Time |
Nickname |
Message |
06:54
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BlueMax |
I just saw the tweet on @textfiles about Choose Your Own Adventure |
06:54
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BlueMax |
I nearly had a chance to get every book ever made under that name in near-mint condition |
06:54
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BlueMax |
But I missed out on it |
06:55
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BlueMax |
I was planning to do a little archiving project of my own based on them, because I have not been able to find copies of those books :| |
06:57
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DFJustin |
I've been keeping an eye out for them lately in used shops, I have a couple of the 80s ones now |
06:58
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DFJustin |
also a Zork-based one not under that label |
07:04
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Coderjoe |
i've got a couple of CYOA books somewhere. |
07:04
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Coderjoe |
or at least I'm pretty sure I do |
07:07
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BlueMax |
The collection I had an eye on was absolutely amazing |
07:07
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BlueMax |
It had 99% of the 200+ main ones, plus the deluxe ones and ones for kids |
07:08
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BlueMax |
I wish I was able to spring on it |
07:08
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BlueMax |
Because it doesn't look like the company behind CYOA will make most of them available in the future |
07:39
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Nemo_bis |
BlueMax, and what was the price? |
07:39
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BlueMax |
Nemo_bis, it was a couple of hundred + shipping |
07:39
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Nemo_bis |
hm |
07:42
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BlueMax |
would've been well worth it if I had the chance to jump on it |
22:15
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godane |
SketchCow: Amiga Shopper archive: http://retropdfs.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/amiga-shopper-now-available/ |
23:28
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godane |
http://godane.wordpress.com/2012/06/23/what-i-have-been-doing-the-last-5-months-21/ |
23:28
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godane |
i'm hoping to get donates for my archiving stuff |
23:50
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shaqfu |
Awesome; found another Geocities |
23:50
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shaqfu |
http://www.geocities.com/dyancey3/aberdeen.htm |
23:51
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shaqfu |
The eagle/flag GIFs were the giveaway |
23:54
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mistym |
I wonder if this site also has an associated domain name. |
23:56
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shaqfu |
Looks like the site was replaced by a nicer one (with domain) |