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[CookTrain]

Where's Mortal Kombat in all of this? I know it's famous and tired cliche and all that..

... but you're still ripping spines out and crushing MULTIPLE ribcages out of people.

 

[agc]

I mean, everything in this game basically gave me nightmares, but I always get creeped out when characters die during battles, and their corpse just sits there in such a disturbing pose.

Seriously, this game creeped me the hell out as a child, lol.

What game is this?

 

[TheFNEffecT]

Holy shit, this thread is amazing.

Tis but a scratch!

 

[the mark]

I mean, everything in this game basically gave me nightmares, but I always get creeped out when characters die during battles, and their corpse just sits there in such a disturbing pose.

Seriously, this game creeped me the hell out as a child, lol.

Ah it's THIS game.

 

[| Praxis |]

I mean, everything in this game basically gave me nightmares, but I always get creeped out when characters die during battles, and their corpse just sits there in such a disturbing pose.

Seriously, this game creeped me the hell out as a child, lol.

Name of the game?

 

[Adam_Vania]

Prince of Persia had so many

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

why are there no good mutant league football or hockey gifs on the net this is an outrage

 

[Nakasan]

Story time. My dad bought this on clearance at Office Depot over 20-years ago. He played it, I watched. He got to this part, saw the blood, looked at me and said: "well, this is going back to the store."

Haha, that's funny and really quite sweet!

 

[TheOGB]

Early gaming violence was some wild shit

 

[Salty Hippo]

Scarred me for life

This rings a bell. What's the name of the game?

 

[Justinh]

Hmmm, I remember Manhunter: San Francisco being a lot more... gory when I was a kid.

Maybe it was because I was young back then and even this stuff bothered me.

I thought there was a specific death that really stuck out though, like... something with a melting face? I dunno.

This rings a bell. What's the name of the game?

That's Ninja Gaiden (the arcade version)

 

[btrboyev]

This rings a bell. What's the name of the game?

Arcade ninja gaiden

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Maybe doesn't count officially as a "death scene" but in Bioforge you beat a guy to death with his own arm.

 

[Justinh]

Maybe doesn't count officially as a "death scene" but in Bioforge you beat a guy to death with his own arm.
https://lparchive.org/Bioforge/Update 4/12-weshouldworktogetherbrah.gif[

OMG, that text on the bottom has me laughing pretty hard.

 

[Inspector Q]

Not the most brutal, but I feel we need to mention Dragon's Lair for it's hilarious death scenes. This is also the first time I have seen this in 720p. It looks amazing compared to the Sega CD version I played ages ago, lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l464ZF5jK3Y

 

[CHC]

I mean, everything in this game basically gave me nightmares, but I always get creeped out when characters die during battles, and their corpse just sits there in such a disturbing pose.

Seriously, this game creeped me the hell out as a child, lol.

What is this?

 

[petran79]

Samurai Shodown V. Because finesse is all that matters

 

[Heero5]

This rings a bell. What's the name of the game?

Ninja Gaiden

 

[Vibranium]

Ben meets quite a gruelling end courtesy of Dr Birkin. Or Chief Irons if you're playing as Claire.

That being said, all the deaths in the early Resident Evil's were quite hardcore.

Ben's death in Leon A (not the B scenario) is fucking insane, it's some Alien shit. His body literally splits apart and a G-embryo creature implanted by Birkin emerges.

I want to see this in RE2make, Capcom had better not wimp out. Same with Birkin's mutations, make it gory.

 

[Squarehard]

What game is this?

Ah it's THIS game.

Name of the game?

What is this?

The game is called Maka Maka on Super Famicom

Truly one of the weirdest, and freakiest game I ever played during my childhood,

 

[Seijuro]

Scarred me for life

Which game is this?

 

[CHC]

The game is called Maka Maka on Super Famicom

Truly one of the weirdest, and freakiest game I ever played during my childhood,

Fuck man, looks amazing. Is there any kind of translation available?

 

[Heero5]

Which game is this?

Ninja Gaiden arcade.

 

[Squarehard]

Fuck man, looks amazing. Is there any kind of translation available?

Yeah, the character designs were done by Koji Aihara, who had a knack for this kind of art style in his manga.

I know there were some fan translations a few years back, but it was never completed, so pretty much a full game translation is still missing in action.

Here's some more confusing and funny images of my childhood with this game,

And yes, you are battling words, LOL!

Good times...good times...

