what are some of your favorite endings?

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what are your favorite endings in the mario series? by ending, i mean basically everything that happens after beating the final boss or whatever the equivalent is, such as cutscenes and credits and the like.

some of my favorites include galaxy 1, especially the 120 stars ending. that secret final cutscene and accompanying piano are almost tearful, it's such a beautiful scene. i also really like super mario world, especially because of the credits theme; it's one of the most memorable of them all to me. ttyd's ending was also really memorable, especially that recap of everyone's lives after their adventure with mario.

i'd have to say the one that takes the cake (forgive the pun) would have to be bowser's inside story. i know i'm quite biased here, and i'm also aware that i'm writing this in the middle of a surge of nostalgia for the game, but still... the very last bit with the cake is so sweet and adorable, and with the cute music that plays with it, it genuinely brings me to tears

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just look at it
see, bowser's not such a bad guy after all <3
 
Not sure how much this really counts, but there's one thing about the end of the credits in Mario Kart 8 that I love; and that's the way that at the end, where, in a usual set of credits, you would see the logos of the companies that produced it, etc. But in Mario Kart 8, you get the logos of some of the sponsors and all of the cups instead, and I just love that little detail (Also, now I think about it, I think that was what kindled my love for the sponsors, and subsequently the reason I'm making them all their own pages now...)!
 
Lord Bowser said:
see, bowser's not such a bad guy after all <3
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If I may quote Pirates of the Caribbean for a moment.

"One good deed is not enough to redeem a man of a lifetime of wickedness"

Anyway, for me my favourite will always be SM64.

Just something about it always fills me with warm feelings.
 
Definitely SMG's, but that one is kinda obvious so I guess I can also have SPM's ending, even though that game is despised by almost everyone on this forum. Just the fact that these two guys had to sacrifice themselves just after they got reunited just leaves me to wonder if they are still alive, not that I care that much, but still.
 

this one's actually a favorite of mine because seeing it meant i was finally freed from this purgatory
 
The first 3 Paper Mario endings give me chills... saying farewell to all these great characters that will never appear again with the powerful music playing.

Mario's partners from TTYD: "Don't forget us Mario"

If only they knew.

I also really like the endings of the M&L games, I just recently watched the one for PIT and that too gave me chills, the Bros. saying goodbye to their baby selves. Even Paper Jam's ending, much as I was disappointed with that game, was a bit emotional. I really hope they meet again one day, under less of a restriction :)

And of course, the first Mario game ending I ever made it to, Mario 64. It was so good that I immediately went to beat Bowser again so I could tape the ending on a blank VHS tape to watch it whenever. That credits theme is phenomenal.