http://protipoftheday.com/taxonomy/term/94/0 en http://protipoftheday.com/node/75 <p>Sometimes I take it for granted that some people will use all of the information available to them when they learn how to play a game, but they don't. Most people like to jump in and start going full-bore. Sometimes, that's fine, and you can learn all the gameplay you need to be moderately successful by ham-handedly jumping in and wailing on the buttons, hoping they do something useful.</p> <p>But you can do it a little more quickly. Take Q*bert, for example. Let the game sit there with no money in it and you'll see some screens that teach you how to play the game. </p> <div align="center"><img src="http://protipoftheday.com/sites/default/files/qbert_instructions.png" /></div> <p>That screen succinctly describes everything you need to know about how to play the game. </p> <p>Now, I fully realize that most games nowadays are an eensy bit more complicated than Q*bert, so they come with manuals that are upwards of a dozen pages in some cases (a dozen pages smaller than a 3x5 index card, even). But you'd be amazed what the developers put in there. It's almost like they want you to know how to play their game <em>and</em> give you a handy pocket-sized reference.</p> <p>Shocking!</p> arcade basics pro tip q*bert rtfm Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:00:00 +0000 Will 75 at http://protipoftheday.com