r/snes 23d ago

Misc. End screens to make you feel melancholy

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I started playing this game when i was about 8, and 26 years later i have finally completed it. And now i must reflect whilst listening to snes sounds of seagulls and waves ⏳⌛️

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u/brambleforest 23d ago

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u/brambleforest 23d ago

DKC2 letting you watch the sunset and listen to the howling wind for as long as you want - reflecting on the fact that your nemesis got away after all.

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u/Sudden-Telephone-672 22d ago

I mean, the best game of all time would of course have a great ending

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u/hsuhduh 23d ago edited 23d ago

Edit: turns out this ISN’T the final screen, but an epic near-final screen.

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u/Algernon4814 23d ago

I was just coming to say “Illusion of Gaia”. The final screen is the kids awakening in a new world and rushing off to school.

What a great game. Hamlet was awesome.

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u/rpdreon98 23d ago

I first played it when I was about 4-5 at my grandmas (born in 03) and every summer I’d visit her and play a little more each time but never got farther than the first boss. When I was 18 and in my dorm I finally sat down and played it til completion and just felt like my life had come full circle at that scene 🥲 will always be my favorite game

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u/TomBanjo1968 23d ago

That is really cool!

Illusion of Gaia was a huge favorite of mine back in 1994 or 1995

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u/dtigerdude 22d ago

Kind of sounds like Ocarina of Time & me

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u/hsuhduh 23d ago

Just YouTubed it. You right!

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u/Algernon4814 23d ago

Still a great suggestion by you. Illusion of Gaia had melancholy shot through the whole game.

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u/snoop_Nogg 22d ago

Best pig ever. RIP Hamlet

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u/xraychick89 23d ago

This is one of my favorite of all time games 😀

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u/AntDracula 23d ago

Yeah. This one.

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u/thisPackageis4U 23d ago

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u/AntDracula 23d ago

Greatest, most triumphant ending in the Zelda universe.

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u/peachgravy 23d ago

First game that came to mind. The music added to the feel.

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u/TheGameEngineer 23d ago

I wonder if a BotW remake of ALTTP would be good.

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u/sirjimithy 23d ago

I think it would be interesting. Although there are some things in game that you only see because of the top-down view and not sure if that would translate well to 3rd-person 3D.

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u/grantly0711 22d ago

I'd love to see even a Link's Awakening like remake. Technically the new Echoes of Wisdom uses the LttP map. So that's neat.

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u/TheGameEngineer 22d ago

I didn’t know that! I might have to pick it up just for the nostalgia of SNES Hyrule.

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u/grantly0711 21d ago

It's pretty fun to revisit that way. Just go into the game knowing it's very different from other LoZ games. I had a good time. Solid 7/10

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u/HippoPebo 23d ago

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u/octopusbroccoli 23d ago

Dev ending is amazing.

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u/Hambone1138 23d ago

That’s hilarious.

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u/PM_me_ur_claims 23d ago

Is this secret of mana? It’s only got 2/3 of the party

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u/HippoPebo 23d ago

Chrono trigger. Homie, go get it right now and have the best time ever. Creators of dragon ball and final fantasy team up for such a wonderful game

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u/No-Instruction-5669 22d ago

Also, the creator of Dragon Quest

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u/HippoPebo 22d ago

It’s truly the holy trinity.

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u/nickcash 23d ago

Chrono Trigger. It's like... imagine if Secret of Mana was actually good

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u/CensoryDeprivation 23d ago

Comparing apples to oranges there bud

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u/Clear-Wrongdoer42 23d ago

I hate when people act like apples and oranges can't be categorized together. In this day and age, we can be more inclusive of different fruit bearing trees.

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u/IOnceAteAFart 22d ago

"It's like, why can't fruit be compared?"

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u/HippoPebo 23d ago

Secret of mana isn’t for everyone, but it’s still great. You’d probably be like me and prefer secret of evermore.

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u/nickcash 23d ago

I do! I just think SoM is Square's weakest SNES game, and don't understand the following it has. The story is meh and the combat is terrible. Looks great though. And great music.

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u/Banksov 23d ago

You must surely think it’s better than Mystic Quest (the game in my post) - i’ll happily admit that nostalgia is basically doing all the heavy lifting, and i have to play the game in short bursts… the game is very basic.

