F-Zero GX was released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2003 as a collaboration between Nintendo and Sega's Amusement Vision studio, continuing Nintendo's futuristic F-Zero racing series. Its race-start countdown became one of the game's most recognisable audio cues, pairing a brisk announcer delivery with the series' high-speed, anti-gravity racing. Clips of the countdown later circulated among racing fans and meme creators, who reused it as a universal signal for a start. It remains popular because the short count is instantly understood, even by viewers who have never played the game.