{"id":"141","slug":"nintendo-game-counselors-hotline-1986-2005-histoire","categories":["gaming"],"tags":["console","Switch"],"title":{"fr":"Avant Internet et ChatGPT, Nintendo avait une vraie hotline pour t'aider quand tu étais bloqué","en":"Before Internet and ChatGPT, Nintendo had a real hotline to help you when you were stuck"},"subtitle":{"fr":"De 1986 à 2005, des Game Counselors pris à l'embauche après 800 candidatures décrochaient ton téléphone. Histoire d'un service oublié.","en":"From 1986 to 2005, Game Counselors hired from 800 applications would pick up your phone. The story of a forgotten service."},"excerpt":{"fr":"Service gratuit puis payant, hotline 1-800 puis 1-900, jusqu'à 250 employés à Redmond. Ce que tu ignorais sur l'âge d'or du gaming.","en":"Free then paid service, 1-800 then 1-900 hotline, up to 250 employees in Redmond. What you didn't know about gaming's golden age."},"image":"/images/articles/141-hero.webp","date":"2026-05-02","updatedAt":"2026-09-03","readingMin":6,"authorKey":"leo"}