Wii U

Advertised in Nintendo Power magazine. "Please remember to ask permission from your parents before calling." Zelda: A Link to The Past is probably my most anticipated game of all time. I remember calling them up to ask when it was going to be released every 3 months or so.

Thing is I rarely asked permission from my parents to call them. I think once or twice they punished me.

*sigh* Life before many of us used the Internet and/or knew what is was back in 1992.

I don't actually remember that hotline despite being around when it existed, although I must have been aware of it since I remember its role in The Wizard. Maybe I just thought it was something that only existed in that movie, like the imaginary period of time when Super Mario Bros. 3 hadn't been released yet.
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Socran's Razor: "Never attribute to massive stupidity by someone else, what could be explained by a tiny bit of stupidity on your own part."

I remember it but never used it. I personally don't remember much before my family got a computer and I was introduced to this 'new fangled' thing called the internet.

I called it once for help on Link to the past. You know that part where you need the moon pearl to prevent turning into a bunny in the dark world? I couldn't figure out how to reach the top of death mountain and find the moon pearl. I felt pretty stupid when i found out what to do. I was like duh i could have figured that out. Hey i was only 12 cut me some friggin slack.

Nope, I would flip through gaming magazines for walkthroughs or strategy guides.