What is the most memorable sound effect in Doom?
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What is the most memorable sound effect in Doom?
As the title says anyway, what is the most memorable sound you hear in Doom?
I might go with the Zombieman death sounds and the player pain sound.
I might go with the Zombieman death sounds and the player pain sound.
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Re: What is the most memorable sound effect in Doom?
the item and powerup pickup sounds are fairly distinct sounding, i'd say. but yes, the revenant alert is probably the one that pops up fairly often in my mind, too. it's fricking terrifying.
Re: What is the most memorable sound effect in Doom?
The door opening sound. I just heard it in The Force Awakens and it ruined the whole movie for me because I associate it with Doom.
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Re: What is the most memorable sound effect in Doom?
DSPOPAIN (the Zombieman's hurt/pain sound) for me.
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Re: What is the most memorable sound effect in Doom?
tie between DSBOSSIT and DSPISTOL
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Re: What is the most memorable sound effect in Doom?
that one when you quit the game
Re: What is the most memorable sound effect in Doom?
When the Revenant seeeeeeees you . . . . .



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Re: What is the most memorable sound effect in Doom?
Every sound, actually.. I can play Doom with the sound off and still 'hear' everything mentally.
Re: What is the most memorable sound effect in Doom?
The Pistol, Doors and Explosions respectively.
Most especially the explosion though. I've heard it in Smash Bros Melee once.
Most especially the explosion though. I've heard it in Smash Bros Melee once.
Re: What is the most memorable sound effect in Doom?
I was sooooo into DooM when it was new that I even played through it again in 1994 on a laptop with pc speaker only!
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Re: What is the most memorable sound effect in Doom?
All of them have become memorable to me.
Re: What is the most memorable sound effect in Doom?
This... but if I had to choose only one, I'd go for the door opening sound.4thcharacter wrote:All of them have become memorable to me.
Other very memorable ones include the pistol, zombie see/awake, and the Revenant see/awake.
I will never be able to unhear the call of the Revenant.

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Re: What is the most memorable sound effect in Doom?
The Archvile see sound always makes me paranoid.
Re: What is the most memorable sound effect in Doom?
The Imp's hiss, the Cyberdemon's roar and stomping, the Archvile's alert sound, and the Icon of Sin/Romero head's backwards speech.