Comments on: Choose Your Own OH CRAP A DRAGON

By: Fraze

Fraze — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:14:15 +0000

Loved the choose your own adventure books. I always got a new one at Christmas in my stocking and on my Birthday…and I still have them all :)

Here’s one…
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By: Robinson Mason

Robinson Mason — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:47:34 +0000

I also find this sort of Second-Person fiction the closest thing to Text Adventures (without those clunky “I don’t understand” parsers) or room descriptions from the Temple of Apshai or for that matter Module room descriptions from D&D.

By: Robinson Mason

Robinson Mason — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:43:53 +0000

I have a variety of these sorts of books and my mother kept all of the CYOA titles – not long ago I purchased a Zork CYOA paperback on Ebay as I am interested in old gaming fiction (I even made a site by that name OldGameFiction).

Loved your Floppy podcast on my ride home, posted a link up at the C64Walkabout. I’m very interested in getting an FC-5025 now…

By: Brian Hanifin

Brian Hanifin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:54:24 +0000

I also have fond memories of CYOA books. I would love to find some for my sons when they get old enough to read them.

By: Portland Commodore Users Group

Portland Commodore Users Group — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:35:54 +0000

Those TSR books were my favorite CYOAs. Mountain of Mirrors is one I have a memory of sitting by the fire on the couch reading. It was the only time I read books when I was a pre-teen. One of the cool features of those books were the textured covers – something that, in my opinion, made them even more special – they seemed higher quality in that respect.

In years past, I’ve tried to sell them at garage sales, but thankfully they never sold. They sit here right next to my desk to this day (along with 2 remaining CYOA books – #4 and #30).

By: Brent

Brent — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:38:05 +0000

I know I am weird, but I never liked CYOA books at all. Never could get into them. I read just about every Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew and Three Investigators books they had out though.

By: Mom

Mom — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:20:00 +0000

Good on so many levels.
-Book good for many reads, since it’s everchanging (saves money)
-Stimulates the imagination (thus creating your own stories like Felix)
-Teaches consequences of choices, which you can relate with them to real life
-Entertains for hours
-Gives us a good feeling to share something we enjoyed so much with our own children (that one’s the best!)

I keep the Kids Bookcase, filled with books for the grandkids. Mason has his own section. I fill it with books for entertaining, crafts, science, and just things I think he might like to read about. Morgan’s section has mostly princess stuff. :-)

By: Felix

Felix — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:32:06 +0000

I used to read CYOA books quiet often. They were my books of choice elementary school. I had many of them, but unfortunately, my mother gave them all away! I also recall, for a school writing project, I did a 15 page COYA story of my own. I don’t recall anything about it except that one ending had you getting mugged. I am sure the papers were tossed long ago so I’ll never know what the rest of it may have said.