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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
Posts: 7287
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If you were like me during the era of the NES, SNES, and maybe even the N64 (i.e. before reliable internet/GameFAQs) you probably called Nintendo's game help/tip line at least once. In my case, I recall asking for help with some bits in Breath of Fire II (not knowing where to go next) and Illusion of Gaia (specifically the area with the blinding white light in Angkor Wat [I think]).
Anyway, apparently that service is no more. Any attempts at dialing the number now will only receive an automated message stating “This service has been discontinued. For gameplay assistance, there are numerous online resources available. For general product information, please visit nintendo.com.”
Thus ends an era as old as the NES itself.
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
Location: Hiding
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Probably a good move. It's true, internet killed the game hint phone line star.
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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
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In my mind and in my heart.
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Rydog
Title: Dragon Slayer
Joined: Aug 11 2009
Location: Massachusetts
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I never called. I feared my dad opening the phone bill and seeing all the charges.
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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
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| I never called. I feared my dad opening the phone bill and seeing all the charges. |
Ditto. Still, I was certainly well aware of it, and this does feel like the end of an era. Time marches on...
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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I called like 50 times when I was simultaneously playing Shadowgate and Dragon Warrior II. My mom screamed at the phone company for half an hour and got the charges rescinded, but I still got yelled at, grounded, and possibly a mild thrashing.
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Josh.0
Joined: Sep 10 2010
Location: Kearney, NE
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I remember my brother called when we had no clue what to do in the Bill and Ted game for the NES. They didn't really help and that game was pretty lame. Still, it was cool that they were around when they were.
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Doddsino
Joined: Oct 01 2009
Posts: 5316
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I actually never called it. I usually just tried to find it in strategy guides or Nintendo Power. If I had been gaming prior to 1992, I might have actually called though.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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I wanted to call so bad, but there was no way my parents would have let me.
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InvaderDim
Title: Dispondent Adolescent
Joined: May 19 2010
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 309
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wow, I never called it, but am still crestfallen
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Neo-RevenG
Title: ENEMY PLANE APPROACH!!
Joined: Oct 05 2010
Location: Atlanta, GA
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I use to call the hotline for tips for Super Metroid if I'm like trying to find all the power ups back in the day. My Grandmother was not pleased at the phone bill the next month. LOL
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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| Neo-RevenG wrote: |
| I use to call the hotline for tips for Super Metroid if I'm like trying to find all the power ups back in the day. My Grandmother was not pleased at the phone bill the next month. LOL |
Subscribers to the magazine received a free Super Metroid strategy guide at some point... I know because I still have my copy.
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