Password Sytem ..... Missing !

17 May 2007, 01:40

There are things i'll never understand
One of this is the absence of a password system in platform games
Only few titles have it
Don't you think this is a fault ?
Restart all times from the beginning
It's not my idea of fun
I'm tuned for replies

Good Night
Francesco

DamienD · 17 May 2007, 01:45

Yeah, it's a real pain in the backside. What were they thinking???

Probably not really the answer your looking for but... if using WinUAE then you can use Save States to get around this

laffer · 17 May 2007, 02:33

I guess some of them did it to increase total play time.

Thank God you can use savestates these days as DamienD mentioned!

Graham Humphrey · 17 May 2007, 15:08

As a general rule, it seemed to be mostly arcade conversions that didn't have passwords, presumably to stay as faithful to the original as possible, and most arcade games aren't that long anyway (Rodland is a case in point - even without passwords is doesn't take long to play through at all, so if there were passwords you could complete it extremely quickly indeed).

Dizzy · 17 May 2007, 16:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

Probably not really the answer your looking for but... if using WinUAE then you can use Save States to get around this

you could do the same on a real amiga with an action Replay

Retro-Nerd · 17 May 2007, 16:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dizzy

you could do the same on a real amiga with an action Replay

Yep, i finished the later levels of Wolfchild with it, ten years ago.

Coagulus · 17 May 2007, 16:22

Yeah, I used to use my Action Replay regularly for that!

frikilokooo · 18 May 2007, 20:46

I do not like the password system.There is nothing compared to one long play with a hard training of many hours before,

although I never manage to finish the game, that gives more attraction to the game.if I like a game it does not matter to me to play repeatedly.

I don't imagine Lethal Weapon without passwords.it's of the most difficult games that I know and without passwords can be almost impossible to complete,and with passwords also

Legerdemain · 18 May 2007, 21:45

I love Rock'n'Roll (no pun intended).

But... there's just too many levels to play through! If there is one game I think suffers considerably from lack of a password system... Rock'n'Roll must be the one.

17 May 2007, 01:40	#1
Another World Posts: n/a	Password Sytem ..... Missing ! There are things i'll never understand One of this is the absence of a password system in platform games Only few titles have it Don't you think this is a fault ? Restart all times from the beginning It's not my idea of fun I'm tuned for replies Good Night Francesco

18 May 2007, 20:46	#8
frikilokooo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mallorca,Spain. Age: 44 Posts: 1,154	I do not like the password system.There is nothing compared to one long play with a hard training of many hours before,although I never manage to finish the game, that gives more attraction to the game.if I like a game it does not matter to me to play repeatedly. I don't imagine Lethal Weapon without passwords.it's of the most difficult games that I know and without passwords can be almost impossible to complete,and with passwords also Last edited by frikilokooo; 18 May 2007 at 20:52.

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17 May 2007, 01:45	#2
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Yeah, it's a real pain in the backside. What were they thinking??? Probably not really the answer your looking for but... if using WinUAE then you can use Save States to get around this

17 May 2007, 02:33	#3
laffer Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Age: 43 Posts: 1,335	I guess some of them did it to increase total play time. Thank God you can use savestates these days as DamienD mentioned!

17 May 2007, 15:08	#4
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	As a general rule, it seemed to be mostly arcade conversions that didn't have passwords, presumably to stay as faithful to the original as possible, and most arcade games aren't that long anyway (Rodland is a case in point - even without passwords is doesn't take long to play through at all, so if there were passwords you could complete it extremely quickly indeed).

17 May 2007, 16:22	#7
Coagulus Gets there in the end... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wales Posts: 863	Yeah, I used to use my Action Replay regularly for that!

18 May 2007, 21:45	#9
Legerdemain Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Skåne / Sweden Posts: 259	I love Rock'n'Roll (no pun intended). But... there's just too many levels to play through! If there is one game I think suffers considerably from lack of a password system... Rock'n'Roll must be the one.

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