Let's talk about Megaman stuff! [AKA: "I love Metroid Prime"]

[Dark Jaguar]

I usually read some basic stuff, but that's a whole, book, of instructions, there, so I rarely read the whole thing the second I get it, because I want to play the game! I'll usually read some story info, and skip to how to control the game, and then I'll just play it. There's also the matter of those who bought it used, and it's like a law of nature that buying a game used is a promise that you won't be getting the instruction booklet (and if it's a used NES game, it'll likely have a Mauck's Video Game Exchange stamp on it). I stand by my conviction that such an option should be off by default, or even asked if you want to turn it on or off (with an in depth description of what it does, spoil some of the searching elements of the game, so you know what's up).

Oh, and yes LL, I too scanned EVERYTHING I could see obsessivly, which is why I had no problem finding any of the 12 artifacts either (those aren't revealed by the ship scans).

*reads booklet*

Dangit, those silly billy mcphillies! I just skimmed the booklet, which is LIKE reading, but without the comprehension part, and there's nothing in there about that option or what it does. Even in the option section of the booklet, it totally skips that feature. So, even if I read it, I still wouldn't have known.