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* ''Film/DunePartTwo'': The announcer of Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's birthday GladiatorGames is not seen, but he sounds very theatrical (the Harkonnen BlackSpeech also helps).
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* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': Present Mic acts as this during the U.A. entrance exams and the Sports Festival. Thanks to his [[MakeMeWannaShout Voice Quirk]], he doesn't even need a microphone.

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* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': Present Mic acts as this during the U.A. entrance exams and the Sports Festival. Thanks to his [[MakeMeWannaShout [[SuperScream Voice Quirk]], he doesn't even need a microphone.
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* ''Series/{{Community}}'': PlayedForLaughs when Troy challenges Murray to a duel in the Sun Chamber. Air conditioning repair student Dennis tries to host the event while wearing a cape made of various insulation materials; he doesn't get far before [[EveryoneHasStandards fellow student Russo gets sick of his antics and takes over for him]].
-->'''Dennis:''' Well, boys and girls! I hope you brought your popsicles, because it's about to get ''scolding hot'' in the Sun Chamber! You already know the rules... ''BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ANYYYYY!!!''\\
'''Russo:''' ''(steals the mic from Dennis)'' Geez, Dennis, are you on coke?! Take that crap off and sit down!\\
''(Dennis walks away dejected)''\\
'''Russo:''' Sorry about that. ''Of course'' there are rules.

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* Burton Richardson, the announcer on ''Series/TheArsenioHallShow'', was known for drawing out the "O" in Arsenio's name to a ridiculously long extent.
* The Japanese automotive video series ''Series/BestMotoring'' was originally narrated by Akira Kamiya, a famous hammy anime voice actor.
* '''Creator/BrianBlessed''' as a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP11L9jRW94 snooker commenter.]] Manages to be both types at once.
* Both of Creator/ConanOBrien's announcers: Joel Godard had a very grating case of NoIndoorVoice on ''Series/LateNight'', and Creator/AndyRichter follows suit on ''Series/{{Conan}}''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ktiJUUBLPo "But naaaiii on the UTV..."]] - what viewers in UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland used to get before ''Series/CoronationStreet''.



* Steve Higgins also does a comedically exaggerated version of this as Creator/JimmyFallon's announcer.
* Alan Kalter for ''Series/TheLateShowWithDavidLetterman''.
%% needs more context * ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'' does this.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOkgDFOyPxI Peter Dickson]] from ''Series/TheXFactor'' is so much like this it is a borderline parody.
* ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'' does this.
* Pretty much any GameShow that offers a large array of prizes has to have a dynamic announcer who can make even a waffle iron or digital clock-radio sound exciting. ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' is a prime example, with Johnny Olson, Rod Roddy, Rich Fields, and George Gray all meeting this to some extent.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ktiJUUBLPo "But naaaiii on the UTV..."]] - what viewers in UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland used to get before ''Series/CoronationStreet''.



* Both of Creator/ConanOBrien's announcers: Joel Godard had a very grating case of NoIndoorVoice on ''Series/LateNight'', and Creator/AndyRichter follows suit on ''Series/{{Conan}}''.
* Steve Higgins also does a comedically exaggerated version of this as Creator/JimmyFallon's announcer.
* As did Alan Kalter for ''Series/TheLateShowWithDavidLetterman''.

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* Both Pretty much any GameShow that offers a large array of Creator/ConanOBrien's announcers: Joel Godard prizes has to have a dynamic announcer who can make even a waffle iron or digital clock-radio sound exciting. ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' is a prime example, with Johnny Olson, Rod Roddy, Rich Fields, and George Gray all meeting this to some extent.
* Jonathan Pearce, a former UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball commentator, served as match commentator for all of the UK ''Series/RobotWars'' series, and clearly
had a very grating case lot of NoIndoorVoice on ''Series/LateNight'', fun with the job. He'd retain an enthusiastic and Creator/AndyRichter follows suit on ''Series/{{Conan}}''.
* Steve Higgins
exuberant tone as standard, but would get especially animated (and even [[{{Corpsing}} burst into laughter]] in some cases) whenever something exciting happened in a match, such as when any of the competitors fell afoul of the House Robots. He'd also does a comedically exaggerated version of this frequently [[LemonyNarrator crack jokes and make wry remarks]] about the robots and the teams that built them.
* ''Series/{{Rome}}'' featured Ian [=MacNiece=] at [[https://youtu.be/ueH3ihTN4OI full-throated bellow]]
as Creator/JimmyFallon's announcer.
the Forum news reader, with [[MilkingTheGiantCow melodramatic gestures to match]].
* As did Alan Kalter for ''Series/TheLateShowWithDavidLetterman''.Rome Kanda, especially as alter-ego Kei Kato on ''Series/UnbeatableBanzuke.''



* The Japanese automotive video series Series/{{Best Motoring}} was originally narrated by Akira Kamiya, a famous hammy anime voice actor.
* Rome Kanda, especially as alter-ego Kei Kato on ''Series/UnbeatableBanzuke.''
* '''Creator/BrianBlessed''' as a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP11L9jRW94 snooker commenter.]] Manages to be both types at once.
* Burton Richardson, the announcer on ''Series/TheArsenioHallShow'', was known for drawing out the "O" in Arsenio's name to a ridiculously long extent.
* ''Series/{{Rome}}'' featured Ian [=MacNiece=] at [[https://youtu.be/ueH3ihTN4OI full-throated bellow]] as the Forum news reader, with [[MilkingTheGiantCow melodramatic gestures to match]].
* Jonathan Pearce, a former UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball commentator, served as match commentator for all of the UK ''Series/RobotWars'' series, and clearly had a lot of fun with the job. He'd retain an enthusiastic and exuberant tone as standard, but would get especially animated (and even [[{{Corpsing}} burst into laughter]] in some cases) whenever something exciting happened in a match, such as when any of the competitors fell afoul of the House Robots. He'd also frequently [[LemonyNarrator crack jokes and make wry remarks]] about the robots and the teams that built them.

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* The Japanese automotive video series Series/{{Best Motoring}} was originally narrated by Akira Kamiya, a famous hammy anime voice actor.
* Rome Kanda, especially as alter-ego Kei Kato on ''Series/UnbeatableBanzuke.''
* '''Creator/BrianBlessed''' as a
[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP11L9jRW94 snooker commenter.]] Manages to be both types at once.
* Burton Richardson, the announcer on ''Series/TheArsenioHallShow'', was known for drawing out the "O" in Arsenio's name to
com/watch?v=gOkgDFOyPxI Peter Dickson]] from ''Series/TheXFactor'' is so much like this it is a ridiculously long extent.
* ''Series/{{Rome}}'' featured Ian [=MacNiece=] at [[https://youtu.be/ueH3ihTN4OI full-throated bellow]] as the Forum news reader, with [[MilkingTheGiantCow melodramatic gestures to match]].
* Jonathan Pearce, a former UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball commentator, served as match commentator for all of the UK ''Series/RobotWars'' series, and clearly had a lot of fun with the job. He'd retain an enthusiastic and exuberant tone as standard, but would get especially animated (and even [[{{Corpsing}} burst into laughter]] in some cases) whenever something exciting happened in a match, such as when any of the competitors fell afoul of the House Robots. He'd also frequently [[LemonyNarrator crack jokes and make wry remarks]] about the robots and the teams that built them.
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* Many 70s-80s {{Mecha}} shows.
* ''Manga/{{Akagi}}'' and ''Manga/{{Kaiji}}'' both have hammy narration that plays up the suspense in their high-stakes games.

