Kotaku posted this hilarious video over the weekend, in which Mega Man transforms into Elton John to show the similarity between the theme for Mega Man 2's Dr. Wily Castle stage and Elton John's "I Don't Want to Go On Like That".   Hit the jump to see why Kotaku thinks that one inspired the other:

Sir Elton's single was on "Reg Strikes Back," released in June 1988. It went to number one on Billboard's adult contemporary chart on Aug. 20, 1988. Mega Man 2 was released Dec. 24, 1988. All I know about its development cycle was that it did not begin immediately after the original Mega Man released in 1987.