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AweStriker
Oct 6, 2014

Investigate the noise in the attic.

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rudecyrus
Nov 6, 2009

fuck you trolls
Wait for the MPG to come to us

Graylien
Aug 12, 2013

rudecyrus posted:

Wait for the MPG to come to us

pyrerose
May 8, 2017
Attic sounds haven't steered me wrong before now.

BioEnchanted
Aug 9, 2011

He plays for the dreamers that forgot how to dream, and the lovers that forgot how to love.
We need to find a magic ghost sword to plunge into the most powerful ghost's grave like a boss fight? Is this a book or a video game?

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



Next vote for investigating the attic or waiting for the MPG gets it.

anakha
Sep 16, 2009


Attic noise.

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



quote:

You decide to find out who is making all the noise in the attic.

You glance around for something to use as a weapon.

Let's see. Your grandmother has doilies. A rocking chair. Pillows. Not much to choose from. Finally you pick up a piece of rope that your mom used to tie your suitcase closed. You have no idea how a piece of rope could help, but it's all you've got.

The pounding of heavy feet over your head makes you wonder if you're making a mistake. But you have to find out who - or what! - is in the attic. Slowly, you climb the stairs. Dust from the attic steps stirs in the air and makes you sneeze.

"Ah-choo!" you say loudly.

All at once, the stomping stops.

The door to the attic bangs open.

"NO!" You scream when you see what's standing at the top of the stairs.

quote:

You can't believe your eyes.

At the top of the attic stairs is a ghost horse! A huge, wild stallion, with its mane flying behind it. Foam drips from the stallion's mouth. Its eyes are wild with fury.

The horse backs up a step, then rears up and lets out a terrible angry cry. Its hooves crash down, clomping loudly on the attic floor.

Wait a minute, you think. Was there a horse buried in the cemetery?

Then you remember. An extra-large grave, with a headstone that read:

HERE LIES GLORY. TOO WILD FOR THE RIDERS OF THIS WORLD.

No kidding, you think. This horse looks like a killer!

Quick. You're going to be trampled - unless you do something.

But what?

If you jump on Glory and ride him, turn to PAGE 126.

If you use the rope to lasso him, turn to PAGE 54.


Character Sheet posted:

Inventory
:siren:Rope:siren:

Goal Endings: 0/2

Bad Endings
Wound up stuck dealing with both a ghost and a Lanx.
Killed in a particularly gory fashion by the MHG.
Dragged into a malfunctioning ghost-hunting device.

Achievements
But I Refuse: Turned down the ghost-boy's offer both times.

Leraika
Jun 14, 2015

Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.
Hi-ho, Glory, awaaaay

AweStriker
Oct 6, 2014

Ride sweet ghost mount.

Octatonic
Sep 7, 2010

AweStriker posted:

Ride sweet ghost mount.

serefin99
Apr 15, 2016

Mikoooon~
Your lovely shrine maiden fox wife, Tamamo no Mae, is here to help!

Alexander the Great managed to tame his wild horse by founding out it was actually just shying away from its own shadow and turning it around. With any luck, that's what's going on with Glory. Ride that horse.

Android Blues
Nov 22, 2008

Jeez! What is this, some kind of cemetery for horses? Be the rider.

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



quote:

As the ghost-horse charges at you, you grab his mane and pull yourself onto his back.

Yee-haw! Ride 'em, cowboy!

There's only one problem. An instant later, the horse turns left.

And a left turn from your grandmother's attic stairway goes only one place. Straight through the stairway wall.

And then outside!

Uh-oh.

You grip Glory's mane even tighter and shut your eyes.

Okay, you think. Makes sense. A ghost-horse can ride through walls.

But can you?

BAM.

Guess not.

And that's why, when you open your eyes again, you're still riding Glory! You and your ghost-horse charge through the moonlit sky. As you will - for eternity.

It said on his tombstone, Glory was "too wild for the riders of this world." But face it, you aren't of this world anymore. Those days have come to an

END

Yippie-yi-ayy, yippie-yi-yoo...

Character Sheet posted:

Inventory
Rope

Goal Endings: 0/2

Bad Endings
Wound up stuck dealing with both a ghost and a Lanx.
Killed in a particularly gory fashion by the MHG.
Dragged into a malfunctioning ghost-hunting device.
:siren:Became a ghost rider.:siren:

Achievements
But I Refuse: Turned down the ghost-boy's offer both times.

