/vr/ - Retro Games

>>7700996
Taking risks in a video game is for people who feel like they have something to prove to other people. Me, I'll just keep cheating and enjoying myself. It may not be what you enjoy doing, and that's OK.

>>7700998
I've always been a fan of the term "software toys", as coined by Maxis for its products. I played the shit out of those as a kid.

>>7701006
Truth. Toys are fun to play with, and that's how I view video games. I'm 27 and I'm long past the age where I think of toys as "uncool".

>>7701010
>I've said my piece, and you're not going to listen. enjoy commiefornia.
I'm a leaf, but thanks. :^)

>when I took on battletoads, I started off by savestating at checkpoints, especially before the hard sections that require memorization. then I savestated only at the start of each level, then graduated to beating the game fair and square. it was a great way to practice, but I didn't truly get the game under my belt until I achieved the fair, warpless 1cc. in my case, I see it as a more convenient alternative to the warp points, which I think are intended to skip past tedium when practicing higher levels.

That's an awesome use for savestates right there. I like the idea of using them to learn a game so that I can prepare myself for playing without them later on.

>>7701023
I take it you've never seen Toy Story? I argue cheating is akin to taking an existing thing and making something I like with it, like he did with his mutant toys.