The talkhaus End Game Madness Contest - RESULTS!
Posted: 19 May 2016, 03:08
End game screen answers! I had a lot of fun putting this together. I hope everyone had fun playing. I also had some really great guesses throughout that had me cracking up. The results are down below the answers. Now, without further ado…
1) Super Mario World (Found by everyone and their mothers, except one person…)
I decided to start off with an obvious one. How did someone miss this? Well, you’ll find out in the results... I can’t even look at the image without getting the ending song stuck in my head.
2) Phoenix Wright: Justice for All (Found by cheez8, half found by 4 others)
I love love LOVE the Phoenix Wright series. Every game had a really solid ending, but I think the third game is my overall favourite. The second game ending was still rather sweet.
3) Solitaire (Found by everyone except two people this time)
It’s still early in the contest, so I had to keep it easy. I used to play this a lot as a kid. I dunno why when there’s so many better games out there.
4) Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword (Found by cheez8, Mikkofier, and Bean)
I gave it to anyone who just said Fire Emblem because that’s the name it was released under in North America. My favourite guess for this one: “That guy looks scary”. Indeed he does.
5) Okami (found by 5 people)
Beautiful game. I figured the art style might give a hint (and I was correct). I want to play this again now.
6) Ghostbusters (found by 5 people)
Congratulations! You had the patience to sit through this awful game. You have proved your nerdiness. Now go **** yourself![/avgn] I assume that’s the only way people know it, because I wouldn’t have known it any other way.
7) Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (Found by 7 people, half found by 2 others)
Another one that was easy to get points on. Most people were able to pinpoint the correct game….But now I have the Super Sonic theme stuck in my head. Dammit.
8) Diddy Kong Racing (Found by Pyro, cheez8, and Bean)
I had a lot of guesses for Spyro the Dragon on this one. I wasn’t expecting it, but I can understand it.
9) Silent Hill 2 (Found by 5 people, half found by 2 others)
I started this game but never finished it. I want to, because I found it interesting, but I’m also a huge coward. :(
10) Braid (Found by 8 people)
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
11) Another Code R: A Journey into Lost Memories (Found by no one)
I loved every single Cing game. Unfortunately, the last two were Europe only, but I managed to get a hold of it. I had a LOT of guesses for Guitar Hero.
12) Bomberman 64 (found by 8bitgamer123 and Bean)
Getting this ending was such a pain. Gotta get all the gold cards in every level (except the final world). Had a lot of guesses for RPGs on this one.
13) Donkey Kong 64 (found by 6 people, half found by 1 other)
Despite all its faults, I still kinda enjoy this game. I might be crazy.
14) Doom (Found by Pyro, FrozenQuills, Mikkofier & Willhart)
Poor bunny…
15) Super Paper Mario (Found by 6 people, half found by 2 others)
Probably the best story in a Mario game ever. Really great stuff. It’s worth checking out if you haven’t played it (or at least look up the story/cutscenes). I’m pretty sure the font helped with a few guesses here.
16) Metroid Fusion (Found by 5 people, half found by 2 others)
I can see where some people would get Zero Mission from this one, but the ending suit is different in that one.
17) Resident Evil 1 (Found by Mikkofier and Bean)
I never played this one. I didn’t realize it had “real” cinematic scenes in it until I looked up the ending. I had to check multiple videos to make sure I had the right game.
18) Super Meat Boy (Found by 7 people)
I got a few guesses for Binding of Isaac on this one. No points for that. Sorry.
19) Ripper (Found by FrozenQuills and Mikkofier)
The only scene you need to know from this game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFKylgGk73I
20) ET (Found by 8 people)
I didn’t know this game had an ending until I looked it up. I didn’t realize anyone would actually want to beat this garbage.
21) Tales of the Abyss (Found by Bean, half found by Mikkofier)
I didn’t like this one as much as some of the other Tales games, but the ending was pretty solid imo.
