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* Another same franchise example: the NES ''VideoGame/{{Rambo}}'' game features a suspiciously similar version of the original ''Film/FirstBlood'' theme as the title theme, as well as a suspiciously similar version of "Peace in Our Life" as the ending theme.

* The title theme to ''VideoGame/SnakeRattleNRoll'' is, as one might expect, a knockoff of "Shake, Rattle and Roll".

* The ThemeTune of the first three ''VideoGame/SpaceQuest'' games is either a suspiciously similar version of "Attack of the Hawk Men" from the 1980 ''Film/{{Flash Gordon|1980}}'' movie or the ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'' theme tune. The fourth game's version sounds more like the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' theme. The fifth game's theme is similar to the theme of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''.
** In addition to the cameos by the Blues Brothers and ZZ Top and their respective songs, the "alien trio" music in the Rocket Bar copies the bass riff of Styx's "Too Much Time on My Hands" ad verbatim.


* The [[https://youtu.be/sYTZuJt9S8w theme for SWIV]] sounds a lot like Depeche Mode's "People are People", even going as far as containing samples from the song.









* The late-1980s game ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_(computer_game) Rock 'n' Roll]]'' used suspiciously similar rock-and-roll tunes as its soundtrack. [[https://youtu.be/rluzNA1k5lw Here's an example]]. Though unlike many suspiciously similar songs, they were actually licenced.

* {{Freeware}} game ''VideoGame/RumblePack'' has the Elbe Dresden Night stage, with BGM based on the theme from Film/TwelveMonkeys.

* The ''VideoGame/SimCity2000'' track [[https://youtu.be/_7kwrLKLs1A Key of Success]] sounds suspiciously similar to the Music/GeorgeMichael song "[[https://youtu.be/KaeCnGOaE98 Killer / Papa Was A Rollin' Stone]]".
** [[https://youtu.be/4kdiLwoR1XA "Disaster Decision"]], particularly the FM-synth version, sounds like the [[https://youtu.be/iB7uZZRypZg arcade version]] of the ''VideoGame/PaperBoy'' theme.



* The theme to ''VideoGame/SplosionMan'' sounds very similar to "Winston", a song by Ed Bogas from ''Fritz the Cat''.
* The 2nd stage from ''Wayne's World'' for the SNES has background music that sounds awfully similar to "Foxy Lady" by Jimi Hendrix.

* [[https://youtu.be/8IwKv5INRwk "This"]] BGM off the ''VideoGame/SmallSoldiers'' UsefulNotes/PlayStation 1 game sounds a whole lot like "One Winged Angel" from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''.



* "[[https://youtu.be/RQMCAdMadMY Grand Cathedral]]" from ''VideoGame/SeriousSamTheSecondEncounter'' sounds like a less sinister version of [[https://youtu.be/1cZeMdFWpEI Magus' theme]] from ''Chrono Trigger''.






* The [[https://youtu.be/25K1RN_0_j0 Stage 1 theme]] from the ''Mega Man'' clone ''Shockman'' has suspicious similarities with the [[https://youtu.be/yncJXnMmpMA first boss theme]] from ''[[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Super Contra]]''.






* [[https://youtu.be/746xKpkEvI8 One track]] from ''Squirrel King'' sounds like a remix of the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' theme.





* The {{Leitmotif}} for Kogoro and Mii, the OriginalGeneration characters of ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'', [[https://youtu.be/jNMNLnuk4r0 Wanderer's Road]], has an opening riff that sounds similar to the opening riff of the ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' [[https://youtu.be/jxgwZiCM6wA theme]].




* Part of the "Springfield" theme in ''[[VideoGame/TheSimpsonsGame The Simpsons Game]]'' sounds suspiciously similar to the main theme of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''.
* "[[https://youtu.be/D4ob02xcpP8 Long Black Probes]]" from ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsHitAndRun'' sounds suspiciously like [[https://youtu.be/5TQUdcYk82U the theme]] from Gerry Anderson's ''Series/{{UFO}}''.







