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Game Manual Notes

Post by Kaito-kun »

Game manuals often have a couple of pages in the back designed for you to scribble notes in, a nice idea, but has anyone here ever used them? I know I haven't. Is there really a need for them any more?
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I used them in Animal Crossing for the GC. I wrote down cheat codes.
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Post by Kaito-kun »

ShadowPhantom wrote:I used them in Animal Crossing for the GC. I wrote down cheat codes.
Oh! Actually, now you mention it that's probably my one exception.
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I never wanted to mess up the manual with anything, so I never did.
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No, never wrote anything. I know these page exists because the manuals must be multiple of 4 pages (8, 12, 16 and on) due printing reasons. So once the parts with the game story and controls end, they need to fill up until they got a multiple of 4.
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Post by Quills on Wheels »

What Rich said. Especially the Sonic ones.
But even if I wanted too, I don't know for what.
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Post by Wrath Oskvro »

Never done it. I think it's a horrible idea to write in a manual. If they wanted you to write down cheats in the manuals, they should have just fricken printed them in the back...but noo that would mean sales on strategy guides would drop! -_- Pffffffffft.
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Post by Reknoc »

Kaito-kun wrote:Is there really a need for them any more?
There isn't and even if there was it wouldn't matter because the pathetic little pamphlets that come with games now can't even be close to being considered an instruction manual.
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Post by Gavvie »

Yeah, I think the instruction manual as a booklet is going to die soon. I know Ubisoft are trying to phase them out by putting the instructions as a menu option in their games, for example.

As for using the notes pages, nope, never. I like keeping my games as close to pristine as possible, so I've never drawn/written in or on them.
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Reknoc wrote:There isn't and even if there was it wouldn't matter because the pathetic little pamphlets that come with games now can't even be close to being considered an instruction manual.
You are all way to young to remember Infocom games :rolleyes: , but by god could they package a disk! You got all sorts of extras and props Take a look at this articleabout a time when manuals and packaging really meant something.
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