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== Film -- Animation ==

* Every [[Pixar]] movie save the first ''[[Toy Story]]'' had unusual ending credits:

** [[Hilarious Outtakes]] appear in ''[[Toy Story]] 2'', ''[[A Bug's Life (Animation)|A Bugs Life]]'', and ''[[Monsters, Inc. (Animation)|Monsters Inc.]]'' ''Monsters, Inc.'' also features a company play based on a throwaway line from earlier. ''Monsters Inc.'''s ''opening'' credits has a 2D effect of monsters wandering through all the doors like they were [[Scooby Dooby Doors]].

** [[Hilarious Outtakes]] appear in ''[[Toy Story]] 2'', ''[[A Bug's Life (Animation)|A Bugs Life]]'', and ''[[Monsters, Inc. (Animation)|Monsters Inc.]]'' ''Monsters, Inc.'' also features a company play based on a throwaway line from earlier. ''Monsters Inc.'''s ''opening'' credits has a 2D effect of monsters wandering through all the doors like they were [[Scooby-Dooby Doors]].

** During the credits of ''[[Cars]]'', the cast goes to the movies (drive-in, of course) and we see clips of vehicle versions of previous Pixar movies. For bonus points, Mack (voiced by John Ratzenberger) raves about [[Actor Allusion|certain characters]] before realizing [[Hey It's That Voice|they're all voiced]] [[Hypocritical Humor|by the same guy]].

** During the credits of ''[[Cars]]'', the cast goes to the movies (drive-in, of course) and we see clips of vehicle versions of previous Pixar movies. For bonus points, Mack (voiced by John Ratzenberger) raves about [[Actor Allusion|certain characters]] before realizing [[Hey, It's That Voice!|they're all voiced]] [[Hypocritical Humor|by the same guy]].

** ''[[Finding Nemo]]'''s credits featured the characters swimming through and around the credits (including [[The Cameo|Mike]] from ''[[Monsters, Inc. (Animation)|Monsters Inc.]]'')

** ''[[The Incredibles]]'' had a very stylistic montage recapping the film during its credits, evoking the work of master movie title designer [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Saul_Bass~~ Saul Bass] (it's actually a spiffed-up version of the film's early storyboards; originally it was all going to be animated in this style).

** ''[[The Incredibles]]'' had a very stylistic montage recapping the film during its credits, evoking the work of master movie title designer [[wikipedia:Saul Bass|Saul Bass]] (it's actually a spiffed-up version of the film's early storyboards; originally it was all going to be animated in this style).

** ''[[Ratatouille]]'' used stylised hand-drawn animation, similar to ''The Incredibles'' for its end credits.

** Which makes sense, since both ''[[The Incredibles]]'' and ''[[Ratatouille]]'' were from the creative film genius [[Brad Bird]]. He likes to make sure the audience is never bored, and comes up with some really dazzling stuff.

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** ''[[Toy Story]] 3'' has a kind of [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] montage during the credits. Suffice it to say that the story simply doesn't end when the credits begin.

* Even some non-Pixar Disney films have some. ''[[Brother Bear]]'' has clips of Kenai, Koda, and even Rutt and Tuke, which is followed by [[Phil Collins (Music)|Phil Collins]] singing [[Awesome Music (Disney)|Take a Look Through My Eyes]] and [[Awesome Music (Disney)|No Way Out (extended version)]], and then the hilarious Koda proclaiming that no fish were harmed in the making, which is quickly followed by a bear running across the screen, chasing a fish yelling "HE"S GONNA EAT ME!". After Koda covers the screen, the sound of a bear swallowing can be heard. Cue end logos.

* ''[[Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs]]'', which works as a kind of epilogue to the film, has [http://www.artofthetitle.com/2009/10/26/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs/ a 2D animated epilogue] that includes [[Shout Out|Shout Outs]], [[Mythology Gag|Mythology Gags]], and [[Everything's Better With Rainbows|lots and lots of rainbows]].

* ''[[Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs]]'', which works as a kind of epilogue to the film, has [http://www.artofthetitle.com/2009/10/26/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs/ a 2D animated epilogue] that includes [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]], [[Mythology Gag|Mythology Gags]], and [[Everything's Better With Rainbows|lots and lots of rainbows]].

* ''[[The Simpsons Movie (Film)|The Simpsons Movie]]'' includes gags of the family sitting in the theater watching the credits for their own movie.

{{quote| '''Bart''': Come on, dad, let's go! I've been holding it in since they put the dome on the town!<br />

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* The ''[[Dawn of the Dead 2004 (Film)|Dawn of the Dead 2004]]'' remake's end credits starts with clips from the rich jerkass's video camera (which appears to be a parody of Paris Hilton's infamous sex tape), then shows the survivors landing on an isolated island.

