You do still have your strategy guides, right?

>>3806613
I found my my red Final Fantasy one but my Phantasy Star II one is still MIA along with my first issue of Nintendo Power with my name and address stamped on it.

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>>3806613
I do, and then some.

No and I hate myself for it.

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>>3806613
Never really had a set of strategy guides.

I did get very interested in writing one though.

>>3806694
why the doubles?

>>3806613
I wish mexican guides were half as cool as those, the best thing we could get here was a "special edition" of a random vidya magazine with 90% re-used content and 10% anything interesting.

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>>3806694
>Space Channel 5

>>3806613
>you were retarded as a child and kept mementos of it, right?
No. I managed on my own.

That einhander one is sexy AF

I just went to the game store / Barnes and Noble when I was stuck and looked at the guide to find out what to do.

Those guides were always a big waste of money imo.

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I started collecting japanese game guides and art books a few years ago. The difference in content can be pretty staggering at times. Many of them contain unique art and content that goes beyond simply telling you how to beat the game.

Super Mario Kart is a good example. It has this whole manga that plays out as the guide progresses through the tracks.

>>3807229
Hey now they also have really nice artwork

>>3806982
I already had the SM64 one when I got another in a bundle of other stuff. The second Suikoden II guide was bought at a flea market for $1. It's about $50 on ebay, so I would have been dumb not to buy it. Plus, it was in slightly better shape than my other copy.

>>3807221
I know, right? I collect SC5 stuff, though. I actually have a second copy of that one too.

>>3807434
Won't dispute that but I'm not autistic so I was only interested in playing the games not rubbing my dick all over some comic books about them.

wheres scanbro

Years ago, Retro Gaming mag called the Disgaea guide the most collectible, hardest to get guide. I found one for $5 at Half Price Books, and it turns out it's actually only worth like $15 on Ebay. Speculation FTW...

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>>3807762

Wouldn't even need to check to know that's some bullshit. Prices on ebay can really vary depending on the seller, though.

Not sure what the rarest guide I have is.

of course
and I'm always on the lookout for more

hell, I don't even need them, they're just neat sometimes

although I will say my resident evil outbreak 1 and 2 and RE4 strategy guides have gotten their fair share of use

bought an RE2 one not too long ago and it's got some neat art in it

bought one for FFX-2 and it had a letter addressed to a neo-nazi penpal from another neo-nazi living in sweden or something specifically for the fact that it had that letter in it

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Anyone have scans of this guide? It was one of many old videogame stuff which had to be tossed out to move. Mother made sure little of my childhood would be spared from a trash compactor.

>>3806613
>owning a "strategy guide" for a videogame
>ever
no, I'm not retarded.

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Lotta people mad about this apparently.

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>>3808726
Why? THIS is the guide to get mad over.

>>3808734

Oh no, I mean about caring about them.

Also yes, that guide was fucking horrible.

>>3808726
Howso?

>>3806694
Why 2 of suidoken 2??

>>3807840
Go to Japan and find a Mandarake, that shit is cheap as fuck. (But it's gonna cost you in weight you take back home)

>>3806694
Jesus, THAT"S the Final Fantasy 12 guide? No wonder online sellers want 40 goddamn dollars for it; it's a goddamn phone book.

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>>3808783

How about 60 for a shredded copy of this?

A year back or so the company itself sold off a handful of brand new copies (from some warehouse storage) of this on ebay for like 20 bucks. I got lucky with that.

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>>3808820

Right on top there.

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>>3808756
See >>3807498.

>>3808783
It's the limited edition. It's not retro, but it includes the art book as well as the guide. I picked it up for $10 at a flea market well after I played the game and I doubt I'll ever play it again. I am a sucker for strategy guides, though.

>>3808182

What's this about really? Like tips and tricks or color palettes or?

>>3808820
I have a copy of that guide in great condition. It is, indeed, a very, very good strategy guide

>>3809627
All the above, but everyone loves it for the recommended palettes.

>>3809648

The custom art for each character is really nice, but the book itself is a little quirky.

Lotta focus on materia combinations and some weird instances of romanized names for things rather than what the english translation uses. Never understood why it was like that. It's also kinda funny that they make it a point of telling you, "yes, we have every enemy skill including chocobuckle." I guess the versus people were really upset at how bad the bradygames guide was at covering that.

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>>3808182
Here's the little bit that I have right now

>>3808734
What's wrong with it?

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>>3808182
I really hate this shit sometimes with the not being able to link certain shit in a post.

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>>3810140

See for yourself. Imagine having paid 15 dollars for a guide that tells you to go to a website (in like 2000) to find out nearly every secret and useful bit of information.

>>3810167
shitty guide for a shit game

>>3810167
Those bastards

>>3810168
I'll fight you

>>3810173
Not to mention the content is long gone

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>>3810168
>shitty game

>>3810156
Thanks so much! This brings back some memories.

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WHAT A APE

>>3810436
Nice art by Benimaru Itoh.

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>>3810436
>>3810527
?

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>>3810527

>>3806613

I haven't trusted strategy guides since my FFIX Piggyback books less knowledgeable about the game than I was. I don't care if they just missed a card in Alexandria and the third chest in the mist engine room. If I'm paying for this shit I want to learn shit i didn't already know not the other way around

>>3808783

It's a big fucking game. It's my favorite of the series

>>3810436

How can Donkey Kong justify a strategy guide? You can sum up the whole game with "Bro, don't let any of this shit hit you"

>>3810678
My Bomberman 64 guide didn't even mention the Rainbow Palace other than a vague screenshot and a hint to collect all the gold cards.

>>3810686
If you don't know the next pattern coming up in a Tron lifecycle event, You Will LOSE YOUR LIFE!

>>3810401
No problem, I'm gonna upload everything I have to one zip folder so everyone can easily dl the good stuff.

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>>3807427
Sweet. When I was a kid, half the reason I bought strategy guides was because it was often the best collection of official art for the games that was available. Back before art books were actually a thing.

The FFVII guide from Versus has some art in it that I've never seen anywhere else.

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>>3811026
Apparently it was done by Lena Yoshikawa. Name doesn't ring a bell.

>>3809656
>Lotta focus on materia combinations
Because that's easily one of the coolest things about the game.
>some weird instances of romanized names for things rather than what the english translation uses
Because the book was written unofficially using an imported copy of FF7 before the North American release. Go through and look at the screenshots. There's never a picture of english text at all.

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>>3811041

Ah, was that it? I haven't looked at it in a while.