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In the 2005 movie Jarhead, staring Jake Gyllenhaal, when the marines are on their flight to their destination, Jake's character, Anthony, questions another marine about rather being a worthless civilian, playing Metroid, "trying to get to that 9th level." Another marine mentions how "at the end, nothing happens, it just starts over."

Yes, we know Metroid doesn't have 9 levels and yes, it's a poorly-written metaphor. But eh, it's there, nevertheless