Pac-Man was released in Japanese arcades in 1980 by Namco, created by Toru Iwatani, and quickly became one of the most recognisable games ever made. The death sound was part of its original audio design, played whenever a ghost caught Pac-Man in the maze. Decades later the clip spread through retro gaming videos, emulators and meme edits as a universal game over cue. Like the Roblox oof, it survives because a very short sound can instantly communicate losing in a way anyone understands.