Video game clone grouped as "Myst clones". Some video game genres are founded by archetypal games of which all subsequent similar games are considered derivatives; notably, early first-person shooters were often called ""Doom" clones", while the success of the open-world formula in "Grand Theft Auto" led to the genre of GTA clones. The genre of endless runners is based on the success and simplicity of the game "Canabalt". In these cases, games that are "clones" of another are generally not implied to have committed any intellectual property infractions, and otherwise considered legally acceptable practices, although calling such games clones is generally considered derogatory.
Stargate (video game) "Punch-Out!!". As "Defender II", the game is included in the 2012 compilation "Midway Arcade Origins". A "Stargate" machine is featured in an episode of the TV comedy series "NewsRadio", in which it was referred to as "Stargate Defender". Eugene Jarvis, the game's creator, had a role on the episode as "Delivery Guy #3". Stargate is also seen in "Supernatural", season 12 episode 10, by the wall of a game-themed bar. "Stargate" and its predecessor "Defender" are featured as plot points in the podcast "Rabbits". Stargate also appeared in the 1983 movie "Strange Invaders" Stargate (video game) Stargate (also known Defender