Choose your own Adventure

[RitaB]

I used to like reading these books as a child. I guess they're not that popular anymore.. what do you think?

[Zen]

My kuya and I have a collection of these! :D :D :D I used to read them too, with a bunch of bookmarks by my side so I can go through all the possible story endings. I remember still seeing newer editions in bookstores, but I guess they aren't that as popular with kids as before.

[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

i have two of thoose books at home... parang may choices ka kung anong gusto mong gawin... ang cool nga eh... :cool:

Zen: daya! ;)

[Zen]

LOL kulits :D On my first run through, I go with my own decisions THEN I try the other ones. :)

[Ira]

Does anybody remember those children's/teen's books, where the lead is a detective, and there are about 1-2 pages of narrative, after which the detective solves the crime, then you have to guess why he was able to solve it thru the clues in the narrative?

[uptowngirl]

shucks! nabenta ko na ata ang mga Choose Your Own Adventure ko... namimiss ko na!
meron pa bang ganto sa bookstores? :)

[Angeli]

i used to cheat too on that book. nakakaasar kasi kung pangit yung ending na makukuha mo.

uptowngirl: meron pa yata. just ysterday my brother bought one.

[Limerick]

Ira: I think you're talking about Two-Minute Mysteries. Cool yon. ;) i still have the yellow book, i lost the violet one though.

I collected choose-your-own adventure books when i was in elementary kaso nawala na silang lahat. i dunno where they are now. :(

[VaMpeEh]

I used to read these, but I never really got hooked. They were okay. My favorite one, forgot the title, was where I ad to find this unicorn, coz I needed it's horn to purify the town well coz the water has been polluted (a dead rat was found in the well)... I remember going through all the possible endings of that book. :p

[bLaCk]

aliw... pareho kme ng ginagawa ni Zen!! hahaha aliw...

[Zen]

Shempre, para sulit yung book, hehe

[uptowngirl]

VaMpeEh, the title of the book is The Magic of the Unicorn. I still have it here with me! I enjoyed reading it! :D

...ako rin nandadaya... :D :D

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[wAgKaNgMaKuLiT]

na try niyo na bang basahin yun book ng tuloy tuloy? as in page by page?

hahahaha... wala akong naintindihan. :)

[uptowngirl]

wAgKaNgMaKuLiT, malamang nga wala kang maintindihan pag ganun!

Zen, ako naman ang daming folds ng book..ehehe.. sira-sira na itsura tuloy... :D

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[Zen]

LOL uptowngirl, maselan kse ako sa mga libro ko eh, kaya bookmarks gamit ko :)

[planetary]

Do any of you remember this CYOA title "The Race Forever"? It was such a strange CYOA title because if you went through the book right (as in you don't die) you'll keep on going around and around in a loop and never finish the book :p

Ira: I think you're referring to the Encyclopedia Brown series, another one of my old favorites :)

[dagny]

When I think about it ... I don't think I've ever read a single Choose Your Own Adventure book without cheating. When I say cheating I mean I used to mark the page I was coming from and peek at the results of the two (or more choices) and go to the better one. Defeated the whole purpose of it, I know.

[zimdude]

planetary: that's why it's The Race Forever!

I also liked the illustrators.

[uptowngirl]

dagny, come to think of it... me too! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/crazy.gif

[FarOutFreak]

This series gave little kids the chance to control their destinies...

AND TURN INTO RAVING, POWER-MAD CONTROL ADDICTS!!!...

Forgive me, I don't know what got into me.

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[uptowngirl]

FarOutFreak, your true colors are coming out! http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif

[FarOutFreak]

My true colors...lemmesee.

Beige, a little brown, a little black and blue.

Otherwise, I'm peachy keen.

There were these books that kinda resembled CYOA, but they were RPGs. You roll dice, fight, collect inventory and make choices as to where to turn. I liked that better.

BUT IT STILL TURNED ME INTO A POWER-MA.......

*We now turn you back to your regular programming*

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/silly.gif

[hudyat]

I really loved that series! I was able to collect from no 1 until about no 70 something then I started to lose interest na. Like the rest of you guys, yup I cheated once in a while, pero ang saya magbasa. Parang text version ng mga RPG games talaga yun eh. I think I've got them all stashed somewhere in my room... not really sure... sure would like to reread it again though!

