[projectaon] Re: Question about the Beaver releases.
- From: "Fred" <freds_cats@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 13:16:44 +0100
I was the same and not sure how many I have these days. I always wanted to
collect the entire "choose your own adventure" set at the time but once I
moved on to FF and LW they fell by the wayside. One day I will even read my
Narnia ones.
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Subject: [projectaon] Re: Question about the Beaver releases.
Hi Andrew
Further to what Fred said...
On 15/09/2013 02:05, Andrew Thornton wrote:
> I spent the 1980's reading just about every gamebook on the planet.
Wasn't just you. I own somewhere in the region of 250 gamebooks, and I'm not
even an obsessive collector. ;-)
I'd probably take the works of Livingstone, Jackson, Dever et al over
Shakespeare any day. Yes, I really did just say that.
> Some verdicts I say this having read A LOT of gamebooks in the 1980's.
> You would shudder if you knew how many hours I spent.
Bet I could beat you on that score. Ever write any of your own...?
> Best gamebook: Warlock of Firetop Mountain [Jackson/Livingstone] .
> Meeting "Wifey" in the canal should be an essential part of every
> gamer's experience :)
[Psst. You're thinking of meeting Balthus Dire's wife in Citadel of Chaos.
There's no commesurate encounter in TWoFM.]
> Most educational series: that Greek historical series whose name I
> have forgotten where you chose a Greek deity patron.
The Cretan Chronicles by Butterfield, Honigmann, and Parker. If you're
interested in gamebooks in general, have a look at the free online e-zine
Fighting Fantazine: <http://www.fightingfantazine.co.uk/> or even at my own
gamebook-themed website: <http://outspaced.org.uk/>
But I guess we're getting a bit nostalgic and off-topic here. *grin*
--
Simon Osborne
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