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» It never struck me how necessary manuals are for certain old games until now
02/19/2018 02:07:15 PM
02/19/2018
02:07 PM
For instance, Secret of Mana (the original, not the remake) has pretty much no tutorials, to my knowledge. You're supposed to rely on the manual to learn exactly how the game works, and boy, is the manual comprehensive. It tells you everything you need to know to start the game. It explains the controls, how to perform charged attacks, a list of spells and how to perform magic, and even a list of items. The item list in particular is huge to me because in the game, you don't know what an item does until you buy it.
Some may like to learn all this stuff blind, and I can respect that, but in my case, learning the ins-and-outs of a game makes me appreciate it much more.
02/19/2018 02:17:43 PM
02/19/2018
02:17 PM
now adays you have to go through a half hour tutorial
Things are about to get arvified
02/19/2018 02:19:30 PM
02/19/2018
02:19 PM
The Soul Calibur IV manual has an expired coupon for Churchs Chicken.
02/19/2018 02:35:29 PM
02/19/2018
02:35 PM
Thought this would be 'What is the third letter of the fourth word on the seventh line of the tenth page?'
02/19/2018 02:37:08 PM
02/19/2018
02:37 PM
I remember reading through the manuals while on the toilet.
Good times.
02/19/2018 03:04:03 PM
02/19/2018
03:04 PM
ever played a game called Lords of Magic? ;]
02/19/2018 03:04:59 PM
02/19/2018
03:04 PM
Loved game manuals as a kid... ;(
02/19/2018 03:19:33 PM
02/19/2018
03:19 PM
That feeling when you're reading the manual on the way home from just buying a new game..
Manuals were also often necessary for figuring out the story/lore of a game. Though a great many of them screwed up a lot during the translation process.
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02/19/2018 03:28:49 PM
02/19/2018
03:28 PM
I liked reading the manuals. Especially when I rented, read it in the car while my mom or dad would drive back home.
Hamsters: Sandwich meat of the future.
02/19/2018 03:57:10 PM
02/19/2018
03:57 PM
keyblader1985 posted...
That feeling when you're reading the manual on the way home from just buying a new game
Oh, yes! The big one for me here absolutely was Duke Nukem 3D.
02/19/2018 04:44:47 PM
02/19/2018
04:44 PM
ArvTheGreat posted...
now adays you have to go through a half hour tutorial
Games started getting bad when we begane to market them to people who cant read, or dont like to.
02/19/2018 04:50:37 PM
02/19/2018
04:50 PM
And manuals used to be in full color, on glossy paper, etc.
Well, not for the Genesis, but definitely for the NES and the SNES.
-- I Abibde / Samuraiter
Laughing at Game FAQs since 2002.
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