Mr. Game and Watch debuted as a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Melee, released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2001, as a tribute to Nintendo's early Game and Watch handheld games from the 1980s. His victory theme borrows that handheld style, using simple electronic tones instead of a full orchestral arrangement. Fans have kept the short jingle alive in Smash compilations, tournament highlights, and meme edits, where its old-school sound makes even a modern win feel nostalgic and deliberately silly.