* Closing credits of ''Married To The Mob'' show various (non-hilarious) outtakes.

* ''[[West Side Story]]'' had most of the credits as graffiti -- I'm talking about almost [[Room Full of Crazy]]-levels of writing on walls, doors, dusty windows, and street signs. These literal [[Walls of Text]] were arranged by [[Title Sequence]] master [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Saul_Bass~~ Saul Bass].

* ''[[West Side Story]]'' had most of the credits as graffiti -- I'm talking about almost [[Room Full of Crazy]]-levels of writing on walls, doors, dusty windows, and street signs. These literal [[Walls of Text]] were arranged by [[Title Sequence]] master [[wikipedia:Saul Bass|Saul Bass]].

* ''[[Shallow Hal]]'' and ''[[Stuck On You]]'' (both by the Farrelly Bros.) had short video clips of ''[[Shown Their Work|every single person who worked on the film]]''.

* Both ''[[Never Been Kissed]]'' and ''[[I Love You Beth Cooper]]'' featured high school-era photos of the stars, director, writers, producers and other crew members. Which in the case of the latter made for an amusing contrast between [[Hayden Panettiere]] and Paul Rust.

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* ''[[School of Rock]]'' has the end credits roll over the closing scene of the kids playing [[ACDC (Music)|ACDC]]. Halfway into the song [[Jack Black]] suddenly begins [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|singing about the credits]], and pointing to random names in the credits and saying things like, "I don't know that guy."

** "Movie's almost over! But we're still onscreen! Everybody's rockin', yeah we came from Horace Green!"

* The closing credits of ''Repo Man'' scroll ''downwards'' across the screen, not upwards, in a possible [[Shout Out]] to ''[[Se7en]]''.

* The closing credits of ''Repo Man'' scroll ''downwards'' across the screen, not upwards, in a possible [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Se7en]]''.

** More likely to be the other way around, as ''[[Repo Man]]'' (not to be confused with ''[[Repo Men]]'') came out in 1984, eleven years before ''Se7en''.

*** ''[[Bird On a Wire]]'' (1990) and ''Sticky Fingers'' (1988) have the credits scrolling down as well, but the latter also has them tilting left and right as they scroll before finally tipping over and falling out of frame at the end!

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* ''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]'' has Lullaby For You (not used anywhere else in-game) playing over the credits, in addition to (mostly) unused scenery and character art.

* ''[[Scribblenauts (Video Game)|Scribblenauts]]'' has an interesting variation on this trope: All staff members shown in the credits can be written and used in the main game once you know their names, Edison Yan being particularly helpful.

* The ending credits for both ''[[War Craft]] 3'' and its expansion feature little extras like a concert, a [[Hilarious Outtakes]] [[Shout Out]] to a scene in the previous game, and a football game.

* The ending credits for both ''[[War Craft]] 3'' and its expansion feature little extras like a concert, a [[Hilarious Outtakes]] [[Shout-Out]] to a scene in the previous game, and a football game.

* Many [[JRPG|JRPGs]] have scenes that play out during the credits. Sometimes these are just montages of previously seen scenes (''[[Final Fantasy IX (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IX]], [[Chrono Cross (Video Game)|Chrono Cross]], [[Wild Arms]]'' games) but sometimes they will show new footage (''[[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Xenosaga]], [[Kingdom Hearts]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy VIII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VIII]]'').

* The credits of ''[[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XII]]'' show sepia-toned concept art of the setting and characters by the main artist, Akihiko Yoshida. Considering the amazing similarity both of the game to ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' series and Yoshida's art style to that used in the art for the Return Of The King's credit sequence, it's almost certainly a [[Shout Out]].

* The credits of ''[[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XII]]'' show sepia-toned concept art of the setting and characters by the main artist, Akihiko Yoshida. Considering the amazing similarity both of the game to ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' series and Yoshida's art style to that used in the art for the Return Of The King's credit sequence, it's almost certainly a [[Shout-Out]].

* The end credits for ''[[Doctor Robotniks Mean Bean Machine]]'' features a roll call for all the opponents you faced, which is the only way to learn the names of some of them.

* In ''[[Street Fighter]] EX3'', while the credits roll, your fighter is placed at the center of a room in which you have to fight waves of opponents. Not fighting will not deny any benefits to you, nor will it spring a [[Kaizo Trap]], but the enemies come in such a sheer number that you're sure to take one hell of a wallop if you just stand there. Thankfully, their strength is inversely proportional to their ranks...

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* ''[[Wario Ware (Video Game)|Wario Ware]]: Smooth Moves'' has everyone who worked on the game appearing as a Mii on a stage. You can move a portable hole around the stage and try to make the Miis fall through it.

