# Can you ID these game sounds?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [December 28, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924 "2007-12-28T17:45:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![84\_Supra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/bc79bd/32.png) [@84\_Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/84_Supra)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/1 "2007-12-28T17:45:29Z")

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> **[Video Game Sounds](http://www.ebaumsworld.com/games/video-game-sounds/58737/)**
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> Think you know video games? Take this test to see where you stand!

  
14/24 here.

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**Author:** ![matter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@matter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matter)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/2 "2007-12-28T18:53:29Z")

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10/24, I thought I would do better… kinda dissapointed

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**Author:** ![RyanA96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@RyanA96](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RyanA96)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/3 "2007-12-28T19:20:40Z")

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14 here too…i thought i did better as well

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**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/4 "2007-12-28T19:26:17Z")

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15 wish they showed what you got wrong and right

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**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/5 "2007-12-28T20:02:43Z")

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13…

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**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/6 "2007-12-28T20:03:23Z")

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13 here as well.

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**Author:** ![suppressive\_fire](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/suppressive_fire/32/5116_2.png) [@suppressive\_fire](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suppressive_fire)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/7 "2007-12-28T21:08:48Z")

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9 lol

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**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/8 "2007-12-28T21:36:01Z")

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20/24, in 193 seconds.

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**Author:** ![Ovrwrkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ovrwrkd/32/7586_2.png) [@Ovrwrkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ovrwrkd)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/9 "2007-12-28T22:15:21Z")

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> [@neurokinetik](#):
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> 20/24, in 193 seconds.

Same score in 184 seconds 😛  
😃

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**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/10 "2007-12-29T00:08:08Z")

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14/24

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**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/11 "2007-12-29T00:25:35Z")

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13/24 150 seconds

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**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/12 "2007-12-29T00:59:12Z")

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13/24

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**Author:** ![Vile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vile/32/7595_2.png) [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/13 "2007-12-29T06:53:36Z")

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16/24

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**Author:** ![LordAriakan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lordariakan/32/7208_2.png) [@LordAriakan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LordAriakan)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/14 "2007-12-29T09:31:35Z")

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16/24

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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/15 "2007-12-29T10:59:52Z")

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13/24. Never played a lot of those.

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**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/16 "2007-12-29T12:14:33Z")

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15/24…

Some of those games I never played.

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**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/17 "2007-12-29T19:13:17Z")

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The only ones I’m not sure of are:

Question 2: I said Earthworm Jim, never played any of the four choices.  
Question 13: I know it isn’t Paperboy, I guessed Super Mario 2, as it sounds like typical Nintendo-style music.  
Question 14: No idea, I guessed Marble Madness, but I really don’t remember that sound in the game.  
Question 21: Never really played any of the baseball games. Totally guessed on this one.  
Question 22: Guessed Zelda, sounds like Nintendo.

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**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/18 "2007-12-29T19:26:28Z")

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Here’s an attempt at an answer key:

1: Contra (NES)  
2: ?  
3: Super Mario Bros (NES)  
4: Donkey Kong (Arcade)  
5: Duck Hunt (NES)  
6: Pacman (Arcade)  
7: Berzerk (Arcade) note that this one also has a little bit of Donkey Kong at the beginning of the sound. This is apparently a mistake.  
8: Pitfall (Atari 2600)  
9: Galaga (Arcade)  
10: Joust (Arcade)  
11: Gorf (Arcade)  
12: Defender (Arcade)  
13: ?  
14: ?  
15: Q\*Bert (Arcade)  
16: Pacman (Atari 2600)  
17: Gauntlet (Arcade)  
18: Combat (Atari 2600)  
19: Burger Time (Arcade)  
20: Pacman (Arcade)  
21: ?  
22: Definitely not Final Fight  
23: ET (Atari 2600)  
24: Frogger (Arcade)

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**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/19 "2007-12-29T19:42:22Z")

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14/24

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**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2007, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-id-these-game-sounds/40924/20 "2007-12-29T19:56:43Z")

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> [@neurokinetik](#):
>
> Here’s an attempt at an answer key:
> 
> 1: Contra (NES)  
> 2: ?  
> 3: Super Mario Bros (NES)  
> 4: Donkey Kong (Arcade)  
> 5: Duck Hunt (NES)  
> 6: Pacman (Arcade)  
> 7: Berzerk (Arcade) note that this one also has a little bit of Donkey Kong at the beginning of the sound. This is apparently a mistake.  
> 8: Pitfall (Atari 2600)  
> 9: Galaga (Arcade)  
> 10: Joust (Arcade)  
> 11: Gorf (Arcade)  
> 12: Defender (Arcade)  
> 13: ?  
> 14: ?  
> 15: Q\*Bert (Arcade)  
> 16: Pacman (Atari 2600)  
> 17: Gauntlet (Arcade)  
> 18: Combat (Atari 2600)  
> 19: Burger Time (Arcade)  
> 20: Pacman (Arcade)  
> 21: ?  
> 22: ?  
> 23: ET (Atari 2600)  
> 24: Frogger (Arcade)

2 is sonic  
13 super mario bros  
14 not sure  
21 no clue  
22 crystalis

assuming i got 14 and 21 wrong 2 others are wrong also

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