/vr/ - Retro Games

(sigh) this old chestnut again. Lemme help you, OP:

>play through a platformer level
>get to a specific difficult jump
>fail the jump die
>start aaaaaall the fuck back at the beginning
>run through the same enemies, same obstacles, same jumps, same traps, etc etc

>get to a specific difficult jump
>fail the jump die
>start aaaaaall the fuck back at the beginning
>run through the same enemies, same obstacles, same jumps, same traps, etc etc

>get to a specific difficult jump
>fail the jump die
>GAME OVER
>restart
>start aaaaaall the fuck back at the beginning
>run through the same enemies, same obstacles, same jumps, same traps, etc etc

>get to a specific difficult jump
>fail the jump die
>start aaaaaall the fuck back at the beginning
>run through the same enemies, same obstacles, same jumps, same traps, etc etc
>etc etc etc etc

OR

>
>get to a specific difficult jump
>savetsate
>fail the jump die
>loadstate
>fail the jump die
>loadstate
>fail the jump die
>loadstate
>complete the jump!! move onward

It's video games, people. It's not the Harvard board, it's not your Calculus IV exam, it's not your taxes, it's not your job: it's fucking video games. It's not cheating, it's CONVENIENCE. It's not being some poorfag in the 80s who's ONLY method of "beating" a game is sending MONTHS of wasted time repeating the same easy bullshit in order to get past an artificially/engineered "difficult" piece in the game. It's being someone who has to manage their time, and uses the tools available. It's convenience and time management in a world of video game entertainment.