Is that what gamesmen read back then?
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they weren't gamesmen yet since videogames were still fairly young.
they were called gamesteens at the time.
Gotta look through this later and see if there's a low review for Zelda where the reviewer is straight up confused about where to actually go in the game.
"The only direction you're given is some old dude in a cave who says it is dangerous to go alone!"
The book that comes with the cartridge has a map that shows where the first dungeon is. Or at least the version I had as a kid did.
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