History MultipleEndings / ActionGames

* In the SegaGenesis version of ''BeavisAndButthead'', the normal ending has the two attending a concert featuring Music/{{GWAR}}. However, if you've collected the cat, the scissors, and strips of leather, you go backstage and Beavis and Butt-Head get to ''perform'' in the concert!

* In ''{{VideoGame/Contra}}: Hard Corps'' for the SegaGenesis, there are four different paths, each with its own ending. The player must choose between two branching paths at the end of the first stage. The two paths converge to a set of common stages until the player is forced to choose between another pair of branching paths during the fifth stage. The path the player took earlier, along with the path he takes afterward, will determine the final set of stages. There's also a fifth ending if the player completes the secret coliseum stage, as well as a sixth ending in which the player joins Colonel Bahamut's army (although the game counts this as a NonStandardGameOver).

* In the SegaGenesis version of ''BeavisAndButthead'', the normal ending has the two attending a concert featuring the band GWAR. However, if you've collected the cat, the scissors, and strips of leather, you go backstage and Beavis and Butt-Head get to ''perform'' in the concert!
* AceCombat2 has three different endings:

* The uncut ''AceCombat3Electrosphere'' is so far the only ''AceCombat'' game with multiple endings: one for each major faction (UPEO, General Resource, Neucom, and Ouroboros) and one lone-wolf ending (technically, also Ouroboros).

* In ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami2WrongNumber'', [[NewGamePlus Hard Mode]] adds a number of new scenes., [[spoiler:But the possibility of an alternate ending is explicitly {{defied}} and mocked right at the beginning. "You all came back, huh? Why? You know how this ends, don't you?" It all ends [[DownerEnding the]] [[KillEmAll same]] [[TorchTheFranchiseAndRun way]]; to do otherwise would be a disservice to the CentralTheme of the futility of violence.]]

* In ''[[VideoGame/HotlineMiami2WrongNumber]]'', in the Hard Mode, [[spoiler:this is explicitly {{defied}} and mocked right at the beginning. "You all came back, huh? Why? You know how this ends, don't you?" Hard Mode adds some more scenes that clarify some matters, but it all ends [[DownerEnding the]] [[KillEmAll same]] [[TorchTheFranchiseAndRun way.]]

* In ''{{Contra}}: Hard Corps'' for the SegaGenesis, there are four different paths, each with its own ending. The player must choose between two branching paths at the end of the first stage. The two paths converge to a set of common stages until the player is forced to choose between another pair of branching paths during the fifth stage. The path the player took earlier, along with the path he takes afterward, will determine the final set of stages. There's also a fifth ending if the player completes the secret coliseum stage, as well as a sixth ending in which the player joins Colonel Bahamut's army (although the game counts this as a NonStandardGameOver).

* The first ''Videogame/CrashBandicoot1996'' game features two endings -- and interestingly, it's not actually clear which ending is the better one story-wise. The harder ending requires the player to collect all the gems, after which they can traverse The Great Hall and escape the islands with Tawna, followed by a humorous WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue. The other ending involves the player actually defeating Cortex.
* VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns had three endings. If Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are present, [[spoiler:Donkey Kong and Diddy will fall towards the moon before Donkey Kong pounds it, ending the Tiki tribe. Diddy then makes a safe landing.]] If only Donkey Kong is present, the same thing happens, [[spoiler:this time without Diddy. Donkey Kong will keep falling unti Diddy saves Donkey Kong.]] If only Diddy is present, [[spoiler:Diddy will fall towards the moon and tries to use his jetpack, but the jetpack goes out of control, causing Diddy to land headfirst into the moon, which ends the Tiki tribe. Donkey Kong then catches Diddy as he falls.]]

