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Oh no, you have been caught!
— 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue (Game Boy Color)
LEONOV TO MISSION CONTROL
DISCOVERY CONTACT LOST
FINAL STATUS: xxxxxx MEV
END TRANSMISSION.
DISCOVERY CONTACT LOST
FINAL STATUS: xxxxxx MEV
END TRANSMISSION.
— 2010: The Graphic Action Game (ColecoVision)
Aghhh! No! Oh no! The comet's hit the earth! Get out, quick! Return to the future! Hurry!
— Announcer, 3D Dinosaur Adventure, when time runs out in Save the Dinosaurs.
YOU FAILED!
You have let down all of humanity. Suddenly, time-travelling aliens approach your ship and offer you a chance to change history. All you have to do is press OK now...
You have let down all of humanity. Suddenly, time-travelling aliens approach your ship and offer you a chance to change history. All you have to do is press OK now...
YOU LOST!
It looks like you're going to need a LOT of practice to beat the computer... maybe you should stick to Voyageur IV!
It looks like you're going to need a LOT of practice to beat the computer... maybe you should stick to Voyageur IV!
You must try again. Remember what I have taught you: concentration, restraint, control, and unity. Four strands of rope. Now get back out there, and kick some butt!
— 3 Ninjas Kick Back (SNES)note
A
The End - You Are Dead!
— Absence, a mod of Wolfenstein 3-D (Usually, the PC version doesn't have a game over screen)
This court sees no reason to further prolong the trial. Nor is there any need for more time to decide the case against the defendant. This case is extremely clear. I see no room for misinterpretation of the facts. This court finds the defendant, <defendant's name>...Guilty. The accused will surrender to the court immediately, to be held pending trial at a higher court within a month from today's date. That is all. The court is adjourned! (SLAM)
— The Judge, Ace Attorney
Thus the truth was lost for all eternity.
— Miles Edgeworth, Ace Attorney Investigations
"No, not right, this isn't how it's supposed to end..."
— Ace Lightning (Game Boy Advance)
You have been defeated.
You failed in your quest for the Disks of Mishakal
— Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance (NES)
I'm sorry, you'll have to try again.
Who's laughing now?
Ha Ha Ha!
Ha Ha Ha!
— The Joker, The Adventures of Batman and Robin (SNES)
YOU'RE LUNCH
YOU HAVE LOST
Congratulations, you are dead. As is everybody else. The machines are not really excited about this, but they were never programmed to have emotions after all.
Your fleet [fleet name] put up an admittedly valiant fight, but not nearly enough to stop the utter destruction of our home planet [homeworld name]
— AI War 2
We have lost communication...
It appears that we have lost the Air Diver.
Mission Aborted
Game Over
It appears that we have lost the Air Diver.
Mission Aborted
Game Over
— Air Diver (Genesis)
"GIVE UP, STREET RAT"
ALL GONE
— Aldo's Adventure (a DOS rip-off of Donkey Kong)
...This is Ripley, last surviving member of the Nostromo, signing off...
— AlienĀ³ (Game Boy)
SQUAD WAS KILLED IN ACTION
"Your quest for the Inca City has come to an end. I will return you to your home."
— The jaguar of the Inca King, The Amazon Trail
"Connection error...attempting to reconnect...reconnection failed"
"GAME OVER ASSHOLE"
"THE NERD IS DEAD"
"I'd rather inhale poop from a badger's bellybutton than continue this congealed game!!"
"I'd rather inhale poop from a badger's bellybutton than continue this congealed game!!"
I AM GOD
— An Ordinary Sonic 1 ROM Hack
(This screen appears in lieu of the SEGA splash screen if the player lost their last life to Sonic.exe)
(This screen appears in lieu of the SEGA splash screen if the player lost their last life to Sonic.exe) "TOO MANY DEMERITS"
"YOU ARE FIRED"
"YOU ARE FIRED"
You died.
—AMID EVIL (This may also be tagged "Cooked!" when you die to fire damage, "Sliced!" when it's due to a blade, "Squashed!" when it's due to crushing, "Melted!" when due to an acid attack, "Splat!" when you fall into a Bottomless Pit, "Kaboom!" when due to an explosion, or "Obliterated!" when due to a black hole - generally, this will only be if you're not careful with the Aeturnum in Soul Mode.)
[GAME OVER]
SQUAD ELIMINATED
DESTROYED
MAIN SYSTEM DOWN
MAIN SYSTEM DOWN
You have not yet fulfilled your promise. I will send you back. Anything else?
— Epimetheus, Astalon: Tears of the Earth
TRY AGAIN TOMATO FACE!
— Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes (NES)
Game over, man!
— Awesome Possum, Awesome Possum... Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt
B
[Z] UNDO [R] RESTART
INFINITE LOOP
—Baba Is You, if you put two contradictory statements together.
Tough luck, Marty. It looks like you're stuck here.
— The NES game based onnote the original Back to the Future, when Marty runs out of lives or loses on the last level.
Here lies
Clara Clayton
Died
September 5, 1855
Teacher for a day
Fell into Clayton Ravine
Clara Clayton
Died
September 5, 1855
Teacher for a day
Fell into Clayton Ravine
— Back to the Future Part III (Sega Genesis), when you lose on the first stage
Here lies
Clint Eastwood
Died
September 5, 1855
After a disagreement
Over a pie plate
Clint Eastwood
Died
September 5, 1855
After a disagreement
Over a pie plate
—Back to the Future Part III (Sega Genesis), when you lose on the third stage
Here lies
Clint Eastwood
Died
September 5, 1855
Fell into Clayton Ravine after
a prank with a speeding train
Clint Eastwood
Died
September 5, 1855
Fell into Clayton Ravine after
a prank with a speeding train
—Back to the Future Part III (Sega Genesis), when you lose on the final stage
"You have ignited a(n accidental) nuclear war. And no, there is no animated display of a mushroom cloud with parts of bodies flying through the air. We do not reward failure."
— Balance of Power
The main character has been killed. You must restart the game.
Game Over
Your party has been defeated...
Your party has been defeated...
Game Over
Your party has been defeated.
Is this the end?
* End your campaign with honour. This will delete your campaign.
* Continue your campaign in dishonour. This will load your previous savegame in Custom Mode.
Your party has been defeated.
Is this the end?
* End your campaign with honour. This will delete your campaign.
* Continue your campaign in dishonour. This will load your previous savegame in Custom Mode.
CRIME DOESN'T PAY
— Bandit
Don't worry brother, we'll get them next time.
— Bangai-O
Banjo! Your sister wants a word with you... NOW!
