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Game Over is a message in video games which signals that the game has ended, often due to a negative outcome - although the phrase sometimes follows the end credits after successful completion of a game.[1] In certain uses; particularly during conversation, Game Over is sometimes shortened to the first two letters: GO with each letter pronounced individually G O.
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History [link]
The phrase was used as early as the 1950s in devices such as electromechanical pinball machines, which would light up the phrase with a lamp (lightbulb).[2]
Before the advent of video game consoles and personal computing, arcades were the predominant platform for playing games which required users to deposit a token or coin (traditionally a quarter, in the U.S) into an arcade game machine in order to play. Players would usually be given a finite number of lives (or attempts) to progress through the game which when expended would usually result in the display of the message "Game Over" indicating that the game had ended. The phrase might also be followed by the message "Continue?" and a prompt asking the player to insert additional tokens to prevent the game from terminating and allowing the player to continue their progress. As these games were ported to home consoles, the "Game Over" screen and "Continue?" prompt remained, but often required only the press of a button to keep the game going. While the video game industry slowly shifted away from being arcade-focused to being home gaming-focused, the need for a "Game Over screen" gradually lessened as there no longer had to be a system in place to get additional money from the player. However, the concept of Game Over still remained a gaming staple for many years to come, not as a way to empty players' wallets but to add an element of risk to gaming: If the player doesn't do well and they eventually run out of lives and their game is over, they have to begin again from the start. Thus, avoiding the Game Over screen was preferable.
In more recent years, there has been a decline in the usage of the Game Over message and players are instead allowed to respawn at a checkpoint after completing a certain segment of the game or save, preserving the game state without any loss of progress. In many modern games, a game doesn't typically "end" until it has been completed; the only disruptions to a game's forward momentum is the occasional retrying of a failed segment of the game or when the player takes a break from playing it. While some games still use it, the "Game Over" screen today is largely seen as a dated or passe element of gaming's past.
"Game Over" has seen some variations in certain games. For instance Little King's Story shows the message "LIFE OVER" if the player character dies, and the video game Catherine displays the message "LOVE IS OVER" if the player character Vincent dies in a nightmare stage.
The message is also seen flashing when an arcade game is in attract mode, until a player inserts a credit (quarter or token), in which the message would change to the amount of credits put in and "Press 1 or 2 player start".
Outside video gaming [link]
The phrase is occasionally used to indicate the end of an argument or process in real life. In January 2011, protesters and rioters in several North African and Middle Eastern countries used the slogan "Game Over" on banners to express their anti-government sentiments.[3]
"Game over" is also sometimes used as a phrase to concede defeat, as for example in the movie Aliens where one of the protagonists, Private William Hudson (Bill Paxton), shouts, "Game over, man!" after the dropship meant to rescue him and his expedition are destroyed.[4] Paxton's use of the phrase proved so popular that it was included in shortened form in the SNES game adaptation of Alien 3 [5], despite the Hudson character not appearing in the film. Rights issues prevented the actual audio from Aliens being used and the sample was a rerecording made by Paxton specifically for the game.
See also [link]
- Attract mode
- 1-up
- Checkpoint (video gaming)
- Continue (video gaming)
- Video games with multiple endings
References [link]
- ^ For example, at the end of mobigame edge
- ^ 1950 pinball machine patent
- ^ 'Game Over' for your government?
- ^ "Aliens (1986) - Memorable quotes". IMDB. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090605/quotes. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ Game Over: Alien 3
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Commercial Performance
The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on May 16, 1997.
Track listing
Chart positions
See also
References
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Singles
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Overview
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Series overview
Episodes
Season One (2005–06)
Season Two (2006)
Season Three (2006–07)
Season Four (2007–08)
Shorts
Movies
DVD releases
See also
References
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Plot
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Cast
Changes
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