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Onomatopoeia

Culture concept

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15
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Words that sound what they represent, originally invented for use in comics with additional styling variations to farther emphasize the actual sounds.

Notable people involved: Philip Gutjahr, Sebastian Stamm, Vincent Zurwesten, Alexander Draude and Federico Martin

Void Bastards (Windows)
Void Bastards
WIN 2019-05-29
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers (Windows)
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
WIN 2012-06-19
Comix Zone (Game Boy Advance)
Comix Zone
GBA 2002
Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones (Wii U)
Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones
WIIU 2014-10-30
Worms Reloaded (Mac OS X)
Worms Reloaded
OSX 2011-05-17
Worms Reloaded (Windows)
Worms Reloaded
WIN 2010-08-26
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers (Mac OS X)
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
OSX 2012-06-19
Psycho City (Amstrad CPC)
Psycho City
CPC 1989
Swords & Soldiers (Windows)
Swords & Soldiers
WIN 2010-12-01
Comix Zone (Mega Drive)
Comix Zone
GEN 1995
Psycho City (ZX Spectrum)
Psycho City
SPC 1989
Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones (Windows)
Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones
WIN 2015-04-30
See also: spoken onomatopoeia, speech bubbles
Bang, beep, tic toc, clank, kapow, and so forth are somewhat common examples.

Not to be confused with closed captioning.

Popular tags

fromanotherworld interactivefiction

Games by year

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The first Onomatopoeia video game was released in 1977.

Ronimo Games, Black Pants Studio, Team17 Software and Curve Digital published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux10
Windows7
Mac OS X3
Wii2
Apple II E2
Android1
PS31
Wii U1
PS Vita1
PS41
custom1
Mega Drive1
ZX Spectrum1
Amstrad CPC1
GBA1

Most common companies

Ronimo Games6
Black Pants Studio5
Curve Digital5
Team17 Software4
Sega3
Curve Studios2
Limited Run Games2
Interceptor Micros2