15 Arcade Kill Screens

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Published 2024-01-02

If you know of any other arcade kill screens or kill scores then please post a comment. I put some levels on here that aren't exactly kill screens, but are very hard, glitched, and interesting levels, so if you know any like that then post a comment as well. My descriptions of the kill screens are very simplistic, check out donhodges.com/ for some detailed info on some of the kill screens.

0:00 Black Widow
0:10 Bosconian
0:23 Burger Time
0:41 Dig Dug
0:51 Donkey Kong
1:09 Donkey Kong Jr
1:31 Fix It Felix Jr
1:59 Galaga Easy
2:16 Galaga Hard
2:38 Jr Pac-Man
3:09 Kick
3:20 Mario Bros
3:35 Ms. Pac-Man
4:04 Pac-Man
4:27 Pac-Man Plus

All Comments (21)

@gbadspcps2 6 months ago

There is something so serene about the empty Galaga soft lock where you just fly through space quietly after so much destruction.
@Danyplaysboblox 2 months ago

Fun fact: while it is indeed impossible to beat level 256 in Pac-Man, if you somehow managed to beat level 256, it’ll return you in level 1, and the code of the fruit will restart, causing the game to revert back to normal
@lmnk 21 days ago

3:08 - This actually made me chill... first there are dismembered parts just lying here and there, and, in the end, your character becomes one, and you cannot control him anymore, all combined with music suddenly disappearing... I can only imagine what a creepypasta fuel this was back in the day.
@lajenehuen260 1 month ago

Thanks for explaining exactly what part of the game is glitching out.
@user-ui9qy6cw5y 28 days ago

fix it felix jr is the only one here that has an actual end screen
@SonicEXEProductions 14 days ago

Pac-Man’s level 256 was so popular that it got its own game by the same guys who made crossy road
@1rz2rz3rz 6 months ago

I dunno why, these messed up sprites/letters makes me nervous and feels anxiety...
@thiscateatspancakes2451 21 days ago

I REALLY loved the fact you used arcade text and game thumbnails instead of voice, plus clear gameplay, just like the simple times!!!! Congrats! Awesome video <3 here's my sub to your channel, keep it up :D
@hhhh82user 2 months ago

i think donkey kong's killscreen (or atleast 25m) can be passed, using a glitch where jumping off the side will cause the level to finish (for a reference, see the tas of the arcade game)
@baxter22071990 4 months ago

Nice to know about the non pacman/donkey kong/ galaga ones, Supposedly frogger and lemmings have ks too but theres not much info out there ☹️
@mrdoognoog 28 days ago

I'm curious on what the "mix of a normal and challenging stage" galaga level looks like. Does it just display the text and then have a normal level? Or vice versa?
@jwgodard 21 days ago

Don't even know if Kick is a real game
@RabbitEarsCh 14 days ago

I had never heard of the game Kick before today. I love the presentation here, you explain it very concisely and accurately in every case. Thanks so much!
@jwstorm 1 month ago

Time Pilot '84 crashes whenever you reach stage 57.
@AndroidKitKat4.4Offical 1 month ago

All 256 Killscreens Bosconian: 0:10 Dig Dug: 0:41 Galaga Easy: 1:59 Galaga Medium: No Footage Galaga Hard: 2:16 Galaga Hardest: No Footage Kick: 3:09 (And the moment you've been waiting for..) Pac-Man: 4:04 Pac-Man Plus: 4:27
@Randomalistic 2 months ago

Great video!! Love that the information is easy to understand and the footage is high quality :]
@user-ff3uh7td3s 7 months ago

これは貴重な映像ですね
@zoranradakovic2199 7 days ago

Galga hard mode: did i kill..everything? what do i do now? Galga easy mode: uhh.. Why is there a big laser machine- gets all information and soul erased
@solohayunaverdad 1 month ago

Interesting , i love galaga and pacman , my favorite videogames , excelent video dude.
@sa3270 2 months ago

There are some hacks of Pac-Man that have been modified to show only one fruit in the inaccessible area on the middle right side of the screen, like for Galaga hardware, where the screen area is a little smaller. So I wonder if those versions have any glitches on level 256, or other levels?