Instant death
Video game concept
The player dies from single damaging hit of any kind, the equivalent of having never more than one life/hit point.
1540
games
113platforms
Alternate name: 1 hitpoint
ARCD 1987
WIN 2002-03-31
C16 1986
COL 1983
NES 1985-04-17
A800 1987
VIC 1982
FM7 1984
SPC 1987
SPC 1985
WIN 2011-01-28
SPC 1987
This can be pushed to the extreme with permanent death, no saves and no lives.
This often extends to enemies as well, but some games torment players by having enemies (outside bosses) that can survive more or being even completely immune to any amount of shooting.
Can be considered for games without death as well, as some form of instant loss at slightest mistake (games like Tetris wouldn't count, as such).
This often extends to enemies as well, but some games torment players by having enemies (outside bosses) that can survive more or being even completely immune to any amount of shooting.
Can be considered for games without death as well, as some form of instant loss at slightest mistake (games like Tetris wouldn't count, as such).
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Games by year
The first Instant death video game was released in 1978.
Mastertronic, Atari and Elite published most of these games.
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Platforms
ZX Spectrum | 159 | ||
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C64 | 155 | ||
Linux | 130 | ||
Amstrad CPC | 91 | ||
NES | 80 | ||
MS-DOS | 66 | ||
MSX | 61 | ||
C16/Plus4 | 58 | ||
Windows | 55 | ||
Arcade | 45 | ||
Atari 400/800 | 40 | ||
Apple II E | 34 | ||
VIC-20 | 33 | ||
Amiga | 32 | ||
Mac OS X | 29 | ||
BBC | 27 | ||
Memotech MTX | 27 | ||
Mac OS Classic | 26 | ||
Atari ST | 23 | ||
Electron | 19 | ||
BeOS | 18 | ||
Famicom Disk System | 16 | ||
Atari 2600 | 14 | ||
TRS-80 | 13 | ||
Tandy Coco | 12 | ||
Master System | 10 | ||
Atari 5200 | 9 | ||
NEC PC8801 | 9 | ||
Dragon32 | 9 | ||
Sharp X1 | 9 |
Most common companies
Mastertronic | 58 | |
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Atari | 47 | |
Elite | 33 | |
Gremlin Graphics | 28 | |
Namco | 26 | |
Firebird | 23 | |
Nintendo | 21 | |
ASCII | 21 | |
Software Projects | 21 | |
Sega | 14 | |
Parker Brothers | 14 | |
Quicksilva | 14 | |
Ocean | 13 | |
A&F Software | 13 | |
Tynesoft | 12 |