I think I just suffered a bout of the Mendela Effect.
The Commodore 64 release of Ghostbusters in 1984 had digital speech that said, "I've been Slimed." Also, if you pressed <space> while the intro song was playing (with the bouncing ball lyrics) you'd hear "Ghostbusters!"
I thought that was the first use of digitized voice, and is certainly the earliest one that immediately comes to mind.
What I didn't remember is that Castle Wolfenstein came out in 1981! I forgot the 2D version entirely.
The Commodore 64 release of Ghostbusters in 1984 had digital speech that said, "I've been Slimed." Also, if you pressed <space> while the intro song was playing (with the bouncing ball lyrics) you'd hear "Ghostbusters!"
I thought that was the first use of digitized voice, and is certainly the earliest one that immediately comes to mind.
What I didn't remember is that Castle Wolfenstein came out in 1981! I forgot the 2D version entirely.
Funny way our brain warps history...