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A computer game that is impossible to "win". You just keep going and going until you are killed. The best you can hope for is a place on the High Scores screen. This was actually the standard before completable games were developed and migrated from PCs to home consoles. In arcade games, this is a fairly obvious design choice. Once someone "beats" the game, they'll stop putting quarters into it, won't they? If there are enemies to destroy, don't expect any boss fight, since there can only be a limited number of bosses, and these games never end. Examples of Endless Game include:

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  • A computer game that is impossible to "win". You just keep going and going until you are killed. The best you can hope for is a place on the High Scores screen. This was actually the standard before completable games were developed and migrated from PCs to home consoles. In arcade games, this is a fairly obvious design choice. Once someone "beats" the game, they'll stop putting quarters into it, won't they? If there are enemies to destroy, don't expect any boss fight, since there can only be a limited number of bosses, and these games never end. Examples of Endless Game include:
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  • A computer game that is impossible to "win". You just keep going and going until you are killed. The best you can hope for is a place on the High Scores screen. This was actually the standard before completable games were developed and migrated from PCs to home consoles. In arcade games, this is a fairly obvious design choice. Once someone "beats" the game, they'll stop putting quarters into it, won't they? Some of these are technically winnable, but when you win, you are then returned to the start, whereupon you continue playing. Many have an unintentional Kill Screen, which are often a mark of honor to get to, but still ultimately result in death. If there are enemies to destroy, don't expect any boss fight, since there can only be a limited number of bosses, and these games never end. Contrast Unwinnable, where the game is supposed to be winnable in the first place (but is not, either because of bugs or because the player made an irreversible mistake). If the game "loops," but does have an ending or some sort of closure, it's a case of Hard Mode Filler. If the gameplay gradually gets faster and faster to keep the player on their toes, that's Difficulty by Acceleration. Compare certain Wide Open Sandbox games, where there are simply no winning conditions and the player can continue as long as he or she likes. Note that this trope applies to most golden age arcade games because of the need for the game to be over in order for other people to play. However, specific examples follow: Examples of Endless Game include:
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