Line #222 Quotes/ItsAWonderfulFailure


1	Note that many of these examples can overlap with Quotes/GameOver.
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3	!!!Reviews
4	->Well, it's a good thing they don't just let me die in peace or anything. I fucking disintegrate and it tells me 'my struggles were in vain.' Not just ''this'' struggle. [[AllOfThem ALL my struggles]]. Y'know, some of us do this for enjoyment, alright? This is our escape. Who wrote this game, Nietzsche?
5	-->--'''WebVideo/JonTron''' on ''Conan'' for the Commodore 64
6
7	->[[Creator/MalcolmMcDowell McDowell]] lectures [[Creator/MarkHamill Hamill]] with the exacting precision and terrible viciousness that only a man who looks like {{Music/Sting}} from the future can muster. At the end of the berating, Hamill is stripped of his commission. Ever the gentleman, Hamill [[HandshakeRefusal offers a farewell handshake]], but [=McDowell=] has to be all [=McDowelly=] about it... Jesus, is this a tactical space fighter or a disappointed mother-in-law simulator?
8	-->--'''''Website/{{Cracked}}''''' [[http://www.cracked.com/article_21313_the-5-most-sadistic-game-over-scenes-in-video-game-history.html on]] ''[[VideoGame/WingCommander Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom]]''
9
10	->[[AC:YOU'RE DEAD.]] [[AC:YOUR FRIENDS ARE DEAD.]] [[AC:YOUR FAMILY'S DEAD.]] [[AC:YOUR FUCKING PETS ARE BEING SKINNED ALIVE.]] [[AC:[[YourMom YOUR MOM'S A FUCKING WHORE.]]]] [[AC:YOU SUCK AT LIFE.]] [[AC:THE WHOLE WORLD HATES YOU.]] [[AC:YOU'RE GOING TO HELL.]] [[AC:LIVE WITH IT.]] [[AC:GAME OVER.]]
11	-->-- '''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd''' plays ''VideoGame/FridayThe13th'' for NES (It's also the Game Over screen for ''VideoGame/TheAngryVideoGameNerdAdventures'')
12
13	!!!Games
14	->[[AC:YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE DEAD]]. [[AC:GAME OVER]]
15	-->-- ''VideoGame/FridayThe13th'' for the Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem (occurs if all six [[PlayerCharacter Camp Counsellors]] are killed. Notably, this was the one parodied by the above ''Angry Video Game Nerd'' quote)
16
17	->[[AC:JASON WIPED OUT THE KIDS.]] [[AC:GAME OVER]]
18	-->-- ''Friday The 13th'' for the Nintendo Entertainment System (the lesser-known second GameOver to the above, which occurs if [[YouAreTooLate Jason finds and kills all of the kids at Camp Crystal Lake]] before the Counsellors can destroy him.)
19
20	->''Due to your bungling mismanagement, the city has dropped into irretrievable debt. A delegation of citizens [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized gently escort you from your office.]]''
21	-->--'''''VideoGame/SimCity 2000'''''
22
23	->Your death remained unnoticed by billions, but [[ButterflyOfDoom in reality it affected every other human being]]. The cities grew. Pollution increased, the skies filled with dirt. Big money won. Fascist governments prospered on greed and persecution. The world expected and received war. [[WorldWarWhatever War on a global scale]]. The nuclear threat was evident. All hope was lost... Millions burned in the fire...
24	-->--'''''VideoGame/{{Dreamweb}}'''''
25
26	->Your failure to destroy the DCMS Compound has sealed our fate.\
27	\
28	For generations your name will be remembered with shame.
29	-->--'''''TabletopGame/BattleTech''''' for the Platform/SegaGenesis
30
31	->Your defeat has brought chaos to the Federation. Your cowardice and betrayal shall be known throughout the stars. [[DeadGuyOnDisplay Your decaying corpse will be an object for ridicule and scorn]]. Disgrace will follow your family for centuries. [[BrokenPedestal Once adored and worshipped by all]], your rotting flesh will serve as the price of failure. Oh, the horrible pain of defeat...
32	-->--The GameOver sequence from ''Death Duel''
33
34	->''And just like that, the case came to an end. I ran away from the courtroom... and wandered the streets alone. I never saw Maya again. De Killer is a man of his word, so I'm sure he released her as promised. I heard the verdict of Ms. Andrews' trial a few days later. She was found guilty, of course. The "miracle" never happened. Maybe it was never meant to. Because a "miracle" is something that doesn't exist.''
