One of the best parts of a video game is the ending, but who has the time to go back and play through every game? Let me introduce you to Game Over: The Early Years, the weekly show where we dive into classic games and spoil both their stories and endings. From the biggest hits to obscure classics, we're taking a look at some of the best and most memorable conclusions in video game history.

After what feels like a decade of campaigning, the United States presidential election will finally be decided this week. Hopefully. We don't normally cover politics here at Defunct Games, but this seems like the right time to buck tradition and talk about that one time a developer tried to turn President Bill Clinton's cat into the next big video game hero. That's right, we're going to dive into the baffling and misguided world of Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill, a Super NES platformer that was almost released in the mid-1990s before being canceled at the very last second. This is a weird game with an even weirder history, which makes it perfect for 2020. Turn back now if you don't want to know what happens next, because today we're going to spoil the story and ending for Socks the Cat Rocks the Hill on the Super Nintendo. This is Game Over: The Early Years!


Still want more endings? Then I recommend you discover 23 Endings: The Early Years, the holiday series that ran during the 2017 holiday season. We cover Ninja Gaiden, Street Fighter II, Super Mario Bros. 2, Ghostbusters, Golden Axe, Metroid, Double Dragon, Flashback, Final Fight and many more!

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