:cool:

[kalparis]

I have so many books like these but my favorite one is the adventure of super-girl (choose you own adventure) :cool:

i had that book since i was in grade school. and now the pages are almost turning brown. nyak nyak nyak

[joeyboy76]

Hey Guys,

I really fell in love with these books back in elementary to early high school years of my life, which led me to the possessed frenzy on collecting them during that time. I only got tired of them when I turned puberty, but that's a different story.

Now that I am an adult now, I'd like to go back to them and finish my collection.

I'm trying to complete the whole series of the Choose Your Own Adventure books, so if you're no longer really interested in those books and would like to sell them to me for a very reasonable second-hand book price (and if I don't have that title) , please contact me on jmcarmona@adb.org .

There are still around 50 + books that I still dont have out of the 184 books (the series ended on #184).

Thank you guys for this, I really appreciate this.

PASSION IS NOT A CRIME!

[joeyboy76]

guys,

any update on my request?

[ginoledesma]

I loved the original Choose Your Own Adventure™ books, especially those written by Edward Packard.

The ones today aren't as interesting, but I still don't mind reading the old ones. :)

[joeyboy76]

ginoledesma,

do you still have copies of CYOA books?

[ginoledesma]

Originally posted by joeyboy76:

ginoledesma,

do you still have copies of CYOA books?



I have some (7-8), but they are all back in my hometown. I usually borrow those books from my friends. :)

I do know that one store in Zamboanga sells them at a really cheap price (P30-P50). I'll check with BookSale if they still have some copies lying around.

[joeyboy76]

i'm trying to complete the whole set.. check
this out

http://www.migoy.home.ph/cyoa/cyoawpmain.htm

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[ginoledesma]

Wow! What an [expensive but] fun hobby! :)

[xpert]

i remember the last time i create my own adventure(in books). laging happy ending.. http://www.pinoyexchange.com/angel.gif

[SailorMoon]

i used to collect choose ur own adventures too. i hve the martial arts series. dinadaya ko rin minsan pag pangit ang ending. lol.

[SailorMoon]

hi, joey. i sent u an email privately. anyway after looking at ur collection, i think i hve a copy of fight for freedom. but ill double check ok. glad to help u complete that set.
Originally posted by joeyboy76:
i'm trying to complete the whole set.. check
this out

http://www.migoy.home.ph/cyoa/cyoawpmain.htm

[This message has been edited by joeyboy76 (edited 08-15-2000).]

[cHarL!e's AngEL]

they were really my fave before..aside from Sweet Valley :glee: maybe i'll read them again :wink: haaaayyy memories :flwrface:

[Hot Pants]

i still have my choose your own adventure books hidden in my ancient closet. mabasa nga ulit! :D

:goon:

[makenzi]

I have one, but hindi ko type eh.

:blowsmoke:

[WhItEFox]

My first "Choose Your Own Adventure" Book was pretty exciting because of the setting. It's in England and about dwarves, fairies and goblins. I didn’t mind being transformed into a wolf, or finding a treasure or being struck by a dagger. Anyway, I have a lot of endings to choose from which I all tried just for the heck of it. And yeah, I certainly like the illustrations. :D

[moonshadow75]

My first Choose your own adventure book was called Sugarcane Island (or escape from sugarcane island). I was in gradeschool and if I am not mistaken I actually still have a copy. :)

I would go through it based on my first choices and then later I check out what the other options were. hehehe. Just couldn't resist.

There were other spin-offs though, I remember having a sherlock holmes kind of thing where you solve the mystery based on the clues given.

I think they do still sell copies of CYOA books, but I haven't picked one up in ages. :P

[scubaotaku]

Originally posted by joeyboy76


guys,

any update on my request?


how about posting the titles you already have, i might have some titles you're still searching for.



yeah i love reading those books! i also have some Choose Your Own Nightmare titles! i make sure i get to read all the endings!:D

[melie]

hmm. i read the ones by goosebumps, i think. the choose your own nightmares books. i just borrowed them from my classmates; i never wanted to buy one. hmm. as a child i really had a wild imagination, so whenever i was reading the exciting parts and someone taps me on the shoulder i would scream like crazy. geez. :p

[PUGSLEY]

I had a couple of these books but funny I don't know where they are now.

During my time, each book cost me around P 31.50 :*)

I wonder if these books are still available and how much do they cost.