There's nothing quite like the smell of a fresh videogame. Better than a new car. Better than a sweet-smelling girl. Better than a fragrant cake.
What is that smell? Is it merely glue and paper, some mass-produced industrial ink? Or is it something magical? Does it simply represent that feeling, the feeling of a new game in your hands as you race down the road, tearing off the plastic between stoplights?
The first thing that greets you when that folded cardboard comes undone, other than a mess of discs, is an instruction manual. Or it used to.
meh i prefer tutorials rather than thick manuals.
Manuals tell you what to do, tutorials show you how its done.
Both early releases of Fallout 1 and 2's manuals were great. They're tough to find today (I've got both).
I got into the habit of always reading through the entire manual before i play a new game. yes it is lame, but its something that I started when i was a kid. Not really to know how to play but just to know more about the game itself. I always thought the metal gear manuals had awesome character artwork -
Nothing beats the smell of freshly bathed girl.
Superb find and article. God, thinking of my first read of Fallout manual just makes me... WOW.
It was more like a story book and I loved seeing Vault Boy toons all over the manual. Seriously, what is wrong with games nowadays?
PS. the smell of the new game box is one of the main reasons I hate digital download for games.