Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Oddly Familiar Spotlight Episode on David Wise! We have some possible inspirations and even a sample that some people may not know!

California Games and John Elway's QB were rearrangements of the arcade themes which came out before the NES versions by David Wise. He was using those as reference but those are still possible inspirations for the original tune.

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Today we talk about:
- California Games
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Diddy Kong Racing
- Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2 (Diddy's Kong Quest)
- Battletoads
- John Elway's Quarterback (AKA John Elway's Team Quarterback)