The 'Alternate Endings' meme trend draws heavy inspiration from video game completion screens, where players are greeted with different outcomes based on their choices throughout a game. Popularized on platforms like YouTube and TikTok through 'The Ending' compilations, the format uses specific music and stylized text to categorize real-life or fictional events as 'Good,' 'Bad,' 'Cursed,' or 'True' endings. It serves as a highly versatile and creative way to explore hypothetical scenarios or summarize the dramatic consequences of a specific action in a cinematic, gaming-inspired aesthetic.