Hotline Miami is a top-down action game released in 2012 by Dennaton Games, set in a neon, violent version of late 1980s Miami. Its combat is built around instant deaths and short, sharp sound effects that make every punch, shot and collision read clearly at high speed. Clips of those effects later spread to soundboards and meme edits, where the wall hit became a reusable impact cue alongside hits like the doge bonk, used whenever an on-screen crash needs instant weight.