.) I'm kind of surprised nobody's listed the end of Missile Command... sort of in the same camp as that fantastic Yars' victory whoosh. The Kaboom chain reaction sound is cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambouis de l'Atari Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I'm kind of surprised nobody's listed the end of Missile Command... sort of in the same camp as that fantastic Yars' victory whoosh. ONE choice he said (I wouldn't want to be locked for the eternity ) Else game over of Missile Command would have been in my list, together with the Berzerk death. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister-VCS Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Missile Command, of course - followed by Pac-Man sound effects... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Donkey Kong death song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Pac-Man chomping on a "video wafer." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfAmongWolves Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 My favorite is the warbling sound the Cosmic Ark makes when it enters the screen from the top. The soothing and melodious two seconds of repose before the meteor shower begins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Air-sea battle firing sound. Tank in combat getting fragged. Background sound effects in Star Ship. Dual fire in Space Invaders with the marching at the slow speed. Too many to list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Well, Zonie just got locked for all eternity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Berzerk I love the game and the sounds on the 2600.. classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RichG1972 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 For me, and I know I will be ribbed for this very likely, but the beginning sound for Turmoil, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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