Alas, your party has expired, but has gone to adventurer heaven.
Thank you for playing Barker Bill's Trick Shooting! Sorry, pal. Your game is over! Come back and trick shoot us again next time!
"Uh oh!"
— Bart, The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare whenever he finishes the game with an F or D gradenote
The Black Hole...
...it's too strong...
...it's pulling me in...
...perhaps it was a mistake to enlist Bartman's help—
—his inexperience has doomed us all!!!
...it's too strong...
...it's pulling me in...
...perhaps it was a mistake to enlist Bartman's help—
—his inexperience has doomed us all!!!
— The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man
You failed your mission ! Vrangor carried out his vile threats and destroyed all the humans on Selenia (and a few non-humans, as well) !!
Due to the loss of the raw materials supplied by Selenia, Earth became plagued by civil disobedience and fell into a state of anarchy.
Today, Earth is no more than a vague memory to the thriving new colonies. Of interest to only a few insignificant historians.
Due to the loss of the raw materials supplied by Selenia, Earth became plagued by civil disobedience and fell into a state of anarchy.
Today, Earth is no more than a vague memory to the thriving new colonies. Of interest to only a few insignificant historians.
— B.A.T.
"I figured you'd have a little more fight in you! Guess I figured wrong..."
YOU HAVE FAILED...
Gotham City has fallen under the evil grasp of the Riddler and Two-Face.
Soon the Box will be on every TV set in the world!
Gotham City has fallen under the evil grasp of the Riddler and Two-Face.
Soon the Box will be on every TV set in the world!
— Batman Forever: The Arcade Game (PSX)
Incoming message
Posthumously-From Lt. Calgary
Message begins
You really fragged it, sweetmeat. I should'a sent in a battalion of girlguides - They'd have done better'n you.
Anyway - 'til the next time...
Posthumously-From Lt. Calgary
Message begins
You really fragged it, sweetmeat. I should'a sent in a battalion of girlguides - They'd have done better'n you.
Anyway - 'til the next time...
— Battlecorps
"Aw, c'mon, Preston! Don't leave me here with Haggard!"
— Terrance Sweetwater, Battlefield: Bad Company
"Your failure to destroy the DCMS compound has sealed our fate. For generations your name will be remembered with shame."
— BattleTech (Sega Genesis)
"Ha! Just as I predicted! A complete and utter victory for the home side, and a hopeless failure for the beak and his quaggy croakers! This domain belongs to me! Ha-ha-ha-ha....!"
— The Dark Queen, Battletoads
The Witch Hunts Are Over
Cereza perished among the trees of Avalon Forest, eventually fading from the memories of all who knew her.
As you gasp your last breath...
..your spirit breaks free.
The forces of darkness remain...
..until the next brave warrior takes the quest.
..your spirit breaks free.
The forces of darkness remain...
..until the next brave warrior takes the quest.
"STAGE FAILED"
— beatmania IIDX, if you failed by draining out your Life Meter
STAGE FAILED
beatmania IIDX ver.19 Lincle
beatmania IIDX ver.19 Lincle
— beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle
STAGE FAILED
Thank you very much for your ride.
Thank you very much for your ride.
— beatmania IIDX 23 copula
Re...Regret...
STAGE FAILED
STAGE FAILED
— beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ
For who could learn to love a Beast?
— Beauty and the Beast (SNES)
I'm sorry, Belle. Your quest has come to an end.
— Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest (Sega Genesis)
You have failed. Game over.
— Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast (Sega Genesis)
Beavis: I think we're dead or something!
Butthead: This sucks dude!
Butthead: This sucks dude!
"Oh man, this isn't a good day for me. First, I lose my true love, then I don't make it to Ghoul Heaven. But worst of all, those Deetzes are still on the loose. Maybe I can con those sucker Maitlands into letting me try again."
— Beetlejuice (NES)
"Come on, little cubs. It's time to head back to camp."
HARD LUCK ON YOUR DEFEAT
YOUR SCORE WAS xxxxx
NOW YOU NEED TIME TO RECOVER FROM YOUR INJURIES
IF YOU DID THAT BADLY TRY THE PRACTICE OPTION BEFORE PLAYING THE GAME AGAIN
YOUR SCORE WAS xxxxx
NOW YOU NEED TIME TO RECOVER FROM YOUR INJURIES
IF YOU DID THAT BADLY TRY THE PRACTICE OPTION BEFORE PLAYING THE GAME AGAIN
Beverly Hills Cop (Commodore 64)
The Game is Lost
— Beyond the Forbidden Forest
Don't even think this was just a game. The aliens victory was all they needed to continue with their plan to attack your home world, again. And this timeā¦
— Beyond Zero Tolerance
GAME OVER, BITCH
Dear Diary,
Today I died.
I was killed by this thing in some [basement/cave/dark place/warm place/cold place].
I leave all that I own to my cat Guppy.
Goodbye, Cruel World!
xoxo
[Isaac/Maggie/Cain/Judas/Eve ā„/???/Sam]
Today I died.
I was killed by this thing in some [basement/cave/dark place/warm place/cold place].
I leave all that I own to my cat Guppy.
Goodbye, Cruel World!
xoxo
[Isaac/Maggie/Cain/Judas/Eve ā„/???/Sam]
DEFEATED
Miss Talmage: Elsa. I warned you at the beginning of the year about the consequences of failure, did I not? Perhaps you didn't take me seriously. The reputation of St. Claudine's is in jeopardy. For the good of the whole, a sacrifice must be made. Come with me. I'm taking you before the Board. If you're lucky, they will only expel you.
So this is how your career ends? If only your minions had done a better job managing cases... If only the students had been more cooperative... If only you'd done something different...
So this is how your career ends? If only your minions had done a better job managing cases... If only the students had been more cooperative... If only you'd done something different...
— Black Closet, if the school's reputation is irreparibly tarnished
Over spring break, disaster strikes. The local police track a gang of drug-smugglers to the caves beneath St. Claudine's, and battle breaks out. Some of the gang manage to escape through a hidden door into the school steam tunnels, and from there to the campus itself. The ensuing scandal threatens to close the school completely, and quite certainly means the end of your career. If only you'd investigated sooner...
— Black Closet, if you fail to investigate the steam tunnels
If only you'd had more friends to stand beside you...
— Black Closet, if you lose to the Final Boss
Bankrupt
You have lost all your money. The casino asks that you leave until you have more.
"Arghhhh..."
"My vision is blurry..."
...some time has passed from Efrim's death.
