The Fall of the Humble Video Game Manual (Should We Bring Them Back?)

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Күн бұрын

Whats up gamers, in celebration of America's favorite holiday (my birthday) we're gonna talk about paper game manuals! These dang things used to be everywhere, but now? Do you see them ANYWHERE? No! Newer games like Baldurs Gate 3, Elden Ring, heck, even games like Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or Fortnite don't have manuals! And wouldn't it be weird if they did? Let's discuss the rise and fall of the paper game manual and go in to too much depth on the history and where they are today.
Join me in this video I wrote in October, filmed in November, then didn't touch until May! I think the KZfaq algorithm actually likes it if I only post once a year so this will be great for the channel.
00:00 Intro
00:55 "Brief" History
05:15 Beginning of the End
07:36 Today
09:52 Two Cool Games
11:31 SUPER COOL OUTRO!!! (must watch)
12:39 my cat
Music
► Hold On, Please! - Louie Zong || Waluigi Pinball - Mario Kart OST || Milkshakes - LoFiDavid || Luigi's Mansion - Louie Zong || Store - Lukrembo || Charlie Brown's Day Off - Louie Zong || Sunrise - Louie Zong
►Outro -- Anxiety Groove - Louie Zong
how long a video is too long? i just keep pushing the envelope here of what is "watchable"
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Cite Your Sources!
games mentioned at end!
►The Banished Vault -
www.bithellgames.com/the-bani...
►Tunic -
tunicgame.com/
important and interesting articles cited in video!
►NME - The Lost Art of the Video Game Manual
www.nme.com/features/gaming-f...
►IGN - Ubisoft Removing Paper Game Manuals
www.ign.com/articles/2010/04/...
►ScreenRant - Digital Game Sales Outnumber Physical Sales
screenrant.com/digital-game-s...
►Forbes - A Digital-Only Gaming Future is Coming
www.forbes.com/sites/mitchwal...
►Polygon - Banished Vault Review
www.polygon.com/reviews/23803...
extra interesting articles!
►IGN - Death of the Manual
www.ign.com/articles/2010/04/...
►Medium - Slow and Silent Death of the Video Game Manual
/ the-slow-and-silent-de...
►CBR - Retrospective of the Best Video Game Manuals
www.cbr.com/video-game-manual...
footage from these channels you can CHECK OUT and subscribe to!
► Tunic -
• Tunic Review
• TUNIC Launch Trailer
► Pong -
• 12 HOURS of Atari PONG
►Super Mario Bros -
• Super Mario Bros Playt...
►Horizon Zero Dawn -
• Horizon Zero Dawn - Ep...
►Uncharted -
• UNCHARTED: DRAKE'S FOR...
►Red Dead Redemption 2 -
• RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 ...
►Skyrim -
• you're finally awake (...
►Legend of Zelda -
archive.org/details/the-legen...
►Pong Manual - Umpqua
www.flickr.com/photos/umpqua/...
►Manuals -
www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manual...
this guy cited the same games as me which i thought was funny
►The Guardian - The Revenge of the Video Game Manual
www.theguardian.com/games/202...
ok thats almost the character limit have a great day and remember to have fun and also that ai is bad for art!

Пікірлер: 20

@whimloomgames 23 күн бұрын

so glad you popped up on my feed. i really enjoy your format and pacing, thanks so much, I'll be watching all the rest of your stuff 🥰

@grackhouse 22 күн бұрын

thanks for watching !! glad you enjoyed it haha

@maginator4877 22 күн бұрын

My favorite little manual of all time would have to be the one that came with physical copies of The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ on switch because its stylized after the legend of zelda's using its own isaac-y flair and really is cool to see some classic Isaac items with descriptions and art work like those older manuals!

@grackhouse 22 күн бұрын

Ill have to look at that one, I had no idea the binding of issac came with one! thank you for your contribution 🫡

@ArekusaSan 23 күн бұрын

I was groveling to my friends earlier about how gaming YT is mostly filled with the same looking and sounding guys. It’s so refreshing to find someone talking about games who doesn’t look and sound like everyone else! I know you don’t upload a lot but I will now be ride or die whenever you do okay? Awesome video btw

@grackhouse 22 күн бұрын

I notice that too! glad you liked it :)!

@grizzly3793 22 күн бұрын

Oh hey, this is a fun video. I really like the recommendations at the end: I hadn't heard about either game, and you make them seem interesting. The editing is mabye a bit too flashy for my tastes but don't let that stop you, it is fun to watch either way. Make no mistake: This is good youtube content. Well done. What I genuinely miss the most about manuals is that it could be quite interesting to read about the game's lore (or historical background) whilst not being behind a screen. There's a couple of games that experimented by putting that content inside an app instead. But when it comes to reading large amounts of text nothing beats paper. Then again, some game series have surprisingly decent tie-in novels. There are some digitially distributed games that just have their manual come in .pdf form, like the excellent nerd-wargame Highfleet, which is always a delight to me. Highfleet is designed to appeal to a certain 90s nostalgia, sure, but I think the main thing that appeals to me about the manual is just that I can sit down and read something about a game that interests me.

@grackhouse 22 күн бұрын

thanks for watching! I agree with the screen vs paper stuff. didnt know about the games that used apps actually, thats definitely interesting! I cut a whole section in this video about how nintendo tried to do digital game manuals but ended up ditching them. Probably because of that same sentiment with paper being the best medium for these! also, hadnt heard of it, but ill have to check out Highfleet! glad you enjoyed!