This is an incomplete list of music in notable video games that was taken from a composition whose copyright has expired.
Nikolay Nekrasov - Korobeiniki
- Tetris (Nintendo and other publishers; Game Boy and other platforms)
- Dance Maniax 2nd Mix (Konami) (as "Happy-hopper")
- Pump It Up NX2 (Andamiro) (as "Pumptris Quattro")
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) (as "Tetris Type A")
- Non-copyright restriction: As the theme song of the Tetris franchise, this song has become so iconic that Tetris Holding LLC successfully registered it in the United States as a sound trademark for computer games.
Ivan Larionov - Kalinka
- Tetяis (Atari Games, Tengen)
- Tetris (BPS)
- Super Tetris 3 (BPS)
- Tetris Party (Hudson)
- Pump It Up NX2 (Andamiro) (as "Pumptris Quattro")
Peter Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- Tetris (Nintendo; NES version)
- Home Alone (THQ; SNES version)
Peter Tchaikovsky - Russian Dance (Trepak)
- Tetris (Nintendo; Game Boy version)
- Home Alone (THQ; SNES version)
Hermann Necke - Csikos Post
- Yoshi's Cookie (Nintendo, BPS)
- Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge (Technos)
- Sexy Parodius (Konami) (as "Speed Bath")
- Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (Konami) (as "Fishing Frenzy")
- Pump It Up Premiere 2 (Andamiro)
- Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! (Nintendo/Pax Softnica)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Ode to Joy
- Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix (Konami) (as "End of the Century")
Frederic Chopin - Revolutionary Etude
- DDRMAX2: Dance Dance Revolution 7th Mix (Konami) (as "Kakumei")
Ludwig van Beethoven - Für Elise
- Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (Konami) (as "Speed Over Beethoven")
Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor "Quasi una fantasia" a.k.a. "Moonlight Sonata"
- Thexder (Game Arts, Sierra) (used only on the credits screen in Japanese releases; Sierra's releases also use the song on the title screen)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor a.k.a. "Sonata Pathétique"
- Pump It Up series (Andamiro) (as "Beethoven Virus")
Gioachino Rossini - William Tell Overture
- Thunder Force (Technosoft) (for which system?)
- In the Groove (Roxor) (as "Tell")
Unknown (pre-1800) - Yankee Doodle/Lucy Locket
- Comic Bakery (Konami; MSX version)
Melchior Franck (16th century) - Ach Tannenbaum
- Super Mario Bros. series (ending)
Ángel Villoldo (d. 1919) - El Choclo (1903)
- Earthworm Jim 2 (1995) (as "Udderly Abducted")
Numerous compositions
- Parodius (Konami) (for which system?)
Traditional (1843 or earlier) - Polly Wolly Doodle
- Sunday Funday: The Ride (Wisdom Tree) ("Fish Fall" title screen)
- Pokémon (Nintendo/Game Freak) (as "Road to Viridian")
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