Jack Nicklaus’ Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf
Platform - Nintendo Entertainment System
Type of Material - Photocopied Instruction Manual
Production Date - Unclear
Location - Various Pages
Writing Instrument - Yellow, Black Highlighter. Black, Blue Pen.
Material Source - Located 2024 buried in a lot of games ranging from the NES to the PS2 traded to Stomping Grounds Game Center in Gainesville, Florida
Summary - A photocopied reproduction of Jack Nicklaus’ Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf likely included with a rental copy of the game. This object interests me less for its intentional markings (the meaning of which are too obscure for even me to speculate on), and more for the stains, creases, smells, and tape scattered throughout. While many of the objects in the museum speak to game play, this object bears is a record of activities happening around the game. Spills from drinks, wear from frequently referenced pages, creases and tears from varied ways that it was handled and stored--all of these practices inscribed into the manual can also be read as part of the player's experience. Smell as well, as this manual's scent indicates a duration with someone who smoked, and the earthy smell may indicate contact with mold that is suggestive of how the manual was stored.