* The ''VideoGame/PokemonPeaceSquad'' games fall under this due to there being LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters to play as, all of which are included in cutscenes. You can defeat the BigBad and save the world with Ash Ketchum, a League Champion like Lance or Cynthia, or even one of various one-shot characters from the anime. For example, you can have Sonrisa, a one-shot Sunflora gardener, [[spoiler: defeat a OneWingedAngel Ghetsis fused with a god-like Pokémon and restore the multiverse]]! The possibilities are nearly endless!
** On top of all that, Pokémon Peace Squad 2 included two endings after clearing Draco Starbase, one for Normal mode and one for Expert Mode. For the Normal one, [[spoiler: you simply escape the Rayquaza Jet in an Altaria Orbiter with the Chaos Meteors and Prof. Oak talks to you about Meta Leader and who he might be.]] For the Expert one, [[spoiler: the Altaria Orbiter has damaged landing-gear and you end up having to make a splashdown in the Lake of Rage in a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome very awesome sequence]]]].

** Both ''Contra: Shattered Soldier'' and ''Neo Contra'' have a Bad Ending where the enemy base is destroyed with the heroes still inside, as well as a segmented Good Ending in which the full version can only be seen by maintaining an S rank thorough the game and defeating the TrueFinalBoss.

* In ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', after you complete the game, Professor E. Gadd builds Luigi a new house, and how nice a house he builds depends on how much treasure you've accumulated during the game. (Curiously, getting the ''worst'' house is actually harder than getting the ''best'' one. You'd literally have to pick up ''no'' treasure except the stuff you automatically get. Some players have actually tried to finsih the game with the worst house as a challenge.

* In ''Kid Kool and the Quest for the Seven Wonder Herbs'', the player has a total three days (each day represented by one hour real time) to collect seven magic herbs to save the dying king from his terminal illness. The quicker the game is completed, the better the ending:
** The best ending which is attained by finishing before the timer hits one and a half hours, The King lives, and will hand over the throne to Kid Kool in the future in addition to the StandardHeroReward

* In the SegaGenesis version of ''BeavisAndButthead'', the normal ending has two attending a concert featuring the band GWAR. However, if you've collected the cat, the scissors, and strips of leather, you go backstage and Beavis and Butt-Head get to ''perform'' in the concert!

* ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' is notorious for 3 things: collecting items (the eponymous Shards and Enemy Info cards), three 4-player mini-games, and of course, cutscenes. The game has 2 endings that are unlocked depending on if you've collected ''all'' of the Shards or not. If you're 99% or under, [[spoiler:Kirby and friends leave Ripple Star after defeating Miracle Matter and the final shot you see is a sinister look on the Queen's face.]] If you've collected ''all'' of the Shards, [[spoiler:the restored crystal blasts the fairy queen with a light beam, expunging a cloud of Dark Matter from her that flies into space and creates the final world, Dark Star. Kirby and Ribbon must then fight 0[[superscript:2]]]] [[spoiler: (which is quite difficult, since he is the TrueFinalBoss). The real ending has Kirby and the others rewarded with crystal medals after defeating 0[[superscript:2]]]], [[spoiler:and Ribbon kisses the little puffball, who proceeds to blush and trip down the stairs in a comical manner. Note that if you get all the Shards on your first try, the bad ending isn't LostForever in the cutscene menu if you didn't actually see it during normal gameplay; completing the game unlocks it in addition to the good one.]]

* The first ''Videogame/CrashBandicoot1996'' game features two endings - and interestingly, it's not actually clear which ending is the better one story-wise. The harder ending requires the player to collect all the gems, after which they can traverse The Great Hall and escape the islands with Tawna, followed by a humorous WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue. The other ending involves the player actually defeating Cortex.

* ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' is notorious for 3 things: collecting items (the eponymous Shards and Enemy Info cards), three 4-player mini-games, and of course, cutscenes. The game has 2 endings that are unlocked depending on if you've collected ''all'' of the Shards or not. If you're 99% or under, [[spoiler:Kirby and friends leave Ripple Star after defeating Miracle Matter and the final shot you see is a sinister look on the Queen's face.]] If you've collected ''all'' of the Shards, [[spoiler:the restored crystal blasts the fairy queen with a light beam, expunging a cloud of Dark Matter from her that flies into space and creates the final world, Dark Star. Kirby and Ribbon must then fight 0[[superscript:2]] (which is quite difficult, since he is the TrueFinalBoss). The real ending has Kirby and the others rewarded with crystal medals after defeating 0[[superscript:2]], and Ribbon kisses the little puffball, who proceeds to blush and trip down the stairs in a comical manner. Note that if you get all the Shards on your first try, the bad ending isn't LostForever in the cutscene menu if you didn't actually see it during normal gameplay; completing the game unlocks it in addition to the good one.]]