22) Tetris Attack (Found by 6 people, half found by 3 others)
I loved this game as a kid. I used to be super good. Now…let’s not talk about it…
23) Final Fantasy X (Found by MECHDRAGON777)
I never beat this one. I got too annoyed to bother.
24) Porky Pig’s Haunted Holiday (Found by no one)
I owned this one. It was pretty short (6 levels) and not really all that hard. Porky wants to have a vacation, and ends up falling asleep and having a nightmare vacation. The ending confused me. But at least you get to beat up Tweety Bird.
One person guessed Scooby Doo, which was kinda funny for me, because I also had the SNES Scooby Doo game. The ending to that one though was even worse.
25) Pokemon RBY (Found by everyone except 1)
Any of the first three versions counted. If you didn’t get this one, you probably didn’t have a childhood.
26) Chrono Trigger (Found by 8bitgamer123, Bean, Mikkofier, and Willhart)
I had multiple endings to choose from. This one was always bittersweet for me, especially the final scene, which is why I picked it
27) Mother 3 (Found by Pyro, Willhart, 8bitgamer123, and Mikkofier, half found by 4 others)
A lot of Earthbound guesses on this one. Mainly due to the font. Gotta pay attention to the details!
28) Mass Effect (Found by Mikkofier, half found by FrozenQuills, Willhart, and 128-Up)
My fiancée gifted me this a couple months ago. I have to give this one a shot once I get a better computer.
29) Grand Theft Auto 3 (Found by Mikkofier, Willhart, and Bean)
I think my favourite guess I got for this one was “Playstation Graphics: The Game”
30) Kid Klown in Crazy Chase (Found by Mikkofier (SOMEONE ELSE PLAYED THIS ONE?!))
(I couldn’t find just the ending, so have an entire longplay)
Can I just say getting this ending was a bitch? You had to get all the special hearts, and deal with this stupid RNG mini-game that you only got one shot at (at least it seemed random. If there was a solution, I never figured it out). So worth it.
Favourite guess for this one “I didn’t need to see that”.
31) A Super Mario Thing (Found by 8 people)
Hey! It’s me! :D Yeah, I expected a lot of people to get this one.
32) Star Tropics (Found by 7 people)
Stupid Mike. That’s not where those go!
33) Majora’s Mask (Found by cheez8, Mikkofier, and Bean, half found by 2 others)
This is my favourite Zelda game and one of my favourite game endings of all time. Hits all the right notes imo.
34) Quest 64 (Found by no one)
I actually beat this stupid game. Screw this game and its non-ending
35) Xenogears (Found by Bean)
I have a friend who absolutely loves this game. That’s why I thought of it for this contest. Apparently it’s not very recognizable.
36) Metal Gear Solid 4 (Found by Mikkofier, Willhart, and Bean)
Somewhere in that giant ending cutscene…
37) Prof Layton and the Diabolical Box (Found by 128-Up, half found by 4 others)
This was a cute ending. The third game had the best ending in the series imo.
38) Kirby Super Star (Found by 8 people, half found by 2 others)
Milky Way Wishes to be precise. The ending song for this one was great.
39) Shining Force (Found by no one)
Token Genesis game because I needed more diversity
40) Rayman Legends (Found by 5 others, half found by one other)
This game was a ton of fun. Would recommend if you like platformers.
41) Plants vs Zombies (Found by 8 people, half found by one other)
Yeah, this one was pretty obvious, but I thought it’d be worth putting on. I enjoyed this game more than I thought I would.
42) Bubble Bobble (found by 5 people, half found by one other)
I had one person guess “Bubble Bobble Clone”. Whoops…
43) Gradius (Found by 7 people)
Iconic layout in the bottom helped out with this one
44) Contra (Found by 6 people)
I never beat this one as a kid :(
45) Halo Reach (Found by Mikkofier and Bean, half found by cheez8)
If I cut the image just one second later, it would’ve said “Planet Reach”. A bit of a giveaway…
46) Captain Novalin (Found by Pyro, Mikkofier, and Bean)
This was the first LP I ever watched. It was….educational. Had a few guesses involving Holy.
