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.

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. First published in May of 1984, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird managed to turn their black and white comic book into a worldwide phenomenon that spawned four different TV shows, six theatrically-released movies and even a touring stage play. The Turtles were also the stars of quite a few video games. We've already highlighted the 16-bit outings in an earlier episode, so it's time to look at three Nintendo Entertainment System games -- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project. 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 three 8-bit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games. 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.