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Walkthroughs

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  • ZaidH's Avatar
    Level 23
    Those were the best😂😂😂

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    Alex with peak typography skills right here😁So much creativity in just the initial pages!
  • DracoTarot's Avatar
    Level 52
    @Saka 😂😁 Yea they went all out with the ASCI headers. I think it was a competitive thing on its own those days.

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    @DracoTarot Oh god that's true pain right there😂The only "illustration" that some of those guides had was the gigantic game name with the Doom logo font😆

    Okay, now that's some proper old school cool stuff😯Those dot matrix printed sheets must be so aesthetically pleasing to look at🤩

    Bless these kind souls for putting in so much work into these maps.
    @ZaidH One single Logo with long continuous text. Some didn't even have any spacing between paragraphs. 😂

    I still have some of the walkthroughs and they are not really readable anymore. The paper is all yellow now and the words turned from black to light grey. The only proper one I have left is the Mortal Kombat fatality key bindings. ☺

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    Those were the best😂😂😂

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    Alex with peak typography skills right here😁So much creativity in just the initial pages!

    Ahh!! Such fond memories you are bringing back. Those were the professional ones and always the ones you could count on to use. 😄
  • ZaidH's Avatar
    Level 23
    @ZaidH One single Logo with long continuous text. Some didn't even have any spacing between paragraphs. 😂

    LMAO having no spacing between paragraphs is like reading a guide on hard mode 😂😂😂 But hey, at least they saved us a paper or two by eliminating the spacing😄

    Do get that MK Fatality list framed🤩That's a retro treasure.

    And yeah they were professional alright. The legend in the pic published the guide in just 2 days🤯
  • DracoTarot's Avatar
    Level 52
    @ZaidH I had to re-read some of those guides a few times over because I couldn't remember where I was last😂. Having no spaces made it even worse so I bought myself some highlighters and then marked off all the paragraphs and missions one by one.

    I used the yellow ones for pending quests I needed to complete and then afterwards went over the yellow with a blue highlighter to remind myself the missions were done. 😂

    I'm a huge MK fan and have the whole collection. Well, all the original ones and not the remakes they messed up so badly.

    The 8bit MK cartridges were the worst. 😂
  • ZaidH's Avatar
    Level 23
    It's worth investing in a time machine just to go back in time and living through the nostalgic experience that you just described 🥲

    I wake up everyday hoping to see MK Shaolin monks and Armageddon remakes in the news😞
  • DracoTarot's Avatar
    Level 52
    @ZaidH would love to go back in time. So many memories I would like to experience again. Reading a continuous paragraph walkthrough may be one of them! 😂


    There are a few I would like to see a remake of. Even Mortal Kombat 1 with better graphics and in 4k would be great.

    They mustn't change anything. Fatalities, characters and environment are all the same. Just a bit more pleasant to the eyes.

    Shaolin Monks is a 6 out of 10 for me and Armageddon a 5.

    The worst one of all was MK 4. The graphics were just so bad. 😑
  • ZaidH's Avatar
    Level 23
    It'll be interesting to see the devs tackle a probable MK1 remake😄I hope all the actors involved with the original project are doing well now. And yep, let's all pretend that MK4 never happened😆

    Conversing about walkthroughs and MK made me look up for a MK1 guide.
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    And lo and behold, some kind soul wrote one in 1994! It even has a proper table of contents😯
  • DracoTarot's Avatar
    Level 52
    @ZaidH @ZaidH I wonder if the actors are still with us on planet earth LOL! Most of them may have retired already or they are still involved with other productions. Who knows.

    WOW! I think I still have the one you've found printed out somewhere. His name rings a bell!

    I will have a look and if I still have it I'll post a photo!! 😂

    Yes, and it's a proper guide.
  • ZaidH's Avatar
    Level 23
    I looked up some of the actors and most of them seem to be active😁Apparently, the actor who played Raiden in MK1 went on to voice Bo' Rai Cho later in the series. So here's hoping some of the actors return to play new/veteran characters.

    Oh wow I'd be so happy if you actually have Sir Galahad's guide🤩His legacy will live on!
  • DracoTarot's Avatar
    Level 52
    @ZaidH that's really interesting. You know how it goes in the industry especially when actors are not really known or popular. They disappear from the scene of will be doing their part behind the scenes.

    A veteran MK would also be awesome LOL! Imagine a tournament for senior citizens. 😂😁

    The guide I have is from a guy called Speccy Curse. No real name on the manual. Maybe he was also a dude who made many walkthroughs. Not sure. Can't find anything online about him or even her.