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    Accumulate 100,000 points on Hard Mode without dying [No Level Select Mode Allowed]

    1,029 (656) of 28,394 โ€“ 3.62%

    2.31% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    3.62% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Created by Sweezy1992 on: 11 Apr, 2019 22:41
    Last modified: 31 Jul, 2023 13:46


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    Wolfsighs 26 Feb 2023 13:27
    When is this supposed to ping? I am in hard mode after beating the game, have 150k points, and havenโ€™t died yet. Is it upon your first death? The achievement is still showing as active in the bottom of my screen and when I check the achievements, and other achievements have pinged in the meantime such as โ€œbeat world 2 without dyingโ€
    Wolfsighs 28 Feb 2023 02:45
    I think I mightโ€™ve done it starting from 1-1 level select without realizing it. Itโ€™s too bad it doesnโ€™t trigger that way as well, because the game is in hard mode.
    terra32 24 May 2023 02:10
    Agree this should also be viable in Select Mode as Wolfsighs mentioned, the game is still in hard mode difficulty.
    22 Jun 2023 17:09
    SubliminalSiren edited this achievement's badge.
    31 Jul 2023 13:46
    Brandovsky edited this achievement's logic.
    thekaufaz 8 Nov 2023 03:34
    So you only get one chance at hard mode and if you die you have to restart and beat the game again to get back into hard mode? The level select mode is hard mode so it should really count.
    vintageclassicgamer 11 Nov 2023 11:09
    Just got 100k and no pop... there's clearly something wrong here.
    Sweezy1992 14 Jan 2024 19:53
    Hard Mode and Level Select Mode aren't same. That's right that achievement will work only on Hard Mode instead of Level Select Mode. I want to make clear.
    14 Jan 2024 19:58
    stfN1337 edited this achievement's description.
    Sweezy1992 14 Jan 2024 19:58
    Updated the description.
    thekaufaz 14 Jan 2024 20:08
    If you level select to 1-1 what's the difference between that and hard mode? Technically I get that it needs to not be level select currently, but for the general concept of this achievement it seems the exact same. I never noticed anything different between level select mode and hard mode other than being able to level select. It seems like you could allow level select for this achievement and not harm anything. Unless you specifically want the user to have to beat the game on easy for every retry as part of the achievement, which is fine I guess.
    vintageclassicgamer 14 Jan 2024 20:24
    I would like to know the difference in modes if you start at 1-1... I see none and the Internets tells me it's hard mode.
    thekaufaz 22 Jan 2024 16:21
    The point of this achievement must in part be to force you to have to play through easy mode before being able to retry. Level select mode can indeed be considered as hard mode per this achievement in the bonus set: https://retroachievements.org/achievement/78697

    stfN1337 14 Jul 2019 15:30
    *Level Select Mode works also but you have to start from 1-1.
    DeadCaligo 24 Jun 2024 21:21
    so is it working now?
    DeadCaligo 24 Jun 2024 21:24
    using the select mode on 1-1 should be allowed
    quirky0992 27 Jun 2024 06:37
    I dunno why thekaufaz said you have to beat Easy for every retry, that's not correct. Beat Easy mode once, then stay on Hard mode until you get 100K without losing a life. On each attempt, if you mess up, run Mario into a hole until Game Over and retry straight away.

    My tip for this would be to treat it as "beat worlds 1 and 2 on Hard Mode without dying". Don't focus on your score too much, it should just happen naturally. Once you're past 2-2 you should make it. I focused on the "without dying" part and got 100K about half way through 2-3. I nearly messed up on 99K because I was getting nervous being so close.
    thekaufaz 8 Oct 2024 20:16
    @quirky0992 - How do you stay on hard mode? The game appears to always automatically advance you to level select mode, which is different. Can you get a game over and retry that way? Surprised no one mentioned that before if that is the case.
    thekaufaz 8 Oct 2024 20:22
    @quirky0992 I just read your full comment and that is indeed what you say. Huh. Good info. If that is true then I think the achievement is fine as-is. Even though it is dumb that level select doesn't work when in the bonus set level select counts as hard mode. As long as people can keep retrying hard mode then it is fine as long as people clearly know what to do. I think the issue has been that everyone thinks level select is hard mode going into this. With the number of comments here hopefully everyone can be clear on what the requirements actually are.
    scatter 9 Oct 2024 02:21
    It is fine as is, I left an earlier comment complaining but deleted it when I realized you can try it as many times as you want if you just game over when you fail. I was thinking you'd have to reset the game and beat it on normal mode just to get one try. Kind of frustrating if you're already in level select, but just make sure to get it after the first beat if you can.
    eazytheskeazy 22 Dec 2024 06:25
    Easier than the ridiculous Coin Allergy achievement. You get infinite retries and only have to be deathless until 2-2 or 2-3. Not that bad.

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