The Fighting Fantasy series of adventure books are the stuff of legend - especially if you're a child of the '80s. This popular line of novels fused role-playing with thrilling stories and amazing illustrations, and has recently undergone something of a revival thanks to reprints of popular entries and all-new books.
The Fighting Fantasy series has been adapted in the past for smartphones, and we're now getting news that Tin Man Games - the Aussie studio responsible for these digital versions - is preparing a release for Switch. The company has wisely started with the book that began the whole series, 1982's Warlock of Firetop Mountain.
Co-creator of the series and all-round industry legend Ian Livingstone was quick to spot the tease:
Have you tried out Tin Man's previous Fighting Fantasy entries on mobile? Will you be picking this one up? Turn to page 345 if your answer is yes, or turn to 57 if you'd prefer not to say.
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I was hoping for something like that - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEIu1tNFNEo
Interesting. Lone Wolf made me think the Switch is a good platform for those.
You read the article, realize you are not really interested, you turn back to the main page.
Yes! This is awesome news. I've the first 20 fighting fantasy book. I've a few iPad apps and now I can double dip all over again!
I really hope they release then in order rather than how they did on iPad. With random ones from all over the series
I would really love if Inkle would release their Sorcery! series on Switch. One of the best interactive fantasy books (games?) ever.
Page 345: You Died
I remember playing these books back when i was a kid.
Our local library has a few of these books so been reliving my youth by playing through a couple with my son. Forgot how hard it is to actually win these without cheating! Good times though.
Yeeeessssss.
345!!!
I'm a little disappointed that they are starting here, though, with the Switch versions... I would rather have seen House Of Hell, Forest Of Doom, or Deathtrap Dungeon. But still... it is a start!
My sister was right into these books back in the day and then passed them on to me and I got into them too. It's such a vague memory though so I must have been very young at the time.
"warlock of firetop mountain"... wait, is that "Der Hexenmeister vom flammenden Berg"??
I loved those as a child! If only they hadn't been so difficult, don't think I ever beat one without cheating.
Very cool. I've thought for a while now that it would be a cool idea to do something like this.
Hah, this takes me back to my childhood! I was a pretty terrible cheat at these books back then though, bookmarking the choice page so I could return if I didn't like my decision. Bring on Vault of the Vampire!
Is this the DS/smart phone game?
I certainly hope so.
It was technically rather impressive at the time, as just so happened to also be good fun to play.
EDIT:
It isn't. It's a different and much more straight-forward adaptation of the book. But it doesn't not look bad at all!
Citadel of Chaos, Forrest of Doom I used to play these. How do I digitally download the pencil, paper, eraser, and dice? or do I have to provide my own ?
Loved this style of book as a kid......not sure how well it translates into a video game but I'm willing to read a few reviews
I had the book in the 80's along with Deathtrap Dungeon and loads more I can't remember the names of.
I’ve had this on my Steam wishlist for ages. Great news! Hopefully it is comparatively priced and doesn’t include a “Switch tax”.
I still have the original book of this, complete with Sellotape and notes. In fact, I almost have the full collection of them all, as I loved them growing up. Just missing Deathmoor and Magehunter which are a bit too expensive for me to buy.
My wife and I played the Forest of Doom a couple of years ago. We mapped it out, drank ale and ate bread and cheese and meat, trying to get into the vibe. It’s weird how I still remember those pictures from the Switch screen, all these years later!
I used to love these "choose your own adventure" kind of books when I was a kid. Some that I "played" were really in depth, with actual character sheets you'd write up for your character, spots to list equipment, etc. I don't know if I read through these exact books or not, as that was years ago, but I've always loved this kind of stuff. I'll be getting this for sure!
YES! I adore Tin Man's approach to the books, modern but faithful and very playable. Someone else adapted this book in a top down rpg style and lost all the magic. This will be a day one for me
I used to love these books. I had The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, The Citadel of Chaos, The Forest of Doom, City of Thieves, Deathtrap Dungeon and Island of the Lizard King.
I think I'll pick this up on the Switch just for the nostalgia.
Hugely into this series as a kid in the 80s.
And oddly, I just bought the first one to test on my youngster - seems
To be enjoying it !
Awesome, although I never read these as a kid, I was into something similar. The Dungeons and Dragons: Endless Quest series, with books like The Pillars of Pentegarn.
I also loved Nintendo's choose your own adventure Mario books.
Oh my word this takes me back. Thats what you call a retro re-boot!
Please be good !
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