The best arcade death/explosion.

[Max...]

Ohhhhh, just totally forgot after earlier post about SFC F Zero! When you jump off track and blow up with the view panning round as John Carpenter-esque movie music cuts in. Epic.

 

[ataridude74]

OK, so not arcade, but the Monty Python foot squashing you in Manic Miner has to be my favourite death. Arcade-wise Defender is hard to beat I agree,

 

[Bods]

Well It's not a Death or Explosion but OutRun rollover crash is epic and pretty sure if you rolled a convertible in the 80's it would probably end in Death

Continental Circus is pretty cool too especially in 3D, doesn't quite end like this video but it's close lol

 

[MonkeyJuggleDX]

Five words:

Bury me with my money!

 

[battlechasers]

outrun.. used to crash to make her fly out on purpose!
Also, not an onscreen death, but the continue screen of final fight..

 

[Blinky]

I love Phoenix anyway but I always thought all the bits flying about when you kill the boss was pretty good at the time.

 

[Flyback2021]

The endless death of playing Ghouls & Ghosts is etched into my Brain - especially with the music . Close second was the first time I was a victim of a sub zero fatality move in MK … back when midway felt real..
The confusing and compelling nature of a Sonja fire kiss to a teenage boy had a lasting impact.