April/May DP Mystery Sound Contest-Winner announced!

[Sniderman]

Howdy gang!

See announcement in the last post!

[Gapporin]

w00t! Glad to see it's back. Sent in my entry, and I'm crossin' my fingers!

[Vectorman0]

Nice game choice for the return of the contest.

Thank you for running it Sniderman.

[jcalder8]

This is a pretty cool idea for a contest, I don't remember it the last time it was around so I'll have to keep my ears peeled for it this time.

[PaddyTheChump]

Ugh! I'm 99% sure I know what system this is for, but it's one of about 4 games, but I can't remember!
edit: Got it! This is a quite nostalgic moment for me.

[DefaultGen]

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[Atari 5200]

That is quite obviously Resistance: Fall of Man.

That's what I thought too!

Anyway, I'm glad to see this back online. I really enjoyed it back when we had it. Thanks sniderman!

[Kid Ice]

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[PaddyTheChump]

I'm pretty sure you are supposed to e-mail the answer.

Glad to see the contest is back Tim.
I think he was joking :p

[Kid Ice]

I think he was joking :p

Bah, I didn't listen to it. Good one. I'm this guy today: :monkey:

[InsaneDavid]

As has been said, thanks for bringing this back!

[p_b]

Bah, I know what this is! But I can't remember it... :(

[robotriot]

Bah, I know what this is! But I can't remember it... :(

Same here ... I used to suck at the Mystery Sound Contest, but this is the first time I actually recognize something. Now I can't name it :(

[rpepper9]

I'm pretty sure you are supposed to e-mail the answer.

Glad to see the contest is back Tim.

And I'm pretty sure they were just goofing around!

[Richter Belmount]

Sent in my entry as well , barely needed to think about it : D

[Nightwing]

I know I've played this...This is gonna drive me nuts until I figure it out.

[Kid Ice]

And I'm pretty sure they were just goofing around!

Fixed.

Please pardon me everyone. I'll be good now.

[modest9797]

That is quite obviously Resistance: Fall of Man.

Are you kidding me??? That audio is way to high of quality to be PS3.

[SegaAges]

Are you kidding me??? That audio is way to high of quality to be PS3.

Wait, so you mean it is not Devil May Cry 4?

[Ed Oscuro]

dahh, I'm not good with the early 80s arcade/console games so much :(

err I meant Resistance: Battletoads of Man

[Jorpho]

Ooh. I have never quite been able to justify buying that game. Here goes!

[Niku-Sama]

i keep getting broked wav files, oh wells

[slapdash]

Ha ha, awesome... I rarely got them before, even if I had heard them, but this one... Man, I played that game a LOT, and knew it immediately! Very nice.

[Ed Oscuro]

What was the game (deadline has passed)? :)

[Sniderman]

What was the game (deadline has passed)? :)

Deadline is August 17 - today, Sunday - at noon Eastern Standard Time. By my watch, there's still 11.5 hours to go.

[Sniderman]

Hey gang!

Well, we have this month's winner! Say congrats to Andrew M Romo
who is this month's lucky winner! Andrew's correct entry of "Minestorm" (for the Vectrex system) was the one randomly drawn from the 17 correct entries we had this month. Andrew wins "Puzzle Quest" for the DS system. Congrats Andrew!

And stay tuned for a new Mystery Sound contest will be launching very soon!

[Raedon]

Love the game. Wasn't to hard but I love when you instantly know what game it comes from. Feeds my inner geek ego. :)

[norkusa]

Arghhh! Minestorm! I was going nuts last night trying to figure out what the game was with my Vectrex sitting 5 feet away from me the entire time. I kept thinking it was an Intellivision game for some reason.

[Richter Belmount]

Heh Its a good thing I keep a vectrex on my desk , thanks for the prize :D esp since im one of the few that hasn't played puzzle quest.

[Jorpho]

Ah, nuts, it wasn't Omega Race? Who would have thought that eerie monotonic string-pluckings would feature in the soundtrack of more than one game?

[Nightwing]

Ah, nuts, it wasn't Omega Race? Who would have thought that eerie monotonic string-pluckings would feature in the soundtrack of more than one game?

I thought at first it was Omega Race,but I didn't really believe it,so I didn't send it in.I KNEW I had heard that sound before - at least I know I'm not totally crazy :)

[Sniderman]

Howdy gang!

Well, now that everyone knows the Mystery Sound game is back, we'll do away with the "Sticky" announcement and I'll just update this thread whenever we have a winner and when we have a new one running.

