Ask HN: Why do video games award points in multiples of ten? 1 points by amichail 3y ago ↗ HN Should video games released nowadays continue to do this?
[–] MrVandemar 3y ago ↗ Pure speculation, but I suspect it's (a) limitations of the early hardware (b) psychological.With (a), it's less memory to store 1 than 10, but easy to display a zero as if you had 10. This becomes significant for larger scores I guess.With (b). Do you want your high score at 100 points or 1,000 points?
[–] pestatije 3y ago ↗ Because of the singular "1 point" vs. "10 points". All the messages are displayed using plural and the programmer can go home at 5.
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 18.8 ms ] threadWith (a), it's less memory to store 1 than 10, but easy to display a zero as if you had 10. This becomes significant for larger scores I guess.
With (b). Do you want your high score at 100 points or 1,000 points?