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« on: September 24, 2007, 12:02:57 am »
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OK, this is the last question I'm going to ask before I release some beta release pictures of my new game and a demo.

Is the timer really important in today's Mario game?
By "today's Mario game", I mean the Paper Mario NGC/Wii era.
By "timer", in case you really didn't know, the three digit number that counts down the number of seconds you have to complete a stage.

So?
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« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2007, 01:27:09 am »
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No.
I particularly hate that timer (lol) but it could be used as a bonus in order to have a higher score. Not for you to lose 1 life if it reaches zero, but to give you extra points.
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« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2007, 01:46:41 am »
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okay, sounds reasonable.

I'm getting rid of the lives thing, I'm going to go with a health meter and when its zero...
well you get the idea.
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« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2007, 10:35:26 am »
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Yeah, and then you can take out the mario sprite, and put in sonic... we are soo tired of having MARIO in the mario game...
Anyho, I think the timer should be there, depending on if you're making the classic platformer, or if you're making a RPG like mario game
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« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2007, 10:37:45 am »
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I kinda like the timer, I almost wish that Mario 64 had one for the levels, to be honest lol
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« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2007, 11:05:08 am »
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Yes if it will be a game where you go through the levels in a line.

No if the game will have levels which require moving back and forth and doing a variety of stuff like puzzles and non-linear format.
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« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2007, 12:49:38 am »
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IMO I never really liked timers in 1 player games.
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« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2007, 04:30:01 pm »
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Yah I say keep it, but only in a straight-forward game with no searching for stuff in it. No one likes to be pressured to finish a level when you want to explore.
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