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Sound effects in In Search of Dr. Riptide have two different formats. PCS files are played when using PC speaker sound, and 8-bit mono VOC files are played when a Sound Blaster or compatible sound card is used. There are 29 VOC sound effects and 29 PCS sound effects stored in RIPTIDE.DAT.

All the VOC sounds have a PCS format equivalent, with the exception of BUBBLES2.VOC and JASON.VOC which have no corresponding PCS sound. Also, there are two PCS-only sound files, named DEAD.PCS and TITLE.PCS.

List of sound files[]

Sound file VOC PCS Event/description
ADD Yes Yes

Stats screen score adding.

BADGRUNT Yes Yes

Oscar boss growl.

BUBBLES2 Yes -

Used in gameplay and game over screen.

CHARGE Yes Yes

Level password entered.

CRY Yes Yes

Player's submarine destroyed.

DEAD - Yes

Game over screen.

DIRHIT Yes Yes

Submarine/Oscar hit by projectile.

DOOR Yes Yes

Door opening.

DRILLHI Yes Yes

JASON disoriented, cheat activated.

EXP1 Yes Yes

Projectile/mine destroyed.

EXP2 Yes Yes

Level title box appearance, some enemy/object (such as barrel) explosions.

FAZE Yes Yes

Enemy cannon fired, Dr. Riptide boss heavy cannon fired.

FIRE1 Yes Yes

Small projectile fired, fire pit fireball.

FIRE2 Yes Yes

Level title box falling, large projectile fired.

JASON Yes -

Unknown.

PING Yes Yes

Low air/shield/power warning.

PIRANA Yes Yes

Piranha bite, crab/shark destroyed, submarine hit by shark.

PLUNK2 Yes Yes

Player submarine's tow chain attaching to Riptide's submarine (after defeating final boss).

POINK2 Yes Yes

Unknown.

PUP Yes Yes

Score item collected, motionless power-up collected.

PUP2 Yes Yes

Title screen intro sound, power-up in motion/key/pulse cannon piece collected.

SCREAM Yes Yes

Credits option selected from menu.

SMASH Yes Yes

Player's submarine caught by octopus tentacle.

SQUEEK Yes Yes

Submarine/JASON switched.

SUM Yes Yes

Stats screen score adding finished.

SWISH Yes Yes

Player's submarine captured by clam, face projectile fired.

TITLE - Yes

Title screen intro sound.

TPORT Yes Yes

Entered cave.

TULIP Yes Yes

Tulip projectile fired.

VILLANS Yes Yes

After player's submarine is destroyed.

ZAP Yes Yes

Zapper hazard.

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