What are your favourite sound effects in gaming?

[Ikagura]

We often talk about gameplay, art style and soundtrack but I believe that sound effects are an important part of a game's identity as much as its soundtrack.

Here's a video about many iconic sound effects that were used both in games and movies.

 

[Chezlyn]

Especially 3S

 

[Ikagura]

Especially 3S

That sound effect always reminded me of

and

Are they all from the same synth or they were all based on the same sample?

 

[Deean]

The slash/dark/demon sound effect in koei's musou series

 

[Nidoking's iconNidoking]

Always loved this cry.

 

[Ikagura]

I love the first Dark Souls' one.

And

 

[Hotwer]

All of the Balatro sfx honestly.
The xMult is especially good, hearing that on later Ante is satisfying with the speed up.

 

[thanonyx]

Getting a coin is Super Mario Bros.

Don't tell me that sound doesn't flood your brain with dopamine and serotonin.

 

[Ikagura]

Getting a coin is Super Mario Bros.

Don't tell me that sound doesn't flood your brain with dopamine and serotonin.

You know, for a high pitched sound I find it cathartic.

It has the same tone as

 

[goregoregoregoregoregore]

 

[J.F.C]

 

[RetroLaw]

The sound Don Flamenco does when he taunts you.

 

[pasin7ru]

door creek, like the one from half-life

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Every shotgun as it's reloaded.

If games can't pull off that beautiful bit to a satisfying degree, I drop them.

 

[Ikagura]

door creek, like the one from half-life

Yes except when it's repeating out of a glitch.

 

[Karnik]

Hmm.... A well-made fart, crisp and clean. ?

 

[DunkeyKong]

God of War parry sound effect

 

[flynn11]

half life 2 stalker scream is so funny to me for some reason, i remember when i first heard it in the game i burst out laughing

 

[LiberoVulpes]

I really like the level up sound from Symphony of the Night.

 

[Cu-Neo]

One is the sound of when you complete something in the first Assassin's Creed.

The second is this:

The scream of the rebel soldier is always in my memory ?
Also a special mention to the fuse machine in OG RE 2

 

[Ikagura]

half life 2 stalker scream is so funny to me for some reason, i remember when i first heard it in the game i burst out laughing

Like a mic.

 

[mel]

Yet again my mind defaults to armored core...

Here's my least favorite, just for fun.

 

[RanmyakuIchi's iconRanmyakuIchi]

Your signature immediately makes me think of how much I love the announcer power-up calls in the various Gradius games, particularly Gradius 3 SNES.

 

[Elwiwi]

The sound when Sonic jumps in the og games

 

[CanicheSlayer]

Shining in the Darkness/Shining Force series : I'm in love with the sounds for the choices/menus and for the dialogs. A pure delight of Nostalgia