The lose of Efrim Kadan and the destruction of the Black Viper meant the end of humanity's hope. Redemins totally controlled the Earth after cruent and bloodythirst clashes and dreams of freedom were extinguished with the flames that burned the city of Kamal...
Redemin, separated from the external world, is waiting for the Earth to be purified, to definitively dominate it.
The End
The lose of Efrim Kadan and the destruction of the Black Viper meant the end of humanity's hope. Redemins totally controlled the Earth after cruent and bloodythirst clashes and dreams of freedom were extinguished with the flames that burned the city of Kamal...
Redemin, separated from the external world, is waiting for the Earth to be purified, to definitively dominate it.
The End
— ''Black Viper (Amiga CD32)
(Amiga CD32) The Dark Lady tightens her grip...
And the Land is thrown into Despair and War.
GAME OVER
And the Land is thrown into Despair and War.
GAME OVER
REBA: Incoming transmission, sir...
Dr. Goldfire: Blake! You should have known that you can not defeat me and my creations! Now I can take over the known universe! No one will ever laugh at me again! Rest in peace, Blake! - Dr. Goldfire
REBA: <End of transmission>
— Blake Stone Aliens Of Gold and its sequel, Planet Strike
"Press start to continue."
— Makoto Nanaya, BlazBlue
FAILED
You have been injured and your career is ruined.
You have been injured and your career is ruined.
— Blitz: The League II
Your vampire side overwhelms your humanity.
You've lost the fight.
You've lost the fight.
— BloodNet, if your Humanity hits 0%
YOU HAVE PERISHED
You have failed.
— The demon children, Bloodwings: Pumpkinhead's Revenge
Blue is exhausted and Raguy is ruined by pollution.
Game Over
Game Over
— Blue's Journey (Neo Geo)
Raguy is ruined by pollution.
Blue spends the rest of his life in the Daruma tribe.
The End
Blue spends the rest of his life in the Daruma tribe.
The End
— Blue's Journey, if the player decides to side with the villains
LIFE OVER
"WOW! YOU LOSE!"
— Bokosuka Wars
Musashi: Such a short life...
Musashi: If I'm reincarnated, I want to be Musashi again!
Musashi: Maybe I went a bit too far...
Musashi: If I'm reincarnated, I want to be Musashi again!
Musashi: Maybe I went a bit too far...
"Game Over."
— George Stobbart's headstone in Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
And their tale was never finished...
IT'S TOUGH TO BE A BUG!
But you ain't tough enough!
But you ain't tough enough!
—- A Bug's Life (Game Boy Color)
None are more contemptable than those who defile the way of Bushido. -Kannagasai
Those who stray from the true way, follow a damned path. -Kannagasai
One may follow a damned path, but that is not the way of Narukagami. -Kannagasai
Seek to save your life and lose it. Through death one finds the way of Narukagami -Kannagasai
Cowards can go no further. —Narukagami -Kannagasai
Those who stray from the true way, follow a damned path. -Kannagasai
One may follow a damned path, but that is not the way of Narukagami. -Kannagasai
Seek to save your life and lose it. Through death one finds the way of Narukagami -Kannagasai
Cowards can go no further. —Narukagami -Kannagasai
C
"It looks like your luck just ran out. How dare you challenge us! You Fool! I'm gonna feed you to the Shivat! Eat lead...baby!"
Your poor decisions have cost you your future. Stripped of all rank, position and honors, the Empire has another destiny planned for you...
— Caesar II
I'm sorry you had a run of bad luck. Come again soon.
— Caesar's Palace (NES)
I'm sorry you had a run of bad luck. The doorman will arrange your return transportation.
— Caesar's Palace (Game Boy)
SEĆORAS Y SEĆORES ME FUNARON :(Translation
"I can't believe it! The beach is gone!"
"What are we gonna do now?"
"There's nothing we can do. We couldn't stop the Big Cheese from putting up his power plant, and now the beach is gone...forever."
"What are we gonna do now?"
"There's nothing we can do. We couldn't stop the Big Cheese from putting up his power plant, and now the beach is gone...forever."
— Camp California
EL PRESIDENTE WINS AGAIN
(At 9) "It's not too late! Are you giving up already?"
(At 6) "Give me a break. Why don't you challenge again?"
(At 3) "If at first you don't succeed, you can always try again!"
(At 0) "It's such a shame... But I await your next challenge!"
(Game Over Screen) "I know that... you'll..... be...... baaaaaaaack."
(At 6) "Give me a break. Why don't you challenge again?"
(At 3) "If at first you don't succeed, you can always try again!"
(At 0) "It's such a shame... But I await your next challenge!"
(Game Over Screen) "I know that... you'll..... be...... baaaaaaaack."
No matter how strong the forces of evil may be, the Avengers will be there!
Don't Give Up!
The planet is dying...It makes me very sad, Planeteers...You must not give up hope for there is time to save the earth! The power is yours, Planeteers!
— Gaia, Captain Planet and the Planeteers (NES)
"Quazar, in all my years, I've never seen a mission end in such disaster and disarray! I'm putting someone else on the job!"
GAME OVER
You must be brave and smart to save Minnie. Try again.
You must be brave and smart to save Minnie. Try again.
— Castle of Illusion: Starring Mickey Mouse
View the last moments of your life? (Y/N)
(...)
You are forgotten among the millions lost in the cataclysm...
Better Luck Next Time
You should use your cure potions wisely.
Love is Over
"You have died. Want to retry? [YES / NO]"
"You were never seen again... Want to retry? [YES / NO]"
— Cave Story, if the player falls off the Floating Continent
"Sic transit gloria mundi, the Roman Empire has fallen."
"Nice try, Agent Egghead, but it looks like my minions got the better of you! You've meddled in my affairs long enough. I'm erasing you from history once and for all!" *mad cackling*
— Ophelia Chill, Chill Manor
"Thus the life force called Serge was not even allowed to be born into this world. Fate has no forgiveness for those who dare stand against itā¦"
DANGER SKILL
Sudden Death occurs
Sudden Death occurs
— CHUNITHM, if the counter on a (paraphrasing) "Instant fail if you get x of a specific judgement or below" skill falls to 0
"Centuries later, archaeologists discover remains of your ancient civilization. Evidence of thriving towns, irrigation, roads, and a centralized government amaze the startled scientists. Finally, the[y]sic come upon a stone tablet, which contains but one mysterious phrase...
Caesar will return!"
Caesar will return!"
—Sid Meier's Civilization II (PSX)
"You have been defeated. Your civilization has been defeated by its many foes. But your people do not despair, for they know that one day you shall return - and lead them forward to victory!"