* In ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion'', after you complete the game, Professor E.Gad builds Luigi a new house, and how nice a house he builds depends on how much treasure you've accumulated during the game. (Curiously, getting the ''worst'' house is actually harder than getting the ''best'' one. You'd literally have to pick up ''no'' treasure except the stuff you automatically get. Some players have actually tried to finsih the game with the worst house as a challenge.

** In ''VideoGame/WarioWorld'', the way the Spritelings restore Wario's castle at the end depends on how many the player rescued. You could either receive a tent, a wooden fortress, an empty stone castle, a slightly less empty turquoise castle, a gold castle, and another gold castle filled with riches.
** In WarioLand 4, there were multiple endings depending on the difficulty level and amount of treasure chests collected from boss battles. You'd first have the appearance of the princess rescued change (ranging from a female Wario clone to a child to different forms of princess), then the car Wario's driving would look different based on difficulty level (normal was the Wario car, hard a truck and super hard a hover car), the pictures show in the CreditsMontage would change based on treasure collected, the [[CreditsMedley music]] would change based on difficulty level and treasure collected and you'd get some extra pictures showing Wario on a date if you beat it on super hard and got 100% completion.

** If the game is finished after three hours it gives the bad ending: the King dies and Kid Kool gets nothing.

* ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' is notorious for 3 things: collecting items (the eponymous Shards and Enemy Info cards), three 4-player mini-games, and of course, cutscenes. The game has 2 endings that are unlocked depending on if you've collected ''all'' of the Shards or not. If you're 99% or under, [[spoiler:Kirby and friends leave Ripple Star after defeating Miracle Matter and the final shot you see is a sinister look on the Queen's face.]] If you've collected ''all'' of the Shards, [[spoiler:the restored crystal blasts the fairy queen with a light beam, expunging a cloud of Dark Matter from her that flies into space and creates the final world, Dark Star. Kirby and Ribbon must then fight 02 (which is quite difficult, since he is the ''real'' final boss). The real ending has Kirby and the others rewarded with crystal medals after defeating 02, and Ribbon kisses the little puffball, who proceeds to blush and trip down the stairs in a comical manner. Note that if you get all the Shards on your first try, the bad ending isn't LostForever in the cutscene menu if you didn't actually see it during normal gameplay; completing the game unlocks it in addition to the good one.]]

* In ''Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger: Zenkai! Racer Senshi'', if the Rangers get 250 gears, RV Robo will be formed, and the good ending will be obtained (though it's rather perfunctory). Otherwise you get the "BAD END," where after the FinalBoss the Bowzock run wild and cause an EarthShatteringKaboom.

* VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns had three endings. If Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are present, [[spoiler: Donkey Kong and Diddy will fall towards the moon before Donkey Kong pounds it, ending the Tiki tribe. Diddy then makes a safe landing.]] If only Donkey Kong is present, the same thing happens, [[spoiler: this time without Diddy. Donkey Kong will keep falling unti Diddy saves Donkey Kong.]] If only Diddy is present, [[spoiler: Diddy will fall towards the moon and tries to use his jetpack, but the jetpack goes out of control, causing Diddy to land headfirst into the moon, which ends the Tiki tribe. Donkey Kong then catches Diddy as he falls.]]
* In ''[[VideoGame/BombJack Mighty Bomb Jack]]'', beating the final stage always involves rescuing King Pamera. With one crystal ball, the Queen can also be rescued, and with two crystal balls you SaveThePrincess too. Getting to the true final room and best ending requires all of the above and five secret coins.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManX 4'' had two different endings depending on which player character was used. Both ''X5'' and ''X6'' had three different endings that depended on chance. Whether [[spoiler:Zero turns Maverick or not, which also dictates if you can still play as him]], is random, though completing various objectives tips the odds in your favor.

