extra life
Continue after dying
Extra life is a video game term for an additional chance to continue playing after dying.
Classic arcade and platformer games awarded extra lives for high scores or collecting items: I got an extra life at 10,000 points.
The concept extends figuratively to any second chance: That diagnosis was a wake-up call—my extra life.
- respawnReappear after dying digitally
- continueGo on without stopping
- do overChance to retry
- power-upCollected in-game enhancement
- mushroomFleshy fungal body
arcade · coin slot · coins · health · hit points · revival · checkpoint · save point · bonus · hearts · regenerate · retry · invincibility · resurrection · second chance · player · quarters · game cartridge
- Buffshealing, protection, strength boost, speed boost, immunity
- gaming termsbuff, debuff, boss, loot, final boss
- Pac-ManPac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Clyde, ghosts, maze
- power-upsboost, buff, invincibility, power boost, 1-up
- microtransactionsin-app purchase, ad removal, power-up, loot box, battle pass
- game itemspotion, health potion, mana potion, power-up, coin
survival aid vs. lethal threat
extra lifeinstant kill
Immediate lethal attack
one-hit kill · death trap · spike pit · bottomless pit · hazard
extra, life, extras, live, lives, lived, lively, livelihood, alive