Chose your own adventure books

Discussion in 'Books' started by jen910, Jan 14, 2005.

  1. jen910

    jen910 Senior Member

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    Does anyone remember these and know if they still make them? My boyfriend and I were talking about them but we're not sure if they are still made.
     
  2. Duck

    Duck quack. Lifetime Supporter

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    I used to love those.
     
  3. Myranya

    Myranya Slytherin Girl

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    I do remember them but I haven't seen a new one for years, sorry.
     
  4. Soulless||Chaos

    Soulless||Chaos SelfInducedExistence

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    I remember those, I think they do still make them, I recall seeing one a year or two ago... :D
     
  5. Jabbawaya

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    I read one once when I was little. It was Super Mario Bros themed.
     
  6. BraveSirRubin

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    There are really crappy Goosebumps ones I read back in 3rd grade.
     
  7. HippyFreek2004

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    I loved those books! They rocked
    Holly
     
  8. lyla

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    ya, they were pretty fantastic! I think I still have a couple of them kicking around... many a happy hour spent with them!
     
  9. gnombient

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    I think my favorite CYOA book may have been #25, "Prisoner of the Ant People"; at the very least, it's the only one I really remember...

    I don't know that they're still published, but you can certainly find them in used bookstores. Last I saw, they were up through #200 or so and were still churning out "Cave of Time" adventures. A few months ago I saw that another company is publishing nonlinear stories like those, only these are aimed at people who grew up with CYOA and are now adults:
    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931686351/102-5171848-5538543?v=glance
    :D No, this isn't a joke.

    The crowning glory IMHO was the Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks series, where you had a little character sheet and used dice when you had to fight monsters and whatnot...
     
  10. lyla

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    that book looks fantastic. lol
     
  11. t-dub

    t-dub Pass me the pepper

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    wow, total flash back to childhood! :D i used to love reading those, but i always was too impatient on what could have happened if i went the other way, so i would skip ahead... i wonder how many ways there were in each book....
     
  12. Tisbutehname

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    I have a heap of those things! i always got lost or died though, dont recall ever making it through an entire one. The Goosebumps ones in particular. Is it true that R.L. Stein had(s) ghostwriters?????
     

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