Paper Mario was developed by Intelligent Systems and released for the Nintendo 64 in 2000 in Japan and 2001 internationally, blending RPG battles with a storybook paper world. Its UI and world effects, including block interactions, were designed to sound light and tactile to match the flat characters. Clips of the game spread through Let's Plays, speedruns and Nintendo nostalgia edits on YouTube and TikTok, and this short effect survived as a standalone cue because it is clean, short and instantly tied to getting something in a Mario RPG.