—Sid Meier's Civilization V
"From the dust to which our civilization first rose, so too shall we return. As the light of our people fades to nothingness, we wonder if one shall rise to rekindle our flame..."
—Sid Meier's Civilization VI
"We thought ourselves invincible. We who survived Earth's darkest hour and led humanity's charge across the universe. We, who in hope and desperation, made our home amongst the stars. We, who sought only to survive, and through that survival achieve greatness. We thought ourselves invincible...
We were wrong."
We were wrong."
—Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
DEAD END
you died
game over
game over
— cloudphobia, if your Life Meter runs out
the ship is sunk
game over
game over
— cloudphobia, if the mothership's Life Meter runs out
MISSING IN ACTION
The surrender of Diomedes was chaotic, but the full retreat from the system was worse. Shattered League ships crept back to the panic of Gallonigher as the Navy tore through Diomedes, annihalating the last pockets of resistance before they, too, turned on Gallonigher. And now, the judgment comes to pass: dreadnaughts and destroyers spilled through the wormhole, and behind them came Tsunami, the Tzar's personal Super Titan. I have never before witnessed such a creation: destruction is its only purpose. It is now here to wipe away the memory of the League and Father. It has come to reap the Tzar's vengeance. As we wait for death to sweep us away, I can only leave this recording to the vapors of space, and hope that one of our kind lives to witness its message, and the lesson we have learned after these centuries of struggle: the Empire is all, it will never be defeated...never.
— Colony Wars, "The Judgment"
When the command craft docked and the sellout began, we realized the dream was over...at least, the ideals that the League had represented were finished. For a few treacherous vermin, the League now offered a passport to comfort and wealth: they had made peace with the enemy. The deal was this: in return for the chance to fly back to the colonies boasting of victory over the Empire, the Faction would ensure that theft and oppression would continue unchecked. The colonists welcomed back the League and hailed them as heroes, but as the fanfares faded, the old life returned. The Faction made sure that the Earth was serviced with the resources it needed, and the colonies supplied what they had until there was nothing left to give. Most of my loyal comrades were executed by the Faction — just a handful managed to escape. One day, I hope that we might rise again...
— Colony Wars, "The Old Life Returns"
The League of Free Worlds information system details the punishment administered to captured traitors: most were dispatched to the deadly mines of Morpheus, where fatality rates were at record levels. Proclamations of innocence were deemed inadmissible, as their actions in combat had been widely witnessed. Activity-recording devices held sufficient damning information to constitute proof. Despite the subsequent crushing of the League, the traitors were never fĆŖted by the victorious Navy: they continue to be treated as prisoners. It seems likely that this will continue until all are dead.
— Colony Wars, if you are labeled a traitor by shooting too many friendly ships
You will receive no further information from Command. If questioned, you will admit nothing.
Commander Kron has issued a brief instruction - "be prepared to lay down your life."
It has also been noted that a number of League broadcast stations are insisting our struggle is about to end. We have intelligence units working to discover precisely what they mean.
Your conduct deserves punishment - you will be contacted should you survive the retreat.
Be aware that Navy personnel cannot be guaranteed to be friendly. There will be no further official transmissions.
Commander Kron has issued a brief instruction - "be prepared to lay down your life."
It has also been noted that a number of League broadcast stations are insisting our struggle is about to end. We have intelligence units working to discover precisely what they mean.
Your conduct deserves punishment - you will be contacted should you survive the retreat.
Be aware that Navy personnel cannot be guaranteed to be friendly. There will be no further official transmissions.
— Colony Wars: Vengeance, excerpts from various debriefs from failed missions leading to a bad ending
The League prison bays are crammed with near-dead Navy prisoners...Hell. We hear of Kron suffering, humiliated before crowds of League loyalists, baying for his blood. This hurts us most of all...The systematic murder of my comrades is now underway. We knew the risks...I have no fear of death...
— Colony Wars: Vengeance, bad ending 1
With twisted logic, the League tells us their struggle against us was a fight against oppression which they must see through to the end. Sol will be destroyed forever...There's nowhere else for us to go...The League failed to destroy the Navy once before, but now they have another chance — surely, they'll take it. They've placed detonation grids around the system while our forces placed nova torpedoes around the sun. Kron will blow up the system before the League does. His...our defiance fills me with pride. When Kron's signal comes, rest assured — we will die gladly...
— Colony Wars: Vengeance, bad ending 2
The Navy seemed to have vanished. There was nothing but Cronus and hundreds of voices clamoring all at once. I couldn't breathe...Kron is dead...dead...The League says he was a war criminal and had to die...Our defense is so weak. They say they mean no harm, but we know we'll be in prison for the rest of our lives...
— Colony Wars: Vengeance, bad ending 3
With one shot, the Navy was finished. Since I've arrived at the prison, I've heard my comrades calling Kron's name. Sometimes, at night, I call him, too...does he know? The Navy is being sacrificed to feed the vicious egos of the elite. Is Kron one of them...? I stood before a court of one, pronounced guilty before I even opened my mouth — guilty of anything they could think of. I hope Kron discovers these travesties before the Navy loses everything, but I'll be gone...they'll see to that...
— Colony Wars: Vengeance, bad ending 4
Long before the Sol Warp Hole was sealed, Kron fought for the League. Their leader, the Father, despaired of Kron's brutal methods and sacrificed him in the final mission against our ancestors...or so he thought. Kron's anger stayed with him all that time. Uniting Sol... We thought we were fighting for a future... we were wrong. It was all a vendetta — Kron's against the Father. Now, there is no victory. I hear a familiar sound approaching: civil war...
— Colony Wars: Vengeance, bad ending 5
Navy Status Revoked, by order of Kron you must be destroyed.
— Colony Wars: Vengeance, if you are labeled a traitor by shooting too many friendly ships
It was over...I'd failed. My mission had barely begun...I'd blown it. I'd been granted a vision of things to come, terrible things, and I was supposed to be the chosen one who would keep the nightmare at bay...well, I guess they chose wrong.
— Colony Wars: Red Sun, bad ending 1
As the human race fought itself, a secret alien advance was underway. Their minds were as brilliant as their hearts were cold. By taking advantage of our divisions, they'd execute their plan without interference...especially now. I was finished...they were just beginning.
— Colony Wars: Red Sun, bad ending 2
The Red Sun...she was on her way. I can only guess at her purpose, but I fear the worst. There was something about, something...not right, which made me think she was like the Devil incarnate, with evil on her mind. And me...well, I was out of the game. There's nothing I could do to stop her...
