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Post by offm on Aug 20, 2015 11:32:59 GMT
welcome joao, nice to have a fellow portuguese around here, as for the app quite an ambitious project, and there are none so far that can handle the special rules of some books. I have a question for you , would the app be free or would it have a cost?
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Post by joaomneto on Aug 20, 2015 11:42:31 GMT
Thanks. The APP will be free. It just wouldn't be right to me to profit with it. If someone wants to beta test it you can PM me.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Aug 20, 2015 11:43:46 GMT
Welcome Joao.
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kieran
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Post by kieran on Aug 20, 2015 12:23:28 GMT
Hi Joao
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DungeonDevil
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Favourite Gamebook Series: CYOA, EQ, LW, FF
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Post by DungeonDevil on Sept 10, 2015 9:35:17 GMT
Greetings, all! I'm known as DungeonDevil on other forums, so I thought I'd use the same name here, too. I've been a big fan of gamebooks since nearly the beginning of it all (circa 1980).
My very first gamebook was the "Choose Your Own Adventure" called "Space and Beyond". I had accumulated around the first 20 or so of the books, and adored all of them. Very happy memories! Tragically, they have all been lost, and I am now on a mission to reacquire them, but I have been quite startled by the prices they fetch on Ebay. Yikes!
I and my grammar school chums were also fond of the "Endless Quest" series produced by TSR, and, of course the marvelous "Fighting Fantasy" books (though I only owned "Forest of Doom" as a wee sprog). Sadly, by the mid-80s, most bookstores here in the US did not carry them, and it has taken me over 30 years to get most of the series. I still lack the sci-fi-themed ones, and a few of the later volumes, but am at work filling the gaps in the collection.
Ten years ago I had discovered the Lone Wolf books and was pleased to come upon Project Aon, as the hardcopies are still very rare here.
I look forward to reading this forum and, with luck, finding the missing tomes I seek.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Sept 10, 2015 10:41:03 GMT
Welcome to the forum, and good luck with your ongoing quest.
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Post by hynreck on Sept 10, 2015 12:21:40 GMT
Welcome DD. You're not the creature from Eye of the Dragon, are you? (Golden Dragon #4)
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Post by offm on Sept 11, 2015 11:24:40 GMT
Hello Dungeon Devil, The Strong Market of fighting fantasy books it's in the UK , but The USA as also a good representation so try amazon.com or ebay.com, in case of rarer books try amazon.co.uk or ebay.co.uk do not know mail rates to your country tough
Edit: also a good place to exchange or buy books would be the fighting fantasy facebook group
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DungeonDevil
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Favourite Gamebook Series: CYOA, EQ, LW, FF
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Post by DungeonDevil on Sept 11, 2015 23:49:10 GMT
Thanks for the warm welcome, all! offm: As an Old Retiree I have resisted the urge to join the Social Media fad -- the stomping-ground of trolls, tweens and teens--, and, consequently, am not on Facebook. My best bet thus far has been with Ebay, though, as noted in a thread here, the prices demanded are preposterous.
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Post by a moderator on Sept 12, 2015 13:48:24 GMT
Hello DungeonDevil.
Prices can get silly on eBay, but the occasional lucky find is possible. Back when I was trying to help a friend complete his FF collection, I once found a mint condition Revenge of the Vampire with a Buy It Now price of £5.
And some sellers have started taking steps to make prices less absurd. There's a copy of Lone Wolf book 14 (not the edition I'm after) that's just been repriced at £6.97 after initially bearing a tag of £182.98.
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Post by deadshadowrunner on Sept 12, 2015 16:17:54 GMT
Welcome Dungeon Devil!Good luck with your collection!I've not completed mine too.
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DungeonDevil
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Post by DungeonDevil on Sept 13, 2015 7:29:04 GMT
Hello DungeonDevil. Prices can get silly on eBay, but the occasional lucky find is possible. Back when I was trying to help a friend complete his FF collection, I once found a mint condition Revenge of the Vampire with a Buy It Now price of £5. And some sellers have started taking steps to make prices less absurd. There's a copy of Lone Wolf book 14 (not the edition I'm after) that's just been repriced at £6.97 after initially bearing a tag of £182.98. Yeah, the LW books (esp. those published more recently by Mongoose) go for mad, mad piles of cash. I was lucky over the past year: I found 1st editions of the first five LW books very cheaply, and I had cause to do the Dance of Joy.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2015 20:24:35 GMT
Thanks for the warm welcome, all! offm: As an Old Retiree I have resisted the urge to join the Social Media fad -- the stomping-ground of trolls, tweens and teens--, and, consequently, am not on Facebook. Trolls? Trolls? There are NO trolls HERE! Not sure about the tweens and teens though. and if you must know. I am just kidding.
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Post by OverDrone on Oct 11, 2015 15:45:40 GMT
Hi fellas, long time player of FF here, as well as Way of the Tiger, Grail Quest, Duel Master etc.
