Baldi's Basics began as an indie horror parody of cheerful educational games, with the teacher Baldi chasing the player through a school for collecting notebooks. The remastered versions for Plus and Classic updated its visuals and audio while keeping the sudden catch moment that players feared. Clips of that moment spread through gameplay videos, horror compilations and memes, often placed beside the FNAF jumpscare scream as a shorthand for an instant scare. It remains popular because the sound is short, instantly recognisable and easy to drop into edits.