International Superstar Soccer Deluxe was released in the mid 1990s for the Super Nintendo and became a staple of Brazilian football gaming culture, especially in the years around the 1996 to 1999 seasons and local championship modes. Its Portuguese menu announcements, including the semifinals call, were heard thousands of times by players working through tournaments. Clips from the game later resurfaced on soundboards and in meme edits, where the announcer became shorthand for any dramatic knockout stage, long after the cartridge era ended.