Classic Mode is the single-player route in Nintendo's Super Smash Bros series, which began on the Nintendo 64 in 1999, where fighters battle through a set order of opponents. Failing the run triggers this short defeat music instead of a victory fanfare, marking the end of the attempt before a continue or return to the menu. As Smash clips and fail compilations spread on video platforms, the sting escaped the game itself and became shorthand among players for any obvious loss, missed play or anticlimactic ending in a gaming edit.