In this video I share what may be an example of a sample of a hugely popular future song which can be heard in a video game of the past. And what's more the reference may be anchored and supported by connections to a third work, a popular film. <br /><br />You can hear this in the soundtrack to the 1988 arcade game Ninja Gaiden (Ryukenden) published by Japanese developer TECMO. Listen to the back ground music for the second level set in New York City (the piece is entitled "Pat") and there you may be able to discern a part of the melody that corresponds to the 1995 Rap / hip hop song "California Love" by 2 Pac & Dr. Dre. <br /><br />In 2024 I did a video pointing out the similarity between a piece of music heard in the 1979 post apocalyptic action film Mad Max & the intro to the music video for 1995 Snoop Dogg track Doggy Dogg World. This can be heard in a scene at around 38 minutes where Jim Goose is in the Sugartown Cabaret club. Robina Chaffey performs Licorice Road in this scene. Dr. Dre, who collaborated on many songs in the 1990's with Snoop Dogg, was on the 1995 track California Love with 2Pac. The visuals in the music video for this song was inspired by the third Mad Max movie: Beyond Thunderdome (1985). <br /><br />Interestingly, the second stage enemy boss in Ninja Gaiden is a tag team duo of fighters apparently inspired by former pro wrestlers The Road Warriors. This was the alternative title to the second Mad Max Film. The theme for game characters and wrestlers may be inspired by the 1970 rock track Iron Man performed by Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath. A supporting enemy character in this game also wears a hockey mask similar to Lord Humungus in Mad Max 2.<br /><br />#ninjagaiden #madmax #theroadwarriors #californialove #snoopdogg #drdre #2pac #tecmo #thunderdome #ozzyosbourne #blacksabbath
