9, approaching 10. You know that moment when you realize that you've spent too much time trying to get that secret that you were told was there, but you've never seen any evidence for its existence, but you try to find it anyway. And then time runs out.
What Dhampy said.
I never owned Sega, but countdowns make me freak out.
about a 3-4. If I had played whatever game and associated that sound with failure though it'd probably be way higher.
Sonic.
The.
Hedgehog.