35	-->--'''Phoenix Wright''', ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyJusticeForAll'' ([[DownerEnding bad ending]]).
36
37	->All we had to do was follow the damn train, CJ!
38	-->-- '''Big Smoke''', ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'', [[ThatOneLevel "Wrong Side of the Tracks"]]
39
40	->''"Michael did not reach enlightenment."''
41	-->-- '''Failure message for "Did Somebody Say Yoga?"''', ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV''
42
43	->''"In the end... the future refused to change."''
44	-->-- '''Text at the end of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC_BUaKN3is Day Of Lavos]]''', ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' (DS version)
45
46	->The [[AdvancingBossOfDoom Rebel Flagship]] is within range of the Federation Base. [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs All is lost, they've won.]]
47	-->--''VideoGame/FTLFasterThanLight''
48
49	-> ''"Hurry, destroy it! If you do not, [[HistoryRepeats the tragedy of Vasteel will be repeated]]! It''[[note]]Vambrace[[/note]]'' contains the same [[SealedEvilInACan evil potential]] as Vasteel! It will lead to calamity and to mass death and destruction! Please, [[HeroicSuicide destroy it]]! Please..."''
50	-->--'''The Guardian''', ''VideoGame/ThunderForce V'' [[DownerEnding bad ending]], despite the Vambrace being too crippled to self-destruct
51
52	->As proof of one's life, there exists the danger of death. This proof exists as a flame, painfully burning one's life away. Yet though a life crumbles to dust, time moves ever onward. He who had been your proof, your life itself... the answer has been lost, never to be found again.
53	--> --'''[[GameOverMan Igor]]''', ''[[VideoGame/Persona3 Persona 3 FES: The Answer]]''
54
55	->In my fading consciousness, a single doubt remained. Were the allied forces really late, or...? Then, right before the end, I thought I saw countless white angels circling down from an endless heaven.
56	-->--''VideoGame/{{Einhander}}''
57
58	->These brave youths fought to change the world for the better, yet now their unfulfilled dreams lie dead with them on the battlefield... Was their sacrifice in vain? What were they fighting for all along? And what of the light...?
59	-->-- ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar''
60
61	->The school's faculty members inform the students that a murder has taken place on school grounds. The faculty members instruct all students to remain at school and cooperate with the police to catch the killer. The police arrive at school and begin their investigation. The police quickly discovered a corpse on school grounds, and were also able to locate a weapon that had been used for murder. As the suspect of a crime, {{Yandere}}-chan was required to give her biometric information to the police. The police quickly linked the murder weapon to Yandere-chan and arrested her.\
62	\
63	Yandere-chan will never be able to confess her love for Senpai.
64	-->--''VideoGame/YandereSimulator''
65
66	->[[BigBad Kreel]] watches the demise of the two would-be heroes in his "Gauntlet of Pain". He laughs as the Warhawk erupts into flame on his closed-circuit monitor in his dining room. Then he realizes that [[EpicFail he is choking to death on a chicken bone from the meal he was eating]]. Kreel has died. You were indirectly responsible, but no, you have not won'' Warhawk''. The best is yet to come. Try again.
67	-->--''VideoGame/{{Warhawk}}''
68
69	->[[AllAccordingToPlan As planned]], the explosion sent [[TheVirus the parasitic organisms]] responsible for the zombie outbreak high into the stratosphere. The contamination spread far beyond the quarantined area, turning the once isolated incident into a national epidemic. [[ZombieApocalypse Soon, the whole of the United States fell victim to a rash of zombie outbreaks]].
70	-->--''VideoGame/DeadRising'', Ending F
71
72	->The military rescue of Fortune City was unable to find any living survivors of the Fortune City outbreak. The incident came to be known as the "Greene Outbreak".
73	-->--''VideoGame/DeadRising2'', Ending F
74
75	->I won’t let that happen. I’m still determined to keep that from happening, and I’ll use any means necessary. Still, what if the people’s decision is inevitable, like she said? What if I’ve chosen the wrong solution? These thoughts... Sometimes I feel they’re suffocating me...
