The game credit sequences you'll actually enjoy

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Watching a list of names is usually boring as hell. But in these games it's a pleasure

Super Monkey Ball | 2001 | Gamecube | Sega

Our favourite end credits are usually the ones that intentionally fail at their purpose and don’t actually mean the end of the game. Playable credits are great for the gamer and developer alike. From our perspective, we get a few minutes of extra game for our money, rather than having to sullenly sit around and mourn the end of another one while a bunch of people we don’t know get their moment of glory. And from the perspective of those people we don’t know, they get a great way to make sure that we’re actually paying attention to their names rather than going off and putting the kettle on while we wait for the high score table.

David Houghton
David Houghton
Long-time GR+ writer Dave has been gaming with immense dedication ever since he failed dismally at some '80s arcade racer on a childhood day at the seaside (due to being too small to reach the controls without help). These days he's an enigmatic blend of beard-stroking narrative discussion and hard-hitting Psycho Crushers.