I have a Flash Gordon with a Squalk and Talk sound board. When you plunge, it's supposed to say "flash! emperor ming awaits" mine sounds like it says "crush! emperor-roo te great". I got a recording from zahner from his flash, which sounds correct.

Here's a recording of my game doing the sound test:

It says "15 seconds" and a laugh multiple times.

Here's a recording of @zahner's flash: https://vimeo.com/378894172. It says "emperor ming awaits", and doesn't repeat any phrases. His seems to be a sounds plus board, not a squalk and talk?

Do the boards sound different from each other, or do I have an issue with my board? Does anyone have a squalk and talk that sounds correct? I've found multiple people having this "emperor-roo" issue, but none ever report solving it.

They sound incredibly different to me. Not even a small thing, like half the phrase is completely different. The other video goes "emperor (small pause) minG (longer pause) awaits!" with an emphasis on the ending of ming and a noticable 'a' in awaits. Mine sounds like it says "emperor" and then stutters for a second, only getting a bit of the G and then skips to the "-ait".

I've got one friend who swears they sound they sound the same, and another (who also owns an FG with a S+T) who independently pointed out theirs sounds wrong.

Mine is recapped too. Does your sound test repeat the same phrases like mine, or do you just mean the one phrase is similar to mine?

Speaking just to the "emperor ming awaits", I find mine so bad that, until I heard the other, I didn't even know what he was saying, while the other is perfectly clear and concise. I haven't really compared the other phrases at all beyond that mine is missing some phrases

The coin door test or the test button on the board