The 10 Biggest Final Boss Lies In Retro Gaming History — You Thought You Won

You thought you won. You didn't. This is the countdown of the 10 biggest final boss lies in retro gaming history — the moments across NES, SNES, Genesis, and arcade where the game waited until you were celebrating and then pulled the floor out from under you. Fake endings. Second forms. Genre switches at the worst possible moment. These weren't accidents. They were deliberate. And some of them broke an entire generation of kids. Drop your biggest final boss betrayal in the comments. We want to hear it. Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:07 Altered Beast (Arcade / Genesis, 1988) 04:13 Street Fighter II (Arcade / SNES, 1991) 06:29 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis, 1992) 08:42 Mega Man 2 (NES, 1988) 11:08 Golden Axe (Arcade / Genesis, 1989) 13:28 Contra (NES, 1987) 15:48 Castlevania (NES, 1986) 18:09 Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (SNES, 1991) 20:59 Ghosts 'n Goblins (NES / Arcade, 1985) 23:25 Battletoads (NES, 1991) Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976 Allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. All video clips, images, and music used in this video belong to their respective owners.