Scoring Points: Difference between revisions

** On some games, points are scored in multiples of 100, leaving the tens and ones for a different reason: a continue counter. Each time you continue, either your game-over score goes up by one point, or your score resets all the way down to one point per continue you've used.

* Points might, sometimes, add to something useful, [[Every Ten Thousand Points|like extra lives]]. But, as soon as [[Super Mario Bros.]], these were often substituted by another variable, [[One Hundred Coins|like "coins", "rings" or "crystals"]].

** Some fansites are dedicated to recording scores manually, usually either when official leaderboards or internet ranking are not available or as an intra-community leaderboard.

* Some games have [[Gameplay Grading]], which often revolves around points (unless it's based on time or damage instead). Even so, gamers are far more inclined to say "I got an A!" rather than "I scored 7,278,100 points!".