Fighting Fantasy books to be turned into videogames

[kalniel]

Only two hours late

[MSIC]

True. But better late than

[merlin2001]

I loved these books. 99% sure I'll buy at least one of the games no matter how good/bad the reviews - just on the strength of the brand (and the good memories). I vaguely recall a cpl of 'clone' variants of FF as well - there was one about being a ninja iirc (very compelling when you are 10yrs old)

[capt_cornflake]

There was also a deathtrap dungeon game at some point.

I had Deathtrap Dungeon on the PS1, it was pretty pants though.

I remember transferring one of the books to a computer game using "ST adventrue creator". Worked exactly the same way as the book.

I remember getting some dodgy text adventure creator bit of software for the spectrum at some point and did exactly the same thing.
I then followed it up with a dodgy self penned thing set in my school - which if I'd tried to distribute, I probably would have been sued for slander...

As far as the books go though I loved them.
I also used to spend a bit of time with the lone wolf ones as well when I was younger, but I think that was a bit later.

[Blademrk]

I had warlock on the spectrum (came with the book) I think the cassette is still up in the attic somewhere. Can't really remember much about the game (I think I was around 3 maybe 4 years old at the time) except for the long load times that came with cassettes, and that it wouldn't load if you didn't have the volume set just right (or at it least it sometimes felt like that).

[kalniel]

LOL I rewrote deathtrap dungeon as ceefax pages during our schools version of computer science

[capt_cornflake]

LOL I rewrote deathtrap dungeon as ceefax pages during our schools version of computer science

Now that is a touch of class.
I remember playing with those Ceefax creator thingies at school, but I could never be bothered to do much with it.

[DavidM]

Yes - that was quite fun to work with... specially the mode 7 graphics...

[skuzgib]

Got loads of the books on my shelf... i went on a spree a few years ago. Even the ultra rare #59 I found at a fete

Before deathtrap dungeon there were a few text bases adventures, some had pictures IIRC, for the speccy. Seas of Blood, Forst of Doom and a few others.

[pollaxe]

A slight aside but for some reason I was daydreaming about Twin Kingdom Valley the other day.. I never had the patience to complete it on my old 64 but I really used to enjoy it!

I remember owning the Steve Jackson (alone) later ones like The Shamutanti Hills and Khare Cityport of Traps but I never 'played' them, just looked at the pictures and read them!

[DavidM]

Got loads of the books on my shelf... i went on a spree a few years ago. Even the ultra rare #59 I found at a fete

Before deathtrap dungeon there were a few text bases adventures, some had pictures IIRC, for the speccy. Seas of Blood, Forst of Doom and a few others.

There where more Adventures for the Spectrum then any other format for many years (with the exception of Disk on the C64 ... argghh - I still have nightmares of the 1541 doing its woodpecker imitation )

[zulander]

ah memories ive got a load on my shelf still, and listening to the names and stuff brings it all back....
Anyway how are they going to work are they going to be interactive books click for each option and read some txt and a picture or somekind of simple RPG game with cut scenes and monsters to fight??

[BazookaJo]

Hi there

I'm a new member so apologies for re-animating this dead topic, but just thought that FF fans might be interested in a project I did some years back trying to teach my little bro* how to program so he could convert his ff adventure books into text adventures for the PC.

*little at the time, he's now 18st

The result - "The Warlock of Firetop Mountain" as an interactive MS Access database

Will post a screenshot when I've made 4 more posts (until then no url postings allowed apparently.

Regards

Joe.

P.S. Who needs a little book when you can carry around a huge laptop with you instead eh?

[skuzgib]

Hi there

I'm a new member so apologies for re-animating this dead topic, but just thought that FF fans might be interested in a project I did some years back trying to teach my little bro* how to program so he could convert his ff adventure books into text adventures for the PC.

*little at the time, he's now 18st

The result - "The Warlock of Firetop Mountain" as an interactive MS Access database

Will post a screenshot when I've made 4 more posts (until then no url postings allowed apparently.

Regards

Joe.

P.S. Who needs a little book when you can carry around a huge laptop with you instead eh?

Sounds good
I'd love a copy if you still have it

[MSIC]

Well, if copies are being handed out....

[BazookaJo]

Would happily send you a copy guys, but it has never had any really heavy duty testing.

But, if you anyone wants to give it some testing.....

P.S. I'll try PM you guys with a screenshot.