— Colony Wars: Red Sun, bad ending 3
That bad dream flickered somewhere behind my eyes...I saw innocent worlds hanging bright in the void, where face looked up to the sky as a shadow fell across the land. There would be time to feel terror, but no time to say goodbye to loved ones. Without hesitation or warning, the slaughter would begin...
— Colony Wars: Red Sun, bad ending 4
The alien victory was complete. The Red Sun entered the Warp Hole, her murderous technology spread to every part of the galaxy...wouldn't be long before she claimed my life, too...
— Colony Wars: Red Sun, bad ending 5
"Game Over, man, The End."
"— Sketch Turner, Comix Zone
"Ah, free at last! In this body of flesh and bone... I'm going to rock this world! Nice knowing you, Sketch Turner!"
— Mortus, Comix Zone, immediately after the above
It's "Game Over" for you, sucker!
— Cool World (NES)
STAY FOREVER!
"Some things... are not as they seem."
— Coraline, one of her failure quotes on said screen in Coraline: The Game
"It's okay...Death is really, really cruel..."
— Dr. Hellman, Corpse Killer
"Stupid Dog! We're Still Trapped!'
— Eustace Bagge, Courage the Cowardly Dog: Pharaoh Phobia
You filthy little maggot! Do you think you can die without my permission?
— Covert Command
"Game... over."
— Dr. Neo Cortex, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, and Uka Uka, Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogynote . Cortex's version and Uka Uka's version in the N. Sane Trilogy are followed by an Evil Laugh.
Cortex: (Upon selecting yes) Play again, Crash.
Cortex: (Upon selecting no) I guess you didn't have what it takes, Crash.
Cortex: (Upon selecting no) I guess you didn't have what it takes, Crash.
Uka Uka: (Upon selecting yes) When will you learn, you miserable bandicoot!
Cortex: (Upon selecting no) Goodbye for now...
Cortex: (Upon selecting no) Goodbye for now...
Cortex: Giving up?
Cortex: (Upon selecting Yes) Get ready to face my Wrath, Crash Bandicoot! Hahahahahahahahahaha!
Cortex: (Upon selecting No) Haha! At last the world is ours!
Cortex: (Upon selecting Yes) Get ready to face my Wrath, Crash Bandicoot! Hahahahahahahahahaha!
Cortex: (Upon selecting No) Haha! At last the world is ours!
You're dead!
— Creepy Castle (Macintosh)
(Macintosh)"You're dead! That's not good, is it?"
— The female deputy in Crime Patrol 2: Drug Wars, on any of the "Sierra County" stages
"I'm sorry, Dad. Now we can never be together. You must remain here forever."
— The Crow: City of Angels
DIVINE LIGHT
SEVERED
YOU ARE A FLESH AUTOMATON
ANIMATED BY NEUROTRANSMITTERS
SEVERED
YOU ARE A FLESH AUTOMATON
ANIMATED BY NEUROTRANSMITTERS
— Cruelty Squad, when the player is downgraded to "Flesh Automaton" mode upon death
POWER IN MISERY
TRAVERSING
THE GRID OF DEATH
TRAVERSING
THE GRID OF DEATH
— Cruelty Squad, when the player is downgraded to "Power in Misery" mode upon death
"Try again! Try again, my pets... I find this most amusing."
— The NecroDancer, Crypt of the NecroDancer
Game Over
"A shepherd cannot survive without a flock"
— Cult of the Lamb, if you have no followers after 2 in game days
Martyred!
You shall rise again
— Cult of the Lamb, if you die on a crusade.
So clever, so dapper, ya betta' believe this dice is loaded. Hi-de-ho!
— King Dice, Cuphead
MISSION TERMINATED
— Cyberbots, when the player loses a match against the CPU
Unimpressed by your refusal to respond to interrogation, your captors decide to introduce you to Freddie; your cellmate for the last painful minutes of your life!
— Cyber-Cop
Yet, another skumbag has failed the famous CyberGames.
As usual, his remains are donated to Virtech!
As usual, his remains are donated to Virtech!
— CyberGames (Commodore Amiga)
(Commodore Amiga)YOU HAVE FAILED IN YOUR MISSION
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME
CYBERNOID PILOT
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME
CYBERNOID PILOT
— Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine (NES)
FLATLINED
YOUR FUEL SUPPLY IS EXHAUSTED.
CYLU HAS FAILED THE TEST
THE OTSAN ARE NOT PLEASED
YOU ARE BANISHED TO A FAR CORNER OF THE UNIVERSE
CYLU HAS FAILED THE TEST
THE OTSAN ARE NOT PLEASED
YOU ARE BANISHED TO A FAR CORNER OF THE UNIVERSE
— Cylu (ZX Spectrum), if you run out of fuel
After his failure, the Fluffs return Cyril to Earth.
— Cyril Cyberpunk
D
Time Over
Please Try Again
Please Try Again
— D
You Perished
— D2
"That's All Folks!"
— Daffy Duck in Hollywood, Desert Demolition: Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, and Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers
Makoto Naegi: (Nobody believes me... Nobody wants to hear what I have to say!)
Monokuma: Uh-oh! Have we already come to the end of the debate? Well then, the class trial is officially adjourned! Now it's time to reveal who's the blackened! Puuhuhuhuhu! It would appear that the one with the most votes is...Makoto! However...Makoto is NOT the blackened! Too bad! Looks like the real killer gets to graduate! Congratulations to them! On the other hand, everyone else must now be punished!
Makoto Naegi: (Is this really all for us? Is it all over?)
Narrator: Whaddya say? Wanna give it another shot? [Yes/No]
Monokuma: Uh-oh! Have we already come to the end of the debate? Well then, the class trial is officially adjourned! Now it's time to reveal who's the blackened! Puuhuhuhuhu! It would appear that the one with the most votes is...Makoto! However...Makoto is NOT the blackened! Too bad! Looks like the real killer gets to graduate! Congratulations to them! On the other hand, everyone else must now be punished!
Makoto Naegi: (Is this really all for us? Is it all over?)
Narrator: Whaddya say? Wanna give it another shot? [Yes/No]
Hajime Hinata: (Itās no use... I canāt go on any longer... I donāt have any other options...! Everyone...doubts me...?)
Monokuma: Hahaaaaaa! It appears the trial has come to an end! Now then, itās time to vote! Well, I can totally imagine who the blackened will be. Puhuhuhuhuhu....! Ahem! By a majority vote, the one who has been chosen as the blackened is... Hajime Hinata! But Hajime is not the blackened! Too bad! The true blackened has graduated splendidly! Congratulations! And now... ...the others will all be punished! Ah, that means you too, Hajime...