* "[[https://youtu.be/mLK059gV9j8 I am Dedicated to Lord Kurokage]]", the theme of Yumi from ''VideoGame/SenranKagura Shinovi Versus'' is a combination between Mozart's ''Requiem'' and Remilia Scarlet's ''[[https://youtu.be/aJQ5HsXlPTo Septette for the Dead Princess]]'' from ''Franchise/TouhouProject''.
** She's just one. All her classmates from Gessen Death Cram School typically have their {{Leitmotif}} built around a recognizable piece of classical public-domain music, and [[HiddenDepths Ryouna]] usually has a few bars of Swan Lake hidden in the metal guitar chords.

* The original N64 ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' game features the "Alien Dancing Gizmo" weapon, a callback to the show's [[Recap/SouthParkS1E1CartmanGetsAnAnalProbe pilot]] where aliens shot beams that made people spontaneously sing and dance to the title song from the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoon "I Love To Sing-a". In the game, however, a similar-sounding original song is used.





* [[https://youtu.be/0DScgg7HQ6A This stage theme]] from ''VideoGame/{{Shinobi}}'' sounds similar to the Wham! song [[https://youtu.be/Yf_Lwe6p-Cg Everything She Wants]].



* One of the boss themes from ''[[VideoGame/ShockTroopers Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad]]'', [[https://youtu.be/-eLkv3u_Ajo Intruder]], sounds similar to [[https://youtu.be/-YvpcWI1vWU Kare Koso Saikyo]], [[SNKBoss Igniz's]] theme from ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters The King of Fighters 2001]]''.

* ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'' is either the theme to ''Series/BlakesSeven'' or "Dreaming" by Music/OrchestralManoeuvresInTheDark.


* ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'':
** [[https://youtu.be/3_BgsWwfB20 The music for the Collector Pack (April Fool 2015)]] is similar to the first theme for ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', which the event was parodying.
** The background music for the Butcher's Western Pack trailer is similar to the theme for ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.



* ''VideoGame/{{Risen}}'''s [[https://youtu.be/Z8vcVkZc26A title theme]] is quite similar to that of ''VideoGame/Fallout3''.

* In ''VideoGame/SidAndAlsIncredibleToons'', one of the stage themes is a soundalike of Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse." The ThemeTune proper sounds more than a bit like "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" in the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' arrangement.









* The [[https://youtu.be/sMrWFjBwhVc Great Plains theme]] of ''VideoGame/SuperAmazingWagonAdventure'' is remarkably similar to Music/GloriaEstefan's "[[https://youtu.be/inHwBUo9Pzk Turn the Beat Around]]".





* ''[[VideoGame/SpaceChannel5 Space Channel 5 Part 2]]'' had Music/MichaelJackson reprising his role Space Michael, but couldn't use Michael Jackson's music. So the level where Ulala saves him is played to a medley of merely Jackson-esque riffs and dance moves lifted straight from the likes of "Thriller," "Billie Jean" and "Smooth Criminal."

* On the SNES version of ''Super Battleship,'' a part of the victory theme sounds similar to the hymn ''All Glory Laud and Honor.''

* The ''VideoGame/PrettyRhythm'' song "[[https://youtu.be/IGqNkc0FphM Step! Step! Step!]]" sounds a lot like the theme song to the reality show ''Series/AmericanIdol''.

* A riff from "St. Pigenation's Institute" from the visual novel ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' is similar to Music/AvrilLavigne's "Complicated" and Music/SugarRay's "When It's Over".




* ''TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan's'' [[https://youtu.be/w8hOz6itQEA end credits song (starting at 3:26)]] sounds very similar to [[https://youtu.be/3PAwp_1wYz8 Take on Me.]]

* In ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'', [[https://youtu.be/gZzu2TLIGZo Bloody Marie's theme]], which also incorporates the game's main theme, copies a lot from [[https://youtu.be/jN2AdOjI4FI "Part Time Lover"]] by Stevie Wonder. [[https://soundcloud.com/datniggaovader-1/part-time-skullgirl Mashup proving it.]] The main theme also blatantly rips off [[https://youtu.be/uw33uSesViU "The Monster's Lair"]] from ''VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap''.



* Princess Maker 2 summer theme has a resemblance to "Muchacha Triste" by "Los Fantasmas del Caribe".

* Simon Lane of LetsPlay/TheYogscast is available as a charity DLC character in ''VideoGame/SonicAndAllStarsRacingTransformed''. However, instead of using the Yogscast's intro theme, "Gay Activity" by Clive Richardson, as his All Star theme, Sega went with a knockoff version. Which is ironic because "Gay Activity" is an old piece of production music and is in the public domain.



