diff --git a/headers/os/game/GameSound.h b/headers/os/game/GameSound.h
index 5ca2514677..5add552493 100644
--- a/headers/os/game/GameSound.h
+++ b/headers/os/game/GameSound.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 // System Includes -------------------------------------------------------------
 #include <GameSoundDefs.h>
+#include <new>
 
 // Project Includes ------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -75,14 +76,14 @@ public:
 	virtual	status_t				GetAttributes(gs_attribute * outAttributes,
 													size_t inAttributeCount);
 
-//			void * 					operator new(size_t size);
-//			void *					operator new(size_t size, const nothrow_t &) throw();
-//			void					operator delete(void * ptr);
-//#if !__MWERKS__
+			void * 					operator new(size_t size);
+			void *					operator new(size_t size, const nothrow_t &) throw();
+			void					operator delete(void * ptr);
+#if !__MWERKS__
 			//	there's a bug in MWCC under R4.1 and earlier
-//			void					operator delete(void * ptr, 
-//													const nothrow_t &) throw();
-//#endif
+			void					operator delete(void * ptr, 
+													const nothrow_t &) throw();
+#endif
 
 			static	status_t		SetMemoryPoolSize(size_t in_poolSize);
 			static	status_t		LockMemoryPool(bool in_lockInCore);
diff --git a/src/kits/game/GameSound.cpp b/src/kits/game/GameSound.cpp
index 7e6b93aaeb..daf7d0e563 100644
--- a/src/kits/game/GameSound.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/game/GameSound.cpp
@@ -201,19 +201,37 @@ BGameSound::Perform(int32 selector,
 	return B_ERROR;
 }
 
-/*
+
 void *
 BGameSound::operator new(size_t size)
 {
-	return NULL;
+	return ::operator new(size);
+}
+
+
+void *
+BGameSound::operator new(size_t size, const nothrow_t &nt) throw()
+{
+	return ::operator new(size, nt);
 }
 
 
 void
 BGameSound::operator delete(void *ptr)
 {
+	::operator delete(ptr);
 }
-*/
+
+
+#if !__MWERKS__
+//	there's a bug in MWCC under R4.1 and earlier
+void
+BGameSound::operator delete(void *ptr, const nothrow_t &nt) throw()
+{
+	::operator delete(ptr, nt);
+}
+#endif
+
 
 status_t
 BGameSound::SetMemoryPoolSize(size_t in_poolSize)