The Top 10 "WTF" Moments in SNES/SFC Games (Spoilers)

[ReddMcKnight]

Hey all. This is a little series I'm working on for the Platforms part of the Racketboy Forums. This list basically details the Top 10 moments that may (or may not) have made you say "WTF". Please note that this is list is of my opinions. It is up to you on whether or not you agree with them. Comments and criticism accepted, so long as your not rude about it. OK! Here we go!

One last note: This list WILL contain massive spoilers. Continue reading on if you don't mind, but if you do mind, I'd suggest turning back now.

#10 - You won, but you die anyway = 7th Saga

At the end of 7th Saga, when you finally defeat the last boss, you get a REALLY lame ending. Why? Because even though you won the fight, you die anyway. All that hard work was for nothing. You die, and be reborn as a baby, and that's it. Nothing more. Sucks, huh?

#9 - I'm gonna die in 4 weeks if I don't kill Ganon on time?! = BS Zelda

If you've played BS Zelda, then you know that this game has a time limit. It was released in Japan via Satellite and an SFC Add-On over the course of 4 Weeks. The bad news is, each week only gave you about an hour to do everything for that part of the game, and if you failed by the 4th week to have done everything, you get a game over. I'm not sure if the game was broadcast more than once, so I don't know if players got a second chance.

#8 - How do you expect me to answer that?! = Ogre Battle

At the start of Ogre Battle, your asked a series of questions. One such question asks you who you want to save from a fire: Your mother, your wife, or your child. I don't think I need to detail this any further.

#7 - God is the final boss = Shin Megami Tensei II

If your a Christian, or at least know some things about Christianity, then you know that the Christian God's love for everyone is endless. Yet in this game, he is depicted as a ruthless, vain dictator who holds no love for humanity, and as such, serves as the game's final boss. He's also (as should be expected) incredibly tough, and when you finally do win, he curses the main character forever, which is shown to continue on in a future game in the series.

#6 - The main antagonist destroys the planet = Final Fantasy VI

A little more than halfway through the game, you'll face the Ultima (Atma in the US) Weapon boss. After you kill it, the main antagonist, Cefca (Kefka in the US) destroys the planet. How often did you see a game back then where the enemy actually wins? Definitely a WTF Moment.

#5 - OH MY GOD!! = Super Mario RPG

Right before you rescue the Princess in Super Mario RPG, you have to find her stuff scattered across a room. If you do it too slow though, Mario gets kissed by Bowser instead of Toadstool. Now that I think about it, I wonder if he has nightmares about that to this day. It would've been so funny if Nintendo made a joke about that in Mario And Luigi 3 for the DS. Heh.

#4 - OH MY GOD...AGAIN!! = Super Mario RPG (Japanese Version)

Now, here's an interesting one. If you go into the Castle in the Mushroom Kingdom at some point in the game (I forgot which point), and check in Toadstool's Room beside her Fireplace, you'll get a message saying "Found Toadstool's ???". However, in the Japanese Version, the same message will say "Found Peach's XXX". I'll give you a moment to take that in............Done? OK. Moving on.

#3 - Can he do that?! = Mega Man VII

Perhaps your familiar with the term "Robots cannot harm humans under any circumstances". Well, at the end of Mega Man VII, Dr. Wily tells this to Mega Man, only for him to retaliate with "I am more than a Robot! Die Wily!!!". Before Mega Man can kill him though, Wily is rescued by his minion Bass. Still, this probably made some people say WTF.

#2 - Is all hope lost? = Chrono Trigger

Hailed by many as the best of the SNES RPGs, this game features an iconic and shocking scene, where halfway through the game, the Main Character, Crono, is killed by Lavos, a being from space that him and his team were trying to kill to protect they're future. More than likely, this shocked the hell out of everyone who played it for the first time.

#1 - The person your trying to rescue is the Final Boss = Magic Knight Rayearth

When you defeat the main antagonist in this game, you find out that the Queen of the Land was in love with him, and she is completely torn by the fact that you killed him. She basically goes berserk, and it's your responsibility to defeat her.

Well, that's it. I hope you enjoyed reading this. Another article coming soon...I hope.

[MidnightRider]

Interesting list, but if it weren't for the Mega Man mention, it might as well have just been a top 10 "WTF moments" in SNES RPG/adventure.

#8 - How do you expect me to answer that?! = Ogre Battle

At the start of Ogre Battle, your asked a series of questions. One such question asks you who you want to save from a fire: Your mother, your wife, or your child. I don't think I need to detail this any further.

Child, easily. Can you play the more aggressive/Evil alignments in western style RPGs? I know some can't stomach it.

[CRTGAMER]

A good one for the N64 - CONKER

Spoiler, but then who has not played this game!



When Alien almost ready to attack, the game "locks up", Conker starts razzing the game coders.

[noiseredux]

#7 - God is the final boss = Shin Megami Tensei II
If your a Christian, or at least know some things about Christianity, then you know that the Christian God's love for everyone is endless. Yet in this game, he is depicted as a ruthless, vain dictator who holds no love for humanity, and as such, serves as the game's final boss. He's also (as should be expected) incredibly tough, and when you finally do win, he curses the main character forever, which is shown to continue on in a future game in the series.

sounds like The Final Fantasy Legend (Makai Toushi SaGa, 1989).

[Ack]

More spoilers

What about the ending of Lufia 2, where the main character and his girlfriend die, and the girl who's been trying to get with him the entire game but doesn't know he's dead just starts crying while all his friends talk about how they figure he lived and they'll see him in a little while? As a kid, I was mortified by that ending. I literally just sat there, staring at the television, saying "But...but..." for about five minutes.

[MidnightRider]

Heh, well another WTF SNES moment(or rather series of moments) would be the ref in Super Punch-Out! and what he lets some of the other "boxers" get away with.

[MrPopo]

More spoilers

What about the ending of Lufia 2, where the main character and his girlfriend die, and the girl who's been trying to get with him the entire game but doesn't know he's dead just starts crying while all his friends talk about how they figure he lived and they'll see him in a little while? As a kid, I was mortified by that ending. I literally just sat there, staring at the television, saying "But...but..." for about five minutes.

It's less WTFy if you've played the original Lufia, since the start of that game is the final battle of Lufia 2. So you already know the two of them stay behind.

[Ack]

Yeah, but I hadn't, so it completely caught me off guard.

[fastbilly1]

As a kid, I was mortified by that ending. I literally just sat there, staring at the television, saying "But...but..." for about five minutes.

What are you talking about that was last week.

[AznKhmerBoi]

here is mine from what i remember as a kid in growing up in the 90's. Beating super street fighter 2 turbo and only getting a congrats that i finished without any animation pictures at the end.