i thought you were joking so i looked it up. and

I was like, "there's no way this is true, but I know how I can check it for funsies," and no shit there it is! Page 5! vimm.net/manual/4451

The Manual Project: SNES - John Madden Football

Read the manual of "John Madden Football" for the Super Nintendo

I think this was partly a response to the “video games cause violence” moral panic they were using at the time to change the topic away from gun control laws.

the 90s were A Time

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