And speaking of a new one, this month's Digital Press Mystery Sound Game is posted! Listen to the sound, ID the game it comes from, and send in your guesses to our contest answer staff. This time, we'll have TWO lucky winners who will be drawn from all correct entries! (Full rules are posted to the Contest page. Read 'em!)

Think you know your video games? Take a listen and find out!

http://www.digitpress.com/mystery/

[p_b]

Argh! I now that game, and I remember the sound. However, I'd never have figured it out. Good choice on Minestorm!

[Sniderman]

Well the new game has been up and running for one week now and guess how many entries there have been?

NONE.

No one has even emailed a bad guess. The inbox is empty. Just in case the initial announcement swept by everyone, I'll announce it again here:

The new August/September Mystery Sound contest is now live and running! This month, we're gonna have TWO winners! Have a listen, take a guess, and win a prize!

http://www.digitpress.com/mystery/

[Jorpho]

I know I for one haven't the slightest idea about this one, and cannot even make a bad guess. Maybe it's the sound of a cabinet's internal hard drive failing?

[digitalpress]

The mystery sound has been updated. The sound byte is longer now, and may now provide the important aural cue you need to identify it!

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

I've listened to the clip about 100 times ... and while it's obvious that it's [a lot of game-spoiling clues cut out...]

EDIT BY SNIDERMAN: Ah, Frankie....you don't want to give others help now, do you? Please refrain from observations about what system(s) it could be or a description of the sound's possible source or "what it sounds like."

To the rest of you, the clip is now longer with more of the actual gameplay involved. And since NO ONE has gotten it yet, I'm allowing re-guesses from all who have guessed before.

Good luck gang!

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

LOL, sorry!

I actually thought that my description was equal parts vague and/or obvious for anybody who had listened to the sound.

But you're right, just about anything could be considered a clue.

*just between you and me .... it's Mario 64, right?*

[Sniderman]

Hey gang!

Well, we have entries rolling in now and - whatdya know? - I saw one or two correct ones in there! ;)

Time's running short, so get those guesses in!

http://www.digitpress.com/mystery/

[Sniderman]

Bump! Game ends tomorrow gang!

[Sniderman]

Wow gang. Just...wow. This month's Mystery Sound must've been the toughest, hardest, most obscure one we've ever posted because we only had ** 3 ** correct entries! We have had very obscure sounds from little known games for the 3DO that have had more correct guesses!

Wow.

Well, for those who were wondering what the game is, here's the answer:

Fantastic Voyage for the Atari 2600. At the beginning of the contest, we only posted the little beginning musical "lilt", but no one seemed to get it (since it sounded like a car revving). So we made the clip longer, and encompassed more of the gameplay. If you listen, you can hear the "heart monitor" beeping as you shoot at the viruses in the opening piece of gameplay.

Since we have 3 correct entries, but only 2 prizes, I'm going to dip into my prize bin and try to find something to reward the third entry. So, the Mario Coins go to the two winners drawn at random:

RYAN HARPER AND JEFF BEEGLE

And the third person to get it right who will get a little somethin-somethin is...

JOHN HARKER

Congrats to this month's winners! I'll be posting a new game and prize sometime this week. Thanks!

[Kid Ice]

And the third person to get it right who will get a little somethin-somethin is...

JOHN HARKER

And he deserves it after that ordeal in Transylvania.

(sorry John, I'm sure you've heard that one enough times, eh?)

[Sniderman]

Hey gang!

The new Mystery Sound Contest for October/November has been posted! This month's prize is Final Fantasy III for Nintendo DS! Think you have a good ear for game sound effects? Well, go to the contest page by clicking this link (http://www.digitpress.com/mystery/) (or off the main page in the sidebar), give the sound a listen, and send in your guess! One random winner will be drawn from all correct entries on November 22.

w00t!

[Sniderman]

Game ends at midnight tonight, so get those entries in by then!

[megasdkirby]

I almost forgot about it!

It was an easy guess! I like that game!

[mb7241]

I missed it by 24 1/2 hours :( . I knew what it was within the first half-second, too... Guess I'll have to wait for the next one.

[Sniderman]

We have a winner!

Unlike the last contest, this sound seems to have been a lot more recognizable to you folks as we had ** 25 ** correct entries that arrived before the deadline. And who is this month's lucky winner drawn at random? None other than MIKE MARKOWSKI who wins Final Fantasy III for the Nintendo DS. Mike was able to ID Haunted House for the Atari 2600! Congrats Mike!

