« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Who else fondly remembers "Choose Your Own Adventure" books (and spin-offs)  (Read 2969 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline jinxmchue

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3841
  • Reputation: +114/-26
Who else fondly remembers "Choose Your Own Adventure" books (and spin-offs)
« on: November 13, 2009, 11:11:18 PM »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choose_Your_Own_Adventure

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Choose_Your_Own_Adventure_books

I can't remember specific ones of the originals that I liked, but my favorite CYOA spin-off was the "Lone Wolf" series, which were simply fantastic:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Wolf_%28gamebooks%29
« Last Edit: November 13, 2009, 11:15:32 PM by jinxmchue »
Logged

Offline Chris

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1476
  • Reputation: +522/-16
Re: Who else fondly remembers "Chooise Your Own Adventure" books (and spin-offs)
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2009, 11:13:36 PM »
I remember one that sent you back in time to die from the Plauge.
Logged
This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

Offline jinxmchue

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3841
  • Reputation: +114/-26
Re: Who else fondly remembers "Chooise Your Own Adventure" books (and spin-offs)
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2009, 11:16:18 PM »
Quote from: Chris on November 13, 2009, 11:13:36 PM
I remember one that sent you back in time to die from the Plauge.

Yeah, I recall they had some pretty nasty deaths in some (all?) of the books.
Logged

Offline Celtic Rose

  • All American Girl
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4150
  • Reputation: +303/-32
Re: Who else fondly remembers "Choose Your Own Adventure" books (and spin-offs)
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2009, 11:21:48 PM »
I loved those books.  I always died though :bawl:
Logged

Offline Chris_

  • Little Lebowski Urban Achiever
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 46845
  • Reputation: +2028/-266
Re: Who else fondly remembers "Choose Your Own Adventure" books (and spin-offs)
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2009, 12:15:40 AM »
I used to have a bit of a collection of those, back when I was a runt.
Logged
If you want to worship an orange pile of garbage with a reckless disregard for everything, get on down to Arbys & try our loaded curly fries.

Offline ReardenSteel

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3462
  • Reputation: +204/-18
Re: Who else fondly remembers "Choose Your Own Adventure" books (and spin-offs)
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2009, 04:01:39 PM »
I recall them quite unfondly(wrd?)

I used to set the world speed record on those things for fast ugly death. lol

Funny story, I cheated on a book report using one of those books back in the day. I did a 2 page report on a book in which I died in like four pages. Teacher made me have a do-over on a "real" book.  :( OK it wasn't that funny. Still. No "good" memories associated with CYOA books.
Logged
"When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion - when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors - when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you - when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - you may know that your society is doomed."

- Ayn Rand
http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=1826

Offline jinxmchue

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3841
  • Reputation: +114/-26
Re: Who else fondly remembers "Choose Your Own Adventure" books (and spin-offs)
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2009, 07:34:18 PM »
Quote from: ReardenSteel on November 25, 2009, 04:01:39 PM
I recall them quite unfondly(wrd?)

I used to set the world speed record on those things for fast ugly death. lol

Funny story, I cheated on a book report using one of those books back in the day. I did a 2 page report on a book in which I died in like four pages. Teacher made me have a do-over on a "real" book.  :( OK it wasn't that funny. Still. No "good" memories associated with CYOA books.

That's teacher was a close-minded jerk.  I'd have let kids do book reports on CYOA books.  At least they got kids reading!  And they'd read them more than once, so that's a bonus, too.
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »