Topic: That door opening sound effect from Doom is in everything.

[Sub Tank]

It's at 0:43.

Does anyone else hear that all the time in TV shows, or is it just me?

[Jericho]

No, it's not just you and it's been happening for years.

*Insert Mario collected coin, Bowser's roar from Mario Kart 64 randomly placed wakka wakkas, the Windows 95 Start menu jingle, and a few others here*

I'm beginning to think that there's a big vat of sound effects that people just reach into when they need generic soldier death #43 or the like now that I think about it.

[Protoman Blues]

Yeah, I've noticed it too.  It's similar to the Wilheim Death Scream!

[Gaia]

Actually, half those Doom Sound Effects are almost in everything. EVEN THE CHAINSAW SE.

[Fxeni]

I'm almost positive they have this huge collection of sounds they just reuse as they please. I can't count how many times I've heard some sounds in many different places.

[Align]

I'm beginning to think that there's a big vat of sound effects that people just reach into when they need generic soldier death #43 or the like now that I think about it.

More commonly known as public soundbanks. Many sounds heard in videogames, especially old ones, aren't original nor made by the devs.

[Rockmon]

well the door sound for RMD is also in NGE

[Afro-Shroom]

I notice the same thing with the some SFXs from GoldenEye. >_>

[Rockmon]

NGE: http://splicd.com/CENW9k-fug4/162/166
RMD: http://splicd.com/coqsZyWgMz8/192/196

I think the elevators in NGE also use the same sound as RMD but I can't remember what episode so I can't provide a video.