What is the “Mitsuda Lick” and why is it significant when its included in video game music?

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I’ve heard this term a few times now and from what I understand, Yasunori Mitsuda composed music for Chrono Trigger and the “Mitusuda Lick” seems to be a pattern of notes that gets included in music by other video game composers. I guess what I don’t quite understand is why this specific pattern is so cool and why its named after Yasunori Mitsuda specifically?

Maybe a dumb question but also how do different composers decide when to include this pattern? Is there a way this pattern of notes can be used…wrong/inappropriately…? I know next to nothing about music btw

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Another example is the “amen break”. Used in many songs; but the original source always gets some credit among music lovers  

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