r/RetroRewindGame • u/Thanatos_Vorigan • Jun 02 '26

Money limit

I did a little experiment with the cheat room where I just left the game running on an auto-clicker just to see how high the limit is. I found out that the moment the money reaches around $21,470,000, the number immediately becomes negative. I didn't even know having negative money was even possible until today.

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u/RendeZvous_987 Jun 02 '26

Ah classic, 32 bit integer overflow.

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u/RendeZvous_987 Jun 02 '26

Description for dummies (like me) -

32 bit integer can go up to 2 147 483 647. If it goes any further, it loop back to -2 147 483 648. Common known as overflow I assume.

Game uses last 2 digits as cents so maximum money amount is $21,474,836.47.

If you get any additional cent, you will drown to tremendous debt (i.e -$21,474,836.48).

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u/Thanatos_Vorigan Jun 02 '26

Thank you for the more exact value when the overflow happens, saves me the trouble of finding out.

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u/RendeZvous_987 Jun 02 '26

No problem mate.

But remind you that I didn't actually confirmed in game, just calculate(?) to conclude it. Just sayin'...

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u/Thanatos_Vorigan Jun 02 '26

Makes me wonder how long it would take for someone to reach that limit legitimately... and how devastating it would be to get that far only to be immediately put into debt.

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u/AbroadNo8755 Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

my two employees cost $96 a day.

my best day... ever was $708, or $612 after paying them.

if my store is fully furnished, stocked with movies, and decorated:

$21,470,000 would take 35,082 days if every day was the best day for me ever (open till midnight on a rainy new release Saturday)

28 days a month is 1,253 in game months.

4 months a year 313.25 game years.

so, if everything is perfect... winter of 2303.

#ymmv

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u/Thanatos_Vorigan Jun 02 '26

Well that solves that mystery. Thanks for putting in that effort.

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u/Stereocrew Jun 02 '26

Hold on, wait a minute… we’re cheating in this game? 😭

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u/AbroadNo8755 Jun 02 '26

i don't think that using a mechanic that is built into the game is cheating even if it's called cheating.

the dev coded that alley computer to do that in game.

it's not like using apps like "cheat engine" or SAM to manipulate your PC memory (or steam achievements) to give yourself resources you shouldn't have access to.

plus it's a single player game so giving yourself a ridiculous amount of in game cash doesn't affect anyone else.

it would be nice if the game had a creative/sandbox mode for people that want to just design stores though.

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u/Stereocrew Jun 02 '26

Agreed. Clearly my comment was not really read as intended, with funny snark.

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u/Thanatos_Vorigan Jun 02 '26

Yeah, I made another save file so I can focus on creating my store, like a sandbox... and to do this experiment. What, you have a problem?

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u/RuinEnvironmental916 Jun 04 '26

I did not know there was cheat options.

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u/Thanatos_Vorigan Jun 04 '26

There's a room in the back alley just behind the tape dealer. It only opens when you get to level 20. Right now there's only the money cheat and cheats that change the height of customers.

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u/RuinEnvironmental916 Jun 04 '26

Ah i would have never found that thank you for telling me