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%% no generic entries please * Many 70s-80s {{Mecha}} shows.
* Nobuyuki Fukumoto's ''Manga/{{Akagi}}'' and ''Manga/{{Kaiji}}'' both have hammy narration that plays up the suspense in their high-stakes games.



%%* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''
* ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' provides the page picture with the Master of Ceremonies. So dedicated is he to his hammy announcing that when the city is evacuating in case the BigBad defeats Yusei and destroys Neo Domino, he returns to his post to commentate on the duel and make sure the people know what's happening.
* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'' has Nico Smiley. When the show did its Synchro Dimension arc that was an homage to ''[=5Ds=]'', the announcer for the city's duels was a new character, Melissa, and not the MC (much to the disappointment of fans).



* ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula'', being a racing anime, has announcers that often shouted "goal in" whenever racers cross the finish line.



* Benjamin Bright (voiced in full ham mode by Creator/TomKenny) from ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix''.
* The ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' anime has AscendedExtra Kakuma Keita in this role, and later his father, who's a professional soccer announcer. It later turns out ItRunsInTheFamily.



* ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula'', being a racing anime, has announcers that often shouted "goal in" whenever racers cross the finish line.



* The ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' anime has AscendedExtra Kakuma Keita in this role, and later his father, who's a professional soccer announcer. It later turns out ItRunsInTheFamily.
* Benjamin Bright (voiced in full ham mode by Creator/TomKenny) from ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix''.



%%* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''
* ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' provides the page picture with the Master of Ceremonies. So dedicated is he to his hammy announcing that when the city is evacuating in case the BigBad defeats Yusei and destroys Neo Domino, he returns to his post to commentate on the duel and make sure the people know what's happening.
* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'' has Nico Smiley. When the show did its Synchro Dimension arc that was an homage to ''[=5Ds=]'', the announcer for the city's duels was a new character, Melissa, and not the MC (much to the disappointment of fans).



* Al Michaels and Creator/BobCostas in ''{{Film/Baseketball}},'' perhaps so because they are usually shown in-scene.
--> '''Al Michaels:''' ''LAY''-zeee-boy has PAHPPED!
* The announcers in ''Film/BestInShow'' make the dog show even funnier, especially as they're an OddCouple - one a genteel English dog-breeding expert and the other a desperately misplaced American Football commentator.
* ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory'' notably does '''something''' to this trope -- possibly Administrivia/NotASubversion -- by having announcers make everything ''funnier''. Jason Bateman's character in particular is an absolute riot.



* ''Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome''. Dr. Dealgood introduces the fights in TheThunderdome, and The Wheel used to judge Max later on. His role is not just to rev up the crowd, but to remind them of why they have these things in the first place: the Thunderdome is to ensure that conflicts and disputes don't pass beyond those who had the original grievance, while the Wheel acknowledges that justice has more to do with random chance.
-->'''Dr. Dealgood:''' Now, when men get to fighting, it happens here, and it finishes here! Two men enter, one man leaves. ''(Crowd chants: "Two men enter, one man leaves" until Dealgood signals them for silence)'' And now, I've got two men; two men with a gut full of fear. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls... dying time's here.
* In ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace'', the short narration by The Amazing Criswell at the beginning of the movie.



* ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory'' notably does '''something''' to this trope -- possibly Administrivia/NotASubversion -- by having announcers make everything ''funnier''. Jason Bateman's character in particular is an absolute riot.
* The announcers in ''Film/BestInShow'' make the dog show even funnier, especially as they're an OddCouple - one a genteel English dog-breeding expert and the other a desperately misplaced American Football commentator.
* In ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace'', the short narration by The Amazing Criswell at the beginning of the movie.



* ''Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome''. Dr. Dealgood introduces the fights in TheThunderdome, and The Wheel used to judge Max later on. His role is not just to rev up the crowd, but to remind them of why they have these things in the first place: the Thunderdome is to ensure that conflicts and disputes don't pass beyond those who had the original grievance, while the Wheel acknowledges that justice has more to do with random chance.
-->'''Dr. Dealgood:''' Now, when men get to fighting, it happens here, and it finishes here! Two men enter, one man leaves. ''(Crowd chants: "Two men enter, one man leaves" until Dealgood signals them for silence)'' And now, I've got two men; two men with a gut full of fear. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls... dying time's here.
* Al Michaels and Creator/BobCostas in ''{{Film/Baseketball}},'' perhaps so because they are usually shown in-scene.
--> '''Al Michaels:''' ''LAY''-zeee-boy has PAHPPED!



* ''VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}}'' is, of course, one of the earliest and well-known examples.
* Any multiplayer oriented FirstPersonShooter whose [[ExcusePlot backstory]] revolves around the TournamentArc falls into this, such as ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'' and the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal|I}} ([[VideoGame/UnrealTournament Tour]][[VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004 na]][[VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII ment]][=/=][[VideoGame/UnrealChampionship2TheLiandriConflict Championship]])'' series.
** [[MemeticMutation M-M-M-MONSTER KILL!]]
** The Hungarian fan translators of the original ''Unreal Tournament'' had a lot of fun with this, instead of going for a straight translation. "Multi Kill!" became "Brutal animal on the field!", "Mega Kill!" became "Death, DEATH, '''DEATH!!!'''" and "M-M-M-MONSTER KILL!" became "ON YOUR KNEES, CHICKEN! '''GOD IS HERE!'''"
** Special mention goes to ''Unreal Tournament 2003/2004's'' infamous "Sexy" announcer, which combines this trope with TheImmodestOrgasm, getting more and more excited the better you erm... perform.
* The [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} Skulltag]] announcer.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}}'' is, ComicBook/TheJoker takes up the role of course, one announcer in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum''. HilarityEnsues.
-->"Harley tells me [[CoolCar the Batman's car]] is still parked right outside Intensive Treatment. We can't have him up and leave us! Every thug, villain, murderer and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking kindergarten teacher]] that isn't carrying out party orders should head there now and smash it to pieces!"
* ''VideoGame/{{beatmania}} IIDX'' has a variety of announcers, ranging from the formal and polite to this trope. Notable examples include SUPER STAR MITSURU, the [[ManlyMan very manly]] default announcer of ''beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA'', and Icchou Mori in ''beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS'' who sounds like he's commentating a race (as befitting
of the earliest game's racing theme).
* ''[[Franchise/BlazBlue THE WHEEL OF FATE IS TURNING!]]'' '''[[Franchise/BlazBlue REBEL 1!]]''' '''''[[Franchise/BlazBlue ACTION!!!]]'''''
** Counter! Counter! Counter! Rapid! Fatal! Counter! ASTRAL FINISH!
** ''[=BlazBlue=]'' games also tend to have DLC that allows you to replace the announcer with any of the voice actors, both in ''and'' out of character, leading to a wide range of hamminess to choose from. Meanwhile, the default announcer for each game is always hammier
and well-known examples.
* Any multiplayer oriented FirstPersonShooter whose [[ExcusePlot backstory]] revolves around
[[JapaneseRanguage worse at speaking English]] than the TournamentArc falls into this, such as ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'' and the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal|I}} ([[VideoGame/UnrealTournament Tour]][[VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004 na]][[VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII ment]][=/=][[VideoGame/UnrealChampionship2TheLiandriConflict Championship]])'' series.
** [[MemeticMutation M-M-M-MONSTER KILL!]]
last one.
* ''TabletopGame/BloodBowl'':
** The Hungarian fan translators of the original ''Unreal Tournament'' had video game that was released in 2010 would probably be a lot of fun with this, instead of going for a straight translation. "Multi Kill!" became "Brutal animal on less amusing without the field!", "Mega Kill!" became "Death, DEATH, '''DEATH!!!'''" color commentary provided by two offscreen announcers: Bob Bifford, a former-player ogre and "M-M-M-MONSTER KILL!" became "ON YOUR KNEES, CHICKEN! '''GOD IS HERE!'''"
** Special mention goes to ''Unreal Tournament 2003/2004's'' infamous "Sexy" announcer, which combines this trope with TheImmodestOrgasm, getting more
Jim Johnson, a nebbishy-sounding vampire. "''Ooh''! Bob, I haven't seen a hit like that since the time I walked in on an argument between you and more your wife!" "What can I say, Jim, that little lady sure packs a punch!"
** The 2015 sequel brings the duo back, and they still have their moments. For instance, in the Campaign Mode:
--->'''Bob:''' I'm as
excited as a Beastman in a unicorn pen, Jim! Who are they playing?\\
'''Jim:''' Oh, you're not going to like it, Bob! It's ''Elves''-the Galadrieth Gladiators.\\
'''Bob:''' (pounds
the better you erm... perform.
*
table)ZOGGIN' BELLS! Not those pointy-eared gits again!
**
The [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} Skulltag]] announcer.dev's previous game ''[[SerialNumbersFiledOff Chaos League]]'' also uses two announcers: the professional StraightMan and his [[TheAlcoholic heavy-drinking]] counterpart who bears more than a passing resemblance to Rik Mayall.



* ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'' and ''Pokémon Battle Revolution'' try for it.
* The ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' [[LargeHam announcer]]''[[TheOtherDarrin s]]''. The announcer changes with each game, and each is hammier than the last. '''[[{{Tagline}} SETTLE IT IN SMASH!]]'''
** [[Creator/XanderMobus The announcer for]] [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU the Wii U and 3DS iterations]] is the hammiest to date, as best exhibited in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0BBGzfw0pQ 50-Fact Extravaganza.]] It's so good he came back for [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate the next game]].
---> "We, of course, have a good number of songs available in the Nintendo [=3DS=] version, but there will be even more in the Wii U game! '''''IN FACT, IT'S NOT EVEN COMPARABLE!!!'''''"
* DJ Atomika, your eye in the sky on EA Radio BIG in ''VideoGame/{{SSX}} 3'' doesn't actually commentate on events as they occur, but gives listeners the lowdown on the throwdowns after the fact while taking song requests and reporting local news. Looks like the dreaded snow snakes are back...

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* ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'' ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' has an announcer fitting of a 30's cartoon.
--> ''A brawl is surely brewing!'' '''''You're up!'''''
** In ''The Delicious Last Course'', the Moonshine Mob is lead by a snail who takes the announcer's place, calling out the start of the fight in a nasally voice. [[spoiler:Then he goes as far as to announce a ''[[VictoryFakeout fake]]'' "KNOCKOUT!", only to start attacking you while your guard is down. Once he is taken out, the real announcer returns
and ''Pokémon Battle Revolution'' try for it.
clears his throat before announcing the usual knockout.]]
* The ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' [[LargeHam announcer]]''[[TheOtherDarrin s]]''. ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution''. Even if the announcer is turned off, he will still ham it up at the results screen. His ham overrides the setting. The announcer changes introduced on ''DDR X'' is by far the hammiest of them all.
* ''Destruction Derby'' offers a commentator
with each game, maybe 30 things to say, mostly focusing on the car carnage. Two of the memorable lines are "It's like rush hour in LA!" and each is hammier than (in the last. '''[[{{Tagline}} SETTLE IT IN SMASH!]]'''
[[HotPotato hot]]-[[GrenadeHotPotato potato]] Bomb Mode) "Get rid of that bomb!"
* ''VideoGame/Dota2'' (the sequel to the aforementioned mod) is also a WorldOfHam. While the general announcer manages to come off as fairly reserved, the [[http://dota2.gamepedia.com/Announcer_responses "Mega Kill" announcer]] is a definite example of this trope. What's more, this only takes into account the defaults, which is to say nothing of the multitude of custom [[http://dota2.gamepedia.com/Announcers "cosmetic" announcers]] available from the in-game store, some of whom are outstanding hams even while narrating general events. Notable examples include the hero announcer packs for [[AxCrazy Axe]] and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Storm Spirit]].
** [[Creator/XanderMobus Tournament announcers also devour the scenery regularly. For example, we have [=TobiWan=]'s "BLACK HOLE!" and "IT'S A DISASTAH!" and [=ODPixel=]'s "CEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEB!"
* ''VideoGame/FZero'': "You've got boost power!" "ALL RIGHT, FIRST PLACE!"
** He even makes a surprise appearance in ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' on the Big Blue DLC course to announce the final lap!
** Jack Merluzzi also appears in the English version of [[VideoGame/MarioKartArcadeGP Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]] as the announcer whereas Rica Matsumoto (a.k.a Ash Ketchum) is in the Japanese version who shouts every single word and reacts hammily to everything such as a racer getting hit by an item.
* ''[[VideoGame/FASTRacingLeague FAST Racing NEO]]'' and its UpdatedRerelease ''FAST RMX'' both feature a very enthusiastic announcer, voiced by Jack Merluzzi of ''F-Zero GX'' fame.
--> "LEGENDARY!!" \\
"LET'S GO ''CRAZY!!''" \\
"ONLY TWO LAPS TO GO!" \\
"IT'S THE FINAL LAP!" \\
"PLEEEEEASE TRY AGAIN!"
* ''VideoGame/FossilFighters'' has P.A. Leon and Slate Johnson, giving you their professional, totally unbiased commentary... as they cheer you on.
* This is Igor Crowe's entire job at the Battlesphere in ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet2''. Whether introducing your character, announcing a new record, or even just reminding contestants of the rules, he simply cannot talk with an indoor voice.
*
The announcer for]] [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU from ''VideoGame/FuzionFrenzy'' will always declare the Wii U winner at the top of their lungs and 3DS iterations]] is announce a TitleDrop whenever he gets the hammiest to date, as best exhibited in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0BBGzfw0pQ 50-Fact Extravaganza.]] It's so good he came back for [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate the next game]].
---> "We,
chance.
* ''VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}}'' is,
of course, have a good number one of songs available in the Nintendo [=3DS=] version, but there will be earliest and well-known examples.
* The ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' multiplayer announcer, who gradually increases in hamminess as the games progress.
* The menu announcer of ''VideOGame/HydroThunder'' is [[MemeticMutation commonly known]] for yelling absolutely everything you do, including naming any track or boat you choose.
* ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'': '''"[[MemeticMutation C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!]]"'''
* The Taris Duel Arena announcer in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''.
--> '''Announcer:''' "And now, the moment we've all been waiting for... '''''LET THE DEATH MATCH... BEGIN!'''''"
* For the ''Odyssey'' event in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', they replaced the normal announcer with Odyssey Rhaast (with Odyssey Kayn chipping in occasionally). Rhaast is a LargeHam normally, and ''Odyssey'' made him and Kayn
even more in ''more'' bombastic.
* ''VideoGame/LegendsOfRuneterra'' has
the Wii U game! '''''IN FACT, IT'S NOT EVEN COMPARABLE!!!'''''"
* DJ Atomika, your eye in
[[https://leagueoflegends.fandom.com/wiki/Arena_Battlecaster Arena Battlecaster]] who is a wrestling style announcer for [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends the sky on EA Radio BIG in ''VideoGame/{{SSX}} 3'' doesn't actually commentate on events as they occur, but gives listeners Noxus arena]].
* In addition to
the lowdown on aforementioned [=GLaDOS=] and ''VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}}'' announcer making appearances, ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions'' has commentary over the throwdowns after multiplayer battle arenas by the fact while taking song requests and reporting local news. Looks like the dreaded snow snakes are back...undisputed king of large hams, '''Creator/BrianBlessed'''.
--> "Has everyone gone for a picnic?!"



