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I'm getting quite off-topic, but this reminds me of the original Fallout game manual: https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/38400/manuals/Fallout_manual
by red369 1y ago
I'm getting quite off-topic, but this reminds me of the original Fallout game manual:
https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/38400/manuals/Fallout_manual_English.pdf https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/38400/manuals/...
It contains a section describing the effects of a nuclear explosions. There was a cartoon I really liked with the caption "if you see the flash, duck and cover!". I interpreted it as clearly tongue-in-cheek, but I was never sure whether that was intended to be an accurate representation of what was thought to be best practice in the '50s, or just made up in imitation of it.
Looking at it now, it might even have just been good advice with a silly picture!
Edit: Just re-reading, I'm surprised how much detail they went into on the effects of nuclear explosions. Also, did anyone ever cook the recipes from either the Fallout or Fallout 2 manuals? :)
There have been a lot of great manuals over the years that included huge amounts of info that was entirely unnecessary for the game, but really added to the experience. As well as the small instructions for the game, Hellcats over the Pacific included a huge manual with info which Wikipedia tells me was taken from the F6F pilot's manual or an FAA flight training manual.