Author Topic: DS Homebrew Alert: 'Game Books' arrive (Read 2486 times)

disgruntled_jojo · « **on:** March 10, 2008, 03:46:37 PM »

http://blog.gamersweb.it/post/803226/GAME+BOOK%3A+LoneWolf+DS

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For those who didn't know about Gamebooks, they were novels which had a nice success during the 80's, and which were allowing the readers to choose their own path by jumping from one numbered section to another, in a fun and interactive way. They were introducing the concepts of inventory, enemies fights, random dice results, and other nice ideas which were the precursors of what we find today in role playing video games.

The philosophy behind the port of the LoneWofl to the DS is to let the console handle all the rules related to combats, stats and so on, so the player can be really immersed in the story and doesn't need to bother with the gameplay elements.

For now, only the first volume of the series, called "Flight From The Dark", is available. If people show enough interest in this first book, other volumes will be ported too."

Pretty nifty. Only a matter of time before the book company or author has it yanked tho, I'd guess.

Eric P · « **Reply #1 on:** March 10, 2008, 04:10:11 PM »

i LOVED the lone wolf books as a little nerdling

http://www.projectaon.org/en/Main/Home

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #2 on:** March 10, 2008, 04:10:28 PM »

wow, this is pretty awesome. I loved these books as a kid, but the math was always obnoxious

Eric P · « **Reply #3 on:** March 10, 2008, 04:54:05 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on March 10, 2008, 04:10:28 PM

wow, this is pretty awesome. I loved these books as a kid, but the math was always obnoxious

NO U

math is awesome

Eric P · « **Reply #4 on:** March 10, 2008, 05:01:22 PM »

fuck you, bitches!

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #5 on:** March 10, 2008, 05:17:28 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on March 10, 2008, 05:02:48 PM

enjoyment+math=gay

enjoyment = gay - math

this means that two guys fucking without any calculators = enjoyment

disgruntled_jojo · « **Reply #6 on:** March 10, 2008, 05:18:14 PM »

wow, derail total

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #7 on:** March 10, 2008, 05:19:47 PM »

welcome to evilbore, no homo

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #8 on:** March 10, 2008, 05:20:56 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on March 10, 2008, 05:20:00 PM

Quote from: disgruntled_jojo on March 10, 2008, 05:18:14 PM
wow, derail total
math+gay*lunch break=derail

gay = (derail/lunchbreak) - math

Eric P · « **Reply #9 on:** March 10, 2008, 05:24:11 PM »

i'm touching myself to your avatars now

demi · « **Reply #10 on:** March 10, 2008, 05:29:03 PM »

wow wow, homebrew rocks

never heard of this. they released a Tetra Master homebrew game too.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #11 on:** March 10, 2008, 05:31:44 PM »

+

Eric P · « **Reply #12 on:** March 10, 2008, 05:47:12 PM »

wild rake bartender?

are you calling me rakishly handsome you cute little rabbit you?

demi · « **Reply #13 on:** March 10, 2008, 05:50:50 PM »

Rake? Maybe you should stick to math

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #14 on:** March 10, 2008, 05:53:54 PM »

math = wild(homo)^2 + mad(homo) + u

solve for u, bitchez

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #15 on:** March 10, 2008, 05:58:31 PM »

i b-'d my way through most math courses save linear algebra and calc 4 (aced both, yay me) on account of studying being for feggits. on the other hand, i remember all of it and find i'm still pretty b- at it, which has to be worth something.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #16 on:** March 10, 2008, 06:01:51 PM »

so was i :'(

thankfully i had my dual english major to bring my cs scores up

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #17 on:** March 10, 2008, 06:03:04 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on March 10, 2008, 05:53:54 PM

math = wild(homo)^2 + mad(homo) + u

solve for u, bitchez

u is a constant

as in, u r constantly mad wild homo

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #18 on:** March 10, 2008, 06:03:29 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on March 10, 2008, 06:03:04 PM

Quote from: Professor Prole on March 10, 2008, 05:53:54 PM
math = wild(homo)^2 + mad(homo) + u

solve for u, bitchez

u is a constant

as in, u r constantly mad wild homo

u = win

Eric P · « **Reply #19 on:** March 10, 2008, 06:07:11 PM »

Quote from: demi on March 10, 2008, 05:50:50 PM

Rake? Maybe you should stick to math

tsk tsk tsk

TVC15 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 10, 2008, 06:36:37 PM »

Holy shit. Time to get an R4 cart.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #21 on:** March 11, 2008, 12:48:44 AM »

I had to DLDI patch it before I could play

Holy shit, this is awesome, and actually has nicer presentation than many "official" DS text adventure style games

so awesome

drohne · « **Reply #22 on:** March 11, 2008, 12:55:50 AM »

oh shit i had a couple of these books when i was a kid

what was the sword called

some queer pseudogermanic name

DER SCHEISSESWORD

CurseoftheGods · « **Reply #23 on:** March 11, 2008, 12:56:27 AM »

Quote from: demi on March 10, 2008, 05:50:50 PM

Rake? Maybe you should stick to math

Ichirou · « **Reply #24 on:** March 11, 2008, 01:27:41 AM »

I had a few of these books, but I used to cheat with the math.

I also had a few of the straight up Lone Wolf adventure novels (without the choose your own adventure aspect). They were pretty good.

I remember looking at a bookseller's list and seeing Lone Wolf and Cub and wondering if it was a sequel where Lone Wolf had a kid.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #25 on:** March 11, 2008, 01:42:51 AM »

Sommerswerd!

According to Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Wolf_(gamebooks)

"Although the series ceased publication between 1998 and 2007, a dedicated fan base established Project Aon in 1999 and subsequently converted many of the books to HTML format. Joe Dever gave his permission for free distribution of the books online via the internet. Subsequently, there has been a strong revival of interest in Lone Wolf."

So it might not even be illegal?

Ichirou · « **Reply #26 on:** March 11, 2008, 02:01:36 AM »

I just noticed that the font in the Lone Wolf DS thing seems to be...comic sans.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #27 on:** March 11, 2008, 02:46:55 AM »

Quote from: drohne on March 11, 2008, 12:55:50 AM

oh shit i had a couple of these books when i was a kid

what was the sword called

some queer pseudogermanic name

DER SCHEISSESWORD

the sommerswerd! with some of that umlaut shit liberally sprinkled in.

...

...

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #28 on:** March 11, 2008, 02:54:41 AM »

it's not Comic Sans!

So, I just beat Lone Wolf book 1 on my first game. lol.

I was pretty darn lucky with some of my rolls, and I also took CAMOUFLAGE which is the most useful skill in the entire universe. Combat is very heavily arrayed against you, so the more you can avoid combat, the better.

I killed some enemies, hid whenever possible, and with 2/20 HP remaining met the King who praised my young courage and told me to go get the Sommerswerd (found in Lone Wolf Book 2! not yet available on DS)

I did such a small sub-percentage of the game content, that I'm really curious what else could have awaited me.

Ichirou · « **Reply #29 on:** March 11, 2008, 03:45:41 AM »

It looks exactly like comic sans. And I know comic sans when I see it.

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Author Topic: DS Homebrew Alert: 'Game Books' arrive (Read 2486 times)