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[ReyVGM]

Granted, several old Japanese games also had hand bosses, but Nintendo still to this day seems to be particularly fond of either standalone hands, or disembodied head & hands.

(Great puns by the way.)

Some examples:

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[Phazon]

Allows them to implement some nice boss mechanics, I guess?

 

[Cheesemeister]

You have to hand it to them.

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

Meta-fiction about how the game's puppeteering the players, maybe.

Just listen to the guy above me!

 

[Icyflamez96]

they all represent different sides of sakurai since from when he was a child, to now

 

[Aaronrules380]

You have to hand it to them.

I feel like there's a pun here, but I can't quite put my finger on it

 

[Seik]

You have to hand it to them.

God damn! :lol

 

[Psxphile]

Idle hands are the devil's playthings?

 

[bomblord1]

I feel like there's a pun here, but I can't quite put my finger on it

If you keep trying I'm sure you will nail it.

 

[Anteater]

touching is good

 

[ShinMaruku]

It's their crusade against people who fap to Peach and Zelda and Samus.

 

[Kaydan]

Funny timing. I just beat the hand boss in Zelda: ALBW yesterday!

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Hands need jobs too.

 

[Anteater]

Hands need jobs too.

ಠ__ಠ

 

[Flappy]

They can't draw arms.

 

[AtomicShroom]

You could say the same with eyeballs...

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Nintendo mantra: games are toys.

 

[Robottiimu2000]

It's the developers way of trying to secretly tell us that the upper management is holding them hostage and forcing them to work 24/7 like slaves.

Codename "master of puppets"

 

[R.D.Blax]

You could say the same with eyeballs...

Majority of Kirby final boss are some variations of floating eyes too

 

[Lernaean]

Hand bosses are cool.
Brand new game spoiler: Isn't the villain in

Spoiler

Kirby Rainbow Curse

a hand boss as well?

 

[Noogy]

If you keep trying I'm sure you will nail it.

Gotta hand it to you, got me with that one.

 

[JMTHEFOX]

Whispy Woods, the thread.

 

[Spinosaurus]

If you keep trying I'm sure you will nail it.

Maybe I'm losing my touch but is that a pun

 

[Africanus]

Hands are very versatile, in real life as in videogames. They can grab, fling, slam, move around very freely, operate things as well as being detachable and falling apart piece by piece. Adding this to the various magical/otherwise powers given to them and one can see why they are used.

 

[Kilvin]

You could say the same with eyeballs...

We better keep our eye on this.

 

[Aaronrules380]

Maybe I'm losing my touch but is that a pun

Spoiler

Fingernail

 

[Nibel]

All Nintendo games take place in the same universe.

 

[Aaronrules380]

We better keep our eye on this.

That pun was weak, you need to be a bit cornea

 

[Flappy]

All Nintendo games take place in the same universe.

That's pretty handy.

 

[bigbaldwolf86]

You could say the same with eyeballs...

Eye don't think you're taking this thread seriously

 

[bomblord1]

All Nintendo games take place in the same universe.

So does that mean

Spoiler

Giygas

is actually

Spoiler

Zanza

?

 

[-Horizon-]

The next Super Smash Bros will have a foot boss.

Spoiler

somewhere out there, Tarantino just cheered

 

[Devil]

I liked this one:

 

[Corronchilejano]

You have to hand it to them.

I feel like there's a pun here, but I can't quite put my finger on it

If you keep trying I'm sure you will nail it.

Hands need jobs too.

Maybe I'm losing my touch but is that a pun

These are all awesome.

That's pretty handy.

But this one gets the slap on the wrist.

 

[Mpl90]

Maybe because they're handsome?

 

[Xav]

Don't worry, the power is in our hands these days.

 

[pinkurocket]

I agree they are quite heavy handed when it comes to those type of boss battles.

 

[inki]

A hand represents control. A puppet master if you will. You defeating the hand that controls allows you to have your freedom.
A boss is an adversary or problem to overcome. You cannot continue on your road until you have vanquished it. Until you get to the boss in charge and defeat them. (see answer 1).
They eyeball is the pupper master/end boss checking you out/keeping tabs on you.

 

[Zarovitch]

Don't worry, the power is in our hands these days.

It's not a Nintendo game.

 

[Flappy]

They even payed Hasbro for this N64 exclusive.

 

[Daedardus]

Spoiler

Fingernail

Spoiler

Touch

 

[Spinosaurus]

I liked this one:

You actually use his hands against him, too!

 

[Swamped]

You have to hand it to them.

For sure...it probably cost Nintendo an arm and a leg to develop those bosses.

 

[Mithos]

That pun was weak, you need to be a bit cornea

I see what you did there.

 

[Kilvin]

That pun was weak, you need to be a bit cornea

Eyyye lmao

 

[Insaniac]

That pun was weak, you need to be a bit cornea

That was pretty good. Iris my glass to you sir.

 

[Flappy]

But this one gets the slap on the wrist.

That's a bit of a heavy-handed punishment

 

[CrimsonFist]

Hand bosses are cool.
Brand new game spoiler: Isn't the villain in

Spoiler

Kirby Rainbow Curse

a hand boss as well?

Shocking plot twist in that game:

Spoiler

Nope, it turns out that there's a body attached to those hands

 

[Hattori]

What's with the puns, y'all need to get a grip

 

[Regiruler]

Don't worry, the power is in our hands these days.

Which lead to MAJOR SPOILER