Choose Your Own Adventure Books...

Tarron_D · 31st May 2003, 02:49

Has anyone ever read those choose your own adventure books? I used to read them every day in 6th grade. We had a huge selection at my school. I just thought it was cool how you had no idea what could happen until you tried it, then you could cheat and go back and re do it if you died.

MStar · 31st May 2003, 02:50

I Loved Those! ^_^

Gonzotek · 31st May 2003, 03:09

Heh, escapism at its best! I read these a lot during the long, hot summer days of yesteryear. Good times.

-=Gonzotek=-

Orgone_Man · 31st May 2003, 03:56

I was a big fan of those in grade school also. I wonder why nobody took to developing these little gems into larger epics. I remember the books being quite short, leaving the reader wanting more at the end.

Nat_roy · 31st May 2003, 05:05

I thought that those usually sucked. high intensity, but otherwise just cheap plot twists (sorry, i read a lot)

duh · 31st May 2003, 05:48

i always liked those, expecially the black whole one

Tarron_D · 31st May 2003, 05:53

Yeah, they definetily were to short. A 500 page epic choose your own adventure would be the coolest book ever. (I usually tried to kill myself)

Yeah, the plots usually were generic, but the idea was fun anyway. Damn i read alot of those.

Orgone_Man · 31st May 2003, 17:06

All it would take is some time and effort on the part of a decent writer, or a team of writers. They could develop a 1000+ page moster epic with dozens of possible endings. I'd definately buy this.

Joel · 31st May 2003, 17:43

I like those with "007" style

Bilbo Baggins · 31st May 2003, 18:19

I loved those

mikm · 31st May 2003, 18:26

I used to like those, but the plots were very cheap and the choices were two-dimensional

Orgone_Man · 31st May 2003, 19:23

Wow.. I never realized there was so many of these made in the 80's! Check this out. linky

oNaMiSsIo · 31st May 2003, 19:29

those books kicked ass. once, i got stuck in a time warp. the text read as follows:

on pg 98:

oh, no! you are stuck in a time warp! Turn to Page 67 to see what happens!

on pg 67:

oh, no! you are stuck in a time warp! Turn to Page 98 to see what happens!

Quote:

Originally posted by Gonzotek
Heh, escapism at its best! I read these a lot during the long, hot summer days of yesteryear. Good times.

-=Gonzotek=-

my sentiments exactly.

Bob the Tomato · 31st May 2003, 20:02

I always wound up with either the crappy ending where nothing gets revealed in the plot, or where the protagonist(s) get killed.

oNaMiSsIo · 31st May 2003, 20:11

sometimes, for fun, i would read the book front to back and see what happened....

mikm · 31st May 2003, 21:48

/\ that's fun too.

once, there was a VERY dumb 'resposne' to a choice...it was a crappy ripoff of the Isaac Asimov (i think) book where some doctors are shrunk down and put in tiny subs so they can be injected into a person and fix something.

anyhoo- at one part it said "do you turn left or right?"

If you choose incorrectly, you suddenly feel hot and roll down the windows. You remember you are in a liquid and drown.

DJ Shredder · 31st May 2003, 21:49

I totally forgot about those books until I saw this thread! Those things were so cool, I used to read 'em all the time. Reading them cover-to-cover was weird, lol.

Certainly good times.

oNaMiSsIo · 31st May 2003, 22:22

Quote:

Originally posted by m^2k
If you choose incorrectly, you suddenly feel hot and roll down the windows. You remember you are in a liquid and drown.

glad i didnt come to that choice

my self esteem would have been shot

Tarron_D · 1st June 2003, 03:31

Quote:

Originally posted by m^2k
/\ that's fun too.

once, there was a VERY dumb 'resposne' to a choice...it was a crappy ripoff of the Isaac Asimov (i think) book where some doctors are shrunk down and put in tiny subs so they can be injected into a person and fix something.

anyhoo- at one part it said "do you turn left or right?"

If you choose incorrectly, you suddenly feel hot and roll down the windows. You remember you are in a liquid and drown.

