Rule 2.9

[DrunkN]

"Do NOT collect the same extra life or extra continue multiple times. Anything that allows you to start an infinite or near infinite point loop or rewards you for playing badly and not progressing naturally through the game is not accepted. If you are doing something that would allow you to get 99 lives or allows you to repeatedly play the same level over and over then you are probably doing something wrong."

So, in theory, if there were one stocked 1up just outside of a spawn checkpoint in a game like Castlevania, would I be able to grab said 1up once, die, and then continue playing(if the 1up respawns, am I allowed to even touch it?)? Would I be breaking the rule if I grabbed that 1up just once, or does it have to be more than once?

Also, if I were playing a game like Castlevania where there is a time limit for the level and 1ups can be obtained by intervals of points, would I be allowed to repeatedly kill one spawning enemy on a level so many times that I obtained a 1up before the level ended and then let the clock run out, losing that life? Is this a similar situation to the former question variant? (is this only rule breaking if I life farm on enemies twice or more in a row on the same level?)