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There really is no need for them to be larger than a DS game case

 

Remember when video games had booklets that came with them?

 

we used to be a country. a proper country.

 

The amount of GBA booklets I have is absurd.

 

Some of those are insanely thick too and printed in full color

looking at you, Golden Sun

 

Haha yup have both Golden Sun still. At least one of the maps even

 

When I was a nerdy little kid I would sit and read game booklets for fun

Sometimes there was really fun stuff in there besides just controls

 

I used to reread the booklet for Melee when I was bored

 

The booklets would have lore that wasn’t touched on in the game, especially fighting games.

 

There were definitely some game booklets in the Xbox/PS2/GC era that were legendary. Just so much content put on paper.

 

a lost art

 

I have a similar nostalgia for cheat books and game guides that used to come with magazines. Used to love reading about all the easter eggs in games that I hadn't even played.

 

Makes me nostalgic for reading EGM and GamePro in high school with my friend. Lol and he actually went on to start 1UP if anybody remembers that website

 

Oh man your guys are making me sad, I miss print so much

 

Remember when video games came with posters sometimes?

 

I still pick up the odd game guide every so often. Have FF Tactics and Golden Sun TLA on my shelf rn

 

I had so many video game and hip hop magazine subscriptions. They all died :(

 

Back in my childhood I subscribed to EGM, Nintendo Power, GamePro, and GamePlayer's. I was a voracious reader when it came to vidya games.

 

I know I still have guides to Spider-Man 2, RE4 and the Golden Sun games at least

 

I looooved strategy guides, they were so fun to read and look at the pictures for me. I think I literally got them for games I didn't even have sometimes

I was a weird kid

 

Also I finished Skyward Sword tonight. Not my favorite Zelda but I did really enjoy it overall, it was cool how the worlds kept opening up and taking you to different places. Really nice visuals too

I have now officially finished every main 3D Zelda game

 

I still have my Pokemon Red and Spyro The Dragon strategy guides.

 

I wish buying strategy guides was a thing still all those gta ones were the best

 

I think it was Final Fantasy VIII where they decided, "You know what's a good idea? Having a strategy guide only have half the info, and point people to a website for the rest."

Absolute horseshit.

If I wanted that, I'd just keep going to GameFAQs. And I did after that.

 

It was FF9 and I'm still mad about it. Such a terrible guide for an amazing game.