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* The Count Basie arrangement of the standard "April in Paris" uses it twice: after what seems to be the big ending, Basie instructs the band to play the last few bars "one more time". After the "ending" is played again, he asks for it "one more once". [[RuleOfThree The third time]], the song ends for real. Future performances of the song by other artists used that ending as well.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart'' seems to end in tragedy, while everyone starts singing a depressing song of giving up. We even get a "The End" title card, so all is lost--''but'' Lucy still manages to find a way to inspire everyone, and the movie continues from there. Some theaters aided in this fake out by turning on the lights while it happens, usually the signal that the movie is over. When it's revealed to be a fake-out, though, the lights go back down as the movie continues to play.

* Occurs at the end of Cam Steady's "[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic Villain Rap Cypher]]". After all the villains have had their verses, the video reaches the end card. But then, the end card starts glitching, which is followed by Fanfic/SonicExe popping in [[UnexpectedCharacter unnanounced]] to start up one last verse before the real ending.

* Occurs at the end of Cam Steady's "[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic Villain Rap Cypher]]". After all the villains have had their verses, the video reaches the end card. But then, the end card starts glitching, which is followed by ''Fanfic/SonicExe'' of [[UnexpectedCharacter all characters]] to start up one last verse before the real ending.

* Occurs at the end of Cam Steady's "[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic Villain Rap Cypher]]". After all the villains have had their verses, the video reaches the end card. But then, the end card starts glitching, which is followed by ''Fanfic/SonicExe'' [[UnexpectedCharacter of all characters]] to start up one last verse before the real ending.

* Occurs at the end of Cam Steady's "[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic Villain Rap Cypher]]". After all the villains have had their verses, the video reaches the end card. But then, the end card starts glitching, which is followed by ''Fanfic/SonicExe]]'' [[UnexpectedCharacter of all characters]] to start up one last verse before the real ending.

* Occurs at the end of Cam Steady's "[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic Villain Rap Cypher]]. After all the villains have had their verses, the video reaches the end card. But then, the end card starts glitching, which is followed by ''Fanfic/SonicExe]]'' [[UnexpectedCharacter of all characters]] to start up one last verse before the real ending.

* ''VideoGame/SkylandersSuperchargers'': [[BigBad The Darkness]] has been sealed away by the Dark Rift Engine, causing a massive dark vortex to swallow it up, and the credits roll, with the vortex still there. [[spoiler: Suddenly, The Darkness escapes from the vortex and the Skylanders have to defeat it and push it back in.]]

* ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'': After beating Ch. 4's boss, a shape shifting ghost who at one point turns into Mario and copies his attacks, you get the [[PlotCoupon Crystal Star]] and the end-of-chapter message plays. The narration describes Mario putting Creepy Steeple behind him and moving on to his next adventure destination... and then returns to scene on top of the Steeple. Turns out, that was the ghost doppelganger Mario that walked out, and the real one has had his name and identity stolen. You're not even close to the chapter's end.

->''"You're like 'hey, [[Music/GunsNRoses November Rain]]'s over!' No, it's not. ''There's more''."''

* In ''VideoGame/WarioWare Gold'', the credits begin to roll like normal after Wario is defeated in the tournament by the player only for 9-Volt to interrupt the credits since he and the rest of the group are demanding payment from Wario for their help on the game. When they get their money off him, the credits begin for real.

* The end of the single player campaign in ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare2'', right before the credits.

* Happens on occasion in ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', where sometimes it looks like the trial won't end in your favor and it cuts to black only for someone to [[CatchPhrase Object]].

* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' became notorious for this after ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', which has an hour long epilogue of cutscenes which seemingly resolves every series plot point, followed by a credits sequence which then abruptly ends as another 20 minutes of "debriefing" cutscenes are introduced. There's even a [[TheStinger stinger]] conversation after the true credits are done.
** The two main games that came after ''4'', ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'', feature entire gameplay chunks after the initial credits. ''Peace Walker'' has you doing side quests and building your own Metal Gear until an unexpected TrueFinalBoss appears and kick-starts the game's true ending (which is also followed by a stinger after the true credits). ''The Phantom Pain'' takes it even further: After the first credits, a trailer plays for ''Chapter 2'', followed by half a dousin new story quests and a mind-bending final mission which itself has a stinger post-credits scene. Even after all that, there's several important cassette tapes to listen to which flesh out certain character motivations during, before and even after the game's events.

* The end of the single player campaign in VideoGame/ModernWarfare2, right before the credits.

** They did something similar for [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU the fourth game]]'s reveal. The clip showed [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing the Villager]] as a newcomer, the title was shown, and a 2014 release date was revealed as the image gradually fades out...then '''"NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHING!"''' pops up accompanied by a klaxon, cutting to [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]], [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]], Franchise/DonkeyKong and Franchise/{{Kirby}} looking up at a [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic short blue robot]] standing on a cliff.

** Inverted at the beginning of [[spoiler: Figure Fighter 2]], where gameplay begins before the visuals even fade ''in''.

* In ''VideoGame/WarioWare Gold'' the credits begin to roll like normal after Wario is defeated in the tournament by the player only for 9 Volt to interrupt the credits since he and the rest of the group are demanding payment from Wario for their help on the game. When they get their money off him the credits begin for real.