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    Your sound card works perfectly

    Ricardo Lindooren

    3 HN mentions · mentioned in 3 months, 2012–2025

    YouTube

    0:35 · 160K views · Jul 31, 2008

    A one-minute clip of the Warcraft II sound card test in setup, where the test sample plays and the voice says the sound card works perfectly.

    Quoted as a nostalgic joke about DOS-era game setup.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @29athrowawayDec 2025· in “30 Year Anniversary of WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness”

      Two memorable things - "Your sound card works perfectly!" this video - "I am a medieval man" [LINK] ( [LINK] ) It was great to play this game when it came out. And it has aged well too. Good gameplay, OST, graphics... never experienced a glitch or performance issue. The only worry was keeping the CD unscratched.

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    2. @ninjinJul 2012· in “The Making of Warcraft 1: Origin of the series & creation of multi-unit select”

      For those wanting to experience those days again (or for the first time?): this video Another one that springs to mind is from Constructor; "Hello this is constructor are you receiving?" with that very distinct British accent.

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    3. @foobarianMay 2023· in “Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British accents?”

      To me the most excellent British accent is the "your soundcard works perfectly" clip from Warcraft 2 audio configuration. [1] [1] this video

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