Does anyone here "kinda" like passwords?

[Damon Plus]

Passwords are looked as being a hassle, but I kinda like them. Having a computer next to my systems helps a lot, because is harder to make a mistake when writing them. I keep a notepad file with the passwords for my games as I advance in them. Does anyone else like passwords?

[Rickstilwell1]

Passwords are looked as being a hassle, but I kinda like them. Having a computer next to my systems helps a lot, because is harder to make a mistake when writing them. I keep a notepad file with the passwords for my games as I advance in them. Does anyone else like passwords?

One thing I do like is the ease at which you can play part of a game on the real system then continue the game where you left off on some other emulator or system. Example, I could play Neutopia on the TurboGrafx-16 then resume it on the Wii. Then play another part of the game on an emulator.

Oh and here's a good one. Play Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean machine on like 5 different systems just using the passwords. Blue Sphere (Sonic 1 & Knuckles) is another one where passwords are handy.

[Guy Bramsworth]

If I'm playing a game on a console as opposed to emulation I'm never right next to a computer, but even if I were thats not anymore conveniant. Passwords are just a nuisance and too possible to screw up, thus rendering all your hard work null. Saves are better. In fact, the only good thing about passwords is the music they write for those screens specifically. The one in Mega Man X comes to mind

[Ro-J]

Depends on the password system. Some games employed a four character password system that was easy to record, other games involved an insanely long password system with many characters looking similar to each other. With the number of times I mixed up O's with 0's with D's ..... it's a wonder I ever finished Kid Icarus.

[heybtbm]

I'll take passwords over changing out old batteries any day.

[exit]

I always hated passwords in Metal Gear and Simon's Quest, where sometimes the passwords just wouldn't work, no matter how many times you double checked yourself. Which results in doing different variations of different letters, until you either finally get the password right, or just give up and declare the Password broken.

[Blitzwing256]

Don't forget the ocational time of putting a password in wrong, and suddenly having 7 crowns and the dragonslayer in legacy of the wizard, or messing up your password and just putting in all l's to "reset" your password in metal gear to have the password work and give you the rocket lauchner and card 6,7 ;-), so passwords aren't so bad

[BetaWolf47]

Passwords do add to nostalgia, and eliminate the possibility of a battery dying on you, so yeah, I love them. I usually use my camera to take a screenshot, so I never write down the password wrong.

[RPG_Fanatic]

I remember the Kid Icarus password on the NES. It was a 24 digit upper and lower case with numbers. I would write it down very carefully and then go back later to find out it didn't work. Boy did it piss me off!!!!!

[heybtbm]

Passwords do add to nostalgia

[Orion Pimpdaddy]

Some of the memory save processes for earlier games (like PS1) are convoluted. "Do you want to save? Checking Slot 1. Do you want to overwrite? Are you sure? Saving...do not remove memory card. Hit X to continue." In those cases, I would rather have a password.

For games that autosave without the hassle, I would rather not have a password.

[Callin]

One good thing about password games is that you don't ever have to worry about a save battery going dead.

[skaar]

I was fine with passwords once digital cameras were in everything

I never really minded them that much, other than for RPGs.

[Kitsune Sniper]

One game made me hate passwords: Legend of the Mystical Ninja.

I HATE THEM THERE. Those passwords made me yell in anger more than once.

[boatofcar]

Great topic, OP. Who didn't memorize 007 373 5963? One time I accidentally put it in for my social security number--I didn't realize what I'd done until I saw that I had an extra number

[old man]

I love the Guardian Legend, but hate the password system in that game (shudder).

[tpugmire]

For some reason I liked the passwords for the Mega Man games. I used to try and put the dots in different places trying to skip ahead.

[Aussie2B]

I absolutely like passwords. Sure, the really long ones where characters can look similar can be a pain, but even then I've never had any problems because I don't rush, I write clearly, and I double check when I'm done. When passwords are short or visual like in Mega Man or Castlevania, they're terrific. Once I write down that password, as long as the game is functional, that password will be too, and I can use it on any copy of the game. Write down a whole series of passwords and you can jump in at any point in the game, right now or years down the road. You can't beat that. It's depressing that games are giving the player less and less control. First we had our files stuck on just one copy of a game, and now we can't even use them on more than one system.

[kupomogli]

Saves are more convenient, but passwords are better altogether.

[Lerxstnj]

I never played a game that required one, but doubt I'd like it.