* In the Collectors Edition of ''[[Mystery Case Files]]: Dire Grove'', there's a math puzzle in the end credits. Solving it gives you a seven-digit number. If you then replay the game, you can enter that number into a certain telephone and get a message about an upcoming Ravenhearst sequel.

* ''[[Portal (Video Game)|Portal]]'''s credits have an early-eighties computer effect, using [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/~~ASCII ASCII] symbols which show the lyrics to the end song playing alongside various symbols and models from the games in this format.

* ''[[Portal (Video Game)|Portal]]'''s credits have an early-eighties computer effect, using [[wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]] symbols which show the lyrics to the end song playing alongside various symbols and models from the games in this format.

** ''[[Portal 2 (Video Game)|Portal 2]]'' works similar, except without any symbols or models, and the credits end with the computer shifting down revealing the middle of space, {{spoiler|where Wheatley was sentenced to be for all eternity. The Space Core is just there because it wants to.}}

* The original ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police (Video Game)|Sam & Max Hit The Road]]'' let you play shooting gallery (with Max) while the credits were rolling.

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*** ''[[Pokémon Black and White (Video Game)|Pokémon Black and White]]'' initially displays sweeping close-up views of Reshiram (in ''White'') or Zekrom (in ''Black'') during the end credits. Afterwards, you get to see {{spoiler|N flying off on the dragon that appeared}} during [[The Stinger]]. The end credits after beating the [[True Final Boss]] don't have a gimmick, though.

* In ''[[Pandemonium (Tabletop Game)|Pandemonium]]'', the end credits are a level, although it's very straightforward and your life meter isn't present, making you unable to die. There is even a secret.

* ''[[Jade Empire]]'''s credits are talked over partially by the must-mentioned but never seen wife of Hou, then by the "actors" playing two of the supporting cast - their conversations cover the difficulties of filming, the interwebs, [[Shout Out|Shout Outs]] to ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'', not getting typecast and exactly what she does with [[Noodle Implements|that banana]] on stage. And then your mentor telling you about the time you were decapitated as a child, but got better after walking it off. And then exploded a mountain by punching it. [[In Space]]. [http://uk.gamespot.com/users/edubuccaneer/video_player?id=ISE2njf45bwNvTI The credits can be seen here], Hou's section starts at just before three minutes in, Dawn Star and Sagacious Zu at a little past five minutes.

* ''[[Jade Empire]]'''s credits are talked over partially by the must-mentioned but never seen wife of Hou, then by the "actors" playing two of the supporting cast - their conversations cover the difficulties of filming, the interwebs, [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'', not getting typecast and exactly what she does with [[Noodle Implements|that banana]] on stage. And then your mentor telling you about the time you were decapitated as a child, but got better after walking it off. And then exploded a mountain by punching it. [[In Space]]. [http://uk.gamespot.com/users/edubuccaneer/video_player?id=ISE2njf45bwNvTI The credits can be seen here], Hou's section starts at just before three minutes in, Dawn Star and Sagacious Zu at a little past five minutes.

* In the 2008 ''[[Prince of Persia]]'', the credits play over the last section of the game; then, inexplicably, they roll ''again'' after you finish it.

* ''[[Devil May Cry (Video Game)|Devil May Cry]] 4'' challenges you to defend Kyrie from waves of scarecrows for ninety seconds, which is of course made more difficult by the credits obscuring the entire screen. There's a bonus cutscene [[The Stinger|at the end]], though.

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* ''[[Super Mario RPG (Video Game)|Super Mario RPG]]'' ends with a parade of the game's entire cast, filled with plenty of visual gags and ending at night with a fireworks display that changes depending on a relatively minor mechanic from earlier in the game.

* ''[[Mystery Case Files|Escape From Ravenhearst]]'', a game in which you must spot objects whose appearance shifts back and forth, has some of its closing credits shift between the real names/headings and jokes.

* ''[[Zombies Ate My Neighbors]]'' combines this with [[~~Developers~~ Room]]. The credits are a playable level called "Monsters Among Us", set in the Lucasarts offices, where you not only rescue people and kill monsters as usual, but also meet all the developers of the game. And [[George Lucas]].

* ''[[Zombies Ate My Neighbors]]'' combines this with [[Developer's Room]]. The credits are a playable level called "Monsters Among Us", set in the Lucasarts offices, where you not only rescue people and kill monsters as usual, but also meet all the developers of the game. And [[George Lucas]].

* ''[[Punch Out]]'' on the Wii lets you punch the names in the credits. The important part is to look out for weird symbols, misspellings, and the names of characters from the game in particular.

** The [[Sega Genesis]] ''[[Altered Beast]]'' allowed to punch too.

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