 

[mclem]

Eye of the Beholder is striking, not least because it's the only death scene of any significance; normal enemies just blip out of existence, as does the final boss if you just kill him through damage. If you kill him the way the story leads you to, however, you get a wand with the ability to force him backwards... at which point you can do this

 

[dragonzdogma]

remember this trash anyone?
time killers

 

[OuterLimits]

I always enjoyed the blood spray deaths in the original Vandal Hearts. Such a damn good game.

 

[woopWOOP]

To this day I never played this game because I just can't deal with these chomping doors of gory death. Too nerve wrecking to watch someone else play too, lol

Even worse were the traps

I specifically remember one trap grabbing a Lemming by the leg, swing the poor guy all over the place until he gets slammed to the ground and crushed by a boulder. It made me feel extra bad for them.

Lemmings 2 had some nasty traps too

 

[SonicKnights]

Night Trap

 

[Silvergun-Blue]

Some people have already mentioned Moonstone on the Amiga, one of the first games that came to mind.
Kinda hard to find any gifs of it, but it's pretty great in motion.

 

[xtrouble]

Thrill Kill PSX

 

[MMarston]

 

[drotahorror]

 

[Bastos]

Fallout 1. Blew me away as a kid.

Couldn't find one of the burst fire death animations easily, nor a good one of Gizmo kicking the bucket.

What's this first death animation? Don't remember seeing it.

 

[RoseBell69]

When Samus dies to a heart attack/failure

 

[Eolz]

the immortal has a bunch of good ones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4a2LpbPbu4

Wow, that is excellent, didn't know about this game.
Really good animation!

 

[The Dink]

remember this trash anyone?
time killers

Yup! And let's not forget Bloodstorm either:

 

[StayDead]

Heart of Darkness never should've been a game for kids. That game was terrifying and also really grusome for an E for Everyone game.

 

[BTails]

Hmmm, I remember Manhunter: San Francisco being a lot more... gory when I was a kid.

Maybe it was because I was young back then and even this stuff bothered me.

I thought there was a specific death that really stuck out though, like... something with a melting face? I dunno.

I never thought I'd live the day to see someone post my avatar source!! I love the Manhunter games, and you're not wrong, there are some totally gore moments. Just from San Fransisco alone, here are some memorable ones:

(This one is creepier in context: basically, you're just found the body of a werewolf who died drinking a fake "cure"; next to the body scrawled in blood is written "me be man again someday"

 

[zq_audio]

Sierra comes to mind. Not always brutal but pretty savage for point and click adventures.

Quest for Glory I

Laura Bow: The Dagger of Amon Ra

Leisure Suit Larry

Here are 10 minutes worth of death scenes from Space Quest III which had probably the bloodiest deaths in the old classic Sierra point & click games:
https://youtu.be/oN32uIpg538

 

[Gentleman Jack]

What's this first death animation? Don't remember seeing it.

That's The Lieutenant.

 

[Justinh]

I never thought I'd live the day to see someone post my avatar source!! I love the Manhunter games, and you're not wrong, there are some totally gore moments. Just from San Fransisco alone, here are some memorable ones:

Man, I remember getting so mad because I had no idea what to do in the sewer! I guess I wasn't smart enough to see that they gave you a pretty big clue on how to navigate it beforehand (I didn't find this out until like... a year or two ago?).

(This one is creepier in context: basically, you're just found the body of a werewolf who died drinking a fake "cure"; next to the body scrawled in blood is written "me be man again someday"

Fuck man, that's heavy...

 

[Kinyou]

There's something about pixel characters barfing that really weirds me out

 

[Chubzdoomer]

My all-time favorite death animation:

 

[Skittzo0413]

Sierra comes to mind. Not always brutal but pretty savage for point and click adventures.

Quest for Glory I

Laura Bow: The Dagger of Amon Ra

Leisure Suit Larry

Quest for Glory IV had my favorite deaths (and was my favorite game overall) just for the amazing puns, but the death descriptions were all quite brutal too. This one though in particular really freaked me out as a kid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id-aF2vHdFc&t=4m36s

 

[majik13]

the immortal has a bunch of good ones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4a2LpbPbu4

came to post this. One of the first graphic games I played as a young child.

 

[Kolibri]

In my head.....

 

[KainXVIII]

Kyrandia was shocking cruel at death scenes (so do Sierra)

 

[Captain Tuttle]

Interesting, don't think I ever saw the first two.

With that avatar? And Username? C'mon son

The Lieutenant and The Overseer

 

[zq_audio]

Kyrandia was shocking cruel at death scenes (so do Sierra)

Hehehehe - I always loved the reoccurring squirrel in Kyrandia 3.