* The [[https://youtu.be/72lpnnCTTzg Special]] theme from ''Super Gussun Oyoyo'' is a near-perfect copy of the Japanese/EU version of [[https://youtu.be/0nW3W-IqYuQ Tidal Tempest Present]] from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD''.

* [[https://youtu.be/fFDhn4wgwKk "We Love Burning Town"]] from ''[[VideoGame/{{Shantae}} Shantae and the Pirate's Curse]]'' sounds like [[https://youtu.be/GbqEHKf1TYw "One Jump Ahead"]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', which was admittedly one of the series' inspirations.


* [[https://youtu.be/Y9hRvvoCKhM "Theme of Puyo Puyo"]] from ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' is similar to the chorus of [[https://youtu.be/ICkWjdQuK7Q "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"]] by Brian Hyland, [[InTheStyleOf with the instrumentation of]] Music/YellowMagicOrchestra's "La Femme Chinoise".



* The [[https://youtu.be/NfQL6NE3cyo Freestyle]] theme in ''VideoGame/SkateOrDie'' sounds like [[https://youtu.be/jUayp5b-8wg "Digital World"]] by Trans-X.








* Sly Cooper's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0518btEM-c Back Alley Heist]] bears a striking resemblence to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7_bMdYfSws California Love]].

* The [[https://youtu.be/TsP5nnBhtJI fight theme]] in ''VideoGame/ProWrestling'', the title theme to the Macintosh helicopter game ''[[https://youtu.be/TWCb8ayXNC8 Apache Strike]]'', and the first Underworld music [[https://youtu.be/e0xzLGbrtvY (around 4:00 in this clip)]] in ''Keith Courage in Alpha Zones'', all resemble the [[https://youtu.be/nIoSPevvsds iconic theme tune]] from ''Series/{{Airwolf}}'', the second most blatantly so.

* The Evergreen Terrace stage in ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsRoadRage'' has a theme that borrows elements from both "Aqua Boogie" by [[Music/GeorgeClinton Parliament]] and "Ffun" by Con Funk Shun.



* The main theme of the Wii {{shovelware}} FPS ''[[https://youtu.be/WQAFJzwZnWo Spy Games: Elevator Mission]]'' is similar to the Dave Brubeck Quartet's [[https://youtu.be/vmDDOFXSgAs "Take 5"]], but with a 6/4 time signature instead of 5/4.

* The second part of the first boss theme from ''Superman'' game for [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega Genesis]] sounds almost exactly like a second part of Stage 6 theme from the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] platformer [[VideoGame/KidNikiRadicalNinja Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3.]] Likewise, the Stage 7 theme from ''Yanchamaru 3'' sounds vaguely similar to Stage 1 theme from ''Superman''. Not surprising, considering that both games share the same composer.






* The theme song of the NES/Famicom video game ''Sky Destroyer'' sound similar to the iconic "Raiders March" from ''Franchise/IndianaJones''



* Part of ''VideoGame/SegaGaga'''s [[https://youtu.be/7Yz_Oi_6w0Q&t=1m19s final boss theme]] sounds like [[https://youtu.be/ptfZ3IPkAOY "Crucified"]] by Army of Lovers.




* [[https://youtu.be/dvK1vRvKXzY "Summer Break"]] from ''Riptide GP: Renegade'' is a carbon copy of [[https://youtu.be/C9LugpRR4B0 "Sunstorm"]] by Hurley & Todd.





* In ''VideoGame/ShovelKnight'', part of [[https://youtu.be/8Ao3clVneKk?t=15s "In the Halls of the Usurper"]] is very similar to [[https://youtu.be/TAy3nlATLkk?t=22s "Gensokyo Millennium~History of the Moon"]] from ''Franchise/TouhouProject 8: Imperishable Night''. Better yet, Music/{{SiIvaGunner}}'s [[https://youtu.be/SDaBiT5nOBc "high-quality rip"]] of "Usurper" directly interpolates "Gensokyo Millennium", along with the theme from ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''.













* In ''Odin Sphere'', the battle theme of Ringford Forest resembles Petula Clark's "Downtown."

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* Another same franchise example: the NES ''VideoGame/{{Rambo}}'' game features a suspiciously similar version of the original ''Film/FirstBlood'' theme as the title theme, as well as a suspiciously similar version of "Peace in Our Life" as the ending theme.

