So I was reading this strategy guide... - Joystick Division

So I was reading this strategy guide... - Joystick Division: "I point this out because it helps to understand the downright weirdness of how the strategy guide presents information. Both X-Wing (1993) and TIE Fighter (1994) came with novelized manuals: The Farlander Papers and The Stele Chronicles, respectively. They were published as LucasFilm was ramping up the Star Wars machine. Heir to the Empire, the first novel set after the events of Return of the Jedi, had been a great success when it was published in 1991. People were eating up any new Star Wars adventures, so instead of listing controls and instructions, these manuals told a story that just happened to have a lot of specific control detail."