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What kind of gamemaker limits the number of continues you get in this day and age? Most games imitate the "Free Play" mode present in arcade machines, where you can keep playing forever and ever and ever no matter how bad you are at the game. (And I am not good at shooting games, I lost a few lives due to misjudging character movement ["I should move a little more to the right..." - PICHYUN!] . sweatdrop )

I always disliked how early arcade ports simulated you having a limited amount of quarters, in modern games I consider that more of a throwback to the dark ages than anything else. gonk

Inb4 "get better", once I reach a certain level I get stuck there and can't advance in skill as fast as I used to and lose interest as a result. But not being able to keep playing no matter how many times I die takes some of the fun out. gonk

(Would not be ashamed at seeing "DEATHS: 256" at the winning screen)

Yeah, I'm one of those people who is more concerned with getting the rewards of winning period than winning a certain way or under certain conditions.

Not to say I don't try and see if I've gotten better by trying harder difficulties.

But to date, I have never gotten to where I could beat a game on one credit WITHOUT having infinite continues. "Try again -> die -> repeat until I finally win" seems to be the only way I get better.

Touhou = Infinite continues.

From the 6th to 8th games, a continue merely reset your score and you couldn't unlock the Extra Stage.

From the 10th onwards, it's back to the beginning of the stage. It's frustrating, yes, but it's also a learning process. It's part of the fun in these games!

You know which games train you to the frustration of danmaku and dying repeatedly? Shoot the Bullet and Double Spoiler.

I stopped playing StB at stage TWO because I just couldn't deal with Cirno's spellcards.

When DS was announced, I said to myself, let's give it another try, maybe I'm missing something.

Because, you know, I suck at dodging bullets. HARD. But I still do it because of the pleasure it gives you when you dodge that hard part and win the stage.

StB and DS are frustrating as hell, but when you finish that stage that you've repeated over and over and over again for the last half hour, just because you keep making little stupid mistakes, that feeling of accomplishment is worth it.

I still haven't finished Shoot the Bullet, but I'm getting there, steadily, one death at a time.

Bomb moar

I never continue anymore. Not to say I always 1CC with ease, I just 1 credit clear or don't clear at all. >_>

Well It's not that big of a deal considering when you successfully complete a level, you can instantly go to that one level in practice mode with an absurd amount of lives and such.

This of course requires you to complete the stage, regardless if you used a continue or not. So sometimes, It's best to just use everything at your disposal at that current stage just to pass so you can practice at it some more in practice mode.