* Video games based on ProfessionalWrestling seem to have far more storage space dedicated to announcer patter than any other audio in the game. And yet they still manage to repeat lines multiple times in the same match.
* ''TabletopGame/BloodBowl'':
** The video game that was released in 2010 would probably be a lot less amusing without the color commentary provided by two offscreen announcers: Bob Bifford, a former-player ogre and Jim Johnson, a nebbishy-sounding vampire. "''Ooh''! Bob, I haven't seen a hit like that since the time I walked in on an argument between you and your wife!" "What can I say, Jim, that little lady sure packs a punch!"
** The 2015 sequel brings the duo back, and they still have their moments. For instance, in the Campaign Mode:
--->'''Bob:''' I'm as excited as a Beastman in a unicorn pen, Jim! Who are they playing?\\
'''Jim:''' Oh, you're not going to like it, Bob! It's ''Elves''-the Galadrieth Gladiators.\\
'''Bob:''' (pounds the table)ZOGGIN' BELLS! Not those pointy-eared gits again!
** The dev's previous game ''[[SerialNumbersFiledOff Chaos League]]'' also uses two announcers: the professional StraightMan and his [[TheAlcoholic heavy-drinking]] counterpart who bears more than a passing resemblance to Rik Mayall.
* ''Eggman'', of all people, in ''VideoGame/SonicColors''. Snarky announcements from Sonic's nemesis will often play over a PA system in each level (coinciding with the theme that all the stages are part of Eggman's "[[AmusementParkOfDoom amusement park]]"). Since the game's script was written by the guys behind ''VideoGame/MadWorld'', these, too, are some of the best parts of the game.
-->'''Eggman:''' We here at Eggman's Incredible Interstellar Amusement Park consider ourselves the universe's first fully Green amusement park! Although the green is from all the nausea and vomiting, but still, green is green!
** Additionally, whenever Sonic [[spoiler:or Eggman in the final boss]] uses wisps and the trick ramps, an actual announcer calls them out. This announcer returns in ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' (for the Planet Wisp stage), ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'' and ''VideoGame/SonicForces''.
* ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing]]'' features [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hJSw8tjtYA an enthusiastic announcer]] who talks and sounds like something straight out of a motocross rally.
-->"Hey! Now we got a race on our hands! I remember this feeling: Excitement!"
** The English announcer for the sequel is nothing special, but the Japanese version gets Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, otherwise known as the "[[VideoGame/DaytonaUSA ROLLING STAAAAAAAAAAAART]]" guy. He would return a few years later as the announcer for the Time Attack and Competition modes in ''VideoGame/SonicMania''.
* ''SEGA Bass Fishing'' for the Dreamcast has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahP41mLAyLw an announcer]] whose first language clearly isn't English, but that doesn't stop him from getting really excited about fishing.
-->"This one's HUUUUGE! Wow, rekkud[[note]]record[[/note]] size!"
* The ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' multiplayer announcer, who gradually increases in hamminess as the games progress.
* For the ''Odyssey'' event in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', they replaced the normal announcer with Odyssey Rhaast (with Odyssey Kayn chipping in occasionally). Rhaast is a LargeHam normally, and ''Odyssey'' made him and Kayn even ''more'' bombastic.
* The Administrator from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', who started out just as TheVoice. Then Makani, a FandomVIP, [[http://makani.deviantart.com/art/mission-begins-in-five-102983857 designed the actual character]]... then Creator/{{Valve|Software}} [[AscendedFanon adopted the design officially]]. What really makes her character is the poisonous contempt she displays for the teams.
** Speaking of which, some people have taken voice clips and effectively used them to make hilarious commercials: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7QIcxoJU4g Scout Advertised Slap Chop]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHgEnN2PFzo Heavy Sells Kaboom]]
** On the 2014 and 2015 Halloween event maps, the regular announcer is replaced with Merasmus the Magician, who is [[EvilIsHammy as hammy as ever.]] Especially during the bumper car segments. "[[Memes/TeamFortress2 Bonus ducks!]]"