* The title theme to ''VideoGame/SnakeRattleNRoll'' is, as one might expect, a knockoff of "Shake, Rattle and Roll".

* The ThemeTune of the first three ''VideoGame/SpaceQuest'' games is either a suspiciously similar version of "Attack of the Hawk Men" from the 1980 ''Film/{{Flash Gordon|1980}}'' movie or the ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'' theme tune. The fourth game's version sounds more like the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' theme. The fifth game's theme is similar to the theme of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''.
** In addition to the cameos by the Blues Brothers and ZZ Top and their respective songs, the "alien trio" music in the Rocket Bar copies the bass riff of Styx's "Too Much Time on My Hands" ad verbatim.


* The [[https://youtu.be/sYTZuJt9S8w theme for SWIV]] sounds a lot like Depeche Mode's "People are People", even going as far as containing samples from the song.









* The late-1980s game ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_(computer_game) Rock 'n' Roll]]'' used suspiciously similar rock-and-roll tunes as its soundtrack. [[https://youtu.be/rluzNA1k5lw Here's an example]]. Though unlike many suspiciously similar songs, they were actually licenced.

* {{Freeware}} game ''VideoGame/RumblePack'' has the Elbe Dresden Night stage, with BGM based on the theme from Film/TwelveMonkeys.

* The ''VideoGame/SimCity2000'' track [[https://youtu.be/_7kwrLKLs1A Key of Success]] sounds suspiciously similar to the Music/GeorgeMichael song "[[https://youtu.be/KaeCnGOaE98 Killer / Papa Was A Rollin' Stone]]".
** [[https://youtu.be/4kdiLwoR1XA "Disaster Decision"]], particularly the FM-synth version, sounds like the [[https://youtu.be/iB7uZZRypZg arcade version]] of the ''VideoGame/PaperBoy'' theme.



* The theme to ''VideoGame/SplosionMan'' sounds very similar to "Winston", a song by Ed Bogas from ''Fritz the Cat''.
* The 2nd stage from ''Wayne's World'' for the SNES has background music that sounds awfully similar to "Foxy Lady" by Jimi Hendrix.

* [[https://youtu.be/8IwKv5INRwk "This"]] BGM off the ''VideoGame/SmallSoldiers'' UsefulNotes/PlayStation 1 game sounds a whole lot like "One Winged Angel" from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''.



* "[[https://youtu.be/RQMCAdMadMY Grand Cathedral]]" from ''VideoGame/SeriousSamTheSecondEncounter'' sounds like a less sinister version of [[https://youtu.be/1cZeMdFWpEI Magus' theme]] from ''Chrono Trigger''.






* The [[https://youtu.be/25K1RN_0_j0 Stage 1 theme]] from the ''Mega Man'' clone ''Shockman'' has suspicious similarities with the [[https://youtu.be/yncJXnMmpMA first boss theme]] from ''[[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Super Contra]]''.






* [[https://youtu.be/746xKpkEvI8 One track]] from ''Squirrel King'' sounds like a remix of the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' theme.





* The {{Leitmotif}} for Kogoro and Mii, the OriginalGeneration characters of ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'', [[https://youtu.be/jNMNLnuk4r0 Wanderer's Road]], has an opening riff that sounds similar to the opening riff of the ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' [[https://youtu.be/jxgwZiCM6wA theme]].




* Part of the "Springfield" theme in ''[[VideoGame/TheSimpsonsGame The Simpsons Game]]'' sounds suspiciously similar to the main theme of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''.
* "[[https://youtu.be/D4ob02xcpP8 Long Black Probes]]" from ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsHitAndRun'' sounds suspiciously like [[https://youtu.be/5TQUdcYk82U the theme]] from Gerry Anderson's ''Series/{{UFO}}''.







* "[[https://youtu.be/mLK059gV9j8 I am Dedicated to Lord Kurokage]]", the theme of Yumi from ''VideoGame/SenranKagura Shinovi Versus'' is a combination between Mozart's ''Requiem'' and Remilia Scarlet's ''[[https://youtu.be/aJQ5HsXlPTo Septette for the Dead Princess]]'' from ''Franchise/TouhouProject''.
** She's just one. All her classmates from Gessen Death Cram School typically have their {{Leitmotif}} built around a recognizable piece of classical public-domain music, and [[HiddenDepths Ryouna]] usually has a few bars of Swan Lake hidden in the metal guitar chords.

