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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Exactly.

Old games come in large cardboard boxes to accommodate the manual, with disks rattling around inside.

And in one case, a vacuum packed t-shirt too!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ahhh the manuals... and the mail order hint guides. Those were the days.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Did anyone ever fill out those registration cards?