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* Video games based on ProfessionalWrestling seem With a name like ''Super VideoGame/MeatBoy'', it's only fitting that the game has a ham-tastic announcer. See the title screen? SUUUPER MEAT BOOOY! Use a cheat code to have far more storage space dedicated to play as a secret character? POOSH DA BUTTONS! Enter a warp-zone? WARP ZOOOOOONE!
* ''VideoGame/MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries'' featured the loud and somewhat goofy [[BloodSport Solaris]] [[GladiatorGames VII]] [[AnnouncerChatter color-commentator Duncan Fisher]], whose combination of volume and enthusiasm ended up being so popular with fans that he returned for the fan-made GameMod ''Mechwarrior Living Legends'' and then for the official Arena mode in ''Mechwarrior Online''.
* The
announcer patter than of the first two ''VideoGame/MetalSlug'' games is pretty tame, but from ''X'' onwards he's replaced by a much more hammy announcer.
--> "HEAVYYYYYY MACHINEGUN!" \\
"ROCKET [[strike:LAUNCHER]] LAWN CHAIR!" \\
"ENEMYYYY CHASER!" \\
"FLAAAMME SHOT!" \\
"''[[GunsAkimbo TWO]]'' MACHINEGUN!"
* ''VideoGame/ModNationRacers'' has two commentators, Biff Tradwell and [[ButtMonkey Gary Reasons]]. Biff is a hammy, arrogant jerk (who never wears pants behind the desk for some reason) while Gary is rather timid and constantly having to fend off Biff's insults. [[spoiler:At the end of the career mode, Gary [[TheDogBitesBack retaliates by administering a Vulcan Neck Pinch on Biff]]]] The dialogue is quite funny.
* Mickey Cantor in ''VideoGame/MondayNightCombat'', who is a direct descendant of Andres Cantor. Not only is he an extremely energetic play-by-play announcer, he's also an expert corporate mouthpiece. He seems to especially enjoy encouraging the pros -- and
any other audio in the game. And yet they still manage fans who happen to repeat lines multiple times in the same match.
* ''TabletopGame/BloodBowl'':
** The video game that was released in 2010 would probably be a lot less amusing without the color commentary provided by two offscreen announcers: Bob Bifford, a former-player ogre and Jim Johnson, a nebbishy-sounding vampire. "''Ooh''! Bob, I haven't seen a hit like that since the time I walked in on an argument between you and your wife!" "What can I say, Jim, that little lady sure packs a punch!"
** The 2015 sequel brings the duo back, and they still
have brought their moments. For instance, in the Campaign Mode:
--->'''Bob:''' I'm as excited as a Beastman in a unicorn pen, Jim! Who are they playing?\\
'''Jim:''' Oh, you're not going
sniper rifles from home -- to like it, Bob! It's ''Elves''-the Galadrieth Gladiators.\\
'''Bob:''' (pounds the table)ZOGGIN' BELLS! Not those pointy-eared gits again!
kill MNC mascot Bullseye.
** The dev's previous game ''[[SerialNumbersFiledOff Chaos League]]'' also uses two announcers: the ''Super Monday Night Combat'' has him replaced by straight-laced professional StraightMan GG Stack and his [[TheAlcoholic heavy-drinking]] bombastic former competitor Chip Valvano. They both get ''very'' excited when announcing, say, a kill streak or turret going down.
* "{{FINISH HIM}}!" ''Franchise/MortalKombat''[='s=] very own Shao Kahn even announces ''when he's the one fighting''.
--> "FATALITY!"
---> "''[[BreakingTheFourthWall TOASTYYYY!]]''"
* ''VideoGame/MutantFootballLeague'' features Tim Kitzrow as "Grim Blitzrow", the loud, bombastic, and energetic lead announcer
counterpart who bears more than a passing resemblance to Rik Mayall.
CuckoolanderCommentator Brickhead Mulligan.
* ''Eggman'', of all people, Tim Kitzrow's play-by-play in ''VideoGame/SonicColors''. Snarky announcements from Sonic's nemesis will often play over a PA system in each level (coinciding with the theme that all the stages are part of Eggman's "[[AmusementParkOfDoom amusement park]]"). Since the game's script was written by the guys behind ''VideoGame/MadWorld'', these, too, are some ''VideoGame/NBAJam''. He's a major piece of the best parts of the game.
-->'''Eggman:''' We here at Eggman's Incredible Interstellar Amusement Park consider ourselves the universe's first fully Green amusement park! Although the green is from all the nausea and vomiting, but still, green is green!
** Additionally, whenever Sonic [[spoiler:or Eggman in the final boss]] uses wisps and the trick ramps, an actual announcer calls them out. This announcer returns in ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' (for the Planet Wisp stage), ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'' and ''VideoGame/SonicForces''.
* ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing]]'' features [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hJSw8tjtYA an enthusiastic announcer]] who talks and sounds like something straight out of a motocross rally.
-->"Hey! Now we got a race on our hands! I remember
franchise's popularity to this feeling: Excitement!"
**
day.
* ''VideoGame/NumanAthletics'':
The English announcer for short guy who announces the sequel is nothing special, but the Japanese version events, who nevertheless has a booming, echoing voice. He gets Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, otherwise known as the "[[VideoGame/DaytonaUSA ROLLING STAAAAAAAAAAAART]]" guy. He would return a few years later as the announcer for the Time Attack and Competition modes in ''VideoGame/SonicMania''.
* ''SEGA Bass Fishing'' for the Dreamcast has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahP41mLAyLw an announcer]] whose first language clearly isn't English, but that doesn't stop him from getting really
especially excited about fishing.
-->"This one's HUUUUGE! Wow, rekkud[[note]]record[[/note]] size!"
when you get a world record.
* The ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' multiplayer announcer, who gradually increases in hamminess as the games progress.
* For the ''Odyssey'' event in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', they replaced the normal announcer with Odyssey Rhaast (with Odyssey Kayn chipping in occasionally). Rhaast is a LargeHam normally,
''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'' and ''Odyssey'' made him and Kayn even ''more'' bombastic.
* The Administrator from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', who started out just as TheVoice. Then Makani, a FandomVIP, [[http://makani.deviantart.com/art/mission-begins-in-five-102983857 designed the actual character]]... then Creator/{{Valve|Software}} [[AscendedFanon adopted the design officially]]. What really makes her character is the poisonous contempt she displays
''Pokémon Battle Revolution'' try for the teams.
** Speaking of which, some people have taken voice clips and effectively used them to make hilarious commercials: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7QIcxoJU4g Scout Advertised Slap Chop]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHgEnN2PFzo Heavy Sells Kaboom]]
** On the 2014 and 2015 Halloween event maps, the regular announcer is replaced with Merasmus the Magician, who is [[EvilIsHammy as hammy as ever.]] Especially during the bumper car segments. "[[Memes/TeamFortress2 Bonus ducks!]]"
it.



* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' has Baron Deathmark, the Huttball announcer.
-->"Perhaps the worst throw in Frog-dogs history, RRREAALLY RREAALLLY TERRRIBLE!"
* ComicBook/TheJoker takes up the role of announcer in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum''. HilarityEnsues.
-->"Harley tells me [[CoolCar the Batman's car]] is still parked right outside Intensive Treatment. We can't have him up and leave us! Every thug, villain, murderer and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking kindergarten teacher]] that isn't carrying out party orders should head there now and smash it to pieces!"

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%% no generic entries please * ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' has Baron Deathmark, the Huttball announcer.
-->"Perhaps the worst throw in Frog-dogs history, RRREAALLY RREAALLLY TERRRIBLE!"
* ComicBook/TheJoker takes up the role of
Video games based on ProfessionalWrestling seem to have far more storage space dedicated to announcer patter than any other audio in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum''. HilarityEnsues.
-->"Harley tells me [[CoolCar
the Batman's car]] is game. And yet they still parked right outside Intensive Treatment. We can't have him up manage to repeat lines multiple times in the same match.
* Any multiplayer oriented FirstPersonShooter whose [[ExcusePlot backstory]] revolves around the TournamentArc falls into this, such as ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena''
and leave us! Every thug, villain, murderer the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal|I}} ([[VideoGame/UnrealTournament Tour]][[VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004 na]][[VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII ment]][=/=][[VideoGame/UnrealChampionship2TheLiandriConflict Championship]])'' series.
** [[MemeticMutation M-M-M-MONSTER KILL!]]
** The Hungarian fan translators of the original ''Unreal Tournament'' had a lot of fun with this, instead of going for a straight translation. "Multi Kill!" became "Brutal animal on the field!", "Mega Kill!" became "Death, DEATH, '''DEATH!!!'''"
and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking kindergarten teacher]] that isn't carrying out party orders should head there now "M-M-M-MONSTER KILL!" became "ON YOUR KNEES, CHICKEN! '''GOD IS HERE!'''"
** Special mention goes to ''Unreal Tournament 2003/2004's'' infamous "Sexy" announcer, which combines this trope with TheImmodestOrgasm, getting more
and smash it to pieces!"more excited the better you erm... perform.
* The [=DJs=] of ''VideoGame/RidgeRacer'' series are this in general; ''Ridge Racer 6'' and ''3D'' take the cake, though.
--> "ULTIMATE CHARGE!"
* ''Rock And Roll Racing''. "LET THE CARNAGE BEGIN!"