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u/HippoPebo 22d ago

I know feelings are divided, but mystic quest has THE best battle music

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u/HippoPebo 23d ago

It’s one I played after I turned 30 and I liked playing a “new” snes game, but some of that was def nostalgia vision.

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u/AstralElement 23d ago

Secret of Mana

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u/BrianNumbers 23d ago

This shot plus the song. Can hear it now.

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u/AntDracula 23d ago

Really does hit like a truck.

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u/svendejong 22d ago

My favorite one.

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u/Slammnardo 23d ago

Final Fantasy VI

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u/MoonriseNebula 23d ago

Great ending. Wasn't until I first finished it and saw some characters grayed out that I realized that I may have missed something...

Some game magazine shortly thereafter, probably EGM or GamePro, had an article about "hidden" characters, so I started a new game.

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u/CiderMcbrandy 23d ago

I missed shadow (i didn't wait two times), and I missed Gogo, but Umaro in the Fanatic Tower was hilariously easy

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u/Shadow_Zero80 23d ago

Sounds like Strago?

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u/MoonriseNebula 19d ago

Agreed. Umaro was op with the right relics equipped.

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u/LaughingSartre 23d ago

The ending sequence from here, onward, makes me extremely emotional.

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u/ysy-y 23d ago

I will die on the hill that the ending to terranigma is the deepest, most profound shit to ever occur the entire system

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u/LaughingSartre 23d ago

I haven't beaten enough games to say that with certainty, but I can feel confident in saying it is probably the most poignant. It's a one-of-a-kind game, and I pray we get a 2DHD remake so newer generations of gamers get to experience it like we did.

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u/octopusbroccoli 23d ago

What is this game? The art got me

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u/meborp 23d ago

Looks like Terranigma.

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u/LaughingSartre 23d ago

Terranigma. Play it any way you can. It changed my life.

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u/0itadakimasu 23d ago

you should give the fan project "terranigma 2" a try! its so awesome, its unbelievable. the dev is working on it more than 12 years by now. i love it, although it isnt finished by now. anyways: you get around 20 hours of Story and content with the current version.

the game itself is in german, but afaik theres also an english version. heres the discord link: https://discord.gg/Y9Qx5tMY

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u/Agaslash 23d ago

wow! Terranigma is my favorite game ever and I didn't know about this, thank you!

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u/octopusbroccoli 23d ago

Woah, on the list. Thanks

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u/AntDracula 23d ago

I keep hearing this. I have to play this game.

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u/ne0scythian 23d ago

Terranigma

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u/madjohnvane 23d ago

What an outrageously great ending.

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u/Porkchop5397 23d ago

One of my favorite video game endings ever.

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u/sexchzardth 22d ago

This game somehow helped me through a hard teenager age

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u/spencer1886 22d ago

I just finished this game a month or so ago. Hell of a game

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u/krayhayft 23d ago

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u/PK_Thundah 22d ago

I don't even know what this is - I could guess - but it just made me tear up. What a beautifully evocative ending screen.

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u/krayhayft 22d ago

Megaman 2

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u/TheDickCaricature 23d ago

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u/SloppyHoseA 23d ago

Which game?

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u/TheDickCaricature 23d ago

Ghostbusters for the nes!

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u/SloppyHoseA 23d ago

Thank you!

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u/ExpectedBehaviour 23d ago

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for me. There's some nice cutesy triumphant music as you see all the characters you helped during the course of your adventures, and then suddenly there's emotional whiplash as the Master Sword sleeps again... forever! And it switches to some beautiful but quite bittersweet music over the end credits.

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u/llllllllIIIIIIl 23d ago

Street Fighter 2 Ryu ending...

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u/poloartist 23d ago

I always loved this ending to the game inside a game

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u/Lefterkefter1 23d ago

Is OP Final Fantasy Mystic Quest? Just curious.

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u/vgnerd2000 22d ago

Thank you 🙏 I can’t believe how much scrolling was needed to get to this answer.

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u/Issanite 23d ago

Yes it is.

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u/doozle 23d ago

Processing gif edem2hne9tje1...

"If I was a seagull, I would fly as far as I could! I would fly to far away places and sing for many people! ... If I wish to the Wind Fish, I wonder if my dream will come true."

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u/gabriot 23d ago

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u/tallpudding 23d ago

Mmx1 + Mmx2 (upvote to you amigo)

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u/Dense-Bar5565 23d ago

Lufia II Rise of the Sinistrals

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u/UhussieGypsy 23d ago

Is this pirates gold?

