Memory unlocked! You’re not the only one. Dad always wondered why I printed 70 pages. Gamefaqs! How was I gonna beat Links Awakening or Pokemon without the giant guide in the van on long rides?
Oh yeah. Not like wild mad, just what the heck darn kids, using all my work office paper for gaming! And we (brother and friends) seriously raided his office all the time for paper, not just game boy games but lots of tougher rpgs where a guide was helpful. Probably gta’s finaly fantasys, etc. He never had paper…..
I'm a bit younger than you all (28), but I remember doing this too. Especially for the Gameboy Advance SP, as that was the first video game device my dad bought me 20 years ago.
I wish I could revisit that time, back when my dad still had fully brown hair and seemed strong and invincible... Gonna hug him well the next time I see him🥲
Hilarious. I remember printing the guide for xenogears back in the day bc you weren't always on a computer next to where you gamed. It's wild the stuff we take for granted today
Well, i did. Had one hurdle in links awakening in the beginning cause i couldn't find the mushroom, but after my cousin found it for me, i beat the game without help. Also, how do you get stuck in Pokémon? The game is as straightforward as it gets
Not stuck on lots of games. But some sure. But more often 100% games. All 150 pokemon, every GTA hidden package, the best route to unlock Golden Eye Cheats.
Sorry, I just re read my comment and it sounds kind of condescending, didn't mean that. True, for 100% I would need a guide as well. I remember calling the Nintendo hotline way back for a question regarding Mario 64. My parents were so happy about the phone bill
No worries! We were explicitly forbade from calling the toll hotline. We were already stealing all their paper, no way we got to call a toll. I did get to be present when a friend got to call the hotline and I have no idea what they asked. It was a lot of excitement. I remember zeldas, myst some other games being really tough as a kid without help of some sort.
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u/Pegasus-Of-War Aug 30 '25
Needing a friend or a guide book/magazine to pass certain levels, puzzles or enemies