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.

Lords of Thunder and Gate of Thunder are not just two of the most exciting 16-bit shoot 'em ups of all time, but they also sport a couple of the best video game soundtracks you'll ever hear. Today I've decided to succumb to the rock and celebrate some of the things I love about these two amazing shooters. Turn back now if you don't want to know what happens next, because today we're going to spoil the stories and endings for Gate of Thunder and Lords of Thunder on the TurboGrafx-CD. 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!

And while you're just clicking on stuff at random, I suggest you head over to the Defunct Games YouTube page and subscribe to the channel. We're posting new episodes of Game Over: The Early Years every Monday, along with brand new game reviews throughout the week.