This makes me feel old because I think of the days when there was a chunky manual inside with controls, maps, and lore.
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I think I flipped through the manual of the Legend of Zelda on nes multiple times. The artwork in that thing is so great and all the lore and information that was in there was awesome.
I really miss those things.
Those flight sim manuals:D
And they had little books with info and pictures.
God I miss those days. I stopped buying physical games mainly because the only thing it was doing was taking up physical space. If they had included those books and art then I probably would have stuck around with physical stuff.
I honestly prefer getting physical versions for my switch, reminds me of the good 'ol days when i had an entire bag of DS games
Oh I totally get it! I don't mean to say physical games aren't worth it, it's just why I don't get 'em anymore. Being able to run your finger down a line of game cases is nice... seeing all those titles lined up. Or with the DS games. Having the little chips slotted into the cases in the little zippy uppy thingies.
and copy protection codes. Please enter the 5th word from page 19 of the manual.
Pffft they came on cassette, there was no room for books! Mastertronic and their 99p games were amazing, the picture on the front was always the biggest lie ever
That and a picnpix from Woolies was life!
I miss when PC games had flaps on the box, and they'd be full of screenshots and art from the game.
And big fucking tomes for manuals.
Not a physical manual tome, but this Prima Guide for TESIV: Oblivion is something that is enough for me to convert to pdf.
I bought that (and still have it) when I got Oblivion, expecting to need it like I did for Morrowind. Definitely did not need it.
I had it while playing the game all those years ago. I didn't have much access to internet back then, and although I don't remember the specifics, I remember looking up some deadra/Mehrunes Dagon oblivion planes for some stuff. And a few of the annoying quests, like Glarthir's Paranoia quest in Skingrad.
Nevertheless, it was a fine thing to skim through even without needing/wanting to find something specific. The page background, layouts, font and colors all being in sync with tbe game still adds a ton to the immersion of that game.
I remember when you had to spin the wheel to get the current code to unlock the game. No, I don't miss that.
What I miss is having less responsibilities, while at the same time I don't want to have less (and I always wanted to get older as a kid to be more in control, so I doubt I would like it now).
Now I work a bit to hype myself up about games. The game's wiki usually has a good synopsis and some wallpapers. There are promo videos, and often a promotional website. And the flow of memes and *ahem * fan art coming from new game releases is often also helpful.
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