20 Video Games That Mock You For Failing The Tutorial

Super Paper Mario is the iconic Mario RPG that doesn't take itself too seriously. Each moment in the game is either a joke or an opportunity to make puns, which is why the intro to the game features a very special game over for failing to start Mario's epic adventure.

In the game's intro section, Mario visits a wizard named Merlon who explains to you that every single dimension in the multiverse is threatened by the dark void that has been released by Count Bleck and that the only person who can stop him is you.

Merlon asks you if you'll help him save the world, giving you the classic RPG choice of answering with "yes" or "no" (or "I will!" and "nah," to be exact). Now, you'd think that refusing the main quest would be impossible and that choosing "nah" would loop you back to the same choice, but in reality, Merlon's question changes.

The wizard will keep asking you for help, becoming increasingly desperate and confused, and if you keep answering no, he eventually concedes, prompting an instant game over screen as you've essentially doomed the world to total destruction.

Yes, you can refuse to save the world, but well, this means the world will end.