Mega Man 2 was released by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988 and became one of the most influential platformers of the 8-bit era. Its sound effects were built for constant repetition, so the pellet shot had to be short, clear and satisfying even after hundreds of fires. As retro gaming clips, remixes and soundboards spread online, that buster sound was lifted on its own and reused far beyond the original game, becoming shorthand for classic shooting, pixel combat and NES nostalgia in edits today.