Our options posted:

  • Face the ghost alone.
  • Say we aren't afraid of the dark.
  • Accept the ghost's offer.
  • Accept the ghost's second offer.
  • Run toward the graveyard.
  • Say we haven't met the Luckmeyer twins yet.
  • Say John Luckmeyer is the Keeper of the Sword.
  • Approach the Civil War soldier.
  • Grab the sword.
  • Wait for the MPG to come to us.
  • Guess which ghost is the MPG.
  • Stab Brandon Estep's grave.
  • Use the rope to lasso Glory.

Hemingway To Go!
Nov 10, 2008

im stupider then dog shit, i dont give a shit, and i dont give a fuck, and i will never shut the fuck up, and i'll always Respect my enemys.
- ernest hemingway
I'm pretty sure this is the best Goosebumps cyoa of all time

Blockhouse
Sep 7, 2014

You Win!

Hemingway To Go! posted:

I'm pretty sure this is the best Goosebumps cyoa of all time

It was definitely my favorite out of the five or six I had as a kid

rudecyrus
Nov 6, 2009

fuck you trolls
Wait for the MPG

WrightOfWay
Jul 24, 2010


Lasso that horse.

Leraika
Jun 14, 2015

Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.
I love these bad ends that are actually good ends.

Let's wait for the MPG

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



quote:

You decide to sit down and wait. If the MPG is so powerful, you think, then let him come to me!

With the fencing foil in your hand, you plop down on a chair in the hall. Sparkle, your grandma's mutt, comes and sits at your feet. You feel better knowing someone's on your side - even if it's just an old dog.

A loud knocking begins inside the walls. A moment later, a ghost floats through the wall toward you. A creepy ghost without eyes!

"Ooooo," he moans sadly. He hovers closer.

You stand up, and hold out the foil. Your hands tremble. Is this the MPG?

Sparkle jumps to his feet, too. "Arrf! Arrf-arf!" the dog barks.

The ghost instantly disappears!

Did Sparkle do that? "Hey, Sparkle," you say, patting the dog's head. "Good job!"

A minute later, you hear a terrible groaning sound. Another ghost appears in the hall. This one has worms crawling all over his faces!

A low growl begins in Sparkle's throat.

Will it work again? Will Sparkle scare away the ghost?

quote:

"Get him, Sparkle!" you shout.

The hideous ghost floats toward you. The worms wriggle through his matted hair. This guy is gross!

"Woof!" Sparkle barks right in the ghost's disgusting face.

Nothing happens.

"Uh, again, Sparkle!" you command. But Sparkle tucks his tail between his legs, whimpers, and slinks away.

"Sparkle, come back," you call. But it's no use. That's one terrified mutt. You turn to face the wormy ghost.

The ghost brings his face right next to yours. The worms wiggle from the ghost to you. They crawl in your mouth, up your nose, in your ears.

Is it possible to die from being totally grossed out?

Well, even if it isn't, the worms make it impossible for you to breathe. Making this

THE END

Character Sheet posted:

Inventory
Graveyard Map
Keeper's Sword

Goal Endings: 0/2

Bad Endings
Wound up stuck dealing with both a ghost and a Lanx.
Killed in a particularly gory fashion by the MHG.
Dragged into a malfunctioning ghost-hunting device.
Became a ghost rider.
:siren:Suffocated by a worm-faced ghost.:siren:

Achievements
But I Refuse: Turned down the ghost-boy's offer both times.

Our options posted:

  • Face the ghost alone.
  • Say we aren't afraid of the dark.
  • Accept the ghost's offer.
  • Accept the ghost's second offer.
  • Run toward the graveyard.
  • Say we haven't met the Luckmeyer twins yet.
  • Say John Luckmeyer is the Keeper of the Sword.
  • Approach the Civil War soldier.
  • Grab the sword.
  • Guess which ghost is the MPG.
  • Stab Brandon Estep's grave.
  • Use the rope to lasso Glory.

rudecyrus
Nov 6, 2009

fuck you trolls
Gross.

Lasso the horse

Leraika
Jun 14, 2015

Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.
Who are the Luckmeyer twins?

pyrerose
May 8, 2017
Horse lasso time.

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



quote:

You start to swing the rope, hoping to lasso the wild ghost stallion.

Are you kidding?

Do you know how long it takes to learn how to lasso?

And you don't even have that rope tied in the right kind of knot, do you?

Admit it. Unless you've grown up on a dude ranch or within two hundred miles of a pack of wild stallions, you don't have a flat chance of lassoing this crazed animal.

So...

If you were born in Colorado, Montana, or Wyoming, turn to PAGE 58.

If you were born anywhere else, turn to PAGE 94.


