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* ''[[Radiant Silvergun]]'' - In some cases, there's only a short segment of normal enemies between bosses and after stage 5, there are no normal enemy segments between bosses.
* ''[[Radiant Silvergun]]'' - In some cases, there's only a short segment of normal enemies between bosses and after stage 5, there are no normal enemy segments between bosses.
* ''[[King of the Monsters]] 2'' (The [[Neo Geo]] original, the SNES version has longer levels and the [[Sega Genesis]] port is more of a straight one-on-one fighter.)
* ''[[King of the Monsters]] 2'' (The [[Neo Geo]] original, the SNES version has longer levels and the [[Sega Genesis]] port is more of a straight one-on-one fighter.)
* The Windows ''[[Touhou (Video Game)|Touhou]]'' games are loose examples of type 1. The stages aren't exactly short due to fixed scrolling rate, but depending on the difficulty boss fights can take five to six times as long as the stage (or more than ten times if the bosses have attacks that render them invincible for a duration). The PC-98 games had better developed stages and don't fit this trope as well.
* The Windows ''[[Touhou]]'' games are loose examples of type 1. The stages aren't exactly short due to fixed scrolling rate, but depending on the difficulty boss fights can take five to six times as long as the stage (or more than ten times if the bosses have attacks that render them invincible for a duration). The PC-98 games had better developed stages and don't fit this trope as well.
** Special mention goes to the 9th game, Phantasmagoria of Flower View, which is 100% boss fight, with random [[Mooks]] flying around in order to allow you to build up your [[Limit Break|Spell]] [[Bullet Hell|Cards]] and attack your opponent.
** Special mention goes to the 9th game, Phantasmagoria of Flower View, which is 100% boss fight, with random [[Mooks]] flying around in order to allow you to build up your [[Limit Break|Spell]] [[Bullet Hell|Cards]] and attack your opponent.
* ''[[Stretch Panic]]''
* ''[[Stretch Panic]]''
* ''[[No More Heroes (Video Game)|No More Heroes]]''. Especially the sequel, where everything but the boss battles (and the short levels leading to them) became optional.
* ''[[No More Heroes]]''. Especially the sequel, where everything but the boss battles (and the short levels leading to them) became optional.
* ''[[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]]: The Power Battle'' and the sequel ''The Power Fighters'' are Boss Games of this type, masquerading as fighting games.
* ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]: The Power Battle'' and the sequel ''The Power Fighters'' are Boss Games of this type, masquerading as fighting games.
* ''[[Chaos Field]]''. The original game consisted entirely of boss battles, while the Expanded mode in the Gamecube version has waves of cannon fodder enemies between bosses.
* ''[[Chaos Field]]''. The original game consisted entirely of boss battles, while the Expanded mode in the Gamecube version has waves of cannon fodder enemies between bosses.
* The ''[[Monster Hunter (Video Game)|Monster Hunter]]'' series.
* The ''[[Monster Hunter]]'' series.
* ''[[Blood Will Tell]]''
* ''[[Blood Will Tell]]''
* ''[[Fraxy]]''. You have a choice of either choosing what boss you wish to fight, or letting the game choose for you. Be warned, however, that the game will sometimes pit you against [[That One Boss]].
* ''[[Fraxy]]''. You have a choice of either choosing what boss you wish to fight, or letting the game choose for you. Be warned, however, that the game will sometimes pit you against [[That One Boss]].
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** ''Monster Maulers'', ''Metamoqester'' and ''Red Earth/Warzard'' are rare examples of boss-based fighting games made after ''[[Street Fighter]] II''.
** ''Monster Maulers'', ''Metamoqester'' and ''Red Earth/Warzard'' are rare examples of boss-based fighting games made after ''[[Street Fighter]] II''.
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j86veyiIcS8&feature=related Forbidden Forest]'' and ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfbEWXXo8T4&fmt=18 Beyond Forbidden Forest]'' for the Commodore64. A relatively short game which is more or less a Boss Game, the second more so than the first. Notable for the fact that you play as a [[Bounty Hunter]] who's been paid to make a hit on a ''god''. Yowza.
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j86veyiIcS8&feature=related Forbidden Forest]'' and ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfbEWXXo8T4&fmt=18 Beyond Forbidden Forest]'' for the Commodore64. A relatively short game which is more or less a Boss Game, the second more so than the first. Notable for the fact that you play as a [[Bounty Hunter]] who's been paid to make a hit on a ''god''. Yowza.
* The ''Arena'' game in ''[[Kirby Super Star (Video Game)|Kirby Super Star]]'', and the ''Helper to Hero'' and ''True Arena'' games in the [[Updated Rerelease]] ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''. In the second of the three, you play not as Kirby, but as a [[Helpful Mook|helper-fied mook]].
