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The revenge of the video game manual (www.theguardian.com)

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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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[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

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[–] hamburglar26@wilbo.tech 2 points 2 years ago

I still have my Ultima VI Compendium and Map, all of the details in them and the game lore added so much.

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[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years 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.

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