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* ''OcarinaOfTime'' has some, such as the one before the spirit temple boss and the stairs in the final dungeon.

* Used throughout all of the ''NoMoreHeroes'' games.

* ''[[StarOceanTheLastHope Star Ocean: The Last Hope]]'' has before the final boss a long corridor, staircase and a single landing before another staircase, which includes giant torches at the sides lighting as the player walks forward.

* ''{{Portal}}''. Oddly enough, even some FPS games do this too. The room right before [=GLaDOS=] is a long hallway, where some ominous ambiance and music is heard just before you pass through the particle barrier leading into her room.
* ''{{Purple}}'' has a corridor for each boss, between the ominous gate and boss chamber, and with boss mugshot right before the chamber to boot.
* In all story modes of ''Kingdom Hearts'' ''BirthBySleep'', the PointOfNoReturn leading to the FinalBoss is marked by a long, narrow, jagged-walled corridor. It is one of the most foreboding things in the entire series to date.

* The Elite Four battles in ''{{Pokemon}}'' are often segued with staircases to the next zone in between.

* One of these corridors precedes each of the world-end bosses in the ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros.'' games, and each of the Boom-Boom fights in ''SuperMarioBros3''.

* One of these corridors precedes each of the world-end bosses in the ''NewSuperMarioBros.'' games, and each of the Boom-Boom fights in ''SuperMarioBros3''.

* ''PaperMario 2: The Thousand-Year Door'' feature these in the final dungeon - one before the last boss, and one before Gloomtail (which later transforms into a heavily defended staircase to the lower levels).

* ''Fallout'' has a great example, but also a slight subversion of such a corridor. Right before the room with The Master, there is a really long empty corridor... except for the fact that when player comes through it, The Master attacks him with psi-powers, resulting in disturbing hallucinations (text-only) and damage to stats. If a certain item is used, the player could become immune to psi-attacks and the corridor will be simply a long walk before the boss.

* Used throughout all of the NoMoreHeroes games.
* OcarinaOfTime has some, such as the one before the spirit temple boss and the stairs in the final dungeon.
* {{Portal}}. Oddly enough, even some FPS games do this too. The room right before [=GLaDOS=] is a long hallway, where some ominous ambiance and music is heard just before you pass through the particle barrier leading into her room.

* A miniboss corridor appears in ''{{Bug}}!'' for the only MiniBoss in the game. Funnily, at the start of the corridor, you see a sign stating "Beware! [[GiantMook Giant Ants]]!", and then you face off against three ''tiny'' ants that run away from you. Until you reach the end, [[OhCrap confirming the sign's statement]].

* {{Portal}}. Oddly enough, even some FPS games do this too. The room right before GLaDOS is a long hallway, where some ominous ambiance and music is heard just before you pass through the particle barrier leading into her room.

* A staple of the ''MegaMan'' series — though the first game's corridors had several enemies and traps in them.
* These show up often in ''Metroid'' games.

* ''[[PaperMario Paper Mario 2: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' feature these in the final dungeon - one before the last boss, and one before Gloomtail (which later transforms into a heavily defended staircase to the lower levels).

* The Elite Four battles in ''Pokemon'' are often segued with staircases to the next zone in between.

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A very common subtrope of ForebodingArchitecture, in which a BossRoom or other especially challenging room is preceded by a perfectly straight empty corridor. This dead space serves as a pacing device to build anticipation for the upcoming challenge, and to physically separate it from the stage proper.

Very occasionally, the corridor will feature SuspiciousVideogameGenerosity, in the form of a SavePoint or a HealingPotion.

* A staple of the ''MegaMan'' series - though the first game's corridors had several enemies and traps in them.

* One of these corridors precede each of the world-end bosses in the ''NewSuperMarioBros'' games, and each of the Boom-Boom fights in ''SuperMarioBros 3''.

* [[StarOceanTheLastHope Star Ocean: The Last Hope]] has before the final boss a long corridor, staircase and a single landing before another staircase, which includes giant torches at the sides lighting as the player walks forward.

* Happens in ''FatalFrame''. What's worse is that there's a bend in the middle of the corridor, and ''anything'' [[NothingIsScarier could be lurking behind there]].

* A staple of the ''MegaMan'' series.

''[[PaperMario Paper Mario 2: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' feature these in the final dungeon - one before the last boss, and one before Gloomtail (which later transforms into a heavily defended staircase to the lower levels).

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