* ''VideoGame/FZero'': "You've got boost power!" "ALL RIGHT, FIRST PLACE!"
** He even makes a surprise appearance in ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' on the Big Blue DLC course to announce the final lap!
** Jack Merluzzi also appears in the English version of [[VideoGame/MarioKartArcadeGP Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]] as the announcer whereas Rica Matsumoto (a.k.a Ash Ketchum) is in the Japanese version who shouts every single word and reacts hammily to everything such as a racer getting hit by an item.

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* ''VideoGame/FZero'': "You've got boost power!" "ALL RIGHT, FIRST PLACE!"
** He even makes a surprise appearance in ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' on
''SEGA Bass Fishing'' for the Big Blue DLC course to announce Dreamcast has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahP41mLAyLw an announcer]] whose first language clearly isn't English, but that doesn't stop him from getting really excited about fishing.
-->"This one's HUUUUGE! Wow, rekkud[[note]]record[[/note]] size!"
* ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'': Ladies and gentlemen(?), it's... '''''SHOWTIME!'''''
* The [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} Skulltag]] announcer.
* ''Eggman'', of all people, in ''VideoGame/SonicColors''. Snarky announcements from Sonic's nemesis will often play over a PA system in each level (coinciding with the theme that all the stages are part of Eggman's "[[AmusementParkOfDoom amusement park]]"). Since the game's script was written by the guys behind ''VideoGame/MadWorld'', these, too, are some of the best parts of the game.
-->'''Eggman:''' We here at Eggman's Incredible Interstellar Amusement Park consider ourselves the universe's first fully Green amusement park! Although the green is from all the nausea and vomiting, but still, green is green!
** Additionally, whenever Sonic [[spoiler:or Eggman in
the final lap!
** Jack Merluzzi also appears in
boss]] uses wisps and the English version of [[VideoGame/MarioKartArcadeGP Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]] as the trick ramps, an actual announcer whereas Rica Matsumoto (a.k.calls them out. This announcer returns in ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' (for the Planet Wisp stage), ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'' and ''VideoGame/SonicForces''.
* ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing]]'' features [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hJSw8tjtYA an enthusiastic announcer]] who talks and sounds like something straight out of
a Ash Ketchum) motocross rally.
-->"Hey! Now we got a race on our hands! I remember this feeling: Excitement!"
** The English announcer for the sequel
is in nothing special, but the Japanese version gets Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, otherwise known as the "[[VideoGame/DaytonaUSA ROLLING STAAAAAAAAAAAART]]" guy. He would return a few years later as the announcer for the Time Attack and Competition modes in ''VideoGame/SonicMania''.
* The announcer from the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'' series is slightly more [[ColdHam subdued]] than many of the other examples on the list, but just as hammy in an InAWorld kind of way.
-->''Welcome back to the stage of history.''
* ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders Extreme 2'' has an announcer
who shouts every single word would not sound out of place in a racing game.[[note]]That's because said announcer is ''also'' voiced by Jack Merluzzi.[[/note]]
-->"You made it out this time, but this isn't the end! IT'S [[SuperMode FEVER]] TIME!"\\
[[BossWarningSiren "Don't let the enemy freak you out!"]]\\
"Nice moves, maverick!"
* DJ Atomika, your eye in the sky on EA Radio BIG in ''VideoGame/{{SSX}} 3'' doesn't actually commentate on events as they occur, but gives listeners the lowdown on the throwdowns after the fact while taking song requests
and reacts hammily reporting local news. Looks like the dreaded snow snakes are back...
* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' has Baron Deathmark, the Huttball announcer.
-->"Perhaps the worst throw in Frog-dogs history, RRREAALLY RREAALLLY TERRRIBLE!"
* The ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' [[LargeHam announcer]]''[[TheOtherDarrin s]]''. The announcer changes with each game, and each is hammier than the last. '''[[{{Tagline}} SETTLE IT IN SMASH!]]'''
** [[Creator/XanderMobus The announcer for]] [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU the Wii U and 3DS iterations]] is the hammiest
to everything such date, as best exhibited in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0BBGzfw0pQ 50-Fact Extravaganza.]] It's so good he came back for [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate the next game]].
---> "We, of course, have
a racer getting hit by an item.good number of songs available in the Nintendo [=3DS=] version, but there will be even more in the Wii U game! '''''IN FACT, IT'S NOT EVEN COMPARABLE!!!'''''"
* The Administrator from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', who started out just as TheVoice. Then Makani, a FandomVIP, [[http://makani.deviantart.com/art/mission-begins-in-five-102983857 designed the actual character]]... then Creator/{{Valve|Software}} [[AscendedFanon adopted the design officially]]. What really makes her character is the poisonous contempt she displays for the teams.
** Speaking of which, some people have taken voice clips and effectively used them to make hilarious commercials: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7QIcxoJU4g Scout Advertised Slap Chop]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHgEnN2PFzo Heavy Sells Kaboom]]
** On the 2014 and 2015 Halloween event maps, the regular announcer is replaced with Merasmus the Magician, who is [[EvilIsHammy as hammy as ever.]] Especially during the bumper car segments. "[[Memes/TeamFortress2 Bonus ducks!]]"



* "{{FINISH HIM}}!" ''Franchise/MortalKombat''[='s=] very own Shao Kahn even announces ''when he's the one fighting''.
--> "FATALITY!"
---> "''[[BreakingTheFourthWall TOASTYYYY!]]''"
* ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'': '''"[[MemeticMutation C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!]]"'''
* ''VideoGame/FossilFighters'' has P.A. Leon and Slate Johnson, giving you their professional, totally unbiased commentary... as they cheer you on.
* ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution''. Even if the announcer is turned off, he will still ham it up at the results screen. His ham overrides the setting. The announcer introduced on ''DDR X'' is by far the hammiest of them all.
* ''VideoGame/ModNationRacers'' has two commentators, Biff Tradwell and [[ButtMonkey Gary Reasons]]. Biff is a hammy, arrogant jerk (who never wears pants behind the desk for some reason) while Gary is rather timid and constantly having to fend off Biff's insults. [[spoiler:At the end of the career mode, Gary [[TheDogBitesBack retaliates by administering a Vulcan Neck Pinch on Biff]]]] The dialogue is quite funny.

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* "{{FINISH HIM}}!" ''Franchise/MortalKombat''[='s=] very own Shao Kahn even announces ''when he's the one fighting''.
--> "FATALITY!"
---> "''[[BreakingTheFourthWall TOASTYYYY!]]''"
* ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'': '''"[[MemeticMutation C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!]]"'''
* ''VideoGame/FossilFighters'' has P.A. Leon and Slate Johnson, giving you their professional, totally unbiased commentary... as they cheer you on.
* ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution''. Even if the
Guy Davidson from ''VideoGame/TraumaCenter New Blood'' is an announcer is turned off, he will still ham it up at for the results screen. His ham overrides [[ShowWithinAShow Miracle Surgery TV show]], and is so hammy that he starts to annoy the setting. The announcer introduced on ''DDR X'' is by far the hammiest of them all.
* ''VideoGame/ModNationRacers'' has two commentators, Biff Tradwell and [[ButtMonkey Gary Reasons]]. Biff is a hammy, arrogant jerk (who never wears pants behind the desk for some reason) while Gary is rather timid and constantly having to fend off Biff's insults. [[spoiler:At the end of the career mode, Gary [[TheDogBitesBack retaliates by administering a Vulcan Neck Pinch on Biff]]]] The dialogue is quite funny.
player characters mid-operation.



