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The revenge of the video game manual (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Instruction manuals died out as video games introduced tutorials instead. But now games such as Tunic and The Banished Vault are bringing them back

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I remember Ultima IV had a map, a metal ankh, a spellbook, and like a 160 page manual.

[โ€“] weirdo_from_space 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I think Ultime IV also came with a prequel novelization of the original trilogy, or at least a decently detailed summary. PC games used to be packed it seems.