* The original N64 ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' game features the "Alien Dancing Gizmo" weapon, a callback to the show's [[Recap/SouthParkS1E1CartmanGetsAnAnalProbe pilot]] where aliens shot beams that made people spontaneously sing and dance to the title song from the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoon "I Love To Sing-a". In the game, however, a similar-sounding original song is used.





* [[https://youtu.be/0DScgg7HQ6A This stage theme]] from ''VideoGame/{{Shinobi}}'' sounds similar to the Wham! song [[https://youtu.be/Yf_Lwe6p-Cg Everything She Wants]].



* One of the boss themes from ''[[VideoGame/ShockTroopers Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad]]'', [[https://youtu.be/-eLkv3u_Ajo Intruder]], sounds similar to [[https://youtu.be/-YvpcWI1vWU Kare Koso Saikyo]], [[SNKBoss Igniz's]] theme from ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters The King of Fighters 2001]]''.

* ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'' is either the theme to ''Series/BlakesSeven'' or "Dreaming" by Music/OrchestralManoeuvresInTheDark.


* ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'':
** [[https://youtu.be/3_BgsWwfB20 The music for the Collector Pack (April Fool 2015)]] is similar to the first theme for ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', which the event was parodying.
** The background music for the Butcher's Western Pack trailer is similar to the theme for ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.



* ''VideoGame/{{Risen}}'''s [[https://youtu.be/Z8vcVkZc26A title theme]] is quite similar to that of ''VideoGame/Fallout3''.

* In ''VideoGame/SidAndAlsIncredibleToons'', one of the stage themes is a soundalike of Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse." The ThemeTune proper sounds more than a bit like "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" in the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' arrangement.









* The [[https://youtu.be/sMrWFjBwhVc Great Plains theme]] of ''VideoGame/SuperAmazingWagonAdventure'' is remarkably similar to Music/GloriaEstefan's "[[https://youtu.be/inHwBUo9Pzk Turn the Beat Around]]".





* ''[[VideoGame/SpaceChannel5 Space Channel 5 Part 2]]'' had Music/MichaelJackson reprising his role Space Michael, but couldn't use Michael Jackson's music. So the level where Ulala saves him is played to a medley of merely Jackson-esque riffs and dance moves lifted straight from the likes of "Thriller," "Billie Jean" and "Smooth Criminal."

* On the SNES version of ''Super Battleship,'' a part of the victory theme sounds similar to the hymn ''All Glory Laud and Honor.''

* The ''VideoGame/PrettyRhythm'' song "[[https://youtu.be/IGqNkc0FphM Step! Step! Step!]]" sounds a lot like the theme song to the reality show ''Series/AmericanIdol''.

* A riff from "St. Pigenation's Institute" from the visual novel ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' is similar to Music/AvrilLavigne's "Complicated" and Music/SugarRay's "When It's Over".




* ''TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan's'' [[https://youtu.be/w8hOz6itQEA end credits song (starting at 3:26)]] sounds very similar to [[https://youtu.be/3PAwp_1wYz8 Take on Me.]]

* In ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'', [[https://youtu.be/gZzu2TLIGZo Bloody Marie's theme]], which also incorporates the game's main theme, copies a lot from [[https://youtu.be/jN2AdOjI4FI "Part Time Lover"]] by Stevie Wonder. [[https://soundcloud.com/datniggaovader-1/part-time-skullgirl Mashup proving it.]] The main theme also blatantly rips off [[https://youtu.be/uw33uSesViU "The Monster's Lair"]] from ''VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap''.



* Princess Maker 2 summer theme has a resemblance to "Muchacha Triste" by "Los Fantasmas del Caribe".

* Simon Lane of LetsPlay/TheYogscast is available as a charity DLC character in ''VideoGame/SonicAndAllStarsRacingTransformed''. However, instead of using the Yogscast's intro theme, "Gay Activity" by Clive Richardson, as his All Star theme, Sega went with a knockoff version. Which is ironic because "Gay Activity" is an old piece of production music and is in the public domain.



* The [[https://youtu.be/72lpnnCTTzg Special]] theme from ''Super Gussun Oyoyo'' is a near-perfect copy of the Japanese/EU version of [[https://youtu.be/0nW3W-IqYuQ Tidal Tempest Present]] from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD''.

