I miss manuals.

[QlimaxUK]

Hardly ever read manuals or instructions

manuals/instructions are for women i thought?

+1 +1

i read once that the manuals cost more to make than the actual games?!

maybe cost of disc compared to cost of manual?

 

[Substance]

I loved reading manuals in the back of my parents car on the way back from the shop

 

[RollerBall]

I used to love manuals. Made excellent toilet reading. Especially when they had little bios/intro stories in them

 

[Jongo]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20403/IMG_20110909_205422.jpg

Klingon Academy manual next to my razer mouse its about as thick as it.

 

[David_VI]

Does anyone remember them maps that came with GTA's? I haven't bought a CD version of it since San Andreas so I don't know whether they still come with them.

Yip. I own all the GTA games except London and loved them for the maps and cool info in the manuals.

GTA IV did come with a map also, along with a book akin to a tourist pamphlet about Liberty City

Xbox version : http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3106/2572929248_3d5ee7d07c.jpg

David

 

[Mark3h]

loved the manual in the first guild wars.
really enjoyed the mini stories in them.

 

[GreatAuk]

Manuals used to be great fun - waiting for the game to install, or when my turn on the computer was over, reading the manual was almost as much fun as playing the game. It felt like you were learning useful in-game tips and strategies, and many were entertaining as well.

Alas, nowadays all you get is some rubbish list of controls and icons if you're lucky.