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Please add game manuals for EVERY game.
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SpiderFighter While it's nice to have bonus goodies for games, it's a bit ridiculous not to have at least a game manual. Your users shouldn't have to conduct web searches to find out how to play the game they've just purchased.
LauraOlivaI have quite a few older game manuals that I was planning to send to the trash that I would be willing to donate to GOG.
bvguthrieIf GOG can't get access to a manual for the game, they should at least create a list of controls for people to download.
DRM_free_fanThis is probably obvious to most people reading this but for the rest of you - if you cant get hold of a manual, I have found a good FAQ will usually list the controls for the game. I recommend: www.gamefaqs.com (No registration required. Just type your game title into the search bar near the top right hand corner).
DRM_free_fanBTW there is a site that does host copies of old manuals. (@ any Moderator reading this: I hope this is OK to post this site. Please remove my post if not). Check out: http://replacementdocs.com/download.php (No site registration is required to download). I add that it has a very small selection of manuals and it mainly concentrates on consoles.
tripleccreationKlem have a point, which I think software industry should have some sorf of rule on very old games materials and it's rights if the software have been abanden or something, much like in music.
RWarehallOne example is no manual for Ultima 1. Took a bit of searching to find all the commands as well as the special bonuses each class gives.
pseudonarneyeah but even if it isn't the original manual at least this bit " shouldn't have to conduct web searches to find out how to play the game they've just purchased." from his wishlist is definitely doable for all of them. so maybe add "and if for some reason you can't get one make one"?
KlemIf there is no manual it's very probably because the GOG team couldn't get a publishing right on a digital/scanned copy. Old games had physical manual and most of the time the publishers only had the rights for physical distribution (because digital distribution wasn't even a thing back then). The publisher would have to find who's holding the rights (the artist(s) who did the drawings, the writers and the devs who wrote the manual, etc) and get a new deal, it would take months.
omndraNot all games have manuals. Though most games do have Wiki's.
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