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* ''Series/BattleFeverJ'' to [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness the first two entries]] in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise, inspired by the ''Spider-Man'' example above. Afterwards it became a standard part of the formula.

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* ''Series/BattleFeverJ'' to [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness the The first two entries]] in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise, inspired by the ''Spider-Man'' example above. series, ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGorenger'' and ''Series/JAKQDengekitai'', were simply about a team of superheroes battling against terrorist organizations. ''Series/BattleFeverJ'' recycles this premise, but adds a giant robot and giant monsters. Afterwards it this became a standard part of the formula.''Sentai'' formula.


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* ''Series/TheMysticKnightsOfTirNaNog'' is basically a ''Franchise/SuperSentai''/''Franchise/PowerRangers'' series set in an Irish Medieval Fantasy setting.
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->''"At last we have ''Jason X'', a movie that comes right out and says: "Look there's nothing left to do, so fuck it, it's Jason in outer space!"''
-->-- '''Creator/JamesRolfe''''s review of ''Film/JasonX''
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* ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'' became ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' [-IN SPACE-]! (it even has a similar you-just-solved-a-puzzle music) when [[ExecutiveMeddling Nintendo replaced the setting]] with ''Franchise/StarFox'' characters and also made it a game that didn't please the fans of the series at all. Before that, it was more like ''Zelda'' [-WITH FURRIES-]!, something Rare has done quite a few times with more success (''VideoGame/SuperMario64''-> ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', ''VideoGame/MarioKart64'' -> ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing'', not to mention the older ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' games).

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* ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'' became ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' [-IN SPACE-]! (it even has a similar you-just-solved-a-puzzle music) when [[ExecutiveMeddling Nintendo replaced the setting]] with ''Franchise/StarFox'' characters and also made it a game that didn't please the fans of the series at all. Before that, it was more like ''Zelda'' [-WITH FURRIES-]!, something Rare has done quite a few times with more success (''VideoGame/SuperMario64''-> (''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' -> ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', ''VideoGame/MarioKart64'' -> ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing'', not to mention the older ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' games).
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* ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'' became ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' [-IN SPACE-]! (it even had the same you-just-solved-a-puzzle music) when [[ExecutiveMeddling Nintendo replaced the setting]] with ''VideoGame/StarFox'' characters and also made it a game that didn't please the fans of the series at all. Before that, it was more like ''Zelda'' [-WITH FURRIES-]!, something Rare has done quite a few times with more success (''Mario 64''-> ''Banjo-Kazooie'', ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' -> ''Diddy Kong Racing'', not to mention the older ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' games).

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* ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'' became ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' [-IN SPACE-]! (it even had the same has a similar you-just-solved-a-puzzle music) when [[ExecutiveMeddling Nintendo replaced the setting]] with ''VideoGame/StarFox'' ''Franchise/StarFox'' characters and also made it a game that didn't please the fans of the series at all. Before that, it was more like ''Zelda'' [-WITH FURRIES-]!, something Rare has done quite a few times with more success (''Mario 64''-> ''Banjo-Kazooie'', ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' (''VideoGame/SuperMario64''-> ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', ''VideoGame/MarioKart64'' -> ''Diddy Kong Racing'', ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing'', not to mention the older ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' games).
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* In the page image is VideoGame/AngryBirdsSpace, which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, VideoGame/AngryBirds [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]]

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* In the page image is VideoGame/AngryBirdsSpace, which ''VideoGame/AngryBirdsSpace'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, VideoGame/AngryBirds ''VideoGame/AngryBirds'' [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]]
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* Japanese ''[[Series/SpiderManJapan Spider-Man]]'', when ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' received various tropes that would eventually be absorbed into ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' (specifically ''Series/BattleFeverJ'' onwards, as stated later). Spider-Man gets his powers and costume from an ancient alien race, and gets a car and a giant robot to go along with them.

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* Japanese ''[[Series/SpiderManJapan Spider-Man]]'', when ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' received various tropes that would eventually be absorbed into ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' (specifically ''Series/BattleFeverJ'' onwards, as stated later). Spider-Man gets his powers and costume from an ancient alien race, race and gets a car and a giant robot to go along with them.
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This trope is a SubTrope of RecycledPremise and SpiritualAdaptation, as well as a SuperTrope to SettingUpdate and DieHardOnAnX.

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This trope is a SubTrope of RecycledPremise and SpiritualAdaptation, SpiritualSuccessor, as well as a SuperTrope to SettingUpdate and DieHardOnAnX.
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* In the ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'', Tim and some of his classmates attend an apparently dreadful showing of "Theatre/{{Macbeth}} on the Beach" in Robinson Park for extra credit. Very little of the play is shown on panel but it includes a bunch of New Jersey college students trying to talk like surfers.

