Vile looks more like Predator

Don Flamenco / Adam Sandler comparison was pretty funny.

@mark

agreed lol.

speaking of nobuo uematsu copying someone else

hey copied the legendary movie composer ennio marricone music from the good the bad and the ugly OST ( the story of a soldier )
in FF7 OST track called ( Tifa Theme )

Harsh words to begin the article. Have you considered they meant to homage those characters or perhaps it has been an effort to bind the two cultures in their stories? I mean how hard can it be to think they want to use elements from both sides of the world to convey their tales, using the likeness or musical notes from things we, westerners are familiar with.
This list, while humorous (Astro boy = Big boy LOL) is rather small; because there are a whole lot more things to cite while on the topic; since the Japanese are, and have been willing to convey both culture streams into one with their animes and games; and so are we with our big Hollywood films and our own games.
And by the way, this is not new. A long time ago there was Akira Kurosawa, master filmmaker; this man inspired a lot of changes in the films of the West and tickled the imagination of young creators who, to this day homage Kurosawa in their films. So, it goes both ways, pal.

Wow....just wow.

This has nothing to to with copying or any lack of originality, it's just a bunch of silly stuff put together by what appears to be some western games fanboy. You know what?
Japanese games still pull off some of the most original stuff out there.

Bern and Aaron are butthurt weeaboos.

@Bern

Take it easy, this is supposed to be silly. :P Look at my other blog, it pokes fun at US.

And just to let you know, I've been a Nintendo fanboy since the days of the NES. There's no hate for Japanese games here.

What? Jiraiya looks like David Bowie because of the hair? Look up Kabuki before you state that. Or even better look up how he introduces himself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PksiRLeHsDo

and this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoK3Pa9BK-U

Japanophiles are so protective of their precious Japanese culture!

C'mon dude. Everybody knows that everything and everyone copies David Bowie.

plagiarism all over the world. I am not surprised))

speaking of "plagiarism." the music composer of metal gear solid 1 took inspiration from an old russian piece. many years later, it was brought to kojima's attention and unfortunately, i think that's the reason why the main theme was not included in mgs4. although not accused of plagiarism, it still makes me sad that the fear of accusation and lawsuit had something to do with no including the iconic theme.

sorry...that wasn't a silly comment at all :^(

@ J.Bui

I remember that situation. Some journalists played a recording of the Russian song in front of Kojima and the MGS composer, as if confronting them about the alleged plagiarism.

I'm sure Konami wanted to play it safe and remove the song altogether. Sucks, considering how iconic it became.

Interesting how the Beatles, David Bowie and The Who are American pop culture...

Just because the Beatles, Bowie and The Who originated from another country doesn't mean their music isn't a part of American culture.

But you claim that Japan took it directly from American Pop Culture. How are you sure?

I love how you showed a series of black guys...and they all looked the same...lol

Great post! all the Images are too Awesome, nice videos, thank you for sharing,