The audio demo above only uses sound effects from this pack. No games were sampled.
Overworld Adventures: SFX
Overworld Adventures: SFX is a collection of NES-style 8-bit sound effects inspired by Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, focusing on the action-driven and combat-heavy sound design introduced in its side-scrolling gameplay.
This pack centers on melee-focused sound effects such as sword swings, hits, deflections, enemy damage, and enemy defeat sounds, along with related effects like battle start triggers, spell casting, boomerangs, and fire sounds. It also includes a selection of specialty effects such as flute mini-melodies, fairy appearances, and elevator movement.
Each sound effect is provided with several closely related variations, giving you alternate sounds that keep the same character and function. All sounds are created from scratch using original synthesis and sound design techniques, capturing the character of the original hardware without sampling or copying any game audio.
This pack contains:
- 100 8-Bit Sound Effects
- 1 SFX Sampler Patch
- Formatted for Kontakt • Ableton Live • Logic Pro • Maschine • FL Studio • MPC • TAL-Sampler
- 24-bit / 44.1 kHz WAV
- 34 MB
For instruments and drums from this series, check out Overworld Adventures: Notes.
Get all four Overworld packs together in the Overworld Bundle.
The audio demo above only uses sound effects from this pack. No games were sampled.
More Sound Info
Many of the sound effect samples in this pack use a continuous frequency sweep made up of rapid, successive pitch changes, creating a buzzing or vibrating character in the sound. The collection also includes several mini-melody effects, each provided as variations on a shared pattern, along with additional sounds created using frequency-shifting noise synthesis.
Instrument & Sample List
Instrument Patches:
- 1 8-Bit Sound Effect Sampler Patch
Sample List:
- 11 Weapon Sounds
- 14 Hit & Damage Sounds
- 14 Mini Melodies
- 14 Deaths
- 6 Battle Sounds
- 4 Health Sounds
- 4 Item Appears
- 3 Falls
- 3 Machines
- 3 Spells
- 3 Brick Smashes
- 3 Doors
- 3 Footsteps
- 3 Text Sounds
- 4 Pauses
- 2 Menu Sounds
- 6 Misc SFX
Formats Included
Instrument Formats & Required Software:
- Kontakt Library (Kontakt Instruments, .nki), Kontakt 4+
- Maschine Expansion Pack (.mxsnd), Maschine 2+
- Ableton Live Pack (.adv), Live 9+
- FL Studio DirectWave Patches (.dwp), FL Studio 12+
- MPC Expansion Pack (.xpn), MPC Software or MPC Beats
- EXS24/Sampler Instrument Patches (.exs), Logic Pro 9+
- TAL Instrument Patches (.talsmpl), TAL Sampler 3+
- Single WAV files (.wav), usable in any DAW or audio software