* [[https://youtu.be/fFDhn4wgwKk "We Love Burning Town"]] from ''[[VideoGame/{{Shantae}} Shantae and the Pirate's Curse]]'' sounds like [[https://youtu.be/GbqEHKf1TYw "One Jump Ahead"]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', which was admittedly one of the series' inspirations.


* [[https://youtu.be/Y9hRvvoCKhM "Theme of Puyo Puyo"]] from ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' is similar to the chorus of [[https://youtu.be/ICkWjdQuK7Q "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"]] by Brian Hyland, [[InTheStyleOf with the instrumentation of]] Music/YellowMagicOrchestra's "La Femme Chinoise".



* The [[https://youtu.be/NfQL6NE3cyo Freestyle]] theme in ''VideoGame/SkateOrDie'' sounds like [[https://youtu.be/jUayp5b-8wg "Digital World"]] by Trans-X.








* Sly Cooper's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0518btEM-c Back Alley Heist]] bears a striking resemblence to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7_bMdYfSws California Love]].

* The [[https://youtu.be/TsP5nnBhtJI fight theme]] in ''VideoGame/ProWrestling'', the title theme to the Macintosh helicopter game ''[[https://youtu.be/TWCb8ayXNC8 Apache Strike]]'', and the first Underworld music [[https://youtu.be/e0xzLGbrtvY (around 4:00 in this clip)]] in ''Keith Courage in Alpha Zones'', all resemble the [[https://youtu.be/nIoSPevvsds iconic theme tune]] from ''Series/{{Airwolf}}'', the second most blatantly so.

* The Evergreen Terrace stage in ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsRoadRage'' has a theme that borrows elements from both "Aqua Boogie" by [[Music/GeorgeClinton Parliament]] and "Ffun" by Con Funk Shun.



* The main theme of the Wii {{shovelware}} FPS ''[[https://youtu.be/WQAFJzwZnWo Spy Games: Elevator Mission]]'' is similar to the Dave Brubeck Quartet's [[https://youtu.be/vmDDOFXSgAs "Take 5"]], but with a 6/4 time signature instead of 5/4.

* The second part of the first boss theme from ''Superman'' game for [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega Genesis]] sounds almost exactly like a second part of Stage 6 theme from the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] platformer [[VideoGame/KidNikiRadicalNinja Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3.]] Likewise, the Stage 7 theme from ''Yanchamaru 3'' sounds vaguely similar to Stage 1 theme from ''Superman''. Not surprising, considering that both games share the same composer.






* The theme song of the NES/Famicom video game ''Sky Destroyer'' sound similar to the iconic "Raiders March" from ''Franchise/IndianaJones''



* Part of ''VideoGame/SegaGaga'''s [[https://youtu.be/7Yz_Oi_6w0Q&t=1m19s final boss theme]] sounds like [[https://youtu.be/ptfZ3IPkAOY "Crucified"]] by Army of Lovers.




* [[https://youtu.be/dvK1vRvKXzY "Summer Break"]] from ''Riptide GP: Renegade'' is a carbon copy of [[https://youtu.be/C9LugpRR4B0 "Sunstorm"]] by Hurley & Todd.





* In ''VideoGame/ShovelKnight'', part of [[https://youtu.be/8Ao3clVneKk?t=15s "In the Halls of the Usurper"]] is very similar to [[https://youtu.be/TAy3nlATLkk?t=22s "Gensokyo Millennium~History of the Moon"]] from ''Franchise/TouhouProject 8: Imperishable Night''. Better yet, Music/{{SiIvaGunner}}'s [[https://youtu.be/SDaBiT5nOBc "high-quality rip"]] of "Usurper" directly interpolates "Gensokyo Millennium", along with the theme from ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''.













* In ''Odin Sphere'', the battle theme of Ringford Forest resembles Petula Clark's "Downtown."

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* [[https://youtu.be/6RO7K4W-c9g "Uncharted Worlds"]] from ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' is a pretty blatant riff on Tangerine Dream's [[https://youtu.be/91DuxjzlLLU "Love on a Real Train"]] from ''Film/RiskyBusiness''.
** [[https://youtu.be/ye31ZhLDFUw One of the battle music]] from the first ''Mass Effect'' sounds like it's derived from [[https://youtu.be/Zge__luTQpc "Sphinx"]] by Harry Thumann.