Character Sheet posted:

Inventory
Rope

Goal Endings: 0/2

Bad Endings
Wound up stuck dealing with both a ghost and a Lanx.
Killed in a particularly gory fashion by the MHG.
Dragged into a malfunctioning ghost-hunting device.
Became a ghost rider.
Suffocated by a worm-faced ghost.

Achievements
But I Refuse: Turned down the ghost-boy's offer both times.

Octatonic
Sep 7, 2010

FredMSloniker
Jan 2, 2008

Why, yes, I do like Kirby games.
I was born in Washington state, so... get back to me if there's an apple-related issue?

rudecyrus
Nov 6, 2009

fuck you trolls
Born in Illinois

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



quote:

Okay. So you're not a natural-born cowboy.

You're just a kid with a dumb rope in your hands - and a foaming-at-the-mouth horse about to trample you on the stairs.

You wave the rope at the horse, using it like a wimpy whip. You feel so stupid, you're surprised the horse doesn't start laughing.

But someone does laugh! You turn around and see a ghostly cowboy floating your way.

"Worst attempt I've ever seen," the cowboy says. You stare at him with your mouth open. He takes the rope from you.

"You want to lasso Glory, you're gonna need some lessons from an expert. Me!" The cowboy gives the rope a sharp yank and, FLICK, it lands around the stallion's neck.

"Cool!" you cheer. "Can you show me how to do that?"

"Sure thing, pardner," the cowboy answers. "Now here's what you have to do."

For the next hour the ghost-cowboy teaches you all about lassoing.

quote:

Whoossh! The rope snaps through the air with a swish! It flutters over Glory's head. The ghost-stallion rears up with an angry whinny. You flick your wrist and give the rope a sharp yank. Bingo! You did it.

Talk about heavy-duty lassoing!

Glory snorts and stamps his hooves, nearly lifting you off the ground. But you hang on. Using all your strength, you drag the ghost-horse down the stairs. You pull him into the den, where your grandmother is watching television.

"Grandma! Look!" you shout. "I've roped a ghost-horse!"

Your grandmother gazes up from her television program and gives you a warm smile. Then she eyes the ghost-horse.

"Now, don't expect me to fall for that," she says. "I know all about the gizmos you kids have these days. What is that? Some kind of hologram? Or video game? See, I'm up-to-date."

Hologram? Video game? Is she nuts?

With a twinkle in her eye, your grandmother reaches for the TV remote control - and aims it at the horse.

She pushes a button.

Showers of sparks shoot out of the remote. A cracking BOOM shakes the house.

What has your grandmother done?

quote:

When the dust settles, you are stunned by what you see. Glory, the ghost stallion, has doubled in size!

And he was already a big horse.

"Neat trick," your grandmother says. "That's quite a gadget." She gets up and heads for the kitchen. "I'm going for a soda," she tells you. "Want one?"

"N-n-no th-thanks," you stammer. You stare at Glory. The giant horse towers over you, pawing the rug.

"What button did you push?" you shout to your grandmother.

"Oh, I don't know," she calls back. "I think it was the one that turns up the sound."

Okay, you think. Maybe if I turn the sound down...

Your finger hovers over the volume button. You hesitate. What if pushing the button will make the horse bigger? What if more ghost-horses appear?

Got a better idea?

You push the volume button. Down.

quote:

To your amazement, it works! The horse grows smaller.

Hey - cool!

You push the volume button down again. Like magic, the ghost-horse grows even smaller.

"Wow!" you shout. You start pushing other buttons on the TV remote control. You can hardly wait to see what will happen!

Unbelievably, when you press the CHANNEL button - the one that moves up to the next channel - the ghost-horse changes into something else! A ghostly kung-fu master!

When you press the button again, the kung-fu ghost changes into the ghost of an Egyptian pharaoh.

"This is amazing!" you exclaim.

Then you press it one more time.

Uh-oh. Big mistake.

quote:

This time, the remote control changes the Egyptian pharaoh king into a Neanderthal man. You recognize him from all the science books at school. Big hairy guy. Slumpy shoulders. Long arms. Huge wooden club.

Huge wooden club?

Yup.

And he's swinging it at your head!

Think fast!

If you change the channel again, turn to PAGE 111.

If you try the mute button, turn to PAGE 78.


Character Sheet posted:

Inventory
:siren:Remote:siren:

Goal Endings: 0/2

Bad Endings
Wound up stuck dealing with both a ghost and a Lanx.
Killed in a particularly gory fashion by the MHG.
Dragged into a malfunctioning ghost-hunting device.
Became a ghost rider.
Suffocated by a worm-faced ghost.

Achievements
But I Refuse: Turned down the ghost-boy's offer both times.

rudecyrus
Nov 6, 2009

fuck you trolls
Change the channel!

