Metal Slug 3 is a run-and-gun arcade game released by SNK in 2000. Like other entries in the series, it uses enthusiastic spoken callouts to identify weapons collected during play. The “Rocket Launcher” announcement became recognizable through the game’s fast-paced stages, later reaching online audiences through gameplay videos, compilations, memes, and soundboards. It remains useful because the forceful voice instantly communicates a heavy weapon upgrade, even when the accompanying visual has nothing to do with Metal Slug.