What Can We Learn From Boss Fights?

Or maybe you call them “Boss Battles”? That’s cool, too.

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The Boss Fight (or “Battle”, hey, we’re all friends here, unless we’re battling, I guess) is a mainstay of video games. Bosses protect their world, their areas, from heroes, do-gooders and justice-bringers that would depose them and their nefarious ways. But beyond a way to to prove one’s skill, or to unlock the next narrative bit, is there more we can take away from a boss fight? Like other–much grander–challenges in life, Boss Fights provide a way to know ourselves, and how we react to adversity, in a low stakes, entertainment focused situation. There is more, then, to boss fights, than just… fighting bosses.

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Dark Souls 3, Shadow of the Colossus, Game of Dungeons and Earthbound Footage recorded by Mike

0:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbjmUDRarQs What if there is something beyond the network? | Mike Rugnetta | TEDxVienna

1:41 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuWTKkciLe0 Rockman (Famicom) / MegaMan (NES) – FireMan Stage (Perfect Run)

1:46 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7aJxY65QDc Bowser’s Castle on Super Mario Bros. 3

1:51 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnDX6NgXUc8 Metroid: Other M – Ridley Boss Battle

3:57 Golden Dragon image http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/9/28/9333685/annotated-history-boss-battles

5:12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xi64PUQRas WoW: Rogue #79 – Level 100! (Nagrand P4) | World Of Warcraft Gameplay 2016

5:15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4_prwYEc_w Silent hill 2 – Pyramid head Boss fight (HARD)

5:17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiRhb3oFNQk Man on Fire (Non-Lethal) | Metal Gear Solid 5 Boss Fight

5:18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vx0dncDJzQ DOOM Ending and Final Boss DOOM 4 Ending

5:19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NABJVXOgiA Portal 2 Final Boss Fight , Ending, Song, And Bonus Ending

5:21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG5hr18qUVg Final Fantasy VII – Final Boss: Sephiroth

6:02 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g3yrlwKIZk UNDERTALE – Truth Revealed and Final Boss Part 12

6:27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esO68ugSK4w Undertale – Pacifist – Flowey fight

7:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6HdMbyHr7A Zelda Twilight Princess Wii 100% Walkthrough 1080p HD Part 33 – Final Boss Battle and Ending Credits

7:02 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXNOuBuYYFE Metal Gear Solid 5 Phantom Pain ENDING / FINAL BOSS – Walkthrough Gameplay Part 24

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