What Happens When You Lose in Unlosable Nintendo Boss Fights?

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  @aetheralmeowstic2392 · 4 years ago (edited)

  The fact that the Thousand Year Door tutorial battle, which is supposed to be <i>unlosable,</i> has a <i>loss condition,</i> &nbsp;just shows the foresight of the developers.

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• TH

  @Thisguyisright · 4 years ago

  Lynn: Gets defeated<br>Also Lynn: Starts roleplaying that she wasn&apos;t defeated in a semi-psychotic episode.

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• MR

  @mrmimeisfunny · 4 years ago

  I like the idea that Dawn was so confident to catch the pokemon. Then passed out in the grass. Then when she regained consciousness she was like &quot;I caught it, right? See... I am the best&quot;

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• TH

  @thatonelad9416 · 4 years ago (edited)

  You can actually lose the Starman fight in Earthbound WITHOUT CHEATS. If you grind yourself up to level 13(?), you’ll learn PSI Shield. If you use PSI Shield while fighting the Starman, it’ll overwrite Buzz Buzz’s shield, allowing the Starman to one shot you. You’ll black out as normal and get sent to the last location you saved at being your house, and you’ll actually be able to skip the fight altogether and progress completely normally<br><br>EDIT: Thanks for the likes guys!

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• CO

  @CosmicFlake · 4 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPcskjf5f2I&amp;t=397">6:37</a><br>Game: <i>&quot;Dawn blacked out!&quot;</i> <br>Dawn: Giggle... See? Isn&apos;t it &nbsp;<b>N E A T</b> ?

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• HA

  @Hades-theGod · 4 years ago

  Lyn: <b>*gets killed*</b><br>Also Lyn: “Victory!”

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• SB

  @SBlueboy1 · 4 years ago

  Even when Mario is downed, Luigi can still win by doing absolutely nothing 😎👍

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• MI

  @mikeag5662 · 4 years ago

  In Mother 3, if you lose the rematch with the Mole Cricket in the Mole Cricket Hole, you actually get a bit of different text when you encounter him again and he says something along the lines of &quot;You lost on purpose didn&apos;t you? Let&apos;s have a fair remach&quot;.

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• DD

  @DDSRingal · 4 years ago

  In other RPGs it&apos;s uncommon to lose tutorial fights<br><i>In Shin Megami Tensei it&apos;s uncommon to win tutorial fights</i>

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• SP

  @spongeman3090 · 4 years ago

  Referee: Knockout!<br><b>proceeds to assert dominance</b>

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• IN

  @indigofenix00 · 4 years ago

  Most of these either softlock the game, give a regular game over, or just continue as if everything is normal. &nbsp;What about fights that are nearly unlosable, but have actual programmed behaviors to handle losses?<br>One example is the Apprentice from Super Mario RPG, who wants to join the Snifit Trio by beating you, but is pathetically weak and is practically impossible to lose to unless you are trying. &nbsp;If you lose to him though, the game does not end - he actually runs off and becomes Snifit 4! &nbsp;Not only this but it spawns a new Apprentice, and if you lose to him he becomes Snifit 5. &nbsp;There can be up to 8 Snifits before the last one fails since they aren&apos;t taking any new members.<br>None of this changes the game in any way, but it&apos;s neat that they actually programmed in all this stuff that a normal player would never see, and they didn&apos;t even have to - they could have just given it a regular game over like with any other enemy.

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• BF

  @bfdirockythelugiastan · 4 years ago

  I actually got stuck at the Yoshi&apos;s Story boss shown here when I was younger because I took the text box literally. Didn&apos;t even try licking.

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