History RecycledInSpace / VideoGames

* Recent {{licensed game}}s based on ''TheSimpsons'' are notorious for this. ''TheSimpsons Skateboarding'', ''Road Rage'' and ''Hit And Run'' are ''TonyHawksProSkater'', ''CrazyTaxi'' and ''GrandTheftAuto'', in that order, [-IN [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield SPRINGFIELD]]-]! Fortunately, only the first one was [[TheProblemWithLicensedGames as predictably bad as most licensed games]].
* Likewise for many ''StarWars'' games, such as ''Force Commander'', ''Battlefront'' and ''StarWars Galactic Battlegrounds'', which were respectively ''{{Command and Conquer}}'', ''{{Battlefield}}'' and ''{{Age of Empires}} II'' [-[[ALongTimeAgoInAGalaxyFarFarAway A LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY]]-]!

* ''{{InFamous}}'' Is Gta [-WITH SUPERPOWERS!-]

* ''SeaWorldTycoon'' is ''ZooTycoon'' IN SEAWORLD!

* {{InFamous}} Is Gta [-WITH SUPERPOWERS!-]

* ''[[SuperMarioBros Super Mario Galaxy]]'' is ''{{Super Mario 64}}'' [-IN SPACE-]! Although it works out pretty well.

** ''SonicColors'' is ''SonicUnleashed'' (minus the Werehog) and ''SonicRush'' [-IN SPACE (FOR THE WII AND DS, RESPECTIVELY)-]!

** Likewise, ''Sonic and the Black Knight'' is ''Sonic and the Secret Rings'' [-IN MEDIEVAL TIMES-]! [-AND SWORDFIGHTING-]!

** ''Sonic Colors'' is SonicUnleashed (minus the Werehog) and SonicRush in space (For the Wii and DS respectively)!

** Despite the fact that all the God of War games have had at least one BonusLevelOfHell each.

* ''{{Contra}}'' is ''GhostsNGoblins'' [-IN THE FUTURE!-]

* ''GhostsNGoblins'' is ''{{Contra}}'' [-IN MEDIEVAL TIME!-]

* ''GhostsNGoblins'' is ''{{Contra}} [-IN MEDIEVAL TIME!-]

* ''Neon Genesis Evangelion: Battle Orchestra'' is ''SuperSmashBros'' [-[[NeonGenesisEvangelion WITH EVAS!]]-]

* The ''MysticalNinja''/''GanbareGoemon'' games stars the Japanese folk hero Ishikawa Goemon [-AS A {{HIGHLY VISIBLE NINJA}} IN A [[WidgetSeries WIDGET GAME SERIES]] WITH {{SCHIZO TECH}} AND {{HUMONGOUS MECHA}}!-] Ishikawa Goemon, in turn, is [-ROBIN HOOD IN FEUDAL JAPAN-]! All oddness and cultural differences aside, they're actually pretty good.

* ''{{Call of Duty}} [[strike:5]]: World at War'' has been essentially called ''Call of Duty 4'' [-IN WORLD WAR 2-]! to those who do not think is was changed enough.

* ''{{Fallout}} 3'' is ''TheElderScrolls IV: Oblivion'' [-[[AfterTheEnd AFTER THE END]]-]! Alternatively, ''Fallout 3'' is ''Oblivion'' [-WITH GUNS-]!
* ''TombRaider'' is ''IndianaJones'' [-WITH A WOMAN-]! This is not surprising; the creators originally wanted to make ''Tomb Raider'' with a male protagonist, but went with a woman in fear that it will be too similar to ''Indiana Jones''. As one reviewer put it, ''Tomb Raider'' is ''Indiana Jones'' [-WITH BREASTS-]!

** Doesn't that make it go back to Indiana Jones?

* Classic example: ''KabukiQuantumFighter'' is ''NinjaGaiden'' [-INSIDE A COMPUTER-]! [-WITH KABUKI ACTORS-]! And it's awesome.

* Not exactly the whole series recycled, but just the concepts. In ''SuperRobotWars'' OG Gaiden, fighting style Kishin Ken is [[FistOfTheNorthStar Hokuto Shinken]] [-IN [[HumongousMecha HUMONGOUS MECHA]]-]!

