See, you are right and that’s exactly why I started with “This might be a little on the side of the main topic”..
Well then.. To stay true to the history, we probably would have to go back to Galaxian from ‘79, which introduced 1-UPs / additional lives, bonus stages and player upgrades, plus simple summary / statistics for hits and misses.
Well, when I was writing that, after midnight I will add, I had this feeling that Mario was doing this thing earlier but for me Mario stands as an icon for the first level design overall as a golden standard for introduction to mechanics and really efficient use of memory for data, and one of the first uses of dynamic music.. So you are totally right, Mario brought a lot of things, I’ve just played Crash much more.
This might be a little on the side of the main topic but there was always something cool about Crash Bandicoot 100 Apples > 1 Life, and you could grind more to make some levels more forgiving, like semi-adjustable difficulty level based on your previous approach.. And later on — warp zones, you get to choose from a few options so the progression has variation.
Another thing that comes to mind, not sure if a first game to do it, THPS for unlocking movies and later cheat codes, modes and characters for finishing the career. Plus the whole gap marathon for Private Carrera.
Oh, and chanting from Oddword where it had various uses, for saving friends or for changing into enemies, or using special abilities. This definitely was something, because I still remember thinking as a kid, “how cool is that this one ability has so many different uses”.
Black Mirror was supposed to mostly be a cautionary tale, not instructional.
Hey there! They are simply being inclusive, blind people are potential customers too and should not miss on any “opportunities”..
With the original they wanted the immersion part to feel like you are actually racing with toy cars and make everyday / mundane surroundings feel unique from this perspective and scale — I guess they still want this to be the main fun factor / appeal.
As I am now more in “jump in, jump out” mode, CS2 from time to time, but mostly The Hunter (COTW) with friends and family, mostly as a background to talk and hang out, eventually some solo missions if there is more time or on a rainy day.
Hello, friend! This definitely does not deserve to go on github or anywhere near it. This was meant to be just a joke, for this one screenshot only to then never leave my drive.
— Maybe don't tell anyone.
But.. I’ve edited the post yesterday, few minutes after your comment and all the links are there for you and everyone else.
Little something for Baba, puzzles and Baba themed puzzles enjoyers.
Pixel perfect version is here.
With all the other comments, it becomes pretty obvious that the easiest way to do it, would be being a multi-billionaire in the first place.. Wait a second..