Gaming Why is it called Action Replay?

[Sora de Eclaune]

You don't replay actions with it, so why is it called an Action Replay?

 

[Skelletonike]

http://en.wikipedia....i/Action_Replay

I think that's what you mean?

Dunno if that's not the case.


As for the name, it's because of the brand name

 

[Valwin]

you play the game with more action after you cheat ?

 

[Sora de Eclaune]

you play the game with more action after you cheat ?

But the device itself doesn't cause any replaying.

 

[Valwin]

you play the game with more action after you cheat ?

But the device itself doesn't cause any replaying.

yes it does after you fail you replay the game with cheats

 

[smf]

You don't replay actions with it, so why is it called an Action Replay?

The original Action Replay on the commodore 64 allowed you to save the state of the computer to tape or disk.
When reloaded you were at the same point in the game as when you saved it.

 

[Sora de Eclaune]

You don't replay actions with it, so why is it called an Action Replay?

The original Action Replay on the commodore 64 allowed you to save the state of the computer to tape or disk.
When reloaded you were at the same point in the game as when you saved it.

That makes so much sense that my mind literally exploded. BRB, gotta vaccuum up pieces of brain matter.