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    Buy old game manuals?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by graycolor, Mar 12, 2011.

  1. graycolor

    graycolor Notebook Evangelist

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    I really like to play old school games and I buy them from gog.com all the time, but its so damn difficult to play these old games I need instructions. The manuals gog provide are great, but there all in pdf. Is there a way I could buy old game manuals for cheap on paper.

    I just wanted to add I don't think printing is an option it just feels like a total waste of paper.

    Whats the easiest way to read these manuals, I only have one computer and I can't play a game and read the manual at the same time.
     
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    ALT+TAB, or bring it up on your cell phone, assuming you have a smart phone... Nothing against you or anything, but I don't think I've ever in my 16 years of gaming have I ever read the manual for instructions.... Its always been for the pictures :) (or mini comics).
     
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  4. graycolor

    graycolor Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah I use to never use manuals, but these old school games are really really complicated especially the strategy games.
     
    graycolor, Mar 12, 2011
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    And don't you think that buying that is total waste of money? I think printing or ALT+TAB would be cheaper
     
    James D, Mar 12, 2011
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    I'd recommend getting a multi-monitor setup and having the manual on one screen and the game in the other.

    Also increases your normal productivity as well.
     
    joecait, Mar 12, 2011
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    Agree with that. I wouldn't get a multi-monitor set-up. it's seriously not worth it.
     
    TomJG90, Mar 13, 2011
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  8. graycolor

    graycolor Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks guys, I guess I'll start saving some money for that monitor.
     
    graycolor, Mar 13, 2011
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    I dunno, printing can get expensive really quickly. Alt-Tab is annoying and can sometimes cause games to crash.

    I have an old 15" 1024x768 monitor that I use for stuff like that. It also is valuable for placing windows when I want full screen for something else. So it won't only be for manuals but useful for other things. Considering you can pick up a refurb 15" for less than $50 not a bad idea.
     
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    1. Bring manual PDFs to office
    2. Print them from office printer
    3. ????
    4. PROFIT!!!
     
    TomTom2007, Mar 13, 2011
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  11. Bubbletonic

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    You'd rather buy a new monitor or pay over the odds for old manuals instead of buying a pack of paper? each to their own but if I already had the manuals avaliable to me along with a printer.. I know which option I would take.
     
    Bubbletonic, Mar 14, 2011
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  12. HTWingNut

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    Obviously to each their own. But if you like having hundreds of pages of paper laying around, spending $0.06 - $0.08 / sheet of printed paper if using laser, or $0.12-$0.15 / sheet for inkjet go right ahead. A cheap monitor will pay for itself quickly if you print over 500 pages, and like I said, you can use it more than just for manuals.
     
    HTWingNut, Mar 14, 2011
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