76	-->--'''Nepgear''', ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaMk2'', Conquest Ending
77
78	->In the years that follow, many stories are told of the hideous fate inflicted on the Judas Captain. None are fully true, for no living tongue has the words to so precisely convey such depths of suffering.\
79	\
80	It is also more accurately said that somewhere in the Second Empire of Hands stands an ivory shrine, established in gratitude. It soon ceases to be visited, and is quickly lost to the weeds."\
81	\
82	"You fade away into history. When the moment comes, it is a blessing."
83	->'''Game Note: [[SchmuckBait You were warned not to return to London]]'''
84	-->--''Videogame/SunlessSea'', making good on its threats
85
86	->'''Your journey is over'''\
87	You disappear into the teeming slums of Naples. Perhaps you purchase a ticket below, and live out your life in London. Perhaps you're knifed for the price of a meal. Perhaps the Sun kills you: the citizens of Fallen London are terribly fragile, up here beneath the sky. In any case, you are a captain no longer.
88	-->--''Videogame/SunlessSea'', if you get stranded in Naples
89
90	->'''A brave end'''\
91	Blue Prophets cry the names of those about to die. This morning, the name they cried was yours. At noon, your Chief Engineer begins to pace the deck, chanting in the tongues of the Elder Continent. He refuses to return below. At four o'clock by the ship's chronometer, the ship begins to speak to you. It apologises for what will happen next. Only you can hear it. At seven o'clock, the engine bursts like a heart. The hull shatters. You are lost in the tides of the Mountain's Blood, stained and avid. Your bones will grow in the muds of the river's shore.
92	-->--''Videogame/SunlessSea'', unsuccessfully zailing up Adam's Way
93
94	->Perhaps we Keepers were wrong to put our faith in Mike Dawson. Too many times he has erred, giving the Ancients time to hatch the Behemoth. Once it came into contact with the normal world, the Behemoth grew and grew until it enveloped the planet the humans call "Earth". It sucked the very life force from the planet and renewed the energies of its masters, the Ancients, for another aeon. All is lost. All is lost...
95	-->--'''The Keeper of the Scrolls''', ''VideoGame/DarkSeedII''
96
97	->it's been a while, huh? ... things have gotten pretty bad here. everyone considered a leader disappeared overnight. it's gotten so quiet. there's a bad feeling hanging over everyone. like everyone's just going to die here, trapped in the dark... i bet you're wondering why i'm not the ruler. eh. [[BrilliantButLazy i'm not cut out for something like that.]] i like to take it easy, you know? ... that's a joke. [[BewareTheNiceOnes this is what happens when people like me take it easy.]] ... hey, at least things are less crowded. 'cause of all the people you killed. hope that was a good experience for you. ... just kidding. [[TranquilFury i don't really hope that. go to hell]].
98	-->--'''Sans''', ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', if you fulfil certain VideoGameCrueltyPotential criteria
99
100	->H... hey. So... you're the one who killed all my friends. [[WhatTheHellPlayer I just called to tell you. I hate you]]. Yet... strangely... it's because of you, that I was forced to become a better person. When I first saw you hurting people... I just sat there. Watching you. I felt so guilty knowing I hadn't done anything to stop you. [[DeathSeeker I felt like all I had to do... was hope you would destroy me, too]]. But when Undyne called, with crazed desperation in her voice... I... I realized I had to do something. Even if it meant [[AwfulTruth everybody would... have to learn the truth about me]]. It's strange. You know? Even after [[PlayingWithSyringes all the bad things I did]]. People still treated me as a hero. And then they... asked me to run everything. So I'm trying my best, here. I think I have some good policies, but, y-you know... talking to people still makes me nervous. I'm no Asgore, you know? (''...'') God, I miss everyone. Now that they're gone, [[ItsAllMyFault it... it feels so clear what I should have done. What I should have said]]. Undyne... Asgore... Mettaton... at least Sans is here. He's... he's a good guy. And with him around, I... (''sigh'') You know. Just daydreaming here, but... [[YouBastard I really should have killed you when I had the chance]].
101	-->--'''Doctor Alphys''', ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', if you abort or otherwise fail a [[OmnicidalManiac Genocide Run]] at Hotland
102
103	->The heroes fought valiantly, but they could not stop Dr. Junkenstein and his creations. The castle fell, the defenders were slain, and Junkenstein had his revenge...