* ''VideoGame/Dota2'' (the sequel to the aforementioned mod) is also a WorldOfHam. While the general announcer manages to come off as fairly reserved, the [[http://dota2.gamepedia.com/Announcer_responses "Mega Kill" announcer]] is a definite example of this trope. What's more, this only takes into account the defaults, which is to say nothing of the multitude of custom [[http://dota2.gamepedia.com/Announcers "cosmetic" announcers]] available from the in-game store, some of whom are outstanding hams even while narrating general events. Notable examples include the hero announcer packs for [[AxCrazy Axe]] and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Storm Spirit]].
** Tournament announcers also devour the scenery regularly. For example, we have [=TobiWan=]'s "BLACK HOLE!" and "IT'S A DISASTAH!" and [=ODPixel=]'s "CEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEB!"
* The menu announcer of ''VideOGame/HydroThunder'' is [[MemeticMutation commonly known]] for yelling absolutely everything you do, including naming any track or boat you choose.
* Mickey Cantor in ''VideoGame/MondayNightCombat'', who is a direct descendant of Andres Cantor. Not only is he an extremely energetic play-by-play announcer, he's also an expert corporate mouthpiece. He seems to especially enjoy encouraging the pros -- and any fans who happen to have brought their sniper rifles from home -- to kill MNC mascot Bullseye.
** ''Super Monday Night Combat'' has him replaced by straight-laced professional GG Stack and bombastic former competitor Chip Valvano. They both get ''very'' excited when announcing, say, a kill streak or turret going down.
* The [=DJs=] of ''VideoGame/RidgeRacer'' series are this in general; ''Ridge Racer 6'' and ''3D'' take the cake, though.
--> "ULTIMATE CHARGE!"
* The Taris Duel Arena announcer in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''.
--> '''Announcer:''' "And now, the moment we've all been waiting for... '''''LET THE DEATH MATCH... BEGIN!'''''"



* ''Rock And Roll Racing''. "LET THE CARNAGE BEGIN!"
* With a name like ''Super VideoGame/MeatBoy'', it's only fitting that the game has a ham-tastic announcer. See the title screen? SUUUPER MEAT BOOOY! Use a cheat code to play as a secret character? POOSH DA BUTTONS! Enter a warp-zone? WARP ZOOOOOONE!
* ''Destruction Derby'' offers a commentator with maybe 30 things to say, mostly focusing on the car carnage. Two of the memorable lines are "It's like rush hour in LA!" and (in the [[HotPotato hot]]-[[GrenadeHotPotato potato]] Bomb Mode) "Get rid of that bomb!"
* ''VideoGame/{{beatmania}} IIDX'' has a variety of announcers, ranging from the formal and polite to this trope. Notable examples include SUPER STAR MITSURU, the [[ManlyMan very manly]] default announcer of ''beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA'', and Icchou Mori in ''beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS'' who sounds like he's commentating a race (as befitting of the game's racing theme).
* The announcer from the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'' series is slightly more [[ColdHam subdued]] than many of the other examples on the list, but just as hammy in an InAWorld kind of way.
--> ''Welcome back to the stage of history.''
* The announcer from ''VideoGame/FuzionFrenzy'' will always declare the winner at the top of their lungs and announce a TitleDrop whenever he gets the chance.
* ''[[Franchise/BlazBlue THE WHEEL OF FATE IS TURNING!]]'' '''[[Franchise/BlazBlue REBEL 1!]]''' '''''[[Franchise/BlazBlue ACTION!!!]]'''''
** Counter! Counter! Counter! Rapid! Fatal! Counter! ASTRAL FINISH!
** ''[=BlazBlue=]'' games also tend to have DLC that allows you to replace the announcer with any of the voice actors, both in ''and'' out of character, leading to a wide range of hamminess to choose from. Meanwhile, the default announcer for each game is always hammier and [[JapaneseRanguage worse at speaking English]] than the last one.
* ''[[VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}} Ladies and gentlemen(?), it's...]]'' '''''[[VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}} SHOWTIME!]]'''''
* The announcer of the first two ''VideoGame/MetalSlug'' games is pretty tame, but from ''X'' onwards he's replaced by a much more hammy announcer.
--> "HEAVYYYYYY MACHINEGUN!" \\
"ROCKET [[strike:LAUNCHER]] LAWN CHAIR!" \\
"ENEMYYYY CHASER!" \\
"FLAAAMME SHOT!" \\
"''[[GunsAkimbo TWO]]'' MACHINEGUN!"
* In addition to the aforementioned [=GLaDOS=] and ''VideoGame/{{Gauntlet}}'' announcer making appearances, ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions'' has commentary over the multiplayer battle arenas by the undisputed king of large hams, '''Creator/BrianBlessed'''.
--> "Has everyone gone for a picnic?!"
* ''[[VideoGame/FASTRacingLeague FAST Racing NEO]]'' and its UpdatedRerelease ''FAST RMX'' both feature a very enthusiastic announcer, voiced by Jack Merluzzi of ''F-Zero GX'' fame.
--> "LEGENDARY!!" \\
"LET'S GO ''CRAZY!!''" \\
"ONLY TWO LAPS TO GO!" \\
"IT'S THE FINAL LAP!" \\
"PLEEEEEASE TRY AGAIN!"
* ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders Extreme 2'' has an announcer who would not sound out of place in a racing game.[[note]]That's because said announcer is ''also'' voiced by Jack Merluzzi.[[/note]]
--> "You made it out this time, but this isn't the end! IT'S [[SuperMode FEVER]] TIME!" \\
[[BossWarningSiren "Don't let the enemy freak you out!"]] \\
"Nice moves, maverick!"



* ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' has an announcer fitting of a 30's cartoon.
--> ''A brawl is surely brewing!'' '''''You're up!'''''
** In ''The Delicious Last Course'', the Moonshine Mob is lead by a snail who takes the announcer's place, calling out the start of the fight in a nasally voice. [[spoiler:Then he goes as far as to announce a ''[[VictoryFakeout fake]]'' "KNOCKOUT!", only to start attacking you while your guard is down. Once he is taken out, the real announcer returns and clears his throat before announcing the usual knockout.]]
* Tim Kitzrow's play-by-play in the ''VideoGame/NBAJam''. He's a major piece of the franchise's popularity to this day.
* ''VideoGame/MutantFootballLeague'' features Tim Kitzrow as "Grim Blitzrow", the loud, bombastic, and energetic lead announcer counterpart to CuckoolanderCommentator Brickhead Mulligan.
* ''VideoGame/LegendsOfRuneterra'' has the [[https://leagueoflegends.fandom.com/wiki/Arena_Battlecaster Arena Battlecaster]] who is a wrestling style announcer for [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends the Noxus arena]].
* ''VideoGame/NumanAthletics'': The short guy who announces the events, who nevertheless has a booming, echoing voice. He gets especially excited when you get a world record.



