Retro

The Art Of The Death Of The Manual

This piece by artist Maskull Lasserre takes the impending demise of the printed computer manual quite literally, pressing a number of old pieces together and then carving a skull out of it.


May 12, 2010
News

Nintendo Can’t Quit You, Instruction Manuals

It seems we may have been a little premature in declaring the death of the printed manual, with one of the world’s biggest publishers going on record saying that there’s life left in the printed word yet.


April 29, 2010
In Real Life

The History Of Gaming Through Manuals

There was a time when a game manual wasn’t just a place to print out what each button did. Manuals were, at one point, the first step of the journey into a intricate fantasy world.


April 20, 2010
In Real Life

A Celebration Of Some Amazing Game Manuals

As Ubisoft today bids farewell to the printed instruction manual, other publishers will surely follow suit. I, for one, am a little saddened by this, as some of my best memories in gaming involve… reading the manual.


December 22, 2007
Uncategorized

No More Heroes Manual Looks Better Than Some Games

Who out there reads instruction manuals? Show of hands. None? That’s what we thought. Video game manuals are generally:

1. Boring 2. Not super clear 3. Nor concise 4. Dull 5. Synonym of dull

But this No More Heroes manual is modeled after a comic book and looks to lack Wiimote sketches altogether. Why not take a risk on the manual? It’s not like you are going to disappoint anyone if the idea’s a miss. Of course, if it is fantastic, chances are that no one will notice then, either. Marvelous! No More Heroes has a comic book manual [siliconera]