104	-->--'''[[TheNarrator Reinhardt Wilhelm]]''', ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', "Junkenstein's Revenge" mode
105
106	->This is a tragedy!
107	-->--''VideoGame/ShmupsSkillTest'', if you fail a minigame by allowing what you're supposed to protect get destroyed
108
109	->"''Ah, free at last! In this body of flesh and bone...I'm going to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt rock this world]]! Nice knowing you, Sketch Turner!''"
110	-->--'''Mortus''', ''VideoGame/ComixZone''
111
112	->''The [=YoRHa=] force was annihilated...\
113	And Earth went on to become a paradise for the machines.''
114	-->-- ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'', broken [W]ings[[note]]Die in the opening mission[[/note]]
115
116	->''Caution: Handle With Care!\
117	Removal of OS chip will result in death.''
118	-->-- ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'', fa[T]al error[[note]][[PressXToDie Uninstall your OS chip]][[/note]]
119
120	->''Having consumed the mackerel, it didn't take long for the android's bodily fluids to congeal. Muscle rigidity and paralysis soon followed.\
121	"It was good, though." the android thought as consciousness faded. "Exquisite, even. No wonder humans used to eat them..."''
122	-->-- ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'', aji wo [K]utta[[note]][[PressXToDie Eat a mackerel]][[/note]]
123
124	->''By self-destructing at the Bunker, the entire structure ended up exploding in a spectacular fashion. But hey, it sure did look pretty from Earth!\
125	Somewhere in the depths of space, the Commander still floats about with a stern look on her face.''
126	-->-- ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'', deb[U]nked
127
128	->''[=2B=] and [=9S=] chose to abandon their mission, allowing the machines to wreak destruction upon the city ruins and Resistance camp.\
129	The extinction of [=YoRHa=] is also surely a matter of time.''
130	-->-- ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'', a mountain too [H]igh
131
132	->''Some [=YoRHa=] units abandoned their mission, the operation failed, and every android met their demise.\
133	...Well, [[DirtyCoward except for the really selfish ones.]] [[WhatTheHellPlayer They were fine.]]''
134	-->--''VideoGame/NierAutomata'', just y[O]u and me
135
136	->''Fed up, 2B left the camp to its fate and decided to...go fishing? Yeah, that's it! Fishing! With a smile on her face, she packed up and headed for the coast.\
137	Ten years later, 2B found herself hunted by both machine lifeforms and [=YoRHa=] assassins - a life she seemed to enjoy more than her previous one.''
138	-->--''VideoGame/NierAutomata'', [L]one wolf [[note]]Run from the final boss fight of the Ending A route[[/note]]
139
140	-> ''"Lord Gohda sent for you?? I pity him..."''
141	-->--'''Onikage''', ''[[{{VideoGame/Tenchu}} Tenchu: Stealth Assassins]]''
142
143	->''"GET OUT OF THE CAR WITH YOUR HANDS UP! [[MirandaRights You have the right to remain silent; anything you say will be used against you in a court of law! You have the right to an attorney...]]"''
144	-->--'''Car 504''', ''The Getaway: Pinball/HighSpeed II''
145
146	->''"And so the angry moon fell from the sky, annihilating this world and its many inhabitants. [[BagOfSpilling All items and such gained these last three days are lost]]. [[ResetButton You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?]]"''
147	-->--'''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask''' (Platform/Nintendo3DS [[VideoGameRemake remake]])
148
149	->O bitter day! Your ignoble end should have been unthinkable. You have failed your people, your ancestors and your descendants. Now Egypt yearns for another champion to take your place...\
150	\
151	What a dark end to so bright a beginning! Your failure dishonors Egypt and your ancestors, and stains the names of descendants yet unborn. You might have joined the elite who achieve immortality in the Field of Reeds. Instead, you will pass unlamented into shadow. Others will come forward to accept the challenge of Pharaoh...
152	-->-- GameOver messages for ''{{VideoGame/Pharaoh}}''
153
154	->''"Ra...do... th... fourt...th... Raidou the 14th! This is shameful. You have disappointed us. [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Your abilities are pathetic compared to the ones who preceded you! It was a grave error for you to assume the mantle of the 14th Raidou Kuzunoha... We have no choice, you've slandered the sacred name of Raidou.]] Begone!"''
