I would not be surprised as some designers use a "SFX package" that has a variety of popular sound effects that have been reused over and over in several old games.
For instance, are you familiar with the sound that emits from the academy building (terran) when you click it on Starcraft? It's akin to a marine (supposedly) yelling in agony or pain. I have noticed that it has been used in quite a few movies as well as other games.
You have keen ears to pick up on the similarity as well as a sharp memory to recognize where you've heard it before!
Edit: Oh, here you go:
the sound of the marine screaming is what is used...not the corny fanfare that accompanies it. :P You can double click on the video to view the comments which states:
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Terran Academy Starcraft. The name of the scream sound effect is: "gut wrenching scream and fall into distance" which has been used in many movies and games.
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Apparently it's called the Wilhelm Scream:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_scream
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...Wilhelm_scream