Boss fights are a recurring element in most modern video games. While not every game out there features traditional bosses, many titles at least usually elevate an opponent far above the standard rank and file enemies. However, like all things in video games, the very concept of a boss fight had to start somewhere. The question is, “Which video game did boss fights first?”
If you were to guess what the first video game boss fight ever was off the top of your head, your mind might jump to someone like Bowser from Super Mario Bros. On paper, that assumption makes a lot of sense. Not only did Super Mario Bros. establish so many concepts that would later go on to become standard, but those battles against Bowser feature so many of the ideas we typically associate with standard boss fights. Bowser was big, required special tactics/mechanics to defeat,...
If you were to guess what the first video game boss fight ever was off the top of your head, your mind might jump to someone like Bowser from Super Mario Bros. On paper, that assumption makes a lot of sense. Not only did Super Mario Bros. establish so many concepts that would later go on to become standard, but those battles against Bowser feature so many of the ideas we typically associate with standard boss fights. Bowser was big, required special tactics/mechanics to defeat,...
- 7/26/2022
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
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