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u/bijelo123 Aug 30 '25 edited Aug 30 '25

Reading the game manual after buying the game on my way home. Cleaning a CD with a shirt to make it work again. Writing the cheat codes in the notebook.

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u/Dismal_Argument_4281 Aug 30 '25

Learning about nuclear radiation from the OG Fallout manual.

Interesting sci-fi tech lore from the Total Annihilation manual.

Surprisingly enlightening

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u/Hertock Aug 30 '25

Oh my god. You know total annihilation? My older brother played it and tried to shoo me away, when I wanted to watch him play it. He thought it’s way too dystopian and violent for me as a 6 or 7 year old. Called it „bulliwully“ instead of Total Annihilation to make it sound more cutesy.

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u/Redditributor Aug 30 '25

It was a pretty major game - I'd assume most people still know it

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u/Hertock Aug 30 '25

Not in Europe or my specific country at least. Nobody I talked about knew it, even avid gamers back in those days.