47) Link’s Awakening (Found by MECHDRAGON777 and Bean)
Another one of my favourite Zelda games with a pretty bittersweet ending. (Sorry, “floating anime head in the sky doesn’t count as a game)
48) Disgaea 2 (Found by Willhart, half found by Mikkofier, Bean, and 128-Up)
I know a lot of people didn’t like it as much as the first Disgaea (mostly because of Adell). I still enjoyed it.
49) Monster Hunter Generations (half found by Pyro)
I never played a MH game. My friends like it and it looks good for what it is. It just doesn’t look like a game I would enjoy. I like how I got a guess for Halo Reach for this one. Also “My garbage cats wake me up at 3am every morning.”
50) Borderlands (found by cheez8, Mikkofier and Willhart, half found by 128-Up)
Kinda like Okami, I figured the art style would give this one away. I got a lot of guesses for Portal on this one.
And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for…the Results!
In 10th place: 8flight – 1 point
Everything was not Kirby, I’m sorry.
In 9th place: MECHDRAGON777 – 27 points
You did a good job getting FFX when no one else did. Kudos.
In 7th place (tie): 128-Up and 8bitgamer – 42 points
You may not have won, but you got the best number of points at least
In 5th place (another tie?!): FrozenQuills and Willhart – 47 points
Great effort on both parts. FrozenQuills probably had some of my favourite guesses in the entire contest.
In 4th place: Pyro – 50 points
First person to submit an entry, and she did really well.
In 3rd place: Bean – 60 points
Really strong showing! If only you were able to nail down some exact title names, you might’ve pulled it off. Plus, getting Xenogears helped. Good job!
In 2nd place: Cheez8 – 62 points
Just edging out Bean by a couple points. I thought this one had a good shot at winning. A very strong overall performance. Congrats on getting second!
And the winner of the first ever End Game contest is… Mikkofier!!! – 76 points
Wow! This one was pretty impressive. He got a lot of the obscure ones, plus Kid Klown. Congratulations on your victory! You deserve it.
And that’s all. Thanks to everyone who participated!
1) Super Mario World (Found by everyone and their mothers, except one person…)
I decided to start off with an obvious one. How did someone miss this? Well, you’ll find out in the results... I can’t even look at the image without getting the ending song stuck in my head.
2) Phoenix Wright: Justice for All (Found by cheez8, half found by 4 others)
I love love LOVE the Phoenix Wright series. Every game had a really solid ending, but I think the third game is my overall favourite. The second game ending was still rather sweet.
3) Solitaire (Found by everyone except two people this time)
It’s still early in the contest, so I had to keep it easy. I used to play this a lot as a kid. I dunno why when there’s so many better games out there.
4) Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword (Found by cheez8, Mikkofier, and Bean)
I gave it to anyone who just said Fire Emblem because that’s the name it was released under in North America. My favourite guess for this one: “That guy looks scary”. Indeed he does.
5) Okami (found by 5 people)
Beautiful game. I figured the art style might give a hint (and I was correct). I want to play this again now.
6) Ghostbusters (found by 5 people)
Congratulations! You had the patience to sit through this awful game. You have proved your nerdiness. Now go **** yourself![/avgn] I assume that’s the only way people know it, because I wouldn’t have known it any other way.
7) Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (Found by 7 people, half found by 2 others)
Another one that was easy to get points on. Most people were able to pinpoint the correct game….But now I have the Super Sonic theme stuck in my head. Dammit.
8) Diddy Kong Racing (Found by Pyro, cheez8, and Bean)
I had a lot of guesses for Spyro the Dragon on this one. I wasn’t expecting it, but I can understand it.
9) Silent Hill 2 (Found by 5 people, half found by 2 others)
I started this game but never finished it. I want to, because I found it interesting, but I’m also a huge coward. :(
10) Braid (Found by 8 people)
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
11) Another Code R: A Journey into Lost Memories (Found by no one)
I loved every single Cing game. Unfortunately, the last two were Europe only, but I managed to get a hold of it. I had a LOT of guesses for Guitar Hero.