Hajime Hinata: This is my...our end...?
Narrator: Would you like to retry? [Yes/No]
Monokuma: Hahaaaaaa! It appears the trial has come to an end! Now then, itās time to vote! Well, I can totally imagine who the blackened will be. Puhuhuhuhuhu....! Ahem! By a majority vote, the one who has been chosen as the blackened is... Hajime Hinata! But Hajime is not the blackened! Too bad! The true blackened has graduated splendidly! Congratulations! And now... ...the others will all be punished! Ah, that means you too, Hajime...
Hajime Hinata: This is my...our end...?
Narrator: Would you like to retry? [Yes/No]
Kaede Akamatsu: (What should I do? I don't think I can do this anymore... Is everyone suspecting me...?)
Monokuma: Hmm? Done debating already? Well, this part is mandatory so let's get it over with. It's... Voting Time! Puhuhuhu...!
Kaede Akamatsu: Isn't there anything else we can do?
Narrator: Would you like to retry? [Retry/Make preparations and retry/Quit]
Monokuma: Hmm? Done debating already? Well, this part is mandatory so let's get it over with. It's... Voting Time! Puhuhuhu...!
Kaede Akamatsu: Isn't there anything else we can do?
Narrator: Would you like to retry? [Retry/Make preparations and retry/Quit]
Darkman has failed in his attempt for revenge
Grief and rage prepare him for another try
Grief and rage prepare him for another try
— Darkman (NES)
your life is mine...
YOU DIED
Make Your Escape
Your party has been overwhelmed.
Retreating to Ramsgate to prepare for your next hunt.
Your party has been overwhelmed.
Retreating to Ramsgate to prepare for your next hunt.
The Trial Has Ended
Your party was overwhelmed.
Return to Ramsgate or retry this Trial.
Your party was overwhelmed.
Return to Ramsgate or retry this Trial.
— Dauntless, if you lose in Trials mode
Match Result
SACRIFICED
SACRIFICED
— Dead by Daylight (if you die as a Survivor)
Match Result
ENTITY DISPLEASED
ENTITY DISPLEASED
— Dead by Daylight (if, as a Killer, you earn fewer than seven goals)
DEATH
"Your defeat has brought chaos to the federation. Your cowardice and betrayal shall be known throughout the stars. Your decaying corpse will be an object for ridicule and scorn. Disgrace will follow your family for centuries...
Once adorned and worshipped by all, your rotting flesh will serve as a reminder of the price of failure.
Oh, the horrible pain of defeat...
Game Over"
Once adorned and worshipped by all, your rotting flesh will serve as a reminder of the price of failure.
Oh, the horrible pain of defeat...
Game Over"
— Death Duel
"Do you know what you have wrought? The world is in ruins! Your ceaseless thirst for blood has lead to an uncontrollable spiral of instability. I am thus forced to terminate your contract with the Office of Death, effective immediately. You realize this means terminating your existence...because what else would you do? It saddens me to have wasted precious resources on summoning such a disappointment. Hopefully the next Spawn will have more merit. Good-bye."
— Death and Taxes, if you keep having everyone die
"Enough. I have grown tired of this insolence. You have demonstrated your refusal to follow set policy. I am thus forced to terminate your contract with the Office of Death, effective immediately. You realize this means terminating your existence...because what else would you do? It saddens me to have wasted precious resources on summoning such a disappointment. Hopefully the next Spawn will have more merit. Good-bye."
— Death and Taxes, if you keep having everyone live
End of the road, driver.
This, then, is how it ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper. You had your shot at glory road, but you blew it. Life is hard and all that. In Death Rally, you get only one go, only the best can make it. But look at the bright side, at least you lived to tell the tale.
This, then, is how it ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper. You had your shot at glory road, but you blew it. Life is hard and all that. In Death Rally, you get only one go, only the best can make it. But look at the bright side, at least you lived to tell the tale.
YOU HAVE DIED on the DEATH ROAD TO CANADAā¢
[DANG IT]
[DANG IT]
— Death Road to Canada, if the last of your party dies during a supply run or siege
More Victims for the Death Road
With no one left, the journey to Canada is at an end.
With no one left, the journey to Canada is at an end.
— Death Road to Canada, if your party is wiped out on the roadnote
Driving Off the Death Road
The team finally gives up. They retreat to an unknown fate.
The journey to Canada is at an end.
The team finally gives up. They retreat to an unknown fate.
The journey to Canada is at an end.
Self: *You see yourself smile weakly.* Don't want to go out without a smile, do we? [The End]
— Deepwoken, if the player dies in The Depths
DEFENDERS DEFEATED
Dr. Mayhem proclaimed emperor of Dynatron
Dr. Mayhem proclaimed emperor of Dynatron
— Defenders of Dynatron City (NES)
THE LAST BATTLE
Your men fought bravely, but luck was not with them this day. After a long siege, your castle falls to the attackers. As the enemy pours through the gates, you send your men into secret passages underneath the castle, passing word to meet in Sherwood Forest.
Moments later, you follow them to freedom. Together with Robin and the men of Sherwood, you will continue the struggle against Norman oppressors.
Slipping away from the burning castle, you vow to keep fighting until a Saxon rules the land.
Your men fought bravely, but luck was not with them this day. After a long siege, your castle falls to the attackers. As the enemy pours through the gates, you send your men into secret passages underneath the castle, passing word to meet in Sherwood Forest.
Moments later, you follow them to freedom. Together with Robin and the men of Sherwood, you will continue the struggle against Norman oppressors.
Slipping away from the burning castle, you vow to keep fighting until a Saxon rules the land.
"From the beginning, the odds were against you. It was only a matter of time before you reached the end. You're history!!"
IT APPEARS YOU HAVE REACHED AN END. WILL YOU TRY AGAIN?
— Deltarune Chapter 1
WILL YOU PERSIST?
— Deltarune Chapter 1, if you get a second Game Over during the same session.
THEN THE WORLD WAS COVERED IN DARKNESS.
— Deltarune, if you refuse to continue.
SIMON SAYS
YOU LOSE
YOU LOSE
— Demolition Man (Sega CD)
You dirty rapscallion !!!
You ran your poor camel to death !!!!!
You died in the desert.
The local sheik now uses your skull for a change purse !!!!
Want a new camel and a new game (Y or N)?
You ran your poor camel to death !!!!!
You died in the desert.
The local sheik now uses your skull for a change purse !!!!
