Mario & Luigi: Brothership

[MiracleDinner]

That really reminds me-does anyone else here really miss those big instruction manuals that used to come with games that told you about everything in the game and everything to do in the game and how to do it, about the game's enemies, etc? I miss that era. I think that era ended around 2007 or so because I noticed that's when Nintendo DS manuals started getting really short and only really outlining health and safety and the buttons and what they did and stuff, and just basic info about how to play the game. How boring.....

Yep, my Super Paper Mario manual is kinda crinkly because of the sheer amount of times I would spend sitting in the family living room reading it as a kid. I still remember how much wonderment I felt every time. Stuff like re-reading the classic intro story, wondering what the silhouette girl really looked like, learning about the Pixls I hadn't gotten yet and being able to only imagine what could come next. Good times.

 

[Wendy O. Koopa]

@MiracleDinner Yeah I know; first console and handheld I grew up playing as a kid was the Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP. I remember how the manuals would tell you with each game about the story, characters, enemies (with most of them), etc. It was really fun reading all that. Like not only would they do that with Nintendo titles, but also other licensed titles, like Shrek, etc.

 

[yoshibro75]

That really reminds me-does anyone else here really miss the long bygone era of those big instruction manuals that used to come with games that told you about everything in the game and everything to do in the game and how to do it and the story of what's in the game, info about every single one of the game's enemies and bosses, etc? I miss that era. I think that era ended around 2007 or so because I noticed that's when Nintendo DS manuals started getting really short and only really outlining health and safety and the buttons and what they did and stuff, and just basic info about how to play the game. How boring.....

I still have my Mario Galaxy and Sticker Star manuals. (Yes, Sticker Star had a manual.)