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>This also applies to games. Every "headshot +100 points" is such a tiny dopamine spike. Games didn't used to have those. Meaningless points popping up on scre
by Talanes 6y ago
>This also applies to games. Every "headshot +100 points" is such a tiny dopamine spike. Games didn't used to have those.
Meaningless points popping up on screen when you do a thing is at least as old as Pac-Man.
- maqp 6y agoHmm fair point. I still feel with Pac-Man etc. the points roll on an odometer you look at the end, it's not a popup prize every time you do something right. But there's plenty of early examples, such as SMB's "1UP".
- throwaway2245 6y agoAt least as old as Space Invaders (1978). Nonetheless, meaningless points popping up on screen where the action is definitely went out of fashion for a long while. I never cared at all about the points when playing either Mario or Sonic (although they were there, at the top of the screen): the achievement of beating the level was a much greater focus.