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I know this could probably be in the Video Game subforum as well, but since we're talking more about its music aspect, it's over here.
So, the purpose here is to post 2 (possibly more) video game soundtracks from not the same title/franchise (aka leitmotifs don't count) that sound very, very similar to each other. It'll just be interesting to see results.

Here's my 2 that I just found today:


The latter especially sounds a lot like the former, to the point where I first heard it and instantly thought it was from Kingdom Hearts. It's the melody that you hear in the beginning of each tracks that make it sound just like each other. Forest Maze seriously sounds like it could fit right into a Kingdom Hearts title as well.

For these next three, it'll be formatted a little differently, for the sake of not wanting to page stretch and because I don't know how to do embed timestamped youtube videos.

Maple Leaf Rag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMAtL7n_-rc
Super Mario World – Athletic Theme:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7bvnjQMgq4
Cuphead – Funfair Fever (timestamped): https://youtu.be/rBU8wRCnaUM?t=28s

The latter two have been very popular comparisons, but most people don't even recognize that the first one was around the longest. When the Cuphead producers were confronted about that particular melody in Funfair Fever, they stated that it wasn't intentionally a reference to Super Mario World, and that it's actually just a common ragtime theme, which makes sense for all three.

Found it. I remember long ago I saw this comparison made to the main theme of Fire Emblem Fates with this random track from Story of Seasons/Harvest Moon.

Windmill Peak from Hat in Time sounds similar to Lost woods in Ocarina of Time.