Your sound card works perfectly

Ricardo Lindooren0 HN recommenders · 2012–2025
160K views · comedy · evergreen · Uploaded 2008-07-31

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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@ninjin2012 · 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?): [VIDEO] Another one that springs to mind is from Constructor; "Hello this is constructor are you receiving?" with that very distinct British accent.

@foobarian2023 · 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] [VIDEO]

@29athrowaway2025 · in “30 Year Anniversary of WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness”

Two memorable things - "Your sound card works perfectly!" [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.