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@dhamster.bsky.social
I make fighting games. Sometimes I play them too
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one thing I remember is that the manual for Cool Spot warns you not to make the now-infamous Tommy Tallarico upset by turning off the music. most of all I liked the lengthy lore-heavy manuals for fantasy RPGs/strategy games like Might & Magic VI

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As for the latter (MM6)--come on, they even made the stuff about mouse/keyboard controls interesting. Of course as games had more in-game tutorial content, then you'd only get a little sliver of a booklet, and now nothing at all. Manuals are a lost art..

MOUSE CONTROL The Rodent of Parc — or “mouse,” if you prefer — is a slothful familiar, unwilling to so much as move without your helping hand. Nonetheless, when instructed by you, it can and will scurry back and forth between your world and Enroth to convey your wishes. Its abilities change with your needs, but you can depend on certain behaviors. Move the mouse in your world, and a reflection of its motion scampers across your glowing screen. Move the mouse over an object in Enroth, and writing will appear to describe it. Fountains will be called fountains, doors will be called doors, and people will be called by their names. There are two buttons on top of your mouse, to the right and left sides. Press (“click”) the right button while the pointer is over an object to request information on that item. If the spirits favor you - and there’s information to share - your request will be granted.
Keyboard controls ("Runes of Binaria")
KEYBOARD CONTROL The Runes of Binaria — or “keyboard,” if you’re intent on staying grounded in your “reality!” — performs many tasks. These are only the most common; refer to the chart on the left for a full listing. Touch the A key to launch an Attack on the nearest monster. See my advice on combat a bit later in this tome for more details on that! A mouse-click on any nasty has the same effect. Cast a readied Spell — magic that a character has set in place for quick use — with the S key. Hold the CONTROL key and click on an object, beast or character to directly cast the spell on a target. Set your party in motion — forward, back, left, and right — with the Arrow keys. Using the SHIFT key will put your party into a run. Using the CONTROL key in concert with the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW key will allow your party to sidestep in that direction - useful in combat.
MOUSE CONTROL The Rodent of Parc — or “mouse,” if you prefer — is a slothful familiar, unwilling to so much as move without your helping hand. Nonetheless, when instructed by you, it can and will scurry back and forth between your world and Enroth to convey your wishes. Its abilities change with your needs, but you can depend on certain behaviors. Move the mouse in your world, and a reflection of its motion scampers across your glowing screen. Move the mouse over an object in Enroth, and writing will appear to describe it. Fountains will be called fountains, doors will be called doors, and people will be called by their names.
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the full bodied flavor of an unusual botanical
@dhamster.bsky.social
I make fighting games. Sometimes I play them too
70 followers94 following228 posts
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