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Are lives an outdated relic of the arcade era, or are they still relevant to game design in 2020?

=== Before you watch ===

Disclosure: Crash Bandicoot 4 game code provided by the publisher

=== Sources and Resources ===

[1] Super Meat Boy's McMillen Explains 'Why So Hard?' | Gamasutra
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/1...

[2] Sonic Mania’s Save System Sucks | USGamer
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/soni...

=== Chapters ===

00:00 - Intro
00:57 - What is a Lives System?
02:54 - The Argument Against Lives
03:41 - The Argument For Lives
04:51 - Innovating on Lives
06:31 - Flipping Lives Upside Down
07:40 - Conclusion
08:19 - Patreon Credits

=== Games Shown ===

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (Toys for Bob, 2020)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems, 2019)
Battletoads (Dlala Studios, 2020)
Pac-Man (Namco, 1980)
Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo, 2013)
Super Mario World (Nintendo, 1990)
Sonic Mania (Sega, 2017)
Kirby Star Allies (HAL Laboratory, 2018)
Donkey Kong (Nintendo, 1981)
Donkey Kong Country (Rare, 1994)
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Retro Studios, 2014)
Rayman Legends (Ubisoft Montpellier, 2013)
The End Is Nigh (Edmund McMillen & Tyler Glaiel, 2017)
Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 2017)
Super Meat Boy (Team Meat, 2010)
Streets of Rage 4 (Dotemu / Lizardcube / Guard Crush Games, 2020)
Mega Man 11 (Capcom, 2018)
Disney's Aladdin (Capcom, 1993)
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (Konami, 1993)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nintendo, 1988)
Mega Man 2 (Capcom, 1988)
Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, 1985)
Celeste (Matt Makes Games, 2018)
Mega Man 3 (Capcom, 1990)
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Vicarious Visions, 2017)
New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo, 2012)
Furi (The Game Bakers, 2016)
Kero Blaster (Pixel, 2014)
Sonic Generations (Sonic Team, 2011)
Spelunky 2 (Mossmouth, 2020)
The Messenger (Sabotage Studios, 2018)
Shovel Knight (Yacht Club Games, 2014)
Panzer Paladin (Tribute Games, 2020)
Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios, 2015)
DoDonPachi Resurrection (Cave, 2008)
Sonic Forces (Sonic Team, 2017)
Trials Evolution (RedLynx, 2012)
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (Inti Creates, 2018)

=== Credits ===

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=== Subtitles ===

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