brady games strategy guides

Well, let me tell ya, those Brady Games strategy guides, they were somethin’ else back in the day. I remember my grandson, always glued to that there Nintendo, or whatever they called it. He’d have these books, thick as a brick, piled up high next to him.

Said they helped him beat the games. I tell ya, them games, they looked hard. All them flashing lights and funny lookin’ creatures. Couldn’t make heads or tails of it myself. But them books, they had pictures and all sorts of stuff. Maps, I think they called ‘em. Showed you where to go and what to do.

• Like for that “Final Fantasy” game, he had a big ol’ guide. Said it was by some fella named Casey Loe. My grandson, he’d pore over that thing for hours, mumbling about “Aeons” and “Sphere Grids.” Sounded like gibberish to me, but he swore it helped him.
• And that “Legend of Zelda” game, the one with the wind, he had a guide for that too. Said it was the official guide from Bradygames. Heck, that book was probably bigger than the game itself!
• Then there was “Xenogears.” Another one of them fancy games. He got himself a strategy guide for that one too, by some fella named Ron Wartow. Said it was important to know about all the characters and the story. Too much thinkin’ for me, I say.
• And who could forget that “Luigi’s Mansion” game? A spooky one, that was. He had a Bradygames guide for that, too. By a fella named Tim Bogenn, if I recall correctly. Helped him find all them ghosts, he said.

Now, some folks, they say those Brady Games guides weren’t the best. Said they were written by people who didn’t really know the games that well. Said you could find better guides online, written by the folks who actually played the games. Maybe so, maybe so. But my grandson, he liked them just fine. He said they helped him through many a tough spot. He even had a guide for something called “WWE Ultimate Superstar Guide”. Who’d have thunk there was a guide book for wrestlin’!? He said Brady Games even made a book for a game called “Diablo III Signature Series”. Sounded scary to me, but what do I know? My grandson said it helped him get the best treasures and such.

He told me they even had books for that “Deception” game, by a person named Joey Cuellar, and one for “Xenosaga”. Said there weren’t many of those left, had to order ‘em special. He had a whole shelf full of them Brady Games books, all different colors and sizes. They don’t make ‘em no more, though. Heard they merged with some other company, Prima, I think it was. Then they stopped makin’ the books altogether. Shame, really. My grandson said something about Penguin and Random House, sounded like a bunch of city folks messin’ things up.

Brady Games strategy guides, they were a part of his childhood, I guess. He’d spend hours with them, plannin’ his next move. And you know what? He beat most of them games. So, they musta done somethin’ right, them books. They even made guides for that big computer game, “World of Warcraft” or something. My grandson showed me pictures, all colorful and crazy. Said they had guides for the whole thing, all the expansions and such. He seemed real proud to have those books.

Nowadays, everything’s on the internet, I hear. You can find all the game help you need just by tappin’ on that little phone of yours. But back then, them Brady Games strategy guides, they were somethin’ special. They were like a secret weapon, a way to unlock the mysteries of those crazy video games. And for my grandson, they were more than just books. They were a connection to another world, a world of adventure and excitement. And that, I reckon, is worth somethin’. Now, where’d I put my glasses… This darn newspaper print is too small.

He told me all about it once. Said he even used them Brady Games guides for that “World of Warcraft” game, TBC he called it, and that there wasn’t gonna be any more printed guides. I guess they don’t make ’em anymore at all. He said it was because nobody wanted to buy them. Something about the internet bein’ easier. But for my grandson, those books, they were somethin’ you could hold in your hand, somethin’ real. He said they helped him through many a tough spot in those games.

They had guides for all sorts of games, it seemed. He’d tell me about ‘em, all excited-like. But to me, they all just sounded like a bunch of hooey. But he enjoyed ‘em, and that’s what mattered. He’d spend hours readin’ them things, plannin’ his next move. Said it was all about strategy and knowin’ what to do next. Heck, I just figured you pointed the little fella on the screen and made him shoot stuff. But apparently, there was more to it than that.

So, yeah, those Brady Games strategy guides. They might not be around anymore, but they sure left their mark. At least on my grandson, they did. And that’s good enough for me. He even said there was a competition between Brady Games and another book maker, Prima. Said they both made guides for the same games sometimes. My grandson said he usually liked the Brady Games ones better, said they were easier to understand. But like I said, I wouldn’t know. All that stuff just makes my head spin.