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Fighting Fantasy: Warlock of Firetop Mountain
the Game the Book!

Fighting Fantasy: Warlock of Firetop Mountainthe Game the Book!
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The Warlock of Firetop MountainAspyr just sent over a copy of Fighting Fantasy The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. Which is the book the upcoming DS game of the same name is based on. Fighting Fantasy is apparently a long series of choose your own adventure books that were really popular in Europe but never really caught on in the US.

The real attractive thing about this book is that you actually get to make a character. It’s like Dungeons and Dragons in a book, where you have a character sheet and skills that your make before reading the book. While this is really awesome hype of the game. I honestly can’t wait to get reading this being a Dungeons and Dragon junky.

The game is set to launch on October 12th.

[Turn to page 2 for screens of adventure or turn to page 3 for a mystical trailer.]

Posted by Will Thompson 24.09.2009 in All
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Zelda manga made me buy a backward book

Zelda manga made me buy a backward book
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Spotting something Zelda related when we least expect it can expose the inner nerd in each of us.

Browsing a local book shop today, my eyes nearly popped out of my head at the mere sight of Link.

“What is this?!” I exclaimed with all the ferocity of a ten-year old.

I scrambled through Faulkner and Hemingway to grasp the Legend of Zelda manga, a Japanese graphic novel that reads from back to front.

It apparently tells a faithful version of Ocarina of Time’s timeless tale.

Published by Viz Media, the Ocarina of Time manga was written and drawn by two women who use the pen name Akira Himekawa. The first of a two-part series, it cost only $7.99 and is available now.

I haven’t had a chance to read it yet — do you really read a manga? But the anime drawings are surprisingly intense, and the opening line alone makes me want to pop in my Ocarina of Time cartridge.

“But there was one boy who, for some reason, didn’t have a fairy.”

Posted by Derek 13.11.2008 in All
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The unofficial Mother 3 handbook?

The unofficial Mother 3 handbook?
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Apparently the guys over at Starmen.net did not think it was enough to just releasing a translation patch. They went ahead and teamed up with Fangamer to compile a complete companion book/players guide for the game as well. With complete coverage of everything in the game, and they even went so far as to make clay models for some characters and enemies just like in the original Earthbound guide.

As of right now they are taking pre-orders for the hardcover book at 20 dollars a pop. If your a fan of the series, this looks like a solid investment. Hit the jump to take a peek at some of the pages.

Posted by Will Thompson 17.10.2008 in Uncategorized
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