Remember when you would buy a game based of the cover art

[KravenMorehead™]

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

This is some 80s shyt

 

[7th Letter Specialist]

Ended up w/ a gang of Sega games this way

 

[ORDER_66]

my childhood... too bad I couldnt afford this...

 

[OmegaK2099]

 

[Rozay Oro]

Never got to beat it nor know if I still own it. Yet very dear to me.

 

[Sex Luthor]

nope...always read gaming magazines/onlinereviews

nintendo power

Yup. As soon as we hit the store I went straight to the magazine section. After a while started writing codes and tips down with no shame

 

[Kaydigi]

Only during the NES era. Capcom caught me with NES port of commando, thought it was some sequel to bionic commando. shyt was garbage.

Ever since then I bought every magazine except gamepro.

Now in the switch era, every gameplay video gets watched. The 540p ports can get the , bloodstained on the switch is embarrassing.

 

[TheAlbionist]

When the cover art would have NO BEARING on the graphics of the game.

 

[Phantum]

Bringing the instruction booklet to school to flex on your friends

 

[Rekkapryde]

Back in the Blockbuster Rental days me and the homies rented this all hyped and shyt

Turned it on and The porno theme music on the title screen starts blastin...... we all look at each other and knew we fukked up. :mjcrylakers:

 

[Bryan Danielson]

Then worship the back of the box , and reading the booklet until you got home

shyt how bought just remembering when games came with booklets just in general

Even sports games like Madden & the early Live series gave you about 42 pages

 

[Fatboi1]

*sees this in store*

"Oh this looks like it may be good. Plus that's the Rockstar logo "

*Gets home with game*

*Plays it for about an hour*

*Returns game next day*

 

[Linc]

It’s how I ended up with that terrible Friday the 13th game for nes with jason in a purple jumpsuit

 

[detroitwalt]

Biggest L I ever took buying a game.