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Re:SimCity 4, the greatest citybuilder of all time, was rele... by midasuni on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @02:20AM (#36040584)
I don’t remember a thick manual for red alert. Or much of a manual at all.
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Re:SimCity 4, the greatest citybuilder of all time, was rele... by capableweb on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @07:18AM (#36042694)
There was definitely a manual, I remember that. I don't think it was huge though, but I remember reading it through on a car ride home (something like ~3 hours) so probably was around 100 pages.
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Re:SimCity 4, the greatest citybuilder of all time, was rele... by LarsDu88 on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @10:16AM (#36044662)
http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/manuals/Red%20Alert%201/...

99 pages long my friend.

Checkout the manual for StarCraft, which gives you the entire backstory!

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Re:SimCity 4, the greatest citybuilder of all time, was rele... by Arrath on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @09:33PM (#36052964)
I read and reread the manuals for StarCraft, Starsiege, and Starsiege: Tribes oh so many times
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Re:SimCity 4, the greatest citybuilder of all time, was rele... by LarsDu88 on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @01:02AM (#36054257)
Earthsiege 2, which I picked up for $9.99 back in the day had a real nice manual
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Re:SimCity 4, the greatest citybuilder of all time, was rele... by rightbyte on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @05:28PM (#36051083)
Later re-releases didn't have any. The red box one has a big manual.
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