Guidry Coins & Pickups: 15 sounds
Coin (4 variants), Double Coin, Bag of Coins, Gem (4 variants), Big Gem, Pick Up Item, Pick Up Key, Pick Up Heart, Pick Up Ammo, Pick Up Star, Collect Ring, Bonus Points, Fruit, Treasure Chest, Token.
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Retro Arcade Essentials
Coins, jumps, power-ups, lasers, explosions, hits, menu blips and short game jingles: 124 retro sound effects for arcade, platform and action games. Every sound comes clean (16-bit, 44.1 kHz) and 8-bit (crunchy, like an old console), and the sounds a game plays again and again come in 4 variants each, so your game never sounds stuck on repeat. Levelled to the same loudness, trimmed and click-free, as WAV and OGG, ready to drop into GameMaker, Godot 4 or any engine. Made with the Sound Maker in Room 3D, where you can open and change every one.
- 124 sounds in 10 categories, 326 files (WAV and OGG)
- Clean (16-bit, 44.1 kHz) and 8-bit versions of every sound
- 4 variants each of the 13 most-repeated sounds (coins, jumps, shots, hits, typing...)
- Levelled to the same loudness, peaks at -0.9 dBFS or lower, no clicks
- GameMaker LTS 2026+: a project with every sound as a sound asset
- Godot 4.7: every sound and a demo that lists and plays them
- Room 3D Sound Maker files to open and change every sound
Hear them
About a minute and a half: one take of every sound in the pack, category by category, from coins to alarms (the clean versions; the 8-bit ones are in the pack too).
Gallery
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What's inside
124Sounds
326Files
10Categories
2Versions
WAV + OGGFormats
- WAV (mono, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz)
- OGG (smaller, for web and mobile)
- GameMaker project (sound assets)
- Godot 4 project with a sound demo
- Room 3D Sound Maker files (.r3dsound)
- Preview reel and waveform sheet
- README with every sound listed
Jumps & Bounces: 12 sounds
Jump (4 variants), Small Jump, Big Jump, Double Jump, Spin Jump, Land (4 variants), Heavy Landing, Bounce, Boing, Stomp, Wall Jump, Hop.
Power-ups & Level-up: 12 sounds
Power-up, Big Power-up, Level Up, Speed Up, Shield On, Shield Off, Invincible, Grow, Shrink, Health Restore, Weapon Upgrade, Magic Charge.
Lasers & Shots: 15 sounds
Laser (4 variants), Heavy Laser, Small Laser, Double Laser, Blaster (4 variants), Plasma Shot, Zap, Rapid Fire, Gunshot (4 variants), Cannon, Missile Launch, Charge Shot, Short Beam, Ricochet, Enemy Shot.
Explosions & Hits: 15 sounds
Small Explosion (4 variants), Explosion, Big Explosion, Distant Explosion, Bomb Drop, Crash, Hit (4 variants), Heavy Hit, Punch (4 variants), Kick, Metal Hit, Soft Hit, Break Block, Shatter, Thud.
Hurt & Death: 10 sounds
Hurt, Small Hurt, Big Hurt, Player Death, Enemy Death, Enemy Pop, Fall, Lose a Life, Damage Buzz, Shield Break.
Menu & UI: 15 sounds
Cursor Move (4 variants), Select, Confirm, Back, Cancel, Error, Typing (4 variants), Pause, Unpause, Open Menu, Close Menu, Toggle On, Toggle Off, Slider Tick, Press Start.
Game Events: 12 sounds
1-Up, Extra Life, Time Warning, Level Start, Level Clear, Game Over, Countdown Tick, Countdown Go, Checkpoint, Secret Found, High Score, Boss Appears.
Enemies & Robots: 10 sounds
Robot Bleep (4 variants), Robot Talk, Robot Step, Robot Alert, Enemy Spawn, Alien Chirp, UFO Hover, Computer Beeps, Drone Buzz, Enemy Alert.
Misc: 8 sounds
Teleport, Warp, Door Open, Door Close, Switch On, Switch Off, Spring, Alarm.
Engine notes
- GameMaker (LTS 2026 and newer): open the project, or bring its sound assets into your own game; audio_play_sound(snd_arcade_coin_01, 0, false).
- Godot 4.7: copy the sounds folder into your project and play any WAV on an AudioStreamPlayer; the demo scene shows a small player pool and a random-variant helper.
- Room 3D: open any .r3dsound in Window > Sound Maker (Room 3D 1.4 and newer), change it, then keep it in your project, save it to GameMaker or Godot, or export a WAV.
- Any other engine: use the WAV or OGG files.
License
- One purchase covers one buyer: one person, or one company and the people working on its projects.
- Use the sounds and the demo code in any number of games, apps, videos and other projects, free or commercial, on any platform.
- Change them as much as you like. No credit required.
- Ship them inside your games, and inside the Room 3D, Godot or GameMaker projects you make with them.
- Don't sell or share the sounds on their own, or as a sound or asset pack, changed or not.
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Questions
Do I need Room 3D?
No. The WAV and OGG files work in any engine, and the GameMaker and Godot projects work on their own. The .r3dsound files are extras for Room 3D's Sound Maker, where you can open and change each sound.
What's the difference between clean and 8-bit?
Clean is the full-quality sound. 8-bit is the same sound roughened like an old console (fewer levels, a lower sample rate). Use one or mix both.
Why are there numbered versions of some sounds?
Coins, jumps, shots, hits and other sounds a game plays many times come as _01 to _04: small changes in each, so playing one at random never sounds like a loop.
WAV or OGG?
Both are in the pack, with the same sounds. WAV is full quality and best for editing and for loops; OGG files are much smaller, handy for web and mobile builds.
Can I use them in a commercial game?
Yes, in any number of your own games, apps and videos, free or paid. You can't resell or share the sounds as a sound pack.
Is there a bundle?
Yes: the Guidry Games Sound Bundle has all five sound packs for $23.99 (the packs are $7.99 each).
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