By the way I updated the poll a few days ago to include a "None; they all suck" option not knowing that this resets the poll so if you'd already voted on the...
... Hey, whadda'ya know ! Advelh's going to have some competition. ^_^ Although I have a gamebook authoring program of my own, I'm still interested in what...
Hi. ... No demo at the moment. And no website. I'll setup later. Main functionality will be playing over browser with javascript, i.e. no limitations for...
This place = dead. Not as dead as the FFG group, but still fairly dead. What is it? Can't be the weather, it's crap. Anyway... I managed to unearth another...
VR has been discussed at length in past posts. The consensus seemed to be that the Dave Morris books were better than the Mark Smith titles which are the two...
pericles23@...
Aug 4, 2004 5:52 pm
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... Not as good as Heart of Ice, but way better than Green Blood and Coils of Hate. Same, give or take a bit, as Down Among the Dead Men or Twist of Fate. ... ...
Ironically, on the very same day I replied to Rob Grassi concerning his upcoming gamebook authoring system, my own Advelh crashed with an ugly bug as I was...
... Yep, I should have known I'd pick up arguably the three crappest ones. ... I think I own a lot of the crap without actually having read most of it, like...
Leigh L. wrote on Aug 5: " >> Dave Morris " >> The poor man. He's waded through some crap in his time, eh? " > " > I've never read much of the crap, which is...
Paul Mason
panurge@...
Aug 5, 2004 12:28 pm
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... Well, you can always sign up for my beta site and post it there. ;-) - Demian...
... Well, the Knightmare books are actually quite good. As you say, the license obviously posed constraints, but the writing and historical context nearly...
... "Crap"? This is the guy behind Fabled Lands and Blood Sword, the best two gamebook series of them all. I hardly think either could be termed crap....
David Whyld wrote on Aug 6: " > I also found the 'adult novelisation' of the Teenage Mutant Ninja " > Turtles film in the same shop, which I only picked up...
Paul Mason
panurge@...
Aug 5, 2004 11:22 pm
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Demian, My e-mails to your address keep bouncing. Do you have a different e-mail addy, so I can send you details about the Proteus mag? Regards, Rob M...
Robert_A_Mammone@...
Aug 5, 2004 11:35 pm
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... Nah, you got me wrong. Necklace of Skulls is way better than GB and COH - think of it as one of the best four VR gamebooks. Multiple pathways, amusing...
... Never seen those, but I really hope - for comedy's sake - that Dave managed to predate this list's seawater claims by putting you in the role of a champion...
... But there's only si- oh, right. ... Yeah, the cover and blurb seemed quite promising, and I was chuffed to see that Mr. Nicholson (a man almost as prolific...
... last ... was ... prize. The ... habit of ... That's a very thievable quote you've got there Mr. Mason, (if it wasn't already pinched) hope you won't mind...
Sorry for another revision so soon. ^_^ The Convert to RTF function has been rebuilt and now works a lot better than before. Fonts no longer mix themselves up,...
... books ... with a kid ... Crappy? CRAPPY?!! It was genius...in that it could get half the kiddie population yelling at the screen at the imbecility of the...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the gamebooks group: Storytrails were aimed at young children. However, imho, they were well written...
gamebooks@yahoogroups...
Aug 14, 2004 1:12 pm
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... Storytrails were aimed at young children. However, imho, they were well written enough to amuse adults. Hi Robert, I'm a Storytrails fan, too! The series...
Hi Guillermo, Because they are so hard to find, I was unaware of titles such as "The Unsolved Case of Sherlock Holmes" were more complex and serious. That's...
Eternal Champions 2: Citadel of Chaos http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5915266513&ssPageName=A DME:B:LC:UK:1 FF 51 Island of the Undead ...
Rob Mammone
linrob@...
Aug 15, 2004 12:14 pm
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... of ... Two suggestions: search for "Storytrails" in titles and descriptions on Ebay. I've found some books at $ 2.00 using this method. You can also...
What do people here think about this series? I've only read the first two titles: "The Renegade Lord" and "Mechanon". They were a blast and I'm really...
... Although I'm not the world's biggest sci-fi fan, I do enjoy the Falcon books. They're well designed; the authors have spent a lot of time drawing the...
Hi Guillermo, Because they are so hard to find, I was unaware of titles such as "The Unsolved Case of Sherlock Holmes" were more complex and serious. That's...
Robert_A_Mammone@...
Aug 15, 2004 11:08 pm
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... The Falcon books are my overall favourite series. I started reading them when I was about 11 and the notion of time travel and time policing took a firm...