Recently had my interest reawakened by my mate playing Sorcery on his phone(how times have changed, eh?). My backstory is probably similar to others in that I sold off my collection in the 90's, but I was very lucky to pick up a crate of greenspines up to #44 (plus Blacksand, Out of the Pit, Fighting Fantasy (Weretiger) and a couple of the Sorceries for the meagre sum of $40 AUS back in 2008 from a bloke at work.
After finding the missing Sorcery books at a treasure market, I shelved them thinking I'd probably never play again. Thanks to the Sorcery app though, I decided to break out the actual physical Shamutanti Hills and beat it. Wizard path, cleared in two attempts after being killed by the Manticore when it only had two stamina left! (I wasn't confident enough with my spell memo at the time for magic but had the armband of sword mastery so I thought 'combat, what the hell').
Forgot how good Steve Jackson's stuff is, and needless to say I'm already reacquainting myself with the treacherous streets of Khare. Amazing to think the first time I had these memorable encounters was almost thirty years ago!
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Post by Jon Green on Oct 11, 2015 16:09:42 GMT
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Post by deadshadowrunner on Oct 11, 2015 22:51:39 GMT
Heheh nothing like free advertising eh?
Welcome to the forum OverDrone!
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Oct 12, 2015 4:52:31 GMT
Welcome OverDrone. Do you have any leads for DungeonDevil, Mr Green?
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kieran
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Post by kieran on Oct 12, 2015 10:03:24 GMT
Hi OverDrone
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Post by OverDrone on Oct 12, 2015 11:54:04 GMT
Yeah, and it looks awesome Thanks for the warm welcome fellas!
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Post by hynreck on Oct 13, 2015 16:05:30 GMT
Welcome OverDrone. Some of those old gamebooks have aged very well. The others, well, they're good for a chuckle or two, no doubt.
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Post by Jon Green on Oct 13, 2015 16:58:58 GMT
Welcome OverDrone. Do you have any leads for DungeonDevil, Mr Green? Only what everyone else has already suggested - eBay, Amazon, and the FF Facebook group. The last in that list is the best.
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peteravastrat
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A Gamebook lover and a Gamer among many other things. Hoping to start many projects!
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Post by peteravastrat on Jan 5, 2016 11:28:15 GMT
Good morning, Good evening or Good afternoon from wherever you are!
My name is PeterAvastrat, same everywhere online.
Long time playing Gamebooks (mainly FF) however only JUST even begun to start in forums such as this! Exciting times.
Favourites have been: Bloodbones, Howl of the Werewolf, Spellbreaker. Yet loving the Sorcery! App. Can't wait for the fourth.
Introduced many friends to Gamebooks and once spent a long holiday reading one to a friend on a train... completing bloodbones on the way.
Long history, great to read similar passions all over here!
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Jan 5, 2016 12:27:07 GMT
Welcome Peter.
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Post by Zhu Bajie on Jan 5, 2016 12:28:50 GMT
Hello! I'm Zhu, my first gamebook was Deathtrap Dungeon back in 1984. I'm gradually acquiring the whole FF series, replaying and stuff. I used to have an account at the FightingFantasyforums a few years ago but didn't post much, but hang around doing old school D&D and Warhammery stuff too!
Be Seeing You!
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peteravastrat
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Post by peteravastrat on Jan 5, 2016 13:18:15 GMT
Thank you kindly AlmightyMudWorm!
Nice to be here ^^ Hello as well Zhu.
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Post by hynreck on Jan 5, 2016 13:20:26 GMT
Welcome Peter and Zhu!
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peteravastrat
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Post by peteravastrat on Jan 5, 2016 15:16:21 GMT
Wow by the looks of things I appear to have stirred up the hive a little bit, in a good way of course. Last post I see, if they're in order was Oct 13th. Thank you very much Hynreck! Currently waiting in on a reply for a project I posted on YouTube... Unfortunately I'm worried in case of copyright issues so hoping to check with some people round here if it is alright for the go a-head as well ^^ Hopefully because I've already got files backed up in waiting! If any issues I'm willing to pull it down immediately, having had some issues with a previous YouTube Channel when I uploaded some readings of the Hobbit which amazingly got a good load of views but also brought along the copyright police... I have learnt my lesson! Hope it is alright with people!
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Post by hynreck on Jan 5, 2016 19:31:44 GMT
I'll check it out later, while at the job I got to be careful with Youtube...
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peteravastrat
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A Gamebook lover and a Gamer among many other things. Hoping to start many projects!
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Post by peteravastrat on Jan 5, 2016 20:59:29 GMT
Hehe no problem! No rush, thanks a bunch mate.
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Post by Pete Byrdie on Jan 5, 2016 23:57:43 GMT
Welcome Peter, and best of luck with your YouTube project
And welcome Zhu.
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