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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.

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.

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).

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.

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00:00We're talking about knowledge of the future in movies, YouTube channel, Easter Egg Psychic.
00:06In this video, I'll share a possible instance of what may be a sample of a future hugely popular song present in a video game from the past.
00:17And what's more, the reference may be supported and anchored by additional inspiration from a third work, another popular film.
00:27The 1995 wraps on California Love.
00:31This is by Tupac and Dr. Dre.
00:33Part of this may be present in the 1988 arcade game Ninja Gaiden, released in Japan as Ninja Ria Kendon, developed and published by Japan-based Tecmo.
00:45Alright, so to hear the sample, go to stage two, and this is set in Brooklyn, New York City.
00:53Listen to the background music.
00:55The bit you want to listen for is the part of California Love that goes,
01:01In the city of LA, in the city of good old Watts, in the city, city of Compton, we keep it rockin', keep it rockin'.
01:16Interestingly, there may be another link to the artists of this song.
01:20Last year I did a video on how a sample from the music video to Snoop Dogg's Doggy Dog World from 95 may be heard at around the 38 minute mark in the 1979 post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max.
01:39This is the scene where Jim Goose is in the cabaret.
01:44The singer on stage, Roberto Chaffee, is singing a song called Licorice Road.
01:49Now, of course, Dre and Snoop are long-time collaborators.
01:53Yeah, the visuals for California Love, the music video, were inspired by the third Mad Max film, Beyond Thunderdome, in 1985.
02:03Now, the link in Ninja Gaiden.
02:05The enemy bosses of the New York City stage are a tag team duo of fighters called the Doro Warriors.
02:14They closely resemble the former pro wrestlers, the Road Warriors.
02:18That was the alternative title to the second Mad Max film, out in 81, directed by George Miller and starring Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence.
02:31This movie features the character Lord Humongous, who wears a hockey mask, somewhat similar to the horror movie villain Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th films.
02:44The theme music for this duo is apparently another sample of a popular song, and that is Black Sabbath's Iron Man.
02:53My YouTube channel is Easter Egg Psychic.
02:55There, I go back and look at movies and television from the past to analyze these for possible references to future media.
03:02These may appear in the form of anecdotes, idioms, anagrams.
03:07Hidden in the subtext of the work in question, I also use an unconventional method where I look at the likenesses of the actors.
03:14And what I found is you can take the likenesses, match these up to some of the anecdotal items, and show past, present, and future information about actors and other personalities
03:27that may resemble the personalities in the movie or television episode that you're watching.
03:32My email contact is EasterEggGuy, that's G-U-Y, at Yahoo.com
03:41Thanks for watching.
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