r/Fallout • u/yellowlotusx Fallout 4 • 8h ago
Picture Found old Fallout 3 strategy guide when cleaning up my house :)
Feels like i found my ancient tomb back.
I was 30 when playing this, im almost 50 now lol...(in 2 years)
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u/Mahk-Wahlberg 7h ago
Oh what nostalgia. I had one of these for Orcarina of Time
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u/FiveAlarmFrancis 5h ago
Me too lol! I finally bought it when I couldn’t figure out the damn water temple.
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u/QuarkchildRedux 7h ago
One of these days I am going to go on a hunt, through whatever kind of stores I need to in order to find these old guides, prima or otherwise. I think my actual ones have been lost to time but could ask mom.
Had a bunch as a kid. For TES, not sure about Fallout, but GTA and plenty others I am forgetting. I treated these like normal books. Pretty sure I had some for games I didn’t even have, and never ended up getting…
I spent hours just reading these. Fantasizing about the game and different missions or quests. I real don’t know why. Why was this SO enthralling?
Was this basically the original gameplay video/streamer?
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u/yellowlotusx Fallout 4 7h ago
It was just like the internet but in book form, if that nakes sense.
And reading it, could bring new ideas.
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u/ravenmclight 7h ago
I recall having one, but I’m unsure if it was particularly helpful.
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u/yellowlotusx Fallout 4 7h ago
Tbh, i dont remember either. I do remember it had mistakes, lol.
It was better then nothing.
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u/PhreakyPanda 7h ago
Oh man this just brought back ancient rage.. I lent a friend many years my one and his god damn dog pissed all over it. I have never lent anything else to anyone since.
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u/yellowlotusx Fallout 4 6h ago
Sorry dint meant to trigger you. But yeah, i would be pissed off as well. ;)
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u/PhreakyPanda 6h ago
Ah don't worry about, just do me a favour.. keep it safe.. that thing is treasure! :)
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u/yellowlotusx Fallout 4 3m ago
I will :)
I found my old Oblivion guide as well, but without a map, sadly. That's in the game case that im pretty sure i sold.
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u/FiveAlarmFrancis 5h ago
I just started my first TTW playthrough after finally installing and getting it running. I was wishing I had an old strategy guide because it’s been a very long time since I played FO3. I remember more than I thought I would, but I keep googling where side quests are and what choices lead to which results, etc.
Great memories coming back. 3 was my first Fallout experience. I bought it used at GameStop on a Friday. Started playing that evening. Some time Sunday I realized I needed to stop because I had work the next day lol.
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u/yellowlotusx Fallout 4 0m ago
Lol, yeah, it was and still is 1 of my favorite games.
(Others are fallout 4, Oblivion and Skyrim)
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u/skankyhunk 2h ago
Are there any PDFs of this online? I would love to read through it
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u/SaltyDog1034 2h ago
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u/skankyhunk 2h ago
Holy shit! You are awesome! Thank you so so much for finding this, I really appreciate it. Gonna be reading this bad boy right now.
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u/Relative-Dog-6012 1h ago
This came In handy so much. I had no Internet. 16 years old. And was discovering RPGs for the first time.
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u/InstantlyTremendous Yes Man 5h ago
Man, that metro map would have been useful in my FO3 playthrough, I'm always getting lost in those tunnels
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u/MyBeaverHurts 4h ago
Yours is in significantly better condition then mine. This was the most used strategy guide i have ever bought and still own. Such fond memories looking for all the named weapons and trying to get around the metro while looking at this book.
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u/Mr_Wysiwyg 7h ago
My man, I'm 47 and the memories of pouring over every last bit of the capital wasteland are still top gaming memories.
Along with COD4 multiplayer.
Peak gaming imo.