Video Games

8-Bit, Arcade and Fighting-Game Sounds

Game-style sounds for let's plays, montages and retro edits: 8-bit explosion deaths and failed hits, video game blips, bleeps, bounces and drops, success and victory cues, and anime super punches for fighting-game moments. Other cues cover chasing, rising, kicks, snares and wooden steps.

Category information

Format for gaming videos

Gameplay brings its own audio, so the MP3 is rarely the weak link. Use the WAV when a sound plays alone, such as a victory cue over a freeze frame.

Category help

How to add video game sound effects to a montage

Match the era: 8-bit sounds over pixel art and retro games, or as a deliberate joke on a fail in modern gameplay.
Lower the game audio under a victory or failed-hit cue rather than pushing the effect louder, which only makes the whole mix harsher.
Place success and victory cues on the frame the win appears on screen, and let them finish before the next clip.
Pair with pixel art graphics for retro intros, and add anime sounds or fight sounds to combat edits.

Video Game Sound Effects

Video game sound effects for gaming videos: 8-bit deaths and failed hits, blips and bleeps, victory and success cues, and anime super punches.

Assets

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