10 Video Game Endings You Weren't Supposed To See

10. The Animated Ending - Crash Bandicoot

During the early stages of the original Crash Bandicoot's development, Universal Animation Studios were commissioned to produce two hand-animated videos for the beginning and end of the game.

The ending animation would've effectively picked up where gameplay concludes, with Crash defeating Dr. Neo Cortex atop his giant airship.

The 20-second sequence shows Cortex being thrown from his airship, landing on a passing boat, and then pressing a remote control to blow up the airship, before the words "The End?" appear on the screen.

These scenes were ultimately scrapped after Sony picked up the game for publication, per Sony's desire to emphasise the PlayStation's 3D polygonal graphics.

And while the scenes weren't included on the game disc to be datamined by enterprising players, they were posted online in 2015 by producer David Siller, allowing fans to observe a vision for Crash Bandicoot that Sony never intended you to see.

It's a damn shame too, because the animation is gorgeous in the most aggressively '90s way imaginable.