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retracyesterday at 7:22 PM2 repliesview on HN

In my experience used games were often traded or passed around as bare cartridges. And that's how I got most of my games.


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Terr_yesterday at 7:33 PM

Ahhh, nostalgia: Some games like Super Mario and Duck Hunt were quite doable without a manual, but I specifically remember Legacy of the Wizard [0]. With no manual and almost zero in-game text to work from, our progress was limited to stumbling around a giant labyrinth, never realizing certain obstacles required switching characters to use unique abilities, and then finding special items that unlock abilities for other characters...

[0] https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Legacy_of_the_Wizard/Walkthrou...

jordighyesterday at 7:27 PM

Rentals too often came without the manual.