* ''EliteBeatAgents'' is ''OsuTatakaeOuendan'' [-WITH [[AnimeHair FUNNY-HAIRED]] [[AutobotsRockOut DANCING]] [[{{MIB}} MEN IN BLACK]]-]! (Although EBA is just an international version of Ouendan made by the same developer, so it's good.)

* A DS game based on the movie ''HappyFeet'' is ''EliteBeatAgents'' [-[[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins WITH PENGUINS]]-]!

* ''{{X-COM}}: Terror from the Deep'' is a sequel that is the first game [-UNDERWATER-]!
** It could accurately be said that ''Terror from the Deep'' is ''X-Com'' [-NOT IN SPACE-]! And [-[[NintendoHard EVEN HARDER]]-]!

** The sequel is best summarised as the original [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs off of its tranquilisers]].

* Similar to ''{{Call of Duty 4}}'', ''Strikers 1945 III'' / ''Strikers 1999'' is ''Strikers 1945'' [-IN THE PRESENT DAY-]!

* ''Viper Phase 1'' is ''Raiden'' [-IN SPACE-]! (Though ''Raiden II'' 's final stage was also [-IN SPACE-]!)

* ''Tetris: The Grand Master ACE'' is ''TGM'' [-[[ExecutiveMeddling WITH THE TETRIS GUIDELINE]]-]!
* ''Disaster: Day of Crisis'' is ''DieHard'', and any DisasterMovie ''ever'', [-IN VIDEO GAME FORM-]!

** The original ''Ikari Warriors'' is ''T.N.K. III'' [-WITH A COMMANDO INSTEAD OF A TANK-]! The driver of that tank happens to be a certain Ralf Jones though.

* ''SuperSmashBros'' is ''Fighters Megamix'' [-BY NINTENDO-]!

* ''[=DoDonPachi=]'' is ''Raiden'' [-[[BulletHell WITH LOTS MORE BULLETS]]-]!

* ''Para Para Paradise'' is ''DanceDanceRevolution'' [-WITH HANDS AND MORE EUROBEAT-]!
* ''Confidential Mission'' is ''VirtuaCop'' [-WITH SECRET AGENTS-]!

* ''CrisisZone'' is ''TimeCrisis'' [-WITH A MACHINE GUN!-]

* ''{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'' is ''MegaMan'' [-WITH {{MOE}} GIRLS!-]

** Storywise, Quake is essentially Doom [-BUT LOVECRAFTIAN RATHER THAN DEMONIC!-]

* ''BioshockInfinite'' is ''{{Bioshock}}'' [-[[{{Eagleland}} IN EAGLELAND!]] IN 1912! [[FloatingContinent IN THE SKY!]]-]

* ''Just Cause'' is ''GrandTheftAuto'' [-ON A CARIBBEAN ISLAND WITH REVOLUTIONARIES-]!

** You did not just go there.

* ''SaintsRow'' is ''GrandTheftAuto'' [-WITH PLAYER CUSTOMIZATION AND HUMOR-]!
** This is like saying GrandTheftAuto has no [[GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas player customization]] or [[YourMileageMayVary humor]]...

* ''DynastyWarriorsGundam'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin... the classic ''DynastyWarriors'' HackAndSlash format, recycled [-WITH [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters LOADS AND LOADS]] OF {{GUNDAM}} CHARACTERS-]... AND IN SPACE!

* ''{{Singularity}}'' is ''{{Bioshock}}'' [-[[InSovietRussia IN SOVIET RUSSIA!]]-]

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* ''Pokemon PuzzleLeague'' is ''Tetris Attack'' [-WITH POKEMON!-]

* ''DigimonWorld3'' is [Insert ''Pokemon'' game]...[-IN CYBERSPACE!-]

* ''{{Pokemon}}'' is ''ShinMegamiTensei'' [[AC:[[LighterAndSofter For kids!]]]] (Or rather, it ''was'', until ''Devil Children'' rolled around and was literally SMT for kids...)