I don't think we ever thought they were particularly good or realistic, just the best we could do with the limitations of the time.

As a kid I thought the announcer voice for Blades of Steel was excellent at the time. Despite it being distorted it gave the feeling that you were watching an actual hockey game. Of course, most of the games I played then didn't have much in the way of human voice.

i remember it as just the opposite - it was funny in part because of how mechanical it sounded.