Best TG-16 (or PCE, really, if you like) game ending

spenoza · 09/03/2007, 01:12 PM

OK folks. I'm curious as to what your favorite game endings are and why. Personally, I'm fond of Gate of Thunder's ending, just because it summed up the game experience nicely. The music was cool as well. Also, the end of Soldier Blade where it appears your recurring opponent is not, indeed, completely defeated, is very cool.

CrackTiger · 09/03/2007, 09:33 PM

I don't think that anyone who's played through Far East Of Eden: Fuun Kabuki Den would argue that it has the best ending.

spenoza · 09/03/2007, 09:54 PM

That was a thoroughly unexpected take on my query ;) Any endings you happen to really like?

nat · 09/03/2007, 10:05 PM

I can't really think of any Turbo game endings that stood out to me.

Video games tend to generally have pretty lackluster endings anyway. It's not a matter of "Does game x have a crappy ending?" but rather "Just how crappy was it?"

For the most part, games usually end with a "Game Over"/"The End" blurb. If you're lucky you'll get a pretty still shot or something and/or a credit roll. In extreme cases you may be graced with an "Epirogue".

GUTS · 09/03/2007, 10:29 PM

I thought Lords of Thunder had a pretty cool ending.

Keranu · 09/04/2007, 01:31 AM

Gates and Kabuki Den had great endings.

Some of my top favorites are in Dragon Slayer and all of the Ys games. Those games had incredible and warm endings that really touched the heart. Cosmic Fantasy 2 also had a mind blowing ending.

Turbo D · 09/04/2007, 04:27 AM

I like the ending in Vigilante

Its soo bad-ass

_Paul · 09/04/2007, 05:35 AM

Ys I.II has not only good memories for me, but also two of the best music tracks on any game ever.

Keranu · 09/04/2007, 07:13 PM

Quote from: guest on 09/04/2007, 05:35 AMYs I.II has not only good memories for me, but also two of the best music tracks on any game ever.

Totally agreed!

Joe Redifer · 09/04/2007, 08:11 PM

The ending to John Madden Duo CD Football is, like, totally rad! Very dramatic and you breathe a huge sigh of relief once you find out that you saved the world after all your effort.

CrackTiger · 09/04/2007, 08:14 PM

Other cool endings:

Cosmic Fantasy II
Golden Axe
Super Darius

Quote from: guest on 09/03/2007, 09:54 PMThat was a thoroughly unexpected take on my query ;) Any endings you happen to really like?

Seriously, its not like, "I love this game and the ending's cool, so therefore its teh best!" or anything. Kabukiden really does have some very unbelievable and unique events within its general ending that stands out among games in general.

Digi.k · 09/04/2007, 08:20 PM

Quote from: turbo D on 09/04/2007, 04:27 AMI like the ending in Vigilante Its soo bad-ass

Have you ever tried the bit where you keep crouching at the lever and as madonna gets lowered down she continues to drop down down down....

yup ys book 1&2 great story and yup the warm fuzzy feeling just put a tear in my eye..

Also enjoyed the ending to Rainbow Islands for the surprised jpop song sung at the end.

for HUcards:

Street Figher II' champion ed for all the different endings..

Parodius 4 x endings are excellent and so to is Salamander's..

Bomberman 93' for the great ending bgm

Dragon Spirit's ending inpressed me especially for one of the early games.. i think it was of the raster effects

Arjak · 09/04/2007, 10:12 PM

Quote from: guest on 09/04/2007, 05:35 AMYs I.II has not only good memories for me, but also two of the best music tracks on any game ever.

Only two!? Which ones?

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 09/04/2007, 08:11 PMThe ending to John Madden Duo CD Football is, like, totally rad! Very dramatic and you breathe a huge sigh of relief once you find out that you saved the world after all your effort.

Dude, that's one of the funniest things I've ever heard.

JoshTurboTrollX · 09/04/2007, 11:57 PM

I actually loved the ending to Madden DUO.

It was a nice tribute to the guys at Hudson, and sort of a last hurrah for the DUO in the U.S.

Seriously!

Keranu · 09/05/2007, 12:03 AM

Arrr, I hate Madden but I so want to play the Duo version!!!!!

Turbo D · 09/05/2007, 01:35 AM

I'll have to try you trick digi.k

awack · 09/05/2007, 01:44 AM

For a hu card game im going to go with legendary axe 2.