155	-->--''VideoGame/RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy''
156
157	->''"[[EvilLaugh Ha ha ha!]] The world is mine!"''
158	-->--'''[[BigBad Dr. Muckly]]''', ''VideoGame/NAM1975''
159
160	->''"And on this day, Japan ceased to exist."''
161	-->--''[[VideoGame/ArcanaHeart Arcana Heart 3]]''
162
163	-> ''"Arstotzka has zero tolerance for delinquency. Your family will be sent back to their village. You are under arrest until your debts are repaid. [[WeHaveReserves A replacement inspector will be found easily.]] Glory to Arstotzka."''
164	-->--''VideoGame/PapersPlease''
165
166	->''"The wasteland has claimed your life. Arroyo attempts to send out others to search for the G.E.C.K., but they die quickly, and the village soon follows."\
167	"You have died. You shall never know what happened to your [[spoiler:kidnapped village]]."\
168	"Your death has sealed the fate of everyone else on Earth. [[spoiler:The Enclave triumphs, releasing the FEV virus into the atmosphere.]] Millions die, and [[ApocalypseHow the Earth falls silent again]]..."''
169	-->-- Some game over messages in ''VideoGame/Fallout2''
170
171	->THEN THE WORLD WAS COVERED IN DARKNESS.
172	-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}''
173
174	->'''CORNERIA FELL'''
175	-->-- ''VideoGame/StarFox2''
176
177	->''The Resistance was at a huge disadvantage.\
178	There was no one to save Sonic from captivity; they had tried to rescue him in a mission, to no avail.\
179	As time went on, the last remaining members of the Resistance fell into despair…\
180	…allowing Dr. Eggman and his forces to overcome them easily.\
181	Afterwards… a dark era emerged.\
182	One filled with chaos and devoid of hope… but it didn't have to be this way.''
183	-->-- A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZvQ5wBRtXo fan-made anti-piracy screen]] for ''VideoGame/SonicForces''
184
185	->''"After crushing Colonel Guile in personal combat and repelling the Allied Nations attack, General Bison grew even more powerful. The nations that once threatened his empire now quickly crumbled beneath the heel of his legions of [[SuperSoldier 'Perfect Soldiers']]. His dreams of global domination complete, the Palace Of Bisonopolis was erected high above Shadaloo City, and the cry of 'Pax Bisonica' was forever heard echoing across the globe. [[TheBadGuyWins United under his savage rule, the world entered a new age of darkness...]]"''
186	-->-- ''VideoGame/StreetFighterTheMovie'' ([[https://youtu.be/eA2uUubw5fQ?t=1367 M. Bison's ending]])
187
188	->''"Guile and his elite team were unable to infiltrate Bison's base and locate the hostages. As the time limit for the ransom arrived, the Allied Nations were forced to pay Bison the 20 billion dollars. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome For disobeying a direct order, Guile was court-martialled]]. Hours later, the hostages were released by Bison, and the Allied Nations mission to Shadaloo was considered to be a complete failure and abandoned. Two years later, [[TakeOverTheWorld General M. Bison released an army of 'Perfect Soldiers' on an unsuspecting world...]]"''
189	-->-- ''Street Fighter: The Movie'' (the [[DownerEnding Bad Ending]] for [[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/psx/a/sfmovmvb.htm Movie Battle]] mode)
190
191	->'''Gasco Army Soldier:''' There's no one inside…! Not even a corpse…\
192	'''Lieutenant Muscat:''' What?! What's going on?\
193	'''General Merlot:''' I don't know… but they were, without a doubt, operating this tank… if we did not have those heroes who buried that giant calamity, we would not be alive now…\
194	'''Lieutenant Muscat:''' We shall never forget those young, nameless heroes…
195	-->-- ''VideoGame/FugaMelodiesOfSteel'', if [[EverybodysDeadDave none of the children on the Taranis survive]]
196
197	->'''Gasco Army Soldier:''' Lieutenant Muscat, t-there's no one inside… not even a corpse…\
198	'''Lieutenant Muscat:''' T-that can't be! These children… it's because of them that Gasco -- no, the entire world -- is saved! They were just normal children living peaceful lives… until we subjected them to this cruel conflict… Vanilla… forgive your foolish sister. You all were the true soldiers…\
199	'''General Merlot:''' We shall never forget your sacrifice… I swear it on the peace of Gasco!