12) Bomberman 64 (found by 8bitgamer123 and Bean)
Getting this ending was such a pain. Gotta get all the gold cards in every level (except the final world). Had a lot of guesses for RPGs on this one.
13) Donkey Kong 64 (found by 6 people, half found by 1 other)
Despite all its faults, I still kinda enjoy this game. I might be crazy.
14) Doom (Found by Pyro, FrozenQuills, Mikkofier & Willhart)
Poor bunny…
15) Super Paper Mario (Found by 6 people, half found by 2 others)
Probably the best story in a Mario game ever. Really great stuff. It’s worth checking out if you haven’t played it (or at least look up the story/cutscenes). I’m pretty sure the font helped with a few guesses here.
16) Metroid Fusion (Found by 5 people, half found by 2 others)
I can see where some people would get Zero Mission from this one, but the ending suit is different in that one.
17) Resident Evil 1 (Found by Mikkofier and Bean)
I never played this one. I didn’t realize it had “real” cinematic scenes in it until I looked up the ending. I had to check multiple videos to make sure I had the right game.
18) Super Meat Boy (Found by 7 people)
I got a few guesses for Binding of Isaac on this one. No points for that. Sorry.
19) Ripper (Found by FrozenQuills and Mikkofier)
The only scene you need to know from this game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFKylgGk73I
20) ET (Found by 8 people)
I didn’t know this game had an ending until I looked it up. I didn’t realize anyone would actually want to beat this garbage.
21) Tales of the Abyss (Found by Bean, half found by Mikkofier)
I didn’t like this one as much as some of the other Tales games, but the ending was pretty solid imo.
22) Tetris Attack (Found by 6 people, half found by 3 others)
I loved this game as a kid. I used to be super good. Now…let’s not talk about it…
23) Final Fantasy X (Found by MECHDRAGON777)
I never beat this one. I got too annoyed to bother.
24) Porky Pig’s Haunted Holiday (Found by no one)
I owned this one. It was pretty short (6 levels) and not really all that hard. Porky wants to have a vacation, and ends up falling asleep and having a nightmare vacation. The ending confused me. But at least you get to beat up Tweety Bird.
One person guessed Scooby Doo, which was kinda funny for me, because I also had the SNES Scooby Doo game. The ending to that one though was even worse.
25) Pokemon RBY (Found by everyone except 1)
Any of the first three versions counted. If you didn’t get this one, you probably didn’t have a childhood.
26) Chrono Trigger (Found by 8bitgamer123, Bean, Mikkofier, and Willhart)
I had multiple endings to choose from. This one was always bittersweet for me, especially the final scene, which is why I picked it
27) Mother 3 (Found by Pyro, Willhart, 8bitgamer123, and Mikkofier, half found by 4 others)
A lot of Earthbound guesses on this one. Mainly due to the font. Gotta pay attention to the details!
28) Mass Effect (Found by Mikkofier, half found by FrozenQuills, Willhart, and 128-Up)
My fiancée gifted me this a couple months ago. I have to give this one a shot once I get a better computer.
29) Grand Theft Auto 3 (Found by Mikkofier, Willhart, and Bean)
I think my favourite guess I got for this one was “Playstation Graphics: The Game”
30) Kid Klown in Crazy Chase (Found by Mikkofier (SOMEONE ELSE PLAYED THIS ONE?!))
(I couldn’t find just the ending, so have an entire longplay)
Can I just say getting this ending was a bitch? You had to get all the special hearts, and deal with this stupid RNG mini-game that you only got one shot at (at least it seemed random. If there was a solution, I never figured it out). So worth it.
Favourite guess for this one “I didn’t need to see that”.
31) A Super Mario Thing (Found by 8 people)
Hey! It’s me! :D Yeah, I expected a lot of people to get this one.
