Difficulty levels
Video game concept
Player has linear choice of game difficulty level, usually ranging from Easy to Normal to Hard.
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games
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Alternate name: Difficulty options
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This can be single difficulty level variable (and most commonly is) or it can be a number of modifiers that tweak how hard different parts or aspects of the game are.
Not applicable if the difficulty levels are unlocked by playing the game through, see new game+ for that.
Not applicable if the difficulty levels are unlocked by playing the game through, see new game+ for that.
Difficulty: Single - Levels - Aspects
... Mid-game switch - Evaluation - Automatic - Player count adjusted
Contrast:
* Single difficulty level
... Mid-game switch - Evaluation - Automatic - Player count adjusted
Contrast:
* Single difficulty level
The first Difficulty levels video game was released in 1977.
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| Linux | | 280 | |
| GBA | | 223 | |
| Apple II E | | 146 | |
| GBC | | 128 | |
| GB | | 112 | |
| MS-DOS | | 102 | |
| Tandy Coco | | 79 | |
| X360 | | 78 | |
| PS3 | | 67 | |
| Mac OS X | | 62 | |
| Atari 400/800 | | 51 | |
| Mac OS Classic | | 43 | |
| C64 | | 37 | |
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| PS2 | | 30 | |
| TRS-80 | | 29 | |
| Amstrad CPC | | 27 | |
| Mega Drive | | 19 | |
| Atari 2600 | | 18 | |
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| Oric | | 13 | |
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| Atari ST | | 9 |