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It isn't playing poorly, but it doesn't really challenge the player either. Anyone that has played a video game before could do it within a short time frame.
This initiates an infinite loop, or I guess you could say "near-infinite". Yes, there is a timer here but its extended duration means you can obtain a large amount of extra lives.
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What is wrong about obtaining a large amount of extra lives in a level?
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I disagree. If you can collect >1 extra lives within the time limit on a certain stage, you have entered an infinite loop. Nothing stopping you from letting the timer kill you so you can play the same stage again. Rinse, repeat, etc.
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This is possible for any stage to be infinite as long as it has an extra life in it, and any amount of coins or other cumulative way to earn lives.
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If a player is able to do this, it kills the competition on the game as it makes it relatively easy to max out the score. I say "relatively" as it would still take a great deal of time, but not skill.
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My point exactly. Is the farming done by collecting the 1ups, or by repeating the level?
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As for "jump on goombas to gather points up to 8000, then break the chain and repeat". This IS allowed provided you are not earning more than 1up per stage from the points alone.
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Where does this end though? Is this really determined by the amount of lives/level, or, again, by initiating the loop of killing yourself, then repeating the level?
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Sorry for the long post. Hope it helps a little and doesn't create more confusion!
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Not a problem, always rather have an in depth answer!
Is farming determined by lack of progression then? Whether it be in game progress, or progression to losing? Could I repeatedly play a level and get the points in it as long as I slowly progress towards losing?