Games that NEED a manual - or at least had AWESOME ones.

Karza · Post by **Karza** » 2005-03-29 03:52am

White Haven wrote:Now, figuring out how to play WELL took longer...

Well, I never claimed I was any good at it at first

. Figuring that out indeed took longer.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2005-03-29 02:36pm

SimEarth.

The manual for that game was detailed, explicit, and included so many facts and articles on the present day biosphere I still love reading it.

The best part was, they used real life studies on ecological disasters to show just how that firestorm, that eradicated rainforest, or tsunami messed with your planet and its biosphere. Truly a masterpiece.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2005-03-29 02:39pm

Heh. Course my later strategy definitely went against the THEME of secrecy and covert defense. You know, level every last hiding place and bit of cover that could be protecting an alien with heavy weapons.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-03-29 02:40pm

Xenophobe3691 wrote:SimEarth.

The manual for that game was detailed, explicit, and included so many facts and articles on the present day biosphere I still love reading it.

The best part was, they used real life studies on ecological disasters to show just how that firestorm, that eradicated rainforest, or tsunami messed with your planet and its biosphere. Truly a masterpiece.

I want that manual....

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2005-03-29 05:28pm

Well, visit Richmond and I'll let you borrow it for the night, Ace, as long as you promise to return it without any splotches on the pages.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2005-03-29 05:41pm

Ace Pace wrote:
Xenophobe3691 wrote:SimEarth.

The manual for that game was detailed, explicit, and included so many facts and articles on the present day biosphere I still love reading it.

The best part was, they used real life studies on ecological disasters to show just how that firestorm, that eradicated rainforest, or tsunami messed with your planet and its biosphere. Truly a masterpiece.
I want that manual....

i know of a place that has that manual available in .pdf format. shoot me a pm and i'll give you the link. (best if i don't post it here for various reasons)

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-03-30 01:06am

White Haven wrote:Well, visit Richmond and I'll let you borrow it for the night, Ace, as long as you promise to return it without any splotches on the pages.

The only splotchs on my manuals are coke spillage, and I don't drink Coke while reading someone else's book.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2005-03-30 01:15am

I was being facetious, foobean.