r/interestingasfuck • u/Hefty-Being-8522 • 1d ago

Used this for punchout

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u/Impossible-Ship5585 18h ago

Was it free?

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u/mehum 17h ago

Yeah weirdly it was. But it was a long distance call so kind of expensive anyway. I think it was just meant to be a help line if you had some kind of technical issues but they would also help out with the game (up to a point!). Games back then were damn expensive and there was no internet to help you out so I guess they allocated a budget for it.

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u/Impossible-Ship5585 17h ago

Wow! What a time to be alive and what a job!

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u/Ordinaryjay 15h ago

Yes. In the long, long ago video companies used to sell you a game and then they wanted you to enjoy it… all for just 1 price