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* [[https://youtu.be/6RO7K4W-c9g "Uncharted Worlds"]] from ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' is a pretty blatant riff on Tangerine Dream's [[https://youtu.be/91DuxjzlLLU "Love on a Real Train"]] from ''Film/RiskyBusiness''.
** [[https://youtu.be/ye31ZhLDFUw One of the battle music]] from the first ''Mass Effect'' sounds like it's derived from [[https://youtu.be/Zge__luTQpc "Sphinx"]] by Harry Thumann.





* [[https://youtu.be/OWFZ32WBrQ0 Catch the step]], one of the themes played in the PC-88 game ''Misty Blue'' sounds helluvah lot like [[https://youtu.be/ik2YF05iX2w&index=5&list=PLAkqjw1_WMamxOH1YjwFoXHkwaINt26YK Domino Dance]] from ''Music/PetShopBoys''.



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* [[https://youtu.be/OWFZ32WBrQ0 Catch the step]], one of the themes played in the PC-88 game ''Misty Blue'' sounds helluvah lot like [[https://youtu.be/ik2YF05iX2w&index=5&list=PLAkqjw1_WMamxOH1YjwFoXHkwaINt26YK Domino Dance]] from ''Music/PetShopBoys''.








* The theme of ''VideoGame/MayhemInMonsterland'' for the UsefulNotes/Commodore64 sounds a lot like the TitleThemeTune of ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''.


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* The theme of ''VideoGame/MayhemInMonsterland'' for the UsefulNotes/Commodore64 sounds a lot like the TitleThemeTune of ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''.






* The main melody of Roll's theme from Megaman: Battle and Chase and the piano melody present in all of Mephiles the dark's themes in Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 are almost the EXACT same, besides Mephiles' version being lower. This is far more noticeable with the Chiptuned Rockman remix of the theme, as the lyrics are absent. These two characters who couldn't be more different have the same melody.



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* The main melody of Roll's theme from Megaman: Battle and Chase and the piano melody present in all of Mephiles the dark's themes in Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 are almost the EXACT same, besides Mephiles' version being lower. This is far more noticeable with the Chiptuned Rockman remix of the theme, as the lyrics are absent. These two characters who couldn't be more different have the same melody.











* ''Neon Drive'':
** The music for Level 3, [[https://youtu.be/CF-nAmb9TM4 "Science Fiction"]], resembles the ''Film/BladeRunner'' [[https://youtu.be/JAwo7DPUFUM end credits theme]]. Likewise, the middle part of the Level 5 theme, aptly titled [[https://youtu.be/0vY1Rg5vP6Y?t=55s "Blade Driver"]], is similar to the film's [[https://youtu.be/smpTDkLCYb0 intro theme]].
** The first melodic section of [[https://youtu.be/uvZQiv8Ot44 "Valkyrie" (Level 6)]] sounds like the verses of [[https://youtu.be/HSh73d3TZcA "The Touch"]] from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie''.
** The first and third parts of [[https://youtu.be/ZqOaRqWTsCQ "Mechanics" (Level 7)]] are similar to [[https://youtu.be/Vkjqn85JCyI "Io Sulfur Mine"]] from ''VideoGame/{{Descent}}''.

* In Creator/{{Psygnosis}}' UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} shmup ''Menace'', [[https://youtu.be/PavLhY6HiEg the main BGM]] resembles [[https://youtu.be/MO7--KBgpAQ Parts 5]], [[https://youtu.be/jDBZ5ggyTFk 6]], and [[https://youtu.be/IuJ50xs2rWU 7]] of Music/JeanMichelJarre's ''Equinoxe''.

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* ''Neon Drive'':
** The music for Level 3, [[https://youtu.be/CF-nAmb9TM4 "Science Fiction"]], resembles the ''Film/BladeRunner'' [[https://youtu.be/JAwo7DPUFUM end credits theme]]. Likewise, the middle part of the Level 5 theme, aptly titled [[https://youtu.be/0vY1Rg5vP6Y?t=55s "Blade Driver"]], is similar to the film's [[https://youtu.be/smpTDkLCYb0 intro theme]].
** The first melodic section of [[https://youtu.be/uvZQiv8Ot44 "Valkyrie" (Level 6)]] sounds like the verses of [[https://youtu.be/HSh73d3TZcA "The Touch"]] from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie''.
** The first and third parts of [[https://youtu.be/ZqOaRqWTsCQ "Mechanics" (Level 7)]] are similar to [[https://youtu.be/Vkjqn85JCyI "Io Sulfur Mine"]] from ''VideoGame/{{Descent}}''.

