100 Most Iconic Video Game Sound Effects (1980-2019)

Everyone talking about nostalgic sounds, but noone is talking about the beautiful subscribe animation at the end. After seeing it, i would be a monster to not subscribe!

Welp, nr 8 aged well...

Pokémon itself could be its own list

Anyone seen the hilarious video of Mario and Luigi in Raccoon City ? Omg !!!?

As a kid my fave arcade game was Vanguard. I got so good I could turn it over 3 + times...till I got bored and went and actually roller skates in the Skate Rink lol

I appreciate the joke of comic sans for sans lolol

I’m trying to find that video game-like sound that was in Drakes song called Karaoke

Of course you had to include Kricketune. Its sound is just that memetic!

100 of the most* fixed that for you <3 Great video!

Dato: originalmente hay un juego que existió antes que Dark souls, que fue Demon's souls, el primer souls, el sonido de muerte viene de ahí mismo.

The regenerador from Resident Evil 4. That breathing sound that sends shivers down our spines.

i turned this to what game is this sound from

Where are budokai Tenkaichi 3's menu navigation sounds?

some of these are accurate, way too many are nintendo

that KO in ultimate! sheesh!

You missed so many and included some awful ones 😢

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Even though I only really recognise the ones from older games (Pac-Man, Mario, Sonic, Pokémon, the Kirby inhale), the Minecraft ones and the Metal Gear alert sound because I used to hear it in Sonic sprite animations (for example, Patafoin’s), they all seem very iconic, the list is well done. I only would add the Sonic 2 Spin Dash sound, the Kirby Warp Star sound, and the Roblox “Oof”, even though the latter is getting removed because it was actually “borrowed” from another game.

I instantly recognised Kefka’s laugh, but it wasn’t because of Final Fantasy…

the night vision goggles in splinter cell just hits different

you forgot: TACTICAL NUKE IN COMING TURU TURU TURU

where tf is ice barrage??

I just got a blindfolded drinking game idea😈

The Fallout 3 VATS sound is actually the "start combat" sound from Fallout 1.

10% of this list's sound effects —and 30% of the 'giants'— come solely from Super Mario Bros. It still amazes me how much of a cornerstone it is. That game truly changed gaming forever.

100 more to add on to Tommy's list.

WHERE ARE THE SOURCE RAGDOLL SFX?!

How come that Minexraft isnt one of the 10 giants?

I was surprised I couldn't find the iconic puzzle sounding noise and opening a chest sound effect from the Zelda series. I would say those are one of the giants.

and no resident evil door sfx? good video but half of them just nintendo games, kinda boring tbh

Nothing from tekken??? Samurai Shodown or Metal slug?? there are better ones missing

Great list though I would probably include the Roblox "oof" sound

I got here to get an idea wich game sound I was gonna use for cel notifications... thanks bro ! That was mindblowing ! I'm definitely using resident evil's sound ! And as a ringtone, GTA San andreas theme... that song still gives me chills

Should've had a version where it DOESN'T SPOIL THE GAME IT'S FROM SO I CAN GUESS IT!!! And give us more time to guess it geez, it would be a perfect quiz otherwise

Skipped soooo many iconic 80s arcade sound effects. It was way more than just Pac-Man.

Honestly the only problems I have with this list is not including the Half-Life crowbar sound and including the Minecraft door sound instead of the "Dirt Block Break" and "Stone Block Place" sounds. Also Potion drinking sound. In terms of relevance, Minecraft sounds are incredibly mainstream, second only to Super Mario Bros.

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Gaming Sounds
Pac-Man
Super Mario Bros
Contra
Mega Man
Tetris
Super Mario World
Street Fighter 2
Sonic the Hedgehog
Kirby’s Adventure
Final Fantasy VI
Pokémon
Super Mario 64
Crash Bandicoot
Mario Kart 64
Diablo
Final Fantasy VII
Goldeneye 007
Resident Evil 2
Metal Gear Solid
Half Life
Zelda
Super Smash Bros
Halo Combat Evolved
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
Tony Hawk’s Underground
Call of Duty
Halo 2
World of Warcraft
LEGO Star Wars
Mario Kart DS
Oblivion
New Super Mario Bros
Pokémon Diamond Version
Wii Sports
Team Fortress 2
Portal
Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare
Assassin’s Creed
Mario Kart Wii
Fallout 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
Dark Souls
Minecraft
Mass Effect 3
Counter Strike
Grand Theft Auto V
Dark Souls 2
Undertale
Overwatch
Fortnite
Among Us
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Untitled Goose Game

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. PDA sound

Tell me youre a nintendo fanboy without telling me youre a nintendo fanboy 🤦‍♂️
Not a bad list but sounds such as gunfire arent iconic. Cant believe Street Fighters “Haduken” wasnt in there, or Mortal Kombats “Finish Him” wasnt too…theyre alot more iconic than most of the sounds in this top 100

Memory lane to the max

Mario is the obvious Boss of this list!

I havent seen the whole video yet. I am looking for a sfx from i guess middle 90s early 2000s. It sounds like a female computer getting hit oder hacked and shutting down. I know this sfx became stock sfx because i heard it also in some terrible pc game collections

Loved this, was like a lil quiz show for myself :)