Onomatopoeia

Culture concept

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

34
games
15
platforms
Bang, beep, tic toc, clank, kapow, and so forth are somewhat common examples.

Not to be confused with closed captioning.

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Games by year

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The first Onomatopoeia video game was released in 1977.

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

Platforms

Linux 10
Windows 7
Mac OS X 3
Wii 2
Apple II E 2
ZX Spectrum 1
Amstrad CPC 1
GBA 1
Android 1
PS3 1
Wii U 1
PS Vita 1
PS4 1
custom 1
Mega Drive 1