Fighting Fantasy Books Turn 30

Back in the day when I was a wee lad, video games were a rarity. Toys and books and creativity were all the rage, and Choose Your Own Adventure books were the coolest thing ever to check out of your library. There were a lot of competition in the CYOA racket, but one particular champion rose to the top. Steve Jackson (UK) and Ian Livingston (co-creaters of Games Workshop) had taken the CYOA model and combined it with the unique character/adventurer commonly found in RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons and created Fighting Fantasy books. Now you the reader could play the character within the book and uniquely develop them to your liking. Collecting different items and rolling dice to determine the outcome. 59 of these books were written

30 years later, they are back in the form of iOS apps for your iPhone and iPads (well, 5 of them anyway). In celebration of them turning 30, Big Blue Bubble is selling them via iTunes for .99 cents each! So go buy them and tell us all about them!

The Dark Room: Creepy John Robertson's Youtube Choose Your Own Adventure!

I know comedian John Robertson and I love the man. He's funny, insightful, and certainly not afraid to take you to a dark place. And now, thanks to the wonderous interwubz technology that is youtube, he is able to take you to the darkest place imaginable... The Dark Room.

Imagine an adventure in a room so dark that you can't see shit and John yells at you. Now imagine that again, but even funnier. Better yet, just play the interactive game that is The Dark Room and see if you can do a lot better than I did. Like I said, I love John, so I felt extra bad when I continually disappointed him.

Brace yourself, and press play below to take your initial steps in the darkest of dark, dark rooms...

If you're able to actually get anywhere in The Dark Room without turning into a nervous, quivering wreck then I'd love to hear from you in the comments section below. And if you'd like to find out more about the enigmatic Mr. John Robertson then be sure to check out his official site. He appears just about everywhere so maybe you can catch one of his shows!

Choose Your Own Adventure Video - Deliver Me From Hell

Choose your own adventure books were the coolest things ever growing up, and they still are actually. I recently came upon this video when looking for similar things for work (for realz) and found this to be fantastic. In a nutshell, you're the pizza delivery guy who has to make a delivery in the middle of the Zombie Apocalypse.

 

 Don't know if it'll let you make decisions while staying on the same page, but I'm curious if you can survive. Share your experiences below