* In Creator/{{Psygnosis}}' UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} shmup ''Menace'', [[https://youtu.be/PavLhY6HiEg the main BGM]] resembles [[https://youtu.be/MO7--KBgpAQ Parts 5]], [[https://youtu.be/jDBZ5ggyTFk 6]], and [[https://youtu.be/IuJ50xs2rWU 7]] of Music/JeanMichelJarre's ''Equinoxe''.






* ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden (NES)'': the ending theme, "[[https://youtu.be/bL_17rgGZw4 A Hero's End]]", is very similar to [[https://youtu.be/WCmUWNUzaqo Nino Rota's theme]] of Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 movie ''Film/{{Romeo and Juliet|1968}}''.

* In ''VideoGame/MushihimeSama'', part of the TrueFinalBoss [[https://youtu.be/0cz1NxGg1QY?t=21s theme]](0:21-0:48) sounds like the [[https://youtu.be/l0kpMiDfRzA Ranking]] music from the original ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}} (Nemesis)''.

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* ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden (NES)'': the ending theme, "[[https://youtu.be/bL_17rgGZw4 A Hero's End]]", is very similar to [[https://youtu.be/WCmUWNUzaqo Nino Rota's theme]] of Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 movie ''Film/{{Romeo and Juliet|1968}}''.

* In ''VideoGame/MushihimeSama'', part of the TrueFinalBoss [[https://youtu.be/0cz1NxGg1QY?t=21s theme]](0:21-0:48) sounds like the [[https://youtu.be/l0kpMiDfRzA Ranking]] music from the original ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}} (Nemesis)''.




* In ''Power Blazer/Blade'', the first half of the [[https://youtu.be/YpQ0pqnGMic Sector 2]] BGM is suspiciously similar to Cut Man's [[https://youtu.be/GsXEqfDL40k stage theme]] from ''VideoGame/MegaMan''. Not surprising, since the protagonist of the original Japanese version was a ''Mega Man'' {{expy}}.

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* In ''Power Blazer/Blade'', the first half of the [[https://youtu.be/YpQ0pqnGMic Sector 2]] BGM is suspiciously similar to Cut Man's [[https://youtu.be/GsXEqfDL40k stage theme]] from ''VideoGame/MegaMan''. Not surprising, since the protagonist of the original Japanese version was a ''Mega Man'' {{expy}}.



* Part of ''VideoGame/MidnightResistance'''s Stage 1 theme, [[https://youtu.be/-9s1-mi1wCg?t=55s Surging Power]], sounds like a minor-key version of the ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Tam9lv1KQ&t=25s theme]].



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* Part of ''VideoGame/MidnightResistance'''s Stage 1 theme, [[https://youtu.be/-9s1-mi1wCg?t=55s Surging Power]], sounds like a minor-key version of the ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Tam9lv1KQ&t=25s theme]].








* The [[https://youtu.be/M_evjak2uXk title theme]] of the Neo Geo shmup ''Zed Blade/Operation Ragnarok'' sounds like Music/TwoUnlimited's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPOmFUid3vA Get Ready For This]]".


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* The [[https://youtu.be/M_evjak2uXk title theme]] of the Neo Geo shmup ''Zed Blade/Operation Ragnarok'' sounds like Music/TwoUnlimited's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPOmFUid3vA Get Ready For This]]".



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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evAHGDkkilY "Hotter Than Hell"]] from ''[[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Super C(ontra)]]'' sounds like the main riff of either Music/IronMaiden's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NRbycO0O_k "Two Minutes to Midnight"]] or Music/{{Metallica}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnKhsTXoKCI "Master of Puppets"]].








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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evAHGDkkilY "Hotter Than Hell"]] from ''[[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Super C(ontra)]]'' sounds like the main riff of either Music/IronMaiden's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NRbycO0O_k "Two Minutes to Midnight"]] or Music/{{Metallica}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnKhsTXoKCI "Master of Puppets"]].















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