Quote Originally Posted by Privateerkev
I remember when games had full novels in them in addition to a massive manual.

It's how I got my copy of Das Boot (or The Boat)
The only games I remember getting that had a book with it was Dragonworld for the C-64 and Companions of Xanth for DOS. Dragonworld is still one of my favorite novels, but I couldn't figure out for the life of me how to play the game. Companions of Xanth was a bad game coupled with an equally bad book. Xanth died many, many years ago from stale puns.
If by "book" you mean "grossly-huge manual", then that award goes to 688-i Hunter Killer. I would have better luck trying to figure out how to drive a submarine by joining the Navy than by reading that monster.