• Lord_Logjam@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    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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      1 year ago

      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.

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      1 year ago

      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.

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          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.

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      1 year ago

      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

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    1 year ago

    I miss when PC games had flaps on the box, and they’d be full of screenshots and art from the game.

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            1 year ago

            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.

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    1 year ago

    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).

  • Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    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.