* ''VideoGame/MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries'' featured the loud and somewhat goofy [[BloodSport Solaris]] [[GladiatorGames VII]] [[AnnouncerChatter color-commentator Duncan Fisher]], whose combination of volume and enthusiasm ended up being so popular with fans that he returned for the fan-made GameMod ''Mechwarrior Living Legends'' and then for the official Arena mode in ''Mechwarrior Online''.
* This is Igor Crowe's entire job at the Battlesphere in ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet2''. Whether introducing your character, announcing a new record, or even just reminding contestants of the rules, he simply cannot talk with an indoor voice.
* Guy Davidson from ''VideoGame/TraumaCenter New Blood'' is an announcer for the [[ShowWithinAShow Miracle Surgery TV show]], and is so hammy that he starts to annoy the player characters mid-operation.
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* ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing]]'' features [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY34TmNu3_I an enthusiastic announcer]] who talks and sounds like something straight out of a motocross rally.

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* ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing]]'' features [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY34TmNu3_I com/watch?v=8hJSw8tjtYA an enthusiastic announcer]] who talks and sounds like something straight out of a motocross rally.
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* ''Mutant Football League'' features Tim Kitzrow as "Grim Blitzrow", the loud, bombastic, and energetic lead announcer counterpart to CuckoolanderCommentator Brickhead Mulligan.

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* The narrator from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998''.



-->'''Computer''': PRRRRROCESSING!

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-->'''Computer''': -->'''Computer:''' PRRRRROCESSING!



* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'''s Pro-Bending commentator, Shiro Shinobi, who also narrates the PreviouslyOn segments. "Grab your snacks and grab your kids, because this next match is gonna be a doozy!" In a late Season 2 episode, [[CombatCommentator his reactions]] to an ''actual, serious fight'' between a main character and some would-be kidnappers start to resemble his commentator patter, despite the fact that he has no mic nor any audience other than the man who happens to be sitting next to him.



* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'''s Pro-Bending commentator, Shiro Shinobi, who also narrates the PreviouslyOn segments.
-->Grab your snacks and grab your kids, because this next match is gonna be a doozy!
** In a late Season 2 episode, [[CombatCommentator his reactions]] to an ''actual, serious fight'' between a main character and some would-be kidnappers start to resemble his commentator patter, despite the fact that he has no mic nor any audience other than the man who happens to be sitting next to him.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'''s Pro-Bending commentator, Shiro Shinobi, who also narrates the PreviouslyOn segments.
-->Grab your snacks and grab your kids, because this next match is gonna be a doozy!
** In a late Season 2 episode, [[CombatCommentator his reactions]] to an ''actual, serious fight'' between a main character and some would-be kidnappers start to resemble his commentator patter, despite the fact that he has no mic nor any audience other than the man who happens to be sitting next to him.
%%* The narrator from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Powerpuff Girls|1998}}''.



* Jactance, the Bontarian Gobbowl Announcer in ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' has only ''one'' volume, and it ain't even close to conversation level. His brother Tendinite is also a Gobbowl Announcer, but is a bit more low-key.

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* Jactance, the Bontarian Gobbowl Announcer in ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' has only ''one'' volume, and it ain't even close to conversation level. His brother Tendinite is also a Gobbowl Announcer, but is a bit considerably more low-key.
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* Lenne Hardt is noteworthy for her [[NoIndoorVoice bombastic voice]] and penchant for [[TrrrillingRrrs rolling her R's]] as the ring announcer for various Japanese MMA organizations, such as PRIDE Fighting Championships, DREAM, and ONE Championships. She also lends her unique talents in some anime and video games, including ''Manga/FlyMeToTheMoon'', ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'', and ''VideoGame/Tekken8''.

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* Lenne Hardt is noteworthy for her [[NoIndoorVoice bombastic voice]] and penchant for [[TrrrillingRrrs rolling her R's]] as the ring announcer for various Japanese MMA organizations, organizations such as PRIDE Fighting Championships, DREAM, and ONE Championships.for which she is affectionately known by fans as the "Crazy PRIDE Lady". She also lends her unique talents in some anime and video games, including ''Manga/FlyMeToTheMoon'', ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'', and ''VideoGame/Tekken8''.
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* Lenne Hardt is noteworthy for her [[NoIndoorVoice bombastic voice]] and penchant for [[TrrrillingRrrs rolling her R's]] as the ring announcer for various Japanese MMA organizations, such as PRIDE Fighting Championships, DREAM, and ONE Championships. She also lends her unique talents in some anime and video games, including ''Manga/FlyMeToTheMoon'', ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'', and ''VideoGame/Tekken8''.
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* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Gyats, the announcer of the Corrida Colosseum, is always shouting his announcement and commentary.
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** Jack Merluzzi also appears in the English version of [[VideoGame/MarioKartArcade Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]] as the announcer whereas Rica Matsumoto (a.k.a Ash Ketchum) is in the Japanese version who shouts every single word and reacts hammily to everything such as a racer getting hit by an item.

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** Jack Merluzzi also appears in the English version of [[VideoGame/MarioKartArcade [[VideoGame/MarioKartArcadeGP Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]] as the announcer whereas Rica Matsumoto (a.k.a Ash Ketchum) is in the Japanese version who shouts every single word and reacts hammily to everything such as a racer getting hit by an item.
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** Jack Merluzzi also appears in the English version of [[VideoGame/MarioKartArcade Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]] as the announcer whereas Rica Matsumoto (a.k.a Ash Ketchum) is in the Japanese version who shouts every single word and reacts hammily to everything such as a racer getting hit by an item.
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** He even makes a surprise appearance in ''VideoGame/MarioKart 8'' on the Big Blue DLC course to announce the final lap!

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** He even makes a surprise appearance in ''VideoGame/MarioKart 8'' ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' on the Big Blue DLC course to announce the final lap!
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* Al Michaels and Bob Costas in ''{{Film/Baseketball}},'' perhaps so because they are usually shown in-scene.

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* Al Michaels and Bob Costas Creator/BobCostas in ''{{Film/Baseketball}},'' perhaps so because they are usually shown in-scene.
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* ''UsefulNotes/FormulaOne'':
** David "Crofty" Croft is one of the famous examples for his signature "It's lights out and away we go!" at every start of a Grand Prix race. And he tends to go at an extra mile, especially on the first lap.
** The honor of Formula 1's hammiest commentator goes to Murray Walker. His enthusiasm, coupled with {{Malaproper}} to make up for the botches he made in the heat of the moment, dubbed Murrayisms. Best exemplified during the 2001 British Grand Prix before lights out:
--->''"Three lights! Four lights! Five... laps! PAUSE! '''Go! Go! Go!'''"''
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* ''VideoGame/{{beatmania}} IIDX'' has a variety of announcers, ranging from the formal and polite to this trope. Notable examples include SUPER STAR MITSURU, the [[RatedMForManly very manly]] default announcer of ''beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA'', and Icchou Mori in ''beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS'' who sounds like he's commentating a race (as befitting of the game's racing theme).

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* ''VideoGame/{{beatmania}} IIDX'' has a variety of announcers, ranging from the formal and polite to this trope. Notable examples include SUPER STAR MITSURU, the [[RatedMForManly [[ManlyMan very manly]] default announcer of ''beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA'', and Icchou Mori in ''beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS'' who sounds like he's commentating a race (as befitting of the game's racing theme).

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