The line comes from Super Mario 64, released by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 in 1996, where Charles Martinet voiced Mario for the first time in a mainline 3D game. The greeting plays when players meet Mario at the start of the adventure, and its cheerful delivery quickly made it one of gaming's most recognisable introductions. As clips from the game circulated on YouTube, TikTok and meme pages, the short sound became shorthand for a playful arrival or a nostalgic callback, keeping it popular with creators long after the original game.