Password Save Files - Revision history

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‎Can Instantiate

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‎Using the pattern

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‎Relations

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‎Examples

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‎Examples

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 ''Save files which consist only of a password.''
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 == Consequences ==
-[[Password Save Files]] are simply an form of [[Save Files]] possible when only very small game state (or very small parts of a game state) needs to be saved. Due to this, they do not actually need to have technical support for loading and saving, only for players to be able to input them to the game. Also for this reason, players can even more easily than for other [[Save Files]] engage in [[Game Element Trading]] with them.
+[[Password Save Files]] are simply a form of [[Save Files]] possible when only very small game state (or very small parts of a game state) needs to be saved. Due to this, they do not actually need to have technical support for loading and saving, only for players to be able to input them to the game. Also for this reason, players can even more easily than for other [[Save Files]] engage in [[Game Element Trading]] with them.
 == Relations ==

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 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Save Files]]

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-''The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.''
+''Save files which consist only of a password.''
-This pattern is a still a stub.
+Many computer games make use of save files. [[Password Save Files]] are the ones that are small enough to only need a password instead of actual data files.
 Wikipedia and TV Tropes have entries related to [[Password Save Files]] named ''Password''<ref name="wiki"/> and ''Password Save''<ref name="tvtropes"/> respectively.
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 == Consequences ==
-[[Password Save Files]] are simply an form of [[Save Files]] possible when only very small game state (or very small parts of a game state) needs to be saved.
+[[Password Save Files]] are simply an form of [[Save Files]] possible when only very small game state (or very small parts of a game state) needs to be saved. Due to this, they do not actually need to have technical support for loading and saving, only for players to be able to input them to the game. Also for this reason, players can even more easily than for other [[Save Files]] engage in [[Game Element Trading]] with them.
 == Relations ==

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 == Using the pattern ==
-=== Diegetic Aspects ===
+Providing players with [[Password Save Files]] is typically done as they reach [[Save Points]], most often ones between [[Levels]].
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-=== Interface Aspects ===
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-=== Narration Aspects ===
 == Consequences ==

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		+	[[Password Save Files]] are simply an form of [[Save Files]] possible when only very small game state (or very small parts of a game state) needs to be saved.

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 === Examples ===
-Examples of games using [[Password Save Files]] include [[The Lost Vikings]], the first [[Populous]], and the first game in the [[Prince of Persia series]] and in the [[Lemmings series]].
+Examples of games using [[Password Save Files]] include [[The Lost Vikings]], the first [[Populous]], and the first game in the [[Prince of Persia]] series and in the [[Lemmings series]].
 == Using the pattern ==

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 Wikipedia and TV Tropes have entries related to [[Password Save Files]] named ''Password''<ref name="wiki"/> and ''Password Save''<ref name="tvtropes"/> respectively.
 <references>
 <ref name="wiki">Entry for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_(video_gaming) Password (video games)] at Wikipedia.</ref>
 <ref name="tvtropes">Entry for [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PasswordSave Password Save] at TV Tropes.</ref>
 </references>