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How were you meant to complete games that had no save system? (feddit.uk)
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Most of the games I played back in the day had some way of resuming your progress at a later date, whether that was an actual save system, a password system, or even a hidden warp zone. What were you supposed to do for longer games that had no way at all of resuming your progress after switching the console off? Get good enough at the start of it that you could play the game faster and eventually complete it in one go, or just leave the console on overnight and continue the next day?

(and yes, my Mega Drive is currently sitting powered on because I couldn't think of a better way to keep my progress)

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[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Go back to the 90s and spend your holiday with your friends trying to complete Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap and leave the console on between tries, and get mad when an adult switches off the console.

[–] SparroHawc@piefed.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Even OG Dragon's Trap had passwords though...

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

I forgot about the passwords, we must have used them.