Time limit
Other (objects, etc.) concept
Imposes a time limit on either the whole game or for each level.
1930
games
102platforms
Alternate names: Time attack, Time trial
The first video game about Time limit was released in 1971.
CP Verlag, U.S. Gold and Mastertronic has published most of these games
The game may be paused or otherwise stopped, causing the time limit to no longer progress, you can gain bonuses to increase it and it may reset for each level.
Not as stressing as real-time limit (nor as limiting: like requiring the game to be played through in one session) but still gives a certain level of urgency to your task.
Do not use this if it's only for very few levels or some rare occasions.
Not as stressing as real-time limit (nor as limiting: like requiring the game to be played through in one session) but still gives a certain level of urgency to your task.
Do not use this if it's only for very few levels or some rare occasions.
Parent group
Artificial difficultyChild groups
Time bonus, Soft time limitPlatforms
| C64 |  | 268 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amstrad CPC | | 188 | |
| ZX Spectrum | | 181 | |
| Amiga | | 136 | |
| MS-DOS | | 123 | |
| NES | | 117 | |
| Atari ST | | 98 | |
| Linux | | 76 | |
| Windows | | 70 | |
| MSX | | 51 | |
| Arcade | | 50 | |
| GB | | 48 | |
| Mac OS Classic | | 35 | |
| Atari 400/800 | | 33 | |
| Master System | | 31 | |
| C16/Plus4 | | 27 | |
| Mega Drive | | 22 | |
| Apple II E | | 20 | |
| Memotech MTX | | 19 | |
| Famicom Disk System | | 17 | |
| VIC-20 | | 14 | |
| PCE | | 13 | |
| Mac OS X | | 12 | |
| NEC PC8801 | | 10 | |
| BeOS | | 10 | |
| Electron | | 9 | |
| Apple IIGS | | 9 | |
| Nintendo DS | | 9 | |
| BBC | | 9 | |
| Tandy Coco | | 9 |