200	-->-- ''VideoGame/FugaMelodiesOfSteel2'', if [[EverybodysDeadDave none of the children on the Exo-Taranis survive]]
201
202	!!!Literature
203	->After a few seconds, Sonic starts tapping his foot with impatience, and [[BreakingTheFourthWall turns and looks at you]]. ''"Hey, smart-bonce"'', he says, ''"Are you sure waiting here is a good idea? [[AreYouSureYouWantToDoThat I'm stuck in Robotnik's clutches, and you want me to hang around and see what happens?]] You're the brains, so I'll take your advice, but I don't think..."'' He stops and sniffs the air. ''"What's that smell?"'' You can smell it, too; [[KnockoutGas a strange odour that tickles your nostrils and makes you feel sleepy]]. Sonic is wobbling on his feet, and your eyelids are heavy. As you collapse to the floor, the last thing you see is two robots entering the room. Sonic tries to put up a struggle, but the sleeping gas is too strong and they drag him away. When you wake up, there is no sign of Sonic. You're stuck here, in this room, on your own. It's GameOver for you.
204	-->-- ''[[Literature/SonicTheHedgehogAdventureGamebooks Sonic the Hedgehog: Metal City Mayhem]]'' Adventure GameBook (Bad Ending 1 [[note]]Hang around in or explore the empty room[[/note]])
205
206	->[[EvilKnockoff The second Sonic]] grabs the keycard, slams it into the slot beside the door, and rushes away into the distance. The door slides shut behind him, and the room is quiet. ''"Oh"'', Sonic thinks to himself. ''"[[IdentityBreakdown Maybe he really was the real, original Sonic]], and [[TomatoInTheMirror I am just a duplicate after all]]. Perhaps it's all for the best. After all, he did look like a hero"''. There is the sound of a distant explosion, far off in the city. ''"Yes"'', thinks Sonic, ''"I'm sure it was for the best"''. [[NothingIsScarier He waits for something to happen, but nothing does]]. Sonic's adventure ends here.
207	-->-- ''[[Literature/SonicTheHedgehogAdventureGamebooks Sonic the Hedgehog: Metal City Mayhem]]'' Adventure GameBook (Bad Ending 2 [[note]]Lose the race for the key card to the Sonic duplicates, while holding at least one Ring[[/note]])
208
209	->Sonic follows, keeping behind the robot as it ploughs through the city walls as if they weren't there. Once in the countryside, it speeds up, and Sonic has a hard time running against the rain and wind to keep it in sight. By the time he gets to the GreenHillZone, there is no Green Hill Zone left. [[DoomedHometown If he thought things were bad when he left, they're non-existent now]]. There is no sign of any living thing anywhere; everything has been crushed by giant robotic footprints. Sonic can just see the Technobot disappearing over the horizon, heading off to cause more destruction and chaos. [[DarkestHour Maybe Robotnik will succeed in taking over Mobius this time]]. All Sonic knows is that all his friends are gone, and there's no way he'll ever learn how to finish ''[[GameWithinAGame Botman]]'' now. Sonic's adventure ends here, and he has lost.
210	-->-- ''[[Literature/SonicTheHedgehogAdventureGamebooks Sonic the Hedgehog: Metal City Mayhem]]'' Adventure GameBook (Bad Ending 3 [[note]]Dodge the foot of the [[HumongousMecha Technobot]], and let it stride past to the Green Hill Zone[[/note]])
211
212	->Sonic runs up and jumps, not rolling into a ball this time, but reaching out to grab the barrel of the Zap Cannon with both hands. Ow! It's hot, even through his gloves. Sonic hangs on and pulls himself to where it's cooler. [[OhCrap Then he looks back at the Technobot, and gasps]]. While he's been climbing along the cannon, Robotnik has been flying away, and the Egg-O-Matic is now way above the path of the platinum peril. There's no way that Sonic could get back to the Technobot from here, and if he were to fall off, [[NotTheFallThatKillsYou hitting the ground from this height would smash him into a thousand pieces]]. Above him, the Cannon fires a blast into the dark sky. The barrel begins to get very hot, almost too hot to bear. [[ColdBloodedTorture Robotnik laughs with glee and fires again]]. The metal is scorching! Sonic must drop off soon. He looks down as the Technobot enters the Green Hill Zone, trampling trees, cliffs, hills and lakes into nothingness. Whatever he does now, it's too late. It's all over for Sonic, and GameOver for you.
