Super Mario 64 launched for the Nintendo 64 in 1996, with music by Koji Kondo. The Wing Cap is one of three special caps hidden in red blocks, letting Mario fly after a triple jump or a cannon launch. Its theme is a faster, more urgent take on the main Mario melody, designed to match the cap's limited timer. As retro gaming clips and memes grew online, players began lifting the music for any flying scene, and it remains a shorthand for joyful, weightless movement in edits and streams.