The line comes from The 7th Guest, the 1993 CD-ROM puzzle game in which Henry Stauf invites six guests to his mansion and torments them with puzzles and traps. Stauf appears throughout the game as a ghostly host, commenting on the player's progress with theatrical contempt. His voice became one of the game's most memorable features, and short clips of his taunts later circulated among retro gaming fans and soundboard users. The hurry up line endures because it fits any moment of impatience, from gameplay videos to comedy edits.