@Apportal@Xyphon22 I never played NSMB Wii, so it had to be the DS NSMB. I have only played and finished NSMB and NSMB 2 so I know it's not the Wii version.
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@Tasuki So I had to go look it up after all of this, and it is definitely the Wii version. The DS one has you fighting Bowser and Bowser Jr. at the same time and just ends normally. When you hit the switch, the bridge collapses and they fall, and that's it. Nothing after that except the credits. Maybe you saw a video of it if you've never played the Wii version?
I think this just highlights how bland and copy-and-paste the NSMB games are. Wait, that should probably go in the unpopular opinions thread.
Anyway, I remember loving the final boss of The Last Story. It was really challenging, but so satisfying to finally beat. I think I was just too underlevelled, in retrospect.
Finally unlocking the final boss in the original Ape Escape will also always be a highlight of mine. I adored the game to pieces, and the one-on-one with Specter at the end felt like the perfect final battle, even if it is a bit easy.
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Does (safer-) sephiroth count .... ? Technically, of course, you kill him in an impossible to lose scripted fight after that battle but that's usually treated like the 'final' one
I’ll throw in Octopath Traveler - the real final boss, as opposed to any of the eight bosses at the end of the chapter fours. It’s a brilliant fight which ties together all of your various abilities and tactics picked up throughout the game.
Final boss in Hollow Knight is also pretty epic. Probably enjoyed beating Knightmare King Grimm more, but The Radiance is still very, very cool.
el-mega-mondo in battletoads on the gameboy. he was'nt to difficult to beat but the whole game was rock hard to finish so i was very happy when i found out he was easy to beat..
1. I love the final boss in Castlevania Portrait of Ruin - Both Dracula and Death join powers throughout the whole encounter! It was epic and unique for the whole series!
2. Clive Barker's Undying - final boss was cool and scary. Really good finale for the game!
3. Half-Life 2 - The final sequence and the explosion at the top of the Citadel was amazing. Especially seeing it for the first time.
4. Sanitarium - The last "Chess" game was very neat and then you realize the whole plot of the game. The best Point and Click adventure EVER CREATED for me! (yes even better than Monkey Island)
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Yoshi's Island has an amazing final boss. Marked the first time Bowser became huge (even to the point of his castle crumbling down), and man, does he not screw around. A tough fight for sure, but it felt good beating him for the first time way back then. Oh, and we get this SWEET rock tune during the battle.
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I'm surprised Splatoon wasn't mentioned, everyone loved the DJ Oct fight at the time.
Ganondorf from Wind Waker with the water crashing down looked fantastic.
Master Hand from Smash was a boss that always stuck in my mind, maybe it's because it was an early game memory that it stuck but Master Hand wasn't like the other fighters so he really stood out and you're fighting the hand that controls you. It has become over played since the N64 days tho.
Along with Ocarina of Time, Pokémon Black/White has the best final boss fight I’ve ever played. Everything, from the music, to the setting, to the feeling that you alone truly are the only hope for the region against the evil team, the sinking feeling when you realize how everything was planned carefully (which makes the villain all the more dangerous), when you realize how cruelly N was manipulated, the final fight with N and how he has a legendary to match yours, the battle against Ghetsis, the end with N’s farewell, and even the end credits music. It was all done amazingly well.
I'll pick one from every generation of Nintendo and Sony systems!
1. Nes- Super mario bros 3 Beating this one felt pretty special as a kid! Plus to this day the boss theme rocks!
2. Snes- Mega man X3. Screen filling bosses are always cool and well this one just seemed like sigma meant business this time. Too bad you can kill him pretty easy if you know the secret.
3. N64 - Mario 64, Seeing bowser in glorious 3D for the first time coupled with that rockin boss theme was pretty awesome! Plus you can grab his tail and send him flying! SO LONG DEAR BOWSER!
4. Gamecube - Gotta give this one to Twilight princess! If you liked the one from OOT which almost made my list btw then you'll love this one! Seriously don't listen to the haters TP is a pretty sweet game!
5. Wii - Mario galaxy, The orchestrated final bowser theme makes this all kinds of epic! Fight is too easy but it sure sounds like it'll be one hell of a fight!
6. Wii U - hey i said every generation. Don't be ragging on the Wii U. It had cool boss fights too! Anyway this one goes to splatoon. The final boss was wacky silly fun and the boss theme was pretty groovy too!
7. Switch - well I'm sure this'll change at some point but for now my favorite would be Mario Odyssey's final boss. I'll just leave it at that. Don't wanna spoil it but yeah this one is great!
Now the Sony systems.
8. PS1- Resident Evil 3 final Nemesis fight. This one had my teeth nerves on edge the entire time! A real heart pounder for sure! The final scene is cheesy goodness! You want stars? I'll give you stars!
9. PS2- MGS 3 The boss. If you've played it there's no explanation needed here! What an ending!
10. PS3 - God of war 3 Zeus fight. Pretty intense and it felt awesome to finally give him one last beatdown!
11. PS4 - I didn't really want to include two god of war bosses but hey this fight was as the kids say Da bomb!
That's the best i can think of for my all time favorites.
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