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Collection year: 2004
Nintendo DS Sounds
“A familiar sound from another era.”
- Collection year
- 2004
- Audio files
- 2
- Sound groups
- 1
- Peak era
- Classic desktop and early digital era
- Company
- Nintendo
- Category
- Internet Sounds
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Listen to the Sounds
2 familiar sounds. Click a track to listen.
Original recordings: Nintendo.
About the Collection
The familiar Nintendo DS startup chime and its birthday variation, recalling stylus taps, two screens, and a handheld opened on the way to school. Click a track to listen in the retro player.
A handheld startup is a small private beginning, often heard close to the player rather than across a living room. The DS cue recalls the pause between switching on the device and choosing what to play, when the system itself briefly takes center stage.
Separated from game music, that moment becomes easier to recognize as part of the handheld's identity. The recording belongs with the other console openings here as a reminder that a gaming memory can begin before the title screen appears.
Things You Probably Forgot
- This collection keeps a small selection of recognizable sounds rather than every file from the original archive.
The Story
- 2004 Nintendo DS introduces a two-screen handheld with touch input. The startup cue becomes a brief pause between opening the system and choosing what to play.
- 2006 The slimmer DS Lite continues the two-screen experience. Games built around a stylus help distinguish this handheld generation from the earlier Game Boy.
- 2018 The preserved boot-sound compilation includes both the ordinary DS startup and a birthday variant. Hearing them together reveals a small personal touch in a familiar routine.
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