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7. Berzerk was the first game I heard that used digitized speech

Sat Dec 31, 2011, 01:49 AM

Dec 2011

"Chicken! Fight like a robot!"

That was around 1981. Probably slightly before Castle Wolfenstein.

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I'll have to ask my buddy about the Liebfraumilch chests. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #3

I played that on our school Apple II's in junior high. Systematic Chaos Dec 2011 #2

I played it on my Commodore 64. MrSlayer Dec 2011 #5

C=64 also had the most killer sound chip available. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #6

Berzerk was the first game I heard that used digitized speech Ter Dec 2011 #7

"INTRUDER ALERT! INTRUDER ALERT! THE ENTRUDER MUST NOT ESCAPE!" HopeHoops Dec 2011 #8

Schweinhund! Gore1FL Feb 2012 #9