With the release of Super Mario Odyssey, many people are saying that the concept of lives is DEAD! All because Mario no longer has lives for the first time since the 80s, just coins. Many people also point to modern trends where you simply die, get a game over, and then continue. In some cases, you don't even have a life meter, just a realistic bloody screen. But do you think that lives are dead like continues? Let's see what this board thinks. ---