Woofa and Sasquatch's losing pose

[Hypercat-Z]

Woofa, from Pacman Party, and Sasquatch, from Darkstalkers, besides being both large white bigfoots, have the exactly same pose when they lose a match (Sasquatch by time and Woofa when he is on the ground): They crouch and trace circles on the ground with a sad face.
Homage or confession? "Yeah! We ripped off that char of Darkstalkers".

[Skarro]

Any comparison pictures? I wonder if they just ripped the sprite straight from it.