32) Star Tropics (Found by 7 people)
Stupid Mike. That’s not where those go!
33) Majora’s Mask (Found by cheez8, Mikkofier, and Bean, half found by 2 others)
This is my favourite Zelda game and one of my favourite game endings of all time. Hits all the right notes imo.
34) Quest 64 (Found by no one)
I actually beat this stupid game. Screw this game and its non-ending
35) Xenogears (Found by Bean)
I have a friend who absolutely loves this game. That’s why I thought of it for this contest. Apparently it’s not very recognizable.
36) Metal Gear Solid 4 (Found by Mikkofier, Willhart, and Bean)
Somewhere in that giant ending cutscene…
37) Prof Layton and the Diabolical Box (Found by 128-Up, half found by 4 others)
This was a cute ending. The third game had the best ending in the series imo.
38) Kirby Super Star (Found by 8 people, half found by 2 others)
Milky Way Wishes to be precise. The ending song for this one was great.
39) Shining Force (Found by no one)
Token Genesis game because I needed more diversity
40) Rayman Legends (Found by 5 others, half found by one other)
This game was a ton of fun. Would recommend if you like platformers.
41) Plants vs Zombies (Found by 8 people, half found by one other)
Yeah, this one was pretty obvious, but I thought it’d be worth putting on. I enjoyed this game more than I thought I would.
42) Bubble Bobble (found by 5 people, half found by one other)
I had one person guess “Bubble Bobble Clone”. Whoops…
43) Gradius (Found by 7 people)
Iconic layout in the bottom helped out with this one
44) Contra (Found by 6 people)
I never beat this one as a kid :(
45) Halo Reach (Found by Mikkofier and Bean, half found by cheez8)
If I cut the image just one second later, it would’ve said “Planet Reach”. A bit of a giveaway…
46) Captain Novalin (Found by Pyro, Mikkofier, and Bean)
This was the first LP I ever watched. It was….educational. Had a few guesses involving Holy.
47) Link’s Awakening (Found by MECHDRAGON777 and Bean)
Another one of my favourite Zelda games with a pretty bittersweet ending. (Sorry, “floating anime head in the sky doesn’t count as a game)
48) Disgaea 2 (Found by Willhart, half found by Mikkofier, Bean, and 128-Up)
I know a lot of people didn’t like it as much as the first Disgaea (mostly because of Adell). I still enjoyed it.
49) Monster Hunter Generations (half found by Pyro)
I never played a MH game. My friends like it and it looks good for what it is. It just doesn’t look like a game I would enjoy. I like how I got a guess for Halo Reach for this one. Also “My garbage cats wake me up at 3am every morning.”
50) Borderlands (found by cheez8, Mikkofier and Willhart, half found by 128-Up)
Kinda like Okami, I figured the art style would give this one away. I got a lot of guesses for Portal on this one.
And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for…the Results!
In 10th place: 8flight – 1 point
Everything was not Kirby, I’m sorry.
In 9th place: MECHDRAGON777 – 27 points
You did a good job getting FFX when no one else did. Kudos.
In 7th place (tie): 128-Up and 8bitgamer – 42 points
You may not have won, but you got the best number of points at least
In 5th place (another tie?!): FrozenQuills and Willhart – 47 points
Great effort on both parts. FrozenQuills probably had some of my favourite guesses in the entire contest.
In 4th place: Pyro – 50 points
First person to submit an entry, and she did really well.
In 3rd place: Bean – 60 points
Really strong showing! If only you were able to nail down some exact title names, you might’ve pulled it off. Plus, getting Xenogears helped. Good job!
In 2nd place: Cheez8 – 62 points
Just edging out Bean by a couple points. I thought this one had a good shot at winning. A very strong overall performance. Congrats on getting second!
And the winner of the first ever End Game contest is… Mikkofier!!! – 76 points
Wow! This one was pretty impressive. He got a lot of the obscure ones, plus Kid Klown. Congratulations on your victory! You deserve it.
And that’s all. Thanks to everyone who participated!