Turbo D · 09/05/2007, 01:53 AM

that game is hard, I've never gotten to the ending

PCEngineHell · 09/05/2007, 02:09 AM

Bloody Wolf,Exile,and Cosmic Fantasy 2.

Turbo D · 09/05/2007, 02:09 AM

That bloody wolf is bad-ass. Its definitely worth it to get to the ending

spenoza · 09/05/2007, 08:38 AM

Yeah, I really did like the ending to Cosmic Fantasy 2. It was a really nice twist, the end events. Kinda interesting how such a buggy and bland (gameplay-wise) RPG could have such an interesting series of events and plot twists.

RuninRuder · 09/05/2007, 11:14 AM

For some of these, I'm taking into account the immediate lead-up to the endings, not just the "post-final-boss" stuff.

Some HuCard endings I like...

Veigues Tactical Gladiator
The Legendary Axe II
Night Creatures
Bonk's Adventure

Some CD endings I like...

Ys Book I & II
Cosmic Fantasy 2
Tenshi no Uta
Tengai Makyou Kabuki Den
Cosmic Fantasy 4, Chapter 2
Dragon Knight III
Sylphia
Madou Monogatari
Basted
Shape Shifter

Nazi NecroPhile · 09/05/2007, 12:34 PM

Some of my favorite endings, in no particular order:

Ys I & II - Ya can't beat the characters dancing around as the credits role. Simply, awesome.
Dracula X - Wheee! Three different endings!
Beyond Shadowgate - Three different endings here too. Four if you count dying, again (and again, and again, and....).
Deep Blue - I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure that I'll love it. Why? Because it'll finally be fucking over and I'll never have a reason to touch this flaming pile again.

nat · 09/05/2007, 02:49 PM

Quote from: guest on 09/05/2007, 12:34 PMDeep Blue - I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure that I'll love it. Why? Because it'll finally be fucking over and I'll never have a reason to touch this flaming pile again.

That's what you think.

Nazi NecroPhile · 09/05/2007, 03:58 PM

That's what I know!

nat · 09/05/2007, 04:27 PM

I don't think you understand. The "ending" of Deep Blue is obviously not the kind of ending you envision.

I'll leave it at that.

spenoza · 09/05/2007, 05:18 PM

I'll take that to mean Deep Blue loops and you just keep playing...

Nazi NecroPhile · 09/05/2007, 06:01 PM

Shit, nat. Does that piece o' guano loop ad infinitum? Surely it gives up after three or four trips. If not, maybe I'll have to create my own ending.... involving 9mm of specialness (and I'm not talking about what's in my pants).

nat · 09/05/2007, 06:19 PM

I haven't made it through three loops yet so I couldn't tell you. But I wouldn't be surprised.

Things get incredibly hard midway through the second loop.

guyjin · 09/05/2007, 06:32 PM

I've only ever beaten 2 turbo games (Ninja Spirit and Cadash) and both were lackluster. The former was worse than the latter: you just get to see the bosses again (named, but you can't read them, of course)

the latter was ok; you got to see a nice big princess sprite say something to you (dunno what, I have the Japan version)

Hopefully, my next beaten game will be either bonk's adventure or Cosmic Fantasy 2...

GUTS · 09/05/2007, 07:38 PM

Quote from: guest on 09/05/2007, 06:01 PM9mm of specialness (and I'm not talking about what's in my pants).

Good god I hope you're not talking about what's in your pants, a 9mm dong would definitely be special, but not in a good way.

CrackTiger · 09/05/2007, 08:42 PM

Quote from: runinruder on 09/05/2007, 11:14 AMFor some of these, I'm taking into account the immediate lead-up to the endings, not just the "post-final-boss" stuff.

Xanadu II's end area is pretty cool with all the boss fights and such.

Keranu · 09/05/2007, 09:10 PM

Oh hell yeah, Xanandu II had one of the coolest final boss fights of all time. That was extremely impressive stuff and really blew my mind.

Quote from: GUTS on 09/05/2007, 07:38 PM
Quote from: guest on 09/05/2007, 06:01 PM9mm of specialness (and I'm not talking about what's in my pants).
Good god I hope you're not talking about what's in your pants, a 9mm dong would definitely be special, but not in a good way.

Drop one m in that and it would accurately measure the Johnny Wadd in my pants.

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Best TG-16 (or PCE, really, if you like) game ending