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You are on your last life. What do you prefer your life counter displaying: x1 or x0?

How do you prefer your last life to be displayed?

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C

chaobreaker

Member
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I assume everyone here experienced that feeling of disappointment getting a game over despite dying with x1 life or that feeling of relief when you're given another shot despite dying with 1 life left.

EDIT: We got a poll!
 
B

BinaryPork2737

Unconfirmed Member
x1 since I prefer games in which you view it as how many lives you have before you reach 0, reaching 0 meaning you get a game over, like in SMW or Zelda II.
 
N

Nachos

Member
I'm conditioned to use x0 -- as in, a number representing my reserve lives.

I can't even remember where this started, but I never include the current playthrough in my current live count.
 
S

SoraanTribal

Member
MigueelDnd said:
Ha, it's funny how nowadays you normally don't see a Game Over screen in a Mario game.

x0 is better.
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I've seen more than I want to admit recently since I played Super Mario 3D World from start to finish with a friend of mine, lol. Lotsss of game overs.

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I prefer x0.
 
P

pargonta

Member
i mean it's obviously the number of lives you have left after your current one..so as long as it's accurate, showing how many lives i have left. x0
 
E

edoara

Neo Member
MigueelDnd said:
Ha, it's funny how nowadays you normally don't see a Game Over screen in a Mario game.

x0 is better.
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I have a little nephew who likes Mario a lot, so when he comes over I let him play all the Mario's I have. Last time he was playing 3D World. It was then when I saw the "Game Over" screen of the game.
It was funny :p
 
1

10k

Banned
Having 0 lives left always bugged me lol, as a kid I always said "If I have no lives, how am I alive right now?".

x1 for me.
 
Y

yami4ct

Member
x0. The life counter should be lives left to use. If you have 1 life to use, you should be able to revive after you die.
 
Hexa

Hexa

Member
Wreck-It Ralph said:
Doesn't matter to me, cuz I'm to good to ever get down to my last life anyway.
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Congrats. Give the guy a meddle.

x0 as has been stated, leaves absolutely no room for confusion.

It would be hilarious to have a game where you get a game over at a different number of lives at each level. Like 1 at some. 0 at some. -3 at some. Or even better the number is randomly decided at the beginning of each level so you're always guessing. :p
 
P

Pudge

Member
Always x0. Usually you're collecting some item that represents lives, or earning them with some equivalent of coins. So its like a reserve supply of lives that can be emptied.
 
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