... I've corrected my "Find Your Fate Junior - Jem" listing to be "Find Your Fate - Jem" (there is no "Junior" in the title), and I've expanded the "Find Your...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Jul 2, 2000 1:00 am
My vacation was definitely a worthwhile gamebook hunting venture. Here are the extras I picked up: Choose Your Own Adventure 66: Secret of the Ninja (new...
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Robert Clay
mr_robert_clay@...
Jul 2, 2000 9:05 am
Hello. Has anyone read any Golden dragon fantasy gamebooks by Dave Morris? I tried the first one, and thought it was really good. The rules are really simple,...
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Benjamin Ni
dragonscorpio@...
Jul 2, 2000 9:43 am
Robert, Golden Dragon fantasy Gamebooks are an exceptional gamebook series...packed with great writing and fantastic imagery. THe best book is no.4 in the...
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Jason Gaerke
gaerkej@...
Jul 2, 2000 1:50 pm
I guess that goes to show you can't judge a book by it's cover (or it's illustrations). I was so turned off by the cover and illustations that I assumed that...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Jul 2, 2000 4:37 pm
... I'd definitely have to agree about Eye of the Dragon; wonderful book, and some of the best interior artwork I've seen anywhere! I also quite like Castle...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Jul 2, 2000 4:39 pm
... Well, I wouldn't say the UK covers are brilliant, but at least they're not as blatantly cheesy as the American ones. I think Brett Easterbrook has a few...
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S. John Ross
sjohn@...
Jul 2, 2000 4:40 pm
... book ... and ... Eye of the Dragon's a bitch to beat, though, if it's the one i'm thinking of - bluish cover, lots of Russ artwork inside? I remember...
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S. John Ross
sjohn@...
Jul 2, 2000 4:41 pm
... graphic ... Well, they know that kids LIKE that kind of stuff :) Lord knows I did ......
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mr_robert_clay
mr_robert_clay@...
Jul 2, 2000 4:52 pm
Yes, I thought that the first book was horrific! But I think it just stayed on the 'right' side of the borderline between fun and grossness. Although, maybe...
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archwamety@...
Jul 2, 2000 5:25 pm
Hi! I would like Escape from Tenopia #2 Trapped in the Sea Kingdom. Let me know the price and I'll buy it ASAP - thanks Dave...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Jul 2, 2000 8:33 pm
... That sounds about right. I still haven't beaten it myself... Actually, to be quite honest, I have a pretty lousy track record for beatin gamebooks...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Jul 2, 2000 8:34 pm
... True, true... But I recall the bit where some poor guy gets his brains splattered everywhere being a little much for me back when I first read the book....
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S. John Ross
sjohn@...
Jul 2, 2000 9:51 pm
... thinking ... but ... books! ... Yeah, that was the one - I went and dug it up. Definitely a favorite, and I think I finally had to cheat to find a way...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Jul 5, 2000 9:20 pm
... The early Lone Wolf books definitely aren't too hard to get through (or else I'm very lucky) since I've had great success with those. And, as my page...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Jul 8, 2000 10:00 pm
... I've added a link to the gamebookcollectors Yahoo! Club. ... I've added foreign-language series titles to my non-English gamebook checklist and made a few...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Jul 9, 2000 5:19 pm
... I've added Sorcerer's Apprentice #1 to the checklist, which is here: http://www.netaxs.com/~katz/game/gblist.txt ... I've reviewed Which Way #19 here: ...
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Andrew Schultz
schultza@...
Jul 11, 2000 7:49 pm
Here's a link to an entertaining hypertext gamebook: http://www.bradthegame.com. I haven't gotten too far through it(been busy with other projects) so I can't...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Jul 12, 2000 10:40 pm
... I've added the German Endless Quest translations to my non-English checklist, which can be viewed here: http://www.netaxs.com/~katz/game/fgblist.txt ... ...
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Jason Gaerke
gaerkej@...
Jul 13, 2000 12:14 am
HA !!! Just the intro material is great! I can't wait to dig further into it!!! Jason ... From: Andrew Schultz <schultza@...> To:...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Jul 14, 2000 9:47 pm
... I have to say I was quite amused. :) Some of the tastelessness was totally gratuitous and unfunny, but some of it was well-thought-out and hilarious, so...
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Morgan
mvw@...
Jul 18, 2000 7:54 am
I have recently been working on a project to convert Shumutanti Hills (Sorcery One) into a work of Interactive Fiction using Inform. This story was to be set...
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Gabriel Seah
gssq@...
Jul 18, 2000 2:29 pm
Wow. You got his address. What is it? How about converting Fabled Lands? ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Jul 18, 2000 4:39 pm
... I've reviewed the latest Star Wars Episode I Adventure here: http://www.netaxs.com/~katz/game/swe1list.htm ... I've removed the third "Your First...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Jul 18, 2000 4:41 pm
... If I'm not mistaken, the original Fabled Lands authors said something about doing a web-based version of the books... They probably wouldn't grand...
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Morgan
mvw@...
Jul 18, 2000 8:00 pm
Bleeding Heck Seth Are you aware of what a massive project that would be!!! But hmmm there is definatly some merit there.. Just to keep you updated, I have...
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Robert Clay
mr_robert_clay@...
Jul 18, 2000 8:46 pm
The URL is http://www.lionhead.co.uk/ They've been working on one game for years, called Black and White. It's some sort of 3D god sim. I agree; WAP doesn't...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Jul 19, 2000 7:18 pm
Does anyone here have any of the elusive Lazer Tag Adventures? I'm curious to know what their game system is like, assuming they're beyond the "Choose Your...
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Morgan
mvw@...
Jul 19, 2000 7:58 pm
Fellow Gamebook enthusiasts. If you have read the earlier post you will know that I had some WIP on a Gamebook to Interactive Conversion which out of respect...
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Demian Katz
katz@...
Jul 19, 2000 9:13 pm
... Well, my suggestion would be Fighting Fantasy #8: Scorpion Swamp. It's one of my favorite gamebooks, and the way it's laid out (a non-linear, map-based...