213	-->-- ''[[Literature/SonicTheHedgehogAdventureGamebooks Sonic the Hedgehog: Metal City Mayhem]]'' Adventure GameBook (Bad Ending 4 [[note]]Leap onto the Egg-O-Matic's [[EnergyWeapon Zap Cannon]], and try to break it before it has a chance to fire[[/note]])
214
215	->Sonic jumps onto the Aerobot and it takes off into the sky, giving him an excellent view of the Technobot's path of destruction through the Green Hill Zone. It is really churning up the place badly; making a complete mess of it all. Nothing slows it down or gets in its way, it's unstoppable. [[LightningBruiser It also moves faster than the Aerobot flies]], and soon out-distances the flying machine and its hedgehog passenger. [[ForcedToWatch Sonic can only watch as it finishes pulverizing his home]], and sets off towards another zone, to cause more havoc there. Whatever Sonic does next, it's not going to save the day. His adventure ends here, and he's blown it.
216	-->-- ''[[Literature/SonicTheHedgehogAdventureGamebooks Sonic the Hedgehog: Metal City Mayhem]]'' Adventure GameBook (Bad Ending 5 [[note]]Use the Air Taxi Caller while atop the rampaging Technobot[[/note]])
217
218	->Sonic produces his Platform/GameGear. ''"Well"'', he says, ''"I've got the control device, but nothing to connect it with..."'' He looks around the top of the robot, but there's nothing that would work. He slumps against the remains of the Control Panel, and watches helplessly as the giant platinum robot tramples the Green Hill Zone into the Brown Flat Zone. [[DamnedByFaintPraise He did his best, but it looks like his best wasn't good enough to save his friends]]. Sonic's adventure ends here.
219	-->-- ''[[Literature/SonicTheHedgehogAdventureGamebooks Sonic the Hedgehog: Metal City Mayhem]]'' Adventure GameBook (Bad Ending 6 [[note]]Try using the Platform/GameGear to control the rampaging Technobot, but without having either the Gold Cable from the Gold Robot or the Black Cable from Robotnik's storeroom[[/note]])
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221	->The giant robot turns until it's heading towards the cliff. The ground shakes, and Sonic can see rocks and boulders toppling off and rolling down to the bottom. Animals and birds flee from the path of the colossal construction as it approaches. One giant foot lands on the edge of the cliff. The other lifts into the air, hangs on for a moment, and descends -- to land on nothing. [[DisneyVillainDeath The Technobot begins to overbalance, falling slowly at first, and then faster and faster]]. Sonic is carried with it as the vast machine hurtles through the air, carried downward by one enemy that not even Robotnik could beat -- Gravity. The knees hit the ground first, and the impact breaks the machine into pieces while it's still falling. The enormous middle section lands next, bouncing back hundreds of metres into the air, so that it's going up while the head section -- and Sonic -- are still coming down. Sonic hits with a thump that knocks all the wind out of him. The massive head lands nearby and shatters into a kazillion pieces that tinkle and crash and finally lie still. Sonic lies where he is. Everything is oddly quiet, apart from [[BombWhistle a strange whistling noise]]. A huge shadow covers Sonic; he looks up to see the remains of the robot's stomach section fall out of the sky onto him, [[DeathByLookingUp squashing him flat!]] So close -- and yet so far. [[HeroicSacrifice Sonic saved the Zone and his friends, but he couldn't save himself]]. A very brave try.
222	-->-- ''[[Literature/SonicTheHedgehogAdventureGamebooks Sonic the Hedgehog: Metal City Mayhem]]'' Adventure GameBook (Bad Ending 7 [[note]]Use the Game Gear controls to stop the Technobot by steering it off the highest cliff in the Green Hill Zone[[/note]])
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224	->''By Medusa's magical power, Alisa and her friends have turned to stone! They can no longer fight back. Alisa's adventure has come to an end...''
225	-->--''VideoGame/PhantasyStar'' {{Gamebook\|s}}, [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/phantasystar/images/7/71/PSIGB205.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130824163636 page 205]]
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