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A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Fake Skill]], See also: [[Save Game Limits]], which attempt to curtail this, and [[Trial and Error Gameplay]].
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== Video game examples ==
=== [[Action Adventure]] ===
* A lot of old school [[Nintendo Hard]] games are ''much'' more pleasant using this. A perfect example is the original ''[[Castlevania 1986]]''.
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* ''[[Majoras Mask]]'' tries to avert this by requiring you to reset time in order to save, thus undoing all the minor details you'd accomplished. However, you can also talk to an owl statue—they're supposed to only be a ''temporary'' save, but you can cheat the owls by copying your save file before you load the game.
* ''[[Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis]]'' action game fully expects and requires you to do this. The manual mentions that the roulette tables in Monte Carlo are rigged, and hints that you need to do something to "beat the system". The solution is that for some reason the tables always go for the same numbers. Save, try betting at a table, reload, and then bet on whatever number came up on that previous attempt.
* Any of the [[Star Wars]]: Jedi Knight series. Every Sith (or Jedi, occasionally,) you come across can and will insta-kill you. Likewise, you might run them through just as easily, and while there are certainly ways to play smart, the smartest by far is to tap your quick save and dive screaming at the guy. At tougher difficulties, this is the
* ''[[An Untitled Story]]'' [[Defied Trope|defies]] this by saving your amount of money, time, damage taken or deaths right when you reload, die or quit a game, making a [[Betting Minigame]] hard no matter if saves are
* Averted in [[Kid Icarus: Uprising]], where your choice to take on a chapter is automatically saved, and if the game is reset/turned off for ''any'' reason (attempted Save Scumming, needing to do something else, or simple power failure) the game counts it as a loss.
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=== [[Wide Open Sandbox]] ===
* Not quite conventional Save Scumming, but ''[[Saints Row|Saint's Row 2]]'' lets you keep all your gear and ammo at the time of when you saved, but if it was during a mission, you start at the beginning of said mission. This can actually be abused, as during the Veteran Child mission there's ''always'' one of the Sons of Samedi in the same location wielding a [[AKA-47|K6 Krukov]]; Assault Rifle ammo is shared between weapons, even if they don't even use the same caliber, much less magazines. Kill, save, load, repeat until you have all the Assault Rifle ammo you want.
* In ''[[Grand Theft Auto San Andreas|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' you can save scum to build up all the money you'll ever need by gambling, if you're willing to spend several hours. This is most easily accomplished after you purchase the casino in Los Venturas (to have a nearby save point). Simply gamble at your choice of game (video poker is a popular one) and save when you win big, or quit/reset when you lose all your money (though leave the sound off unless you want to hear the same two songs on an
** Another method of doing this which can be accessed earlier in the game is to use the betting shop in Blueberry. Catalina's house on Fern Ridge has a save spot and a fast car that spawns on every load. The road down the ridge leads directly to the Shop, and only takes about 30 seconds. Betting on the longshot has a massive payout and can net you a huge income very quickly.
== Non-video
=== Literature ===
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