* In ''GekisouSentaiCarranger: Zenkai! Racer Senshi'', if the Rangers get 250 gears, RV Robo will be formed, and the good ending will be obtained (though it's rather perfunctory). Otherwise you get the "BAD END," where after the FinalBoss the Bowzock run wild and cause an EarthShatteringKaboom.

* DonkeyKongCountryReturns had three endings. If Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are present, [[spoiler: Donkey Kong and Diddy will fall towards the moon before Donkey Kong pounds it, ending the Tiki tribe. Diddy then makes a safe landing.]] If only Donkey Kong is present, the same thing happens, [[spoiler: this time without Diddy. Donkey Kong will keep falling unti Diddy saves Donkey Kong.]] If only Diddy is present, [[spoiler: Diddy will fall towards the moon and tries to use his jetpack, but the jetpack goes out of control, causing Diddy to land headfirst into the moon, which ends the Tiki tribe. Donkey Kong then catches Diddy as he falls.]]

* ''ShadowTheHedgehog'' has ''ten'' different endings (some of them more different than others) and a helpful in-game diagram that shows how to reach them. Finding all ten of them unlocks the now-traditional "Last Story", an extra level and an extra boss that lead to an ''eleventh'' ending. While the Last Story area takes place in the area of the "hero" endings, after you've collected all the Chaos Emeralds, none of them ''quite'' match up with the situation at the beginning of the Last Story.

* In ''[[VideoGame/BombJack Mighty Bomb Jack]]'', beating the final stage always involves rescuing King Pamera. With one crystal ball, the Queen can also be rescued, and with two crystal balls the Princess can be rescued too. Getting to the true final room and best ending requires all of the above and five secret coins.

** If the game is finished between two and town and a half hourss, the King lives and Kid Kool is rewarded with a box of jewels.

* In pretty much any ''SonicTheHedgehog'' game where collecting the [[MineralMacguffin Chaos]] [[BonusStageCollectables Emeralds]] is optional, if you beat the game without [[GottaCatchEmAll collecting all the Emeralds]], then you're treated to a post-credits scene with Robotnik in possession of the Emeralds, laughing to himself. Beating the game with all the Emeralds gives a more cheerful scene.

* DonkeyKongCountryReturns had three endings. If Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are present, [[spoiler: Donkey Kong and Diddy will fall towards the moon before Donkey Kong pounds it. Diddy then makes a safe landing.]] If only Donkey Kong is present, the same thing happens, [[spoiler: this time without Diddy. Donkey Kong will keep falling unti Diddy saves Donkey Kong.]] If only Diddy is present, [[spoiler: Diddy will fall towards the moon and tries to use his jetpack, but the jetpack goes out of control, causing Diddy to land headfirst into the moon, which falls. Donkey Kong then catches Diddy as he falls.]]

* DonkeyKongCountryReturns had three ending. If Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are present, [[spoiler: Donkey Kong and Diddy will fall towards the moon before Donkey Kong pounds it. Diddy then makes a safe landing.]] If Donkey Kong is present, the same thing happens, [[spoiler: this time without Diddy. Donkey Kong will keep falling unti Diddy saves Donkey Kong.]] If Diddy is present, [[spoiler: Diddy will fall towards the moon and tries to use his jetpack, but the jetpack goes out of control, causing Diddy to land headfirst into the moon, which falls. Donkey Kong then catches Diddy Kong as he falls.]]

* The first ''CrashBandicoot'' game features two endings - and interestingly, it's not actually clear which ending is the better one story-wise. The harder ending requires the player to collect all the gems, after which they can traverse The Great Hall and escape the islands with Tawna, followed by a humorous WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue. The other ending involves the player actually defeating Cortex.

* In pretty much any ''SonicTheHedgehog'' game where collecting the [[MineralMacguffin Chaos]] [[ChaosEmeralds Emeralds]] is optional, if you beat the game without [[GottaCatchEmAll collecting all the Emeralds]], then you're treated to a post-credits scene with Robotnik in possession of the Emeralds, laughing to himself. Beating the game with all the Emeralds gives a more cheerful scene.