Comments on: The greatest collectible of all time. http://www.significant-bits.com/the-greatest-collectible-of-all-time On videogame design and such. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:50:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: The cattle prod. « Significant Bits http://www.significant-bits.com/the-greatest-collectible-of-all-time/comment-page-1#comment-1139 The cattle prod. « Significant Bits Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:00:03 +0000 http://www.significant-bits.com/?p=252#comment-1139 [...] there are plenty of ways to encourage the player to physically make progress in a game (collectibles, for instance), but forcing him to do so is a bit different. One approach is to simply take the [...] [...] there are plenty of ways to encourage the player to physically make progress in a game (collectibles, for instance), but forcing him to do so is a bit different. One approach is to simply take the [...]

]]> By: Scott http://www.significant-bits.com/the-greatest-collectible-of-all-time/comment-page-1#comment-254 Scott Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:20:43 +0000 http://www.significant-bits.com/?p=252#comment-254 It always amazed me in RPGs that people would be trying to SELL me important things that my character needed while I was busy trying to save their bacon. Hey, I'm here to save your town! I could really use some health potions, because the demons are coming any minute now. What? No, I don't have any gold... It always amazed me in RPGs that people would be trying to SELL me important things that my character needed while I was busy trying to save their bacon.

Hey, I’m here to save your town! I could really use some health potions, because the demons are coming any minute now. What? No, I don’t have any gold…

]]> By: Dan http://www.significant-bits.com/the-greatest-collectible-of-all-time/comment-page-1#comment-251 Dan Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:53:32 +0000 http://www.significant-bits.com/?p=252#comment-251 Interesting, I never thought about Sonic's rings serving so many different purposes. Interesting, I never thought about Sonic’s rings serving so many different purposes.

]]> By: What made those old, 2D platformers so great? « Significant Bits http://www.significant-bits.com/the-greatest-collectible-of-all-time/comment-page-1#comment-95 What made those old, 2D platformers so great? « Significant Bits Thu, 14 May 2009 16:29:46 +0000 http://www.significant-bits.com/?p=252#comment-95 [...] also helps with creating setups for how the player will enter and leave a specific area. A path of collectibles could lead to an isolated spot that contains a useful powerup. Getting there would require a series [...] [...] also helps with creating setups for how the player will enter and leave a specific area. A path of collectibles could lead to an isolated spot that contains a useful powerup. Getting there would require a series [...]

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