A new mystery sound contest is in the works and will be posted soon. Thanks everyone!

[Jorpho]

So, what was it?

[megasdkirby]

Haunted House Atari 2600.

[Sniderman]

So, what was it?

Whoops, sorry. It was Haunted House for the Atari 2600.

[Giant]

The only reason I knew about it was because it was one of the games on the Flashback 2. Not sure if that helped anybody else. Wish there was more than one winner this time

[Sniderman]

Howdy gang!

The newest Digital Press Mystery Sound Game is posted! Listen to the sound, ID the game it comes from, and send in your guesses to our contest answer staff. (Full rules are posted to the Contest page. Read 'em!)

Think you know your video games? Take a listen and find out!

http://www.digitpress.com/mystery/

[Sniderman]

Hey gang!

Well, we have this month's winner! Say congrats to Julian Seymour who is this month's lucky winner! Julian's correct entry of "Beyond Good and Evil" (for a bunch of systems - PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC) was the one randomly drawn from the 15 correct entries we had this month. Julian wins "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII" for the PS2 system. Congrats Julian!

And stay tuned for a new Mystery Sound contest will be launching very soon!

[Jorpho]

Only 15? The answer revealed itself with just a teensy bit of Googling!

Maybe people were too busy with the Christmas contests. ;)

[Sniderman]

Only 15? The answer revealed itself with just a teensy bit of Googling!

Which is why I don't use a lot of sound tracks with spoken dialogue or sung lyrics. Too easy to punch the words in and see a transcription from the mystery game.

[Sniderman]

Ok gang, we have a new Mystery Sound posted for the bi-monthly contest! Think you can ID a game from a soundclip? Well, do so and possibly win a prize!

DP Mystery Sound Contest Page (http://www.digitpress.com/mystery/)

Good luck!

[Jorpho]

Huh.

I'd just like to state for the record that I really enjoy these Mystery Sound contests and appreciate all the work that goes in to them.

I just can't imagine what I would do with that particular prize.

[AB Positive]

*blinks*

I can not wait to find out as I have no clue what this is. I can't even imagine from that clip

[VACRMH]

My god. I finally know one.

*enters*

[Gameguy]

I've seen a cartoon parody that used this song in it, I didn't know the game so I didn't really get the joke(I thought it was made specifically for the parody, until I heard it here).

[slapdash]

Heh, I know this one, and I haven't even played the game! I finally own, but, you know, haven't stuck it in a system yet (I don't have one, though my little brother does, so maybe next time I go home).

[Kitsune Sniper]

I'm missing that DVD but refuse to pay money for it.

*enters*

[Sniderman]

Hey gang!

Well, THAT'S more like it. Normally we get 10-20 entries maximum for any Mystery Sound Contest. This time, we had 101 correct entries! Say congrats to Dan Okken who is this month's lucky winner! Dan's correct entry of "Portal" (for PC and Xbox 360 Orange Box - "Still Alive" song at the end) was the one randomly drawn from the 101 correct entries we had this month. Julian wins a DVD of the Super Mario Bros. movie. Congrats Dan!

And stay tuned for a new Mystery Sound contest launching very soon!

[Sniderman]

OK gang! We have a new sound posted and a new prizes up fer grabs. Click the link, have a listen, name the game, and win some stuff!

http://www.digitpress.com/mystery

[megasdkirby]

I know this one!!!!

Email will be sent in like 2 minutes!

[JohnnyA]

I don't know this one, but it sounds pretty good.

[Sniderman]

Ignore this post... But get your entries in!

[VACRMH]

Wow, I know 2 in a row. Crazy stuff.

Entered.

[Sniderman]

Hey gang!

Well, we have a winner for the April/May contest! Thought this contest's sound was easier than last contest's, but we only had 15 correct entries this time. Color me very surprised.

Well, say "Congrats" to MICHAEL BACARELLA who was randomly drawn from all of the correct entries who guessed "Resident Evil" as this month's Mystery Sound. The music is from the original version, the incidental music when you first enter and begin exploring the mansion.

However, since I was unsure if the music had been "recycled" and used in other games of the RE series, I accepted ANY Resident Evil game as correct (So RE2, RE: CV, RE4, etc. were judged as correct). For what it's worth, Michael did identify the original game version. Mike wins Silent Hill: Origins for the PSP!

And stay tuned for another game to begin soon!

[Baloo]

Wow, that was resident evil?

For some reason it sounded to me like Goldeneye or Banjo-Kazooie.

The sad part is, I've played those games inside and out.