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The first two pages aren't much more interesting--unless you like adorably-drawn anime-ish girls in tennis drag--but I'm including them anyway because of the sticky note that's attached to the second one. I'm guessing the scribbles that cover said note are codes for the game's RPG-esque "quest" mode?
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Here's how the same pair of pages look when not obscured by a sticky note, in case anyone cares:
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The instruction manual's next pages are pretty yawn-inducing, too--until you notice the image that takes up a portion of the lower right-hand corner. Is that a warrior-ish tennis player attacking a zombified tennis player? Yes, I think it is.
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The next few pages aren't anywhere near as exciting, unfortunately. Just more instructions related to how to play the game and more illustrations of wide-eyed, anime-esque tennis players of both genders. Ho hum.
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Actually, "ho hum" could be used to describe the next eight or so pages, too. So, let's fast forward past them, shall we?
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A ha! Now we're talking. More warrior-ish and zombified tennis players. I especially love the angular racket being used by the guy in the right-hand corner. Also, I'm sad that the opponents you face in Pro Tennis World Court's aforementioned quest mode don't actually look like the Jason Voorhees wannabee to his left.
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The pair of pages above aren't as thrilling, but I'm including them here because I like the look on the warrior-ish tennis player's face (and because he's holding what appears to be a radioactive tennis ball).
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The final two pages of Pro Tennis World Court's instruction manual veer back toward the mundane, I'm afraid. Oh, well, at least we were treated to illustrations of a few zombie-esque tennis players, right?
See also: Previous 'Manual Stimulation' posts
4 comments:
Whoa. I scrolled up, and the first page that caught my eye was that warrior wizard dude with the glowing ball...and I looked at another page and went, "Wait...what? Tennis?"
I was thinking the same as Justin. He looks like he got dropped out of Dragon Quest
Justin: Yeah, I'd guess that's a pretty typical reaction to this manual. I mean, it isn't often you see warriors and zombies in a tennis game :)
Adam: That likely was the point of the folks who produced this game and manual, as the over world of the game's RPG/quest mode mimics the over worlds seen in the Dragon Quest series.
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