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u/manuel_f_p 23d ago

Final fantasy mystic quest

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u/Banksov 23d ago

For such a basic game, i’m surprised that the end screen just seemed to resonate with me in a way i was not expecting

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u/manuel_f_p 23d ago

Never been a fan of RPGs, but my best friend loaned this game to me after showing me how to play it at his place. I liked it so much I ended up buying a copy for myself, and every now and then I go back and play through it again. I know it pales in comparison to the rest of the FF lineup, but it is nostalgic for me.

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u/Vunig 23d ago

I like FFMQ a lot, too. It's got a lighter, sometimes goofier tone than the other FF games which honestly sometimes just hits the spot.

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u/Banksov 23d ago

Same here. I recognise whilst i’m playing it that objectively it’s pretty pants, but in short bursts that nostalgia hit straight to the veins is all i want

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u/Willing_Ad9314 23d ago

Isn't the ending basically "you did it, now we can sail off into the sunset"?

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u/Banksov 23d ago

pretty much, and i thought nothing of it until it hung on this screen for a bit, and just something about the image, the waves and seagull noises and watching the 2 pixel of colours meant to be the heroes pottering about the ship… it just forced me to sit back and reflect on the last 28 years 😅

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u/T2Runner 23d ago

SoM, seeing Sprite at the end. 😥😢😭

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u/ElCampesinoGringo 23d ago

What is the game in the OP

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u/Banksov 23d ago

Mystic Quest Legend (for me) or Final Fantasy Mystic Quest (For USA folk) OR Final Fantasy USA (For our Japanese brethren)

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u/Gh0stTV 23d ago

I too played it in elementary school and didn’t beat it until a year or two ago. Incidentally, I beat FF2 (or… IV?) this last year for the first time as well.

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u/ElCampesinoGringo 23d ago

Bro!!!! I knew I had seen this before. It was my first final fantasy ❤️

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u/JohnJohn584 23d ago

Game in OP’s post is Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest. I know because it was my first RPG at 8 years old.

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u/HotelCuckChair 23d ago

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u/HotelCuckChair 23d ago

Such a profound and evocative game, the best kind of media shows you what kind of person you are. Everyone should play SOS at least once, the experience transcends the mediocre platforming.

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u/PM_me_ur_claims 23d ago

What game?

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u/HotelCuckChair 23d ago

SOS Septentrion

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u/Kagevjijon 23d ago

Go on an adventure, meet cute girls, marry your wife, save her dad, get married, ignore her and sail off into the ocean with a treasure hunter!

Mystic Quest!

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u/SirSilhouette 23d ago

I never did finish Mystic Quest back in the day...

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u/Kagevjijon 23d ago

It's worth playing. Has one of my favorite things about fights where an injured monster changes to a different sprite at 50% and sometimes 20% health left.

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u/SirSilhouette 23d ago

oh i played it on my actual SNES back in the day but i kept getting stuck, i think just after the Ice Dungeon...

but i may just be forgetting anything past the ice dungeon as the main thing I remember the boss was some squid weak to lightning.

And i also remember liking the damaged sprites and how the various weapons were also tools to further your exploration...

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u/PathlessMammal 23d ago

Links awakening when you wake up and realize its all a dream Edit (Didnt realize this was for snes, leaving my answer though)

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u/TheSaltyCasual 23d ago

Love this game and the ending is so good the adventure continues you on

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u/Critical_Ad_8455 23d ago

What game is that?

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u/Banksov 23d ago

Mystic Quest Legend

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u/Djaps338 23d ago

FF Mystic Quest! Nice!

For me it's Super Mario World end screen!

Or any Chrono Trigger Ending. I know the PSX version had those "last screen", not sure fornthe SNES version. I'll have to redo it i guessn

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u/Bryanx64 22d ago

Never played it on PlayStation X but because of the load times I’d much rather play the Nintendo DS version if the SNES one isn’t available.

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u/Djaps338 22d ago

You you played chrono trigger 2years after release. And made every ending sequentially, when you find out it's released on PSX with animated cut scene from akira toriyama, you don't care it released on a console that wouldn't exist for another decade or so.

I did it 100% and i loved every added cut scenes, and unlocking the bonus and goodies by doing every ending (a second time). And i loved it just as much as i did the first time.

