Every single one of these credits themes carries the exact feeling of putting down the controller after finishing something incredible. Nintendo Sound Selection collects ending and staff roll music spanning NES through Wii U, and the emotional range is staggering.
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Super Metroid's ending is this quiet, haunting exhale after hours of tension. Then Super Mario 64's credits theme hits with that pure triumphant joy that still makes people tear up. Fire Emblem Genealogy's "After the War" is devastating in context.
The jump from Yoshi's Story's gentle sweetness to Metroid Prime's grand orchestral payoff. Luigi's Mansion credits have this jazzy warmth that perfectly caps off that weird little GameCube classic. If you want to feel every emotion gaming has ever given you in one playlist, start here.