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Gaming Slang
save state
· noun · gaming
A full snapshot of the game you can reload instantly.
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An emulator snapshot of the entire game state, memory, registers, the lot, written to a file so you can reload that exact moment instantly. The ultimate undo button.
“Make a save state right before the boss, then you can retry the pattern over and over without redoing the whole level.”
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Practice runners live on these. Drop a state before a tricky trick and grind it frame by frame until it's muscle memory.
“I had a save state stacked on every hard jump so I could drill the route all night.”
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save state In A Sentence
Make a save state right before the boss, then you can retry the pattern over and over without redoing the whole level.
I had a save state stacked on every hard jump so I could drill the route all night.
Origin & Usage
Emulation feature; dumps the entire machine state (RAM, registers, etc.) to a file for instant reload, no in-game save needed.
People Also Ask
Is a save state the same as an in-game save?
No. An in-game save uses the game's own save system. A save state is the emulator dumping the whole machine state to a file, so you can reload literally any frame, even where the game never lets you save.
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