The clip comes from Shenmue, Sega's adventure game first released on Dreamcast in 1999, known for its everyday street conversations and distinctive English voice acting. Lines about ordinary routines became easy to lift out of context, and this mahjong confession circulated on gaming soundboards as a standalone joke. It survives because the activity is specific but the situation is universal, so editors reuse it for any late night obsession, from ranked matches to binge watching, long after the original scene is forgotten.