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Originally Posted by soapy
Manuals are written to tell you how to play the game. Of course they aren't going to go into details, but things like "save" is a function that should be included, whether or not you can use it right away. I'm not saying it wasn't included, but manuals aren't meant to be fun to read nor do they hold your hand in terms on how to play the game. Nintendo does better with their manuals I find, but the majority of the manuals aren't really worth reading because you can find out everything in game.
Companies just don't put money into manuals, they figure people buy strategy guides. I think that is unfair, and we're stuck with sub par manuals. I want to have a manual that goes into more detail vs having to shell out another $15 to know how to play a game. Although I do like reading strategy guides  I don't mind reading manuals if they're interesting, but they're not. But I guess that's not the point of an instruction booklet either.
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If you need a strategy guide to know how to play a game, then I suggest you stop buying them and start using your own brain. It's more fun that way, and you'll save money, and perhaps become smarter!
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I wonder if the people who didn't grow up playing New Super Mario Bros, what did they think of the game?
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I love it because it's just plain fun. New SMB is also a great way for new people to get into the series. I desperately want to play Super Mario Bros now!
I was speaking idiomatically.