* The ''Arena'' game in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'', and the ''Helper to Hero'' and ''True Arena'' games in the [[Updated Rerelease]] ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''. In the second of the three, you play not as Kirby, but as a [[Helpful Mook|helper-fied mook]].
* ''[[Clean Asia]]''
* ''[[Clean Asia]]''
* The flash game ''[[Excited Episode Title|Bosses!]]''. (One of them is [[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]] in all but name, and you in fact play as a Mega Man [[Expy]] with the same attacks.)
* The flash game ''[[Excited Episode Title|Bosses!]]''. (One of them is [[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]] in all but name, and you in fact play as a Mega Man [[Expy]] with the same attacks.)
* [[Banana Nababa]] is a throwback to 8-bit, [[Nintendo Hard]] bosses. Mercifully, if you die you only have to repeat the boss you died on and not lose your entire progress.
* [[Banana Nababa]] is a throwback to 8-bit, [[Nintendo Hard]] bosses. Mercifully, if you die you only have to repeat the boss you died on and not lose your entire progress.
* ''[[Gundemonium Series]] (Recollection)'' and ''[[Gundemonium Series|GundeadliGne]]''
* ''[[Gundemonium Series]] (Recollection)'' and ''[[Gundemonium Series|GundeadliGne]]''
* The ''[[Punch Out (Video Game)|Punch Out]]'' series, essentially boss-only vertical scroll shooters with fists instead of bullets.
* The ''[[Punch Out]]'' series, essentially boss-only vertical scroll shooters with fists instead of bullets.
* ''Creature Shock'' is a [[Full Motion Video]] example of this. After the [[Rail Shooter]] opening, the whole game consists of a simplistic adventure game broken up by [[Light Gun Game|light-gun]] fights against alien creatures, all of them completely unique.
* ''Creature Shock'' is a [[Full Motion Video]] example of this. After the [[Rail Shooter]] opening, the whole game consists of a simplistic adventure game broken up by [[Light Gun Game|light-gun]] fights against alien creatures, all of them completely unique.
* ''[[Kageki]]''. Arcade was bosses-only; Genesis port had a few token mooks. Interestingly, the arcade cabinet made a half-baked attempt to pass it off as a boxing game with "Three knockdowns = TKO (Technical Knock Out)", this despite the fact that only three foes in the game require that number of knockdowns.
* ''[[Kageki]]''. Arcade was bosses-only; Genesis port had a few token mooks. Interestingly, the arcade cabinet made a half-baked attempt to pass it off as a boxing game with "Three knockdowns = TKO (Technical Knock Out)", this despite the fact that only three foes in the game require that number of knockdowns.
* [[Yie Ar Kungfu]]. The hero (Oolong) was a little bitty sprite who used a bunch of chopsocky moves against a series of increasingly tougher opponents, also little bitty sprites. The reason the game required so much empty space above the combatants was that Oolong could jump about 40 feet high, and in fact lots (and lots and lots and lots) of jumping was key to beating most of the opponents.
* [[Yie Ar Kung-Fu]]. The hero (Oolong) was a little bitty sprite who used a bunch of chopsocky moves against a series of increasingly tougher opponents, also little bitty sprites. The reason the game required so much empty space above the combatants was that Oolong could jump about 40 feet high, and in fact lots (and lots and lots and lots) of jumping was key to beating most of the opponents.
* [[Power Stone]] 2, especially the Pharaoh Walker and Dr. Erode fights.
* [[Power Stone]] 2, especially the Pharaoh Walker and Dr. Erode fights.
* [[Urban Reign]]. There are a ''few'' characters that qualify as flunkies, but for the most part, you're up against various combinations of big bosses, lieutenants, [[Elite Mook|Elite Mooks]], [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Quirky Miniboss Squads]], and the occasional [[The Worf Effect|Worf]]. Many of the stages allow you to have a partner.
* [[Urban Reign]]. There are a ''few'' characters that qualify as flunkies, but for the most part, you're up against various combinations of big bosses, lieutenants, [[Elite Mook|Elite Mooks]], [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Quirky Miniboss Squads]], and the occasional [[The Worf Effect|Worf]]. Many of the stages allow you to have a partner.
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* ''[[Battle Clash]]'' and its sequel are light gun games that consist entirely of boss battles with [[Humongous Mecha]].
* ''[[Battle Clash]]'' and its sequel are light gun games that consist entirely of boss battles with [[Humongous Mecha]].
* ''[[Ever Quest]] 2'', especially when it comes to the raid dungeons, has been getting steadily more like this.
* ''[[Ever Quest]] 2'', especially when it comes to the raid dungeons, has been getting steadily more like this.
* ''[[Castlevania Fighter]]'', a homebrewed game developed using [[MUGEN]], is a humongous boss rush where you choose a character, choose a difficulty level, then take on just about every meaningful boss from the series that has a sprite which wouldn't clash with those of [[Castlevania Symphony of the Night|SotN]]-styled characters. Oh, and most of them have even more attacks than they did in their original games.
