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Fusioncode said:
They have been abolished, by everyone except Nintendo who for some reason thinks they're still making games for arcades and are trying to get as many quarters from us as possible. Go play Rayman Legends if you want to see how well a platformer can work without lives. Lives have been completely pointless since consoles were introduced.

I have played Rayman Legends; I still think platformers work better with lives, otherwise there's no rising tension as the number counts down, no intensity because that you have to get it right this time.