Room 34 Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 I haven't seen Adult Swim in a few weeks, so I'm not sure how recently they changed their filler bits (they have a name for those but I am not savvy to the industry lingo), but I was quite amused last night to discover that the new batch all end with sounds from Atari 2600 Pac-Man... which led me to wonder... Are there any Williams Street folks in these forums? ...which also leads me to wonder... When will Homestar Runner come to Adult Swim? Seems like a natural fit. Maybe the Brothers Chaps aren't interested in taking H*R to TV, but I bet it would do well, and with everyone being in Atlanta already... (Ah, a guy can dream, can't he? Especially in light of the Strong Bad E-Mail DVDs they just released.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cootster Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Pretty sure they've gotten plenty of offers from CN and other outlets, and turned them all down because they want to stay indie . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted November 23, 2004 Author Share Posted November 23, 2004 Pretty sure they've gotten plenty of offers from CN and other outlets, and turned them all down because they want to stay indie . . . I can appreciate that, although it seems like Adult Swim is one of the few places on TV where they'd probably be given considerable freedom (even though Adult Swim is on Cartoon Network, which is owned by Turner, which is owned by Time Warner... man, I'm such a sellout for watching Sealab 2021). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feralstorm Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 I think those video game sounds are pretty commonly available in sound FX libraries for video/film/TV. I can't keep track of how many times in a TV show someone is playing a game on a modern Gameboy or Playstation or some such and the game sounds supposedly coming from the system are either 2600 Pac-Man or 2600 Donkey Kong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkeykong1 Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 I hear those sounds all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Atari 2600 has been a running gag in most Adult Swim shows, with or without the bumps. There are more than a few episodes of ATHF where you can find Meatwad and Shake playing a 2600, particularly when the Mooninites invent their own game as part of a pyramid marketing scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 I think those video game sounds are pretty commonly available in sound FX libraries for video/film/TV. I can't keep track of how many times in a TV show someone is playing a game on a modern Gameboy or Playstation or some such and the game sounds supposedly coming from the system are either 2600 Pac-Man or 2600 Donkey Kong. Sure, the Pac Man sound is one of the most used, the last commercial I recall using it was Circuit City where the wife lets the husband go off and run around in City Circuit and as you see him running down into the distance into the aisles you hear the Pac Man sound. Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcrowe Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 Ditto. There's an ad in my area featuring a kid in his room with a gameboy-ish handheld, and the ad is for a detergent which smells so fresh the kid wants to stay inside all day and smell his room. The sounds? 1979 Atari Asteroids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Iacovelli Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 there was a minivan ad using pac-man sound along with action of pac man like (car moving along collecting dots and picking up objects and family members) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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