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Sega Saturn Software Development Standards, SOA version 2.0 15

8. Main Game

8.1 Screen Display

8.1.1 Display Area Limits for On-Screen Items

Required Important items such as the game score and the number of

Compliance Item remaining player units (player lives) must not be displayed in

the following areas:

• The two cell area on the left/right sides of the game screen.

• The one cell area on the top/bottom of the game screen.

Note that the above screen dimensions are equivalent to the 40 x 28

cell mode. This requirement takes into account the differences in

the display area of monitors.

8.1.2 Standardization of Terminology

Recommended Sega recommends that the display of scores and high scores be

Compliance Item unified as shown below:

Recommended Do Not use

1 Player Scoring

SCORE POINT

2 Player Scoring

PLAYER 1

PLAYER 2

(or 1P / 2P)

1 UP / 2 UP

High Score

HIGH SCORE

(or TOP)

HI SCORE

Table 8.1 Recommended Terms for Scores and High Scores

The display for the number of remaining player units does not

count the play unit in use.

Example:

• When 2 is displayed as the number of lives, it means that there

are 2 lives left in addition to the life that is currently being used.

Accordingly, if the game is over after one life is lost, then “0”

should be displayed.

In order to avoid confusion, the same name should not be used more

than twice within a game (especially for user-interface items).

Example:

• A menu item under the “Tournament Mode” should not be

called “Tournament.”

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