Want a new camel and a new game (Y or N)?
— Desert
Guardian Down
— Destiny
The Darkness Consumed You
— Destiny, if you (and all other Guardians on your team) die in a Darkness Zone
Your Light Fades Away...
— Destiny 2, ditto
"You are Dead"
"Your soul is doomed."
"Rest in peace"
"Abandon all hope..."
"The last judgment draweth nigh..."
"Game Over..."
You've been caught!
You're stuck in Angel Prison now!
You're stuck in Angel Prison now!
Terminal Life Signs
Raidou the 14th! This is shameful. You have disappointed us. 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!
GAME OVER*
GAME OVER*
— Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army
The darkly prospering days of man have reached an end.
You have strayed from the cycle of stars and will leave not a trace of your existence.
But fear not. You will no longer feel anything...
403 Forbidden*
You have strayed from the cycle of stars and will leave not a trace of your existence.
But fear not. You will no longer feel anything...
403 Forbidden*
This world, bound by Akasha's chains, shall turn to dust.
Yet the cycle knows no end, and all shall be reborn anew.
For now, those who are lost shall vanish into the endless void...
404 Not Found*
Yet the cycle knows no end, and all shall be reborn anew.
For now, those who are lost shall vanish into the endless void...
404 Not Found*
— Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker
YOU HAVE DIED.
YOUR ITEMS HAVE LOST 10% DURABILITY.
YOUR ITEMS HAVE LOST 10% DURABILITY.
YOU HAVE DIED.
YOUR DEEDS OF VALOR WILL BE REMEMBERED.
YOUR DEEDS OF VALOR WILL BE REMEMBERED.
—Diablo III, on a Hardcore Hero
Hans Gruber: Our unwelcome guest won't be bothering us anymore. Gentlemen, we are now 640 million dollars richer!
YOU LOSE. GAME OVER.
YOU LOSE. GAME OVER.
— Die Hard (NES)
Holly: JOHN!
You got Hans, but he got you too.
YOU LOSE. GAME OVER.
You got Hans, but he got you too.
YOU LOSE. GAME OVER.
— Die Hard (NES) (if you and Hans kill each other)
In the confusion, Hans slips out unnoticed with Holly in an ambulance.
YOU LOSE. GAME OVER.
YOU LOSE. GAME OVER.
— Die Hard (NES) (if you run out of time)
I knew you could do it, Pardner!
YOU WIN. GAME OVER.
YOU WIN. GAME OVER.
— Die Hard (NES) (the best ending)
TOO LATE
— Die Hard Trilogy, if you fail to disarm the bombs in the Nakatomi Plaza
D.O.A John Doe McClane
— Die Hard Trilogy ("Doe" is stricken out and "McClane" is scrawled on the body bag's tag)
From illusion to truth, from darkness to light, from doom to eternity...
Om Mani Padme Hum
U NEED MORE PRACTICE
GAME OVER
GAME OVER
— DJMAX Online
You need more practice! Never give it up!
— DJMAX Portable 2 and various other games in the series
YOU FAILED. GAME OVER.
(Attention! Please take your Player's Card)
(Attention! Please take your Player's Card)
— DJMAX Technika 3
game over
WHY DON'T YOU TRY HARD?
WHY DON'T YOU TRY HARD?
— DonPachi
Shutting down. Game over.
— DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu (iOS English version)
The torment has ended.
— Doom (2016), when you die in Ultra-Nightmare mode.
YOU HAVE DIED
— Doom Eternal, when you die in Ultra-Nightmare mode.
"Now nothing can stop me! I've won".
— Olivia Pierce, Doom (Zen Studios)
The Shadow Boss has defeated you...
GAME OVER
GAME OVER
— Double Dragon (Commodore 64, Ocean version)
"You thought this was just a GAME, didn't you?! Well, it's OVER for you!"
You have failed your mission and lost all the members of your squad. You are dishonorably discharged for failing to perform the duty assigned to you.
— Dough Boy (Commodore 64), if the player loses on the first level
You have failed your mission and lost all the members of your squad. You are hereby busted to buck private and ordered to take swimming lessons.
— Dough Boy (Commodore 64), if the player loses on the second level
Your journey ends.
Its growth unchecked, the Breach expanded, rending the fabric of the world asunder and unleashing demons upon the world powerless to stop them.
Its growth unchecked, the Breach expanded, rending the fabric of the world asunder and unleashing demons upon the world powerless to stop them.
Your journey ends.
Wearing your form, Envy takes command of the Inquisition and turned it into a force of destruction. It conquered Thedas, destroying the Chantry and leaving only corpses, slaves, and spikes of red lyrium behind. As the world fell to this new order, survivors bowed their heads and cursed your name, never realizing the real you was long dead.
Wearing your form, Envy takes command of the Inquisition and turned it into a force of destruction. It conquered Thedas, destroying the Chantry and leaving only corpses, slaves, and spikes of red lyrium behind. As the world fell to this new order, survivors bowed their heads and cursed your name, never realizing the real you was long dead.
— Dragon Age: Inquisition, if an Envy Demon kills the Inquisitor
Your journey ends.
With Orlais weakened by political intrigue and the Inquisition leaderless, Corypheus easily destroyed all opposition, sweeping through Orlais and into Ferelden.
With Orlais weakened by political intrigue and the Inquisition leaderless, Corypheus easily destroyed all opposition, sweeping through Orlais and into Ferelden.
— Dragon Age: Inquisition, if the Inquisitor dies trying to save Empress Celene
Your journey ends.
Hours after you were evicted from the Winter Palace, news spread that Empress Celene was dead and Grand Duke Gaspard standing accused of treason. Orlais stood leaderless: in the chaos, Corypheus conquered it all too easily, overwhelming the Inquisition forces lacking the allies needed to stop him.
Hours after you were evicted from the Winter Palace, news spread that Empress Celene was dead and Grand Duke Gaspard standing accused of treason. Orlais stood leaderless: in the chaos, Corypheus conquered it all too easily, overwhelming the Inquisition forces lacking the allies needed to stop him.
— Dragon Age: Inquisition, if the Inquisitor is thrown out of the Ball
Your journey ends.
After defeating the Inquisition at Adamant, the Grey Wardens completed their blood ritual. Once their mages were bound to Corypheus, he used them and his army of demons to conquer Orlais, then brought the might of his new Tevinter Imperium down upon Ferelden.
After defeating the Inquisition at Adamant, the Grey Wardens completed their blood ritual. Once their mages were bound to Corypheus, he used them and his army of demons to conquer Orlais, then brought the might of his new Tevinter Imperium down upon Ferelden.
