Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the 2008 Wii entry in Nintendo's crossover fighting series, and its music and menu sounds became instantly recognizable to a generation of players. Online, short Brawl clips spread through gaming edits, matchup memes and parody roster reveals, especially in videos that imitate the series' dramatic presentation. The sound still gets reused because Smash is widely known, and even a brief musical cue can signal Nintendo nostalgia, chaotic party fights, or a joke that suddenly feels much more important than it really is.