The Home Run Bat has been a staple item in the Super Smash Bros. series since the original game, and its version in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch keeps the same unmistakable ping. Inspired by the baseball bats in EarthBound, it became famous for one hit knockouts that end stocks in seconds. Clips of tournament and casual launches spread widely online, and editors kept reusing the hit sound outside gameplay as a shorthand for an overwhelming, satisfying blow that sends someone or something flying.