But if we did, posits Gamespy’s Brian Altano – in this nostalgic and disarmingly sweet take on growing up with games – they might have looked a little like these.
The part about bringing games to school is especially true. I think the only time I’ve ever read a game’s instruction manual was in study hall.
Jay
Monday, July 20, 2009 at 11:03 AMOnly time i’ve actually read the manual properly, like pretty much page for page. Was on a plane & the only thing i had to read or do. And that was Halo 2 i think.
Other than that, i usually flick through. Find the controls page, get a quick idea for controls if its new IP – then i’m sitting their trying to figure them out properly when i play it.
I do read the GTA ones. But their not really manuals.
Thomas Hambleton
Monday, July 20, 2009 at 11:19 AMTrue, I used to read game manuals at school. I also used to have a Maxis catalog that I LOVED looking through for some reason, when I was about 10 or so.
Mr Waffle
Monday, July 20, 2009 at 12:28 PMI remember my friends Battletech & Mechwarrior manuals doing the rounds in the playground, the background story and everything was just fantastic in them.
Chuloopa
Monday, July 20, 2009 at 1:34 PMhahah my mum is the worst for moving her arms up in the air whenever she jumps whilst playing mario. Ace stuff!