You know, looking at that whole Gymkata movie, I started realizing... it's a lot like Ikari Warriors 3 from Nintendo: it has a bunch of guys wandering around a foreign country throwing kicks and punches at weirdos who are attacking them for no good reason.
Ever seen a movie and thought it must have been based on a video game, except with the characters' names and a few superfluous details changed?
It seems to me that "Super Mario Bros." is a lot like a certain Nintendo game.
I don't have much good input to add. Maybe "Romancing the Stone" is based on "Pitfall?"