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    Lives; 1 or zero?
    Topic Started: Jan 3 2011, 09:07 PM (222 Views)
    lileep Jan 3 2011, 09:07 PM Post #1
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    		 I've kind of noticed this clash with lives in Video games, in some games, 1 life is your last, and in others, Zero is your last(Zero is obviously inferring that lives are "Extra lives"). Which do you think is more proper?
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    Hissae2 Jan 3 2011, 09:11 PM Post #2
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    		 I prefer to see 1 life is your last. How can you have 0 lives, that would mean you are dead :P
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    Dragoonmason Jan 3 2011, 09:32 PM Post #3
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    		 This has usually screwed me over. When I play one game, it's Game Over after you die when you have 0 lives. Then I decide to make some progress on a different game, and then I die with 1 life left and think I'm okay...until I see the dreaded Game Over screen. I think all of games should have the end of the life counter (providing there is one) be the same and not mess with our heads.
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    RiddleOfRevenge Jan 3 2011, 09:40 PM Post #4
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    		 I think "one life left = last chance" would make more sense, but I prefer "zero lives left = last chance" because you get that extra chance to complete the level.
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    IceCatraz Jan 3 2011, 09:44 PM Post #5
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    Jan 3 2011, 09:40 PM
    I think "one life left = last chance" would make more sense, but I prefer "zero lives left = last chance" because you get that extra chance to complete the level.
    This.

    I mean, I like having the extra life, but I don't like finding out that 1 was your last life the hard way.
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    Ting_Thing09 Jan 14 2011, 12:49 AM Post #6
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    		 It depends if the thing says:

    Lives:

    or

    Lives left:

    Because yes, it only makes sense to have more than 0 "lives", but it also makes sense to have 0 "lives left" Often times, "lives" really means "lives left" though.
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    N!ck Jan 19 2011, 06:19 PM Post #7
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    		 I like to have the 1 life = last life.
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    General Guy Jan 24 2011, 08:21 PM Post #8
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    		 I prefer 0 = last life only because that's the one I have seen the most and the one I'm used to.
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    BystanderLC Jan 24 2011, 09:54 PM Post #9
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    		 I like Melee's output. Six lives or more, it's a number. Everything less than that is an icon. One icon left equals last life.

    Other than that, I can't remember how any other game puts it except for Sonic genesis games. Game overs are rare, you know.
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    LK Jan 25 2011, 08:28 PM Post #10
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    		 I've always seen it as having one life left, meaning you can still play even if you have 0.

    Though, most games don't use lives like this anymore. So, I don't really care.
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