The "Surround in Video Games" Thread

[Mr. Afternoon]

One pet peeve I do have is when the music in these games are stereo and the surround is only delegated to the sound effects. I do suppose synths coming from everywhere in the room would break the immersion?

 

[fredblue]

@fredblue I didn't realize you're such a massive gamer! Good I made this thread, eh?

Speaking of horror, I tried Alien: Isolation in 5.1 and it was so spooky I couldn't get through it...I didn't even get to meet the Alien!

oh yes, i used to be a voracious video gamer, games were a big part of my life for many years

however i've moved several times in the last 10 years and in the process got rid of all my computer games on cassette tapes and floppy disks and the 8-bit machines and reluctantly thinned out my Japanese titles on the MegaDrive, PC Engine & Super Famicom down to very few now.

i still kept a fair bit of stuff mainly PAL UK/Euro things but also American and Japanese exclusives on the MD/Genesis, TG16, Saturn & Dreamcast and hung onto at least one example of every console i had from around 1989 (i used to have multiple units of my favourite machines "just in case" the backups had to go during one of the moves which i still don't think i've fully recovered from tbh )

so anyway tucked away now are my original Mega Drive, Mega CD, TurboGrafx16, PC Engine, SNES, N64, PS1 & various handhelds and games for all those systems.

i currently have my Saturn, PS2, PS3, PS4, XBox 360, Dreamcast, GameCube, Wii & WiiU all hooked up to my main HT system and i do still play all of them, although my spidey senses are not what they were and once my vision started going tits up i came to play less and less.

oh yes! it's a wonderful thing you've done creating this here thread! thank you very much!

 

[François]

Speaking of horror, I tried Alien: Isolation in 5.1 and it was so spooky I couldn't get through it...I didn't even get to meet the Alien!

Alien: Isolation! A must play for any fan of the franchise. You don’t want to meet the Alien!

 

[beerking]

This old timer still dabbles with Microsofts Destiny 2. On my Xbox Series One X
In gloriarse Dolby Atmos.

And it's a cracking mix.
The graphics are really cool too.

I'm seeing how long I can last before the kids on the block start wiping me out.

Although to be fair I mainly play PVE.

Gotta keep the kid in me, alive.

 

[fredblue]

did you guys pick up any of the official mini consoles released the last few years?

ohh they're so GD cute! i've reboxed them now but i had them all up and running at one time, so convenient and such a hoot! toot toot!

 

[beerking]

Just completed a tricky mission now about to report my success, yay.

 

[ar surround]

Where do people find time for all this stuff? I don't have enough time to do what I want even without this stuff.

 

[beerking]

Where do people find time for all this stuff? I don't have enough time to do what I want even without this stuff.

The beauty of retirement.
It does take some juggling, especially with looking out for our grandson George
And my allotment
And watching sport
And listening to music
And
And

 

[François]

A few more GameCube games with Dolby Surround PLII:

 

[fredblue]

Where do people find time for all this stuff? I don't have enough time to do what I want even without this stuff.

folks here sometimes used to ask this back when i was posting a lot on QQ about hoovering up all the old OOP titles; how do you find the time to listen to it all!?

(i suppose in hindsight we all approach collecting whatever it is we're into almost like a game really with a strategy on how to play the system to find games, music, movies, etc..!? ..but i guess that's for another thread/day! ).

anyway my answer is the same now as it was then; i really don't have the time but i have to actively make the time, otherwise it's a waste of time pursuing getting the discs/games/films or whatever it is.

yes, it's a selfish pursuit but my hobbies are like therapy, so without going out of my way to make some "me time" to follow them i just know i'd go bananas.. so everyone's a winner in the long run, you could say

sometimes it means prioritising the hobbies over socialising, skipping some sleep or forsaking the odd meal or three but a geek's gotta do what Nintendon't! err.. a nerd's gotta do what a nerd's gotta do! umm.. when the microchips are down, you gotta take a byte!

where were we? oh yeah.. GAMES!!

 

[fredblue]

A few more GameCube games with Dolby Surround PLII:

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wonderful! more more more!!

 

[ar surround]

The beauty of retirement.
It does take some juggling, especially with looking out for our grandson George
And my allotment
And watching sport
And listening to music
And
And

I've been retired over 10 years, and I seem to have less and less time because my evil brain keeps coming up with new and wonderful ideas. Now perhaps this!

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

I'm not even retired! Well granted, I probably play much less than others.

 

[barfle]

The beauty of retirement.
It does take some juggling, especially with looking out for our grandson George
And my allotment
And watching sport
And listening to music
And
And

My dad told me that six months after I retired, I would be so busy that I’d wonder how I ever had time to go to work. He was so amazingly correct!

 

[Clement]

Fun going back to those PS2 daze!

 

[fredblue]

Fun going back to those PS2 daze!
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a lovely selection from QQ's MVP!

SSX! NCAA! DPLII! DTS! THX! EA SPORTS ("..it's in the game" )

man i'm ROFLMAO at all these acronyms

 

[Clement]

My surround-y PS3 titles! I do miss those gaming daze! My daughter used to enjoy DESTROYING me!

 

[boondocks]

My dad told me that six months after I retired, I would be so busy that I’d wonder how I ever had time to go to work. He was so amazingly correct!

Brother man, that is so, so, true. I often tell my wife I don't feel like I'm retired.
...and I don't game. Who has time?