Subs have windows?

(Thats pretty retarded. Its only the most important thing to forget. Lol.)

31st May 2003, 02:49	#1
Tarron_D Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bensenville, Illinois. (Chicago Suburb.) Posts: 501	Choose Your Own Adventure Books... Has anyone ever read those choose your own adventure books? I used to read them every day in 6th grade. We had a huge selection at my school. I just thought it was cool how you had no idea what could happen until you tried it, then you could cheat and go back and re do it if you died. "If everything I didn't give a shit about died, the only thing that would be left would be me, my dick, and maybe some pizza!" -Two (Visit www.ranting-gryphon.com, it rocks.)

31st May 2003, 03:09	#3
Gonzotek Gunslinger Join Date: May 2000 Location: Terminus Posts: 4,693	Heh, escapism at its best! I read these a lot during the long, hot summer days of yesteryear. Good times. -=Gonzotek=- I was away for a while. But I'm feeling much better now.

31st May 2003, 05:53	#7
Tarron_D Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bensenville, Illinois. (Chicago Suburb.) Posts: 501	Yeah, they definetily were to short. A 500 page epic choose your own adventure would be the coolest book ever. (I usually tried to kill myself) Yeah, the plots usually were generic, but the idea was fun anyway. Damn i read alot of those. "If everything I didn't give a shit about died, the only thing that would be left would be me, my dick, and maybe some pizza!" -Two (Visit www.ranting-gryphon.com, it rocks.)

31st May 2003, 17:43	#9
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,917	I like those with "007" style * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux-i686 with MATE. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Archlinux-x86-64 with MATE.

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mikm Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: somewhere else Posts: 1,286	I used to like those, but the plots were very cheap and the choices were two-dimensional powered by C₈H₁₀N₄O₂

31st May 2003, 02:50	#2
MStar Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hardcore Heaven Posts: 1,491	I Loved Those! ^_^

31st May 2003, 03:56	#4
Orgone_Man Major Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 1,235	I was a big fan of those in grade school also. I wonder why nobody took to developing these little gems into larger epics. I remember the books being quite short, leaving the reader wanting more at the end.

31st May 2003, 05:05	#5
Nat_roy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Frosty North Posts: 298	I thought that those usually sucked. high intensity, but otherwise just cheap plot twists (sorry, i read a lot)

31st May 2003, 05:48	#6
duh Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 290	i always liked those, expecially the black whole one

31st May 2003, 17:06	#8
Orgone_Man Major Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 1,235	All it would take is some time and effort on the part of a decent writer, or a team of writers. They could develop a 1000+ page moster epic with dozens of possible endings. I'd definately buy this.

31st May 2003, 18:19	#10
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,228	I loved those

31st May 2003, 19:23	#12
Orgone_Man Major Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 1,235	Wow.. I never realized there was so many of these made in the 80's! Check this out. linky

31st May 2003, 20:02	#14
Bob the Tomato Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 258	I always wound up with either the crappy ending where nothing gets revealed in the plot, or where the protagonist(s) get killed.

31st May 2003, 20:11	#15
oNaMiSsIo Major Dude Join Date: May 2003 Location: The box they keep me in Posts: 1,115	sometimes, for fun, i would read the book front to back and see what happened.... My advice is to start drinking heavily. - John Belushi, Animal House

31st May 2003, 21:48	#16
mikm Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: somewhere else Posts: 1,286	/\ that's fun too. once, there was a VERY dumb 'resposne' to a choice...it was a crappy ripoff of the Isaac Asimov (i think) book where some doctors are shrunk down and put in tiny subs so they can be injected into a person and fix something. anyhoo- at one part it said "do you turn left or right?" If you choose incorrectly, you suddenly feel hot and roll down the windows. You remember you are in a liquid and drown. powered by C₈H₁₀N₄O₂

31st May 2003, 21:49	#17
DJ Shredder Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Langley, BC, Canada Posts: 255	I totally forgot about those books until I saw this thread! Those things were so cool, I used to read 'em all the time. Reading them cover-to-cover was weird, lol. Certainly good times.

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