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The ".exe" creepypasta subgenre has its origins in the infamous story known as "[[Sonic.exe]]" which revolves around a haunted version of the classic 1991 [[wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog|''Sonic the Hedgehog'']] video game. This narrative was initially posted on the ''Creepypasta Wiki'' in August 2011 by a user named JC-the-Hyena. | The ".exe" creepypasta subgenre has its origins in the infamous story known as "[[Sonic.exe]]" which revolves around a haunted version of the classic 1991 [[wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog|''Sonic the Hedgehog'']] video game. This narrative was initially posted on the ''Creepypasta Wiki'' in August 2011 by a user named JC-the-Hyena. | ||
The .exe suffix and genre as a whole have since become cliches in the creepypasta fandom; in particular ''Sonic.exe'' being deleted and moved to the trollpasta wiki could be considered a “[[wikipedia:jumping the shark|jumping the shark]]” moment for the genre. | |||
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[[File:Tailssonicexe.png|thumb|left|150px|A notable example of an .exe game itself, where the player controls a character where they have a no choice but to go left or right until an event has occurred.]] | [[File:Tailssonicexe.png|thumb|left|150px|A notable example of an .exe game itself, where the player controls a character where they have a no choice but to go left or right until an event has occurred.]] | ||