The history of game hints pages, before the internet took over
The history of game hints pages, before the internet took over
A look at the world of game hints and tips in a pre-internet world.
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I remember waiting a month at a time hoping to see a hint for whatever game I was stuck on, only for it not to be featured - or perhaps even worse; to see a hint for that very game but one I'd already figured out myself! Urgh! Gaming in the 80s / 90s was a challenging affair!
This article also skips over the other option we had back then - premium rate phone numbers that....slowly.... read .....out .....some .....barely ......relevant .....facts .....about ......the ..... game ......at .....£1 ......a .....minute ......with .......maybe .....the ......hint ......you .....wanted .....after ......costing ......your ......parents .....a .....£12 .....phonebill.