While being developed in late 1988, Strider went by the name of "The Falcon". Thankfully, this was later changed back, though this curious incident does beg the following question.

Was the Strider arcade game an original game idea of Capcom's? Did they simply appropriate the Strider name to boost their game's popularity?

It's quite a disturbing proposal to consider, but if the Famicom game was in development before the arcade game, anything's possible.

And since the arcade game has nothing to do with either the manga or the NES game other than having the same protagonist, the thought does give one pause.