— Dragon Age: Inquisition, if the Inquisitor falls at Adamant
Your journey ends.
With you lost forever in the Fade, Inquisition forces were unable to stand against the demon army and the possessed Grey Warden mages. After destroying the Inquisition, Corypheus conquered Orlais, then brought the might of his new Tevinter Imperium down upon Ferelden.
With you lost forever in the Fade, Inquisition forces were unable to stand against the demon army and the possessed Grey Warden mages. After destroying the Inquisition, Corypheus conquered Orlais, then brought the might of his new Tevinter Imperium down upon Ferelden.
— Dragon Age: Inquisition, if the Inquisitor dies in the Fade
Your journey ends.
So far as anyone knew, the Herald of Andraste was destroyed in an instant by Alexius' spell; with your death, the fledgling Inquisition fell to pieces. In less than a year, the mysterious Elder One used his army of demons to conquer the known world, and no organization was ready or able to stop him.
So far as anyone knew, the Herald of Andraste was destroyed in an instant by Alexius' spell; with your death, the fledgling Inquisition fell to pieces. In less than a year, the mysterious Elder One used his army of demons to conquer the known world, and no organization was ready or able to stop him.
— Dragon Age: Inquisition, if the Inquisitor dies in the future
Your journey ends.
Corrupted by an unknown force, templars rampaged across Thedas, destroying everything in their path. The Chantry was powerless to stop their advance; the templars left only slaves, corpses, and spikes of red lyrium in their wake.
Corrupted by an unknown force, templars rampaged across Thedas, destroying everything in their path. The Chantry was powerless to stop their advance; the templars left only slaves, corpses, and spikes of red lyrium in their wake.
— Dragon Age: Inquisition, if the Inquisitor falls to the Red Templars
Vegeta is dead. Because he never did any good in his life, he is immediately sent to hell.
— English translation of a bootleg game based on Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball ZMwahaha... Goku! Do you know the extent of my hatred!?
— Dr. Lychee, Dragon Ball: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
SURVIVAL FAILED
You lost already? You're too weak.
— Frieza, Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors
GAME OVER
You have failed your adventure
"Your party has been defeated. Rannie just barely makes it out, and carries your bones to the temple."
You have failed your adventure
"Your party has been defeated. Rannie just barely makes it out, and carries your bones to the temple."
GAME OVER
You have failed in your quest
"Your entire party has died. Only Rannie survives and makes off with what remains of you."
You have failed in your quest
"Your entire party has died. Only Rannie survives and makes off with what remains of you."
— Dragon's Crown 2: Drakhar's Revenge
This tale has ended.
Thou art dead.
Hero is utterly destroyed.
Hero's party is wiped out.
Hero's party is demolished.
A voice is heard out of nowhere...
'Chosen Ones. It's not the time to give up.'
'I shall revive you. Open your eyes.'
A voice is heard out of nowhere...
'Chosen Ones. It's not the time to give up.'
'I shall revive you. Open your eyes.'
"Builder...This is not your time to depart this world. That which you have lost can yet be recovered. Come my child...Arise once more..."
"My poor, foolish child..."
The remaining powers of the Dreamweb have united, destroying the keepers and opening the gates to other worlds. This has brought evil and chaos through the Dreamweb. Evil that has been channeled down to the thoughts and dreams of the human race. Your death remained unnoticed by billions of people, but in reality it affected every other human being. The cities grew. Pollution increased, the skies covered with dirt. Big money won. Fascist governments proposed on greed and persecution. The world expected and received war. War on a global scale. The nuclear threat was evident. All hope was lost... Millions burned in the fire...
— DreamWeb
Maybe it's time for you to find another job, Dodgers.
Duck Dodgers: "You're despicable!"
Duck Dodgers: "You're despicable!"
All members of the Academy have been lost, and with them the smallfolk's hopes of conquering the labyrinth...
— Dungeon Encounters
YOUR LIFE
IS OVER
EVIL WINS
AGAIN
IS OVER
EVIL WINS
AGAIN
— Dungeon Magic: Sword of the Elements (NES)
Congratulations!
You have died!
"Your fortress has crumbled to its end"
—Dwarf Fortress, when all dwarves die during peaceful times
"Your strength has been broken"
—Dwarf Fortress, when all dwarves die during a siege or ambush
"Your settlement has been abandoned"
—Dwarf Fortress, when you choose to "abandon the fortress to ruin"
"Alas, Poor Dweep!"
— Dweep
How mortifying.
— Dynasty Wars
E
Ness! It looks like you've got your head handed to you. So, how about giving it another shot?
It must have all just been a bad dream. See you, Ness!
— Earthbound, if you refuse to continue after the above message.
"You have expired."
"You Suck"
"Put these foolish ambitions to rest."
— Margit the Fell Omen, Elden Ring
"Lowly Tarnished...thou'rt unfit even to graft."
— Godrick the Grafted, Elden Ring
With you died our last hope for justice. Tharn is now free to do as he will. It saddens me to see the beautiful land of Tamriel rotting from within. Goodbye, Player. I wish you peace in the afterworld...
The good news is that you're still alive. The bad news is that you find yourself in a cold, damp dungeon cell. The good news is that the food isn't so bad. The bad news is that you grow old and die in captivity without ever seeing another living soul.
— An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire
Sorry we are CLOSED
"I don't want to die..."
— Emergency Call Ambulance (Arcade)
Congratulations, the accreditation council has shut down our residency program, and you can include yourself as one of the main causes! Pack your things, do not pass "Go", do not collect your last paycheck! From now on, the only reason I should see you walk in these halls would be as a patient! And even then, I wouldn't recommend it.
— Emergency Room: Code Blue (PC)
(PC)GAME OVER
You died. Your cubs won't survive.
You died. Your cubs won't survive.
The Past still haunts you...
"[Name] has perished at the hands of the Eternal Darkness. With no one to stop their diabolical plans, humanity will surely be annihilated..."
— Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, if you die as anyone except Pious
"Pious has perished following his Emperor's quest. The sacred Artifact remains hidden, waiting beneath the desert sands."
— Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, if you die as Pious
E.T. has been captured!
— E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (GBA)
You're too soft [name]. Try again with a new boxer.
or
It's time to retire [name]. You had a good career. Try again with a new boxer.
or
It's time to retire [name]. You had a good career. Try again with a new boxer.
— Evander Holyfield, Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing
The power has faded. The computers have shut down and I will soon cease to function. So much has been lost and so little can be brought back.
— Prof. Kildare, Ex-Mutants