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* In the ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'', ''ComicBook/{{Robin|1993}}'': Tim and some of his classmates attend an apparently dreadful showing of "Theatre/{{Macbeth}} on the Beach" in Robinson Park for extra credit. Very little of the play is shown on panel but it includes a bunch of New Jersey college students trying to talk like surfers.
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* In the page image is VideoGame/AngryBirdsSpace, which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, VideoGame/AngryBirds [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]]
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This trope is a SubTrope of RecycledPremise and SpiritualAdaptation, as well as a SuperTrope to SettingUpdate.

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This trope is a SubTrope of RecycledPremise and SpiritualAdaptation, as well as a SuperTrope to SettingUpdate.
SettingUpdate and DieHardOnAnX.
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One of the most common methods of adding a gimmick is to change the setting, which allows the characters to explore the same plots with a slightly different approach, [[SettingUpdate make the story feel more contemporary]], or change the genre (moving ''Literature/TheOdyssey'' into [[Anime/Ulysses31 space]] changes it to a SciFi story). Other gimmicks include turning the characters [[SpinoffBabies into children]] or [[WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany animals]]. The more "gimmicks" you use when recycling, the less of an imitation the work is in the first place.

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One of the most common methods of adding a gimmick is to change the setting, which allows the characters to explore the same plots with a slightly different approach, [[SettingUpdate make the story feel more contemporary]], or change the genre (moving ''Literature/TheOdyssey'' into [[Anime/Ulysses31 space]] changes it to a SciFi ScienceFiction story). Other gimmicks include turning the characters [[SpinoffBabies into children]] or [[WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany animals]]. The more "gimmicks" you use when recycling, the less of an imitation the work is in the first place.



** The episode "Duet" of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' is a RecycledInSpace take on the play ''The Man in the Glass Booth''. The main difference is that the latter is about Nazis and their victims, while the former centers on the Cardassians, who are ANaziByAnyOtherName.

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** The episode "Duet" of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' is a RecycledInSpace JustForFun/RecycledInSpace take on the play ''The Man in the Glass Booth''. The main difference is that the latter is about Nazis and their victims, while the former centers on the Cardassians, who are ANaziByAnyOtherName.



* The ''CAMELOT Trigger'' setting for ''UsefulNotes/{{FATE}} Core'' is "Myth/ArthurianLegend, [[RecycledInSpace except in mech suits fighting evil robots in space]]."

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* The ''CAMELOT Trigger'' setting for ''UsefulNotes/{{FATE}} Core'' is "Myth/ArthurianLegend, [[RecycledInSpace [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace except in mech suits fighting evil robots in space]]."
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* ''LightNovel/AllYouNeedIsKill'' is ''Film/GroundhogDay'' in PoweredArmor.

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* ''LightNovel/AllYouNeedIsKill'' ''Literature/AllYouNeedIsKill'' is ''Film/GroundhogDay'' in PoweredArmor.
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Contrast BetterByADifferentName ([[Administrivia/InUniverseExamplesOnly characters]] comment on the similarity between works), FollowTheLeader (multiple stories imitating the tropes of an earlier story), FromClonesToGenre (multiple games imitating the mechanics of an earlier game), JustForFun/RecycledInSpace (a game where we describe how Work X is basically Work Y, ''with a twist!'') and JustForFun/XMeetsY (a game where we pretend two different works are the inspiration for a third work). Compare with WholePlotReference, which can overlap. For example, ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' is, by WordOfGod, ''Series/TheHoneymooners'' recycled in the Stone Age, but is not a WholePlotReference because Fred isn't literally intended to be Ralph Kramden, only to resemble his mannerisms.

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Contrast BetterByADifferentName ([[Administrivia/InUniverseExamplesOnly characters]] comment on the similarity between works), FollowTheLeader (multiple stories imitating the tropes of an earlier story), FromClonesToGenre (multiple games imitating the mechanics of an earlier game), JustForFun/RecycledInSpace (a game where we describe how Work X is basically Work Y, ''with a twist!'') and JustForFun/XMeetsY (a game where we pretend two different works are the inspiration for a third work). Compare with WholePlotReference, which can overlap. For example, ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' is, by WordOfGod, ''Series/TheHoneymooners'' recycled in the Stone Age, but is not a WholePlotReference because Fred isn't literally intended to be Ralph Kramden, only to resemble his mannerisms.

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