them weird books

[old.ignus]

does anybody remember the name of those weird books where you had to read a section then make a choice of options and it'd tell you to turn to page whatever then you carry on doing that making a decision every so often, and you had to pick up items and write them down on a piece of paper or something, then get into a fight or something and you had to roll a dice against your strength to win. If you do remember please tell me what they were called, and don't say "books".
I've been after one for years that I lost in my childhood, its called escape from colditz and I can't seem to get hold of it anywhere, not knowing the authors name or the publisher doesn't help either. I wish there were a website that lists all books ever published.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Something a bit like was once put on teletext, as a replacement for Bamboozle. They put bambler back on after a few weeks. That was about 5years ago at least though :/

Didn't know there books like that though, so can't help you.

You could try a google search for:
+"escape from colditz" -"channel4" -"tourist" -"computer game"

 

[Summo]

I remember those books! They were bizarre but fun, in a nerdy way, much like DAoC is nowadays :/

Can't help, though.

 

[Skyler]

it was the "choose your own adventure" series, I dont know the publisher tho

 

[Summo]

I think they spawned a whole host of copies. The best one I read/played wasn't in the 'own adventure' series.

I think. :/

 

[Wij]

I had loads of Fighting Fantasy books. They were really shit on reflection.

 

[Stazbumpa]

Fighting Fantasy, created by one Steve Jackson and a bloke called Ian Livingston, who also founded Games Workshop and then fucked off to create Eidos. First book was called Deathtrap Dungeon (penned by Ian Livingston, had me hooked for fucking months) and the second was Citadel of Chaos (Steve Jackson).
Jackson's trademark was the use of magic in his books whilst Livingston nearly always went for a straight hack and slash affair.

Try typing "Fighting Fantasy" into google.com and see what you get.

 

[Wij]

I think Warlock of Firetop Mountain was the first.







n00b

 

[Stazbumpa]

Yup you're right, Deathtrap was number 2.







Sad case.

 

[Recoil101]

Fighting Fantasy books were ok but the Lone Wolf series was far better

 

[Summo]

Lone Wolf! That was it!

 

[Wij]

Bah - youngsters

 

[Testin da Cable]

those books were sooooo coool

 

[Wij]

The Ovaltinies provided ample reading material in my day !

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Brings me back. I wonder if I still have my stash of fighting fantasy books somewhere....

 

[Wij]

*smoke wazz's stash*

 

[Wazzerphuk]

*hnnnngggg*

*falls over*

 

[Testin da Cable]

*pee in Wazz's bong*

 

[Damini]

They actually released a huge adult style (as in mature, not riddled with muff) choose your own adventure book a while back. Hard back and everything! Not that I can remember what it was called, who it was written by, or what it was about, but I'm relatively sure it existed.

Anyone back me up?

 

[Wij]

DREAMS/REALITY ???

 

[Damini]

Nooo.... Damnit... I proved the Eiffel tower was meant to lay an egg, so have some god damned faith in me!!

Though I have just looked on the net and can't seem to find it, and the one thing I seem to remember reading in it was

If you accept the joint, turn to page 587

But I think it was some detectivey film noir type book, and not me cracking up.

Hmmm...

 

[Wij]

*cuddle Damini*

It's OK. If it's real to you that's all that's important.

 

[throdgrain]

You sad sad monkeys you

 

[Munkey-]

*cough*

 

[throdgrain]

Monkeh !!

 

[Nibbler]

There's a Goosebumps one of them style books. But it's crap.

 

[old.ignus]

so nobody has heard of this escape from colditz book then? I bet you can't guess what the objective of the game is.

 

[Moving Target]

I've got a shitload of those Fighting Fantasy books. Top stuff In a nerdy kinda way

 

[Stazbumpa]

I played/read the Deathtrap Dungeon one time and time again and I could NEVER find the 3rd fucking jewel that gets you out of the dungeon. You had to nick it from a ninja contestant after a fight but he never appeared in the story. I found the page he was on, but never the way to that page.

 

[old.ignus]

I remember the choose your own adventure series was quite good coz you didn't need a dice, pen pencil, or any of that crap. The escape from colditz one was my fav because I have an abnormal obssesion with WW2, I think I may have been there in a past life or something.