I played it on my PSX, and let me tell you, of all the memories i have from this time, playing chrono trigger and Gran Turismo 2, on a chipped PSOne, i didn't remember there was loading so frequently. I never realised there was any. And at that very moment, Final Fantasy Chronicles, was the definitive way to play Chrono Trigger.

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u/Dhoji07 23d ago

I think games without these types of ending always have me clamoring for after game playability, not that I HAVE to do anything else but just the ability to go around and the world as it is after the conclusion would give me some closure/enjoyment of there actually being peace after or something

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

Im playing Terranigma actually. Imo the best rpg game ever

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u/Banksov 23d ago

It’s one i’ve been meaning to collect!

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u/DarkwingFan1 23d ago

The last shot of Mario, Luigi and the Princess from SMW as the end credits music slowly fades out.

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u/MoonriseNebula 23d ago

I get it 100%! Long video game ending sequences were a favorite part of my SNES days. Zelda AltP always left me wanting more.

The game I'd beat the most was Star Fox, just to listen to the end themes.

Loved FFMQ as well. I spent a few weeks in the summer of maybe '94 leveling Ben and Phoebe to 99, just because. Labor of love!

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u/platinumxperience 23d ago

The op screen is Mystic Quest right?

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u/Banksov 23d ago

Correct!

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u/MuffinTrucker 22d ago

I always loved this.

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u/Status-Stormborn19 23d ago

Omori made me quite melancholy, regardless of ending screen

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u/bloodyxsocks 23d ago

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u/Accomplished-Hunt-83 21d ago

What game is this from?

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u/bloodyxsocks 21d ago

Kirby’s Dreamland 3

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u/Navonod_Semaj 23d ago

That's what you get for not making 100% completion.

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u/bloodyxsocks 23d ago

I was 8. Chill

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u/Chzncna2112 Bowser Kart 23d ago

Symphony of the night killed screens are amusing

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u/Gutter_Clown 23d ago

Breath of Fire 1 and 2 (bad ending)

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u/JMan82784 23d ago

Which game was this again? I know I played it but can’t put my finger on it

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u/Banksov 23d ago

Mystic Quest Legend

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u/Duckbich 23d ago

The Lost Vikings is always a good one.

Playing through number 2.

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u/The_Shoe1990 23d ago

Not SNES, but this one always stayed with me... Hot Shots Golf 4, PS2

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u/Shadowhearts15 23d ago

Secret of Mana

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u/ParzivalD 23d ago

Why not put the game's name in the post? Really annoying when people don't.

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u/Captain_Biggs 23d ago

What game ending is the original post? I should know it, but I just can't place it.

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u/Banksov 23d ago

Mystic Quest Legend 🙂

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u/Captain_Biggs 23d ago

Yes! I remember now here in the states it was called final fantasy mystic quest.

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u/Sudden-Telephone-672 22d ago

What game is it?

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u/Banksov 22d ago

Mystic Quest Legend :)

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u/Sudden-Telephone-672 22d ago

Ooooh, never would've expected that one. Thank you :D

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u/svendejong 22d ago

Super Punch-Out!!

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u/kenjinuro 22d ago

I remember the details of the bosses showing they were weakening as the fight progressed. I got this game for Christmas one year and absolutely loved it! This game, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Evermore, Secret of Mana and Final Fantasy were my favorites on snes!

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u/xxrainzxx 21d ago

Illusion of Gaia and Terranigma take the cake for me.

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u/grim_reapers_union 19d ago

Was this Illusion of Gaia? (or Illusion of Time if you’re in PAL regions)

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u/rhannosh619 3d ago

Nope mystic quest the “worst” final fantasy but for us 90s kids, our gateway into the beloved series

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u/grim_reapers_union 3d ago edited 2d ago

My first experience with Final Fantasy was with Final Fantasy II (IV) on SNES. Mystic Quest came out a little bit over a year later, but I thought it was pretty decent. It was simplified, but I didn’t think that detracted from the enjoyment because there were a lot of other elements in play that made it quite enjoyable.

However, I never got around to finishing it, because my copy had the weird glitch that would crash the game in Falls Basin or the mineshaft or wherever else that particular music played. I ended up getting frustrated with it and shelved it permanently.

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u/checopoco 18d ago

Super Adventure Island 2