[pac-man]

Like a lot of you, I used to read them with every game back in the NES and SNES days. My head would've exploded with anticipation on the ride back from the store if it weren't for them. Now, I typically go to the manual if the tutorial isn't comprehensive or if I'm on the john, like someone else said. I only used the notes sections a couple of times for passwords and the like. People keeping the manuals to rental games drove me insane when I was a kid. I think they still serve an important purpose, and I'm sure kids today still tear open the package to read the manual to their new games while they're riding home.