* ''[[Castlevania Fighter]]'', a homebrewed game developed using [[MUGEN]], is a humongous boss rush where you choose a character, choose a difficulty level, then take on just about every meaningful boss from the series that has a sprite which wouldn't clash with those of [[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|SotN]]-styled characters. Oh, and most of them have even more attacks than they did in their original games.
* ''Death Duel''. Notable because it's an early [[Light Gun Game]] (... without the light gun).
* ''Death Duel''. Notable because it's an early [[Light Gun Game]] (... without the light gun).
* ''[[Strider]] 2''. There's actually a wide variety of fodder enemies, but the levels are very short and often end with a mid-boss battle.
* ''[[Strider]] 2''. There's actually a wide variety of fodder enemies, but the levels are very short and often end with a mid-boss battle.
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== Type 2: ==
== Type 2: ==
* The flash game ''[[Level Up (Video Game)|Level Up]]!''
* The flash game ''[[Level Up (video game)|Level Up]]!''
* ''[[Warning Forever (Video Game)|Warning Forever]]''
* ''[[Warning Forever]]''
* ''[[Ultimate Crab Battle]]''
* ''[[Ultimate Crab Battle]]''
* A game on [[Neopets]] is appropriately called 'The Neverending Boss Battle'.
* A game on [[Neopets]] is appropriately called 'The Neverending Boss Battle'.
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* ''[[Ketsui]]: Death Label'' on the [[Nintendo DS]] (with the "Extra Course" being the sole exception by virtue of being a full-length stage with a special version the game's [[True Final Boss]] at the end of it).
* ''[[Ketsui]]: Death Label'' on the [[Nintendo DS]] (with the "Extra Course" being the sole exception by virtue of being a full-length stage with a special version the game's [[True Final Boss]] at the end of it).
** Same for ''[[Do Don Pachi]] Daioujou: Death Label''. At the end, you fight ''two'' Hibachis at once.
** Same for ''[[Do Don Pachi]] Daioujou: Death Label''. At the end, you fight ''two'' Hibachis at once.
* ''[[Touhou (Video Game)|Touhou 9.5: Shoot the Bullet]]'' is a straighter example. Since the objective is to take photos of the various residents of Gensokyo, each stage consists solely of Aya vs Boss. Also true of its sequel, ''Double Spoiler''.
* ''[[Touhou|Touhou 9.5: Shoot the Bullet]]'' is a straighter example. Since the objective is to take photos of the various residents of Gensokyo, each stage consists solely of Aya vs Boss. Also true of its sequel, ''Double Spoiler''.
* The ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Video Game)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' ROM hack ''Robotnik's Revenge'' is a boss rush of all 17 bosses from the first two ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games.
* The ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' ROM hack ''Robotnik's Revenge'' is a boss rush of all 17 bosses from the first two ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games.
* A cheat code for ''[[Kirby]]'s Pinball Land'' will turn it into this, eliminating the main pinball stages and instead sending you straight to the boss battles.
* A cheat code for ''[[Kirby]]'s Pinball Land'' will turn it into this, eliminating the main pinball stages and instead sending you straight to the boss battles.
* There are two different passwords in ''[[Xexyz]]'' that allow you to play against only the bosses (one for the odd-numbered ground stages, and another for the even-numbered flying stages).
* There are two different passwords in ''[[Xexyz]]'' that allow you to play against only the bosses (one for the odd-numbered ground stages, and another for the even-numbered flying stages).
* The ''[[Mega Man 2 (Video Game)|Mega Man 2]]'' fan game ''Rockman 2 Neta'', which allows you to fight the 8 Robot Masters of said game '''all at once'''.
* The ''[[Mega Man 2]]'' fan game ''Rockman 2 Neta'', which allows you to fight the 8 Robot Masters of said game '''all at once'''.
* {{spoiler|Reallyjoel's Dad}} mode in ''[[Hero Core]]'' is a parody of this that's supposed to be impossible to beat. It consists of a single room that contains ''every single boss in the game''.
* {{spoiler|Reallyjoel's Dad}} mode in ''[[Hero Core]]'' is a parody of this that's supposed to be impossible to beat. It consists of a single room that contains ''every single boss in the game''.
** Well, ''almost'' every boss.
** Well, ''almost'' every boss.
* The ''[[Super Mario World (Video Game)|Super Mario World]]'' [[Game Mod|ROM hack]] ''Brutal Mario/Super Kituku World'' by Carol
* The ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]'' [[Game Mod|ROM hack]] ''Brutal Mario/Super Kituku World'' by Carol
* Most of the later ''[[Ys (Video Game)|Ys]]'' games have a "time attack" mode where you fight all the game's bosses one after another.
* Most of the later ''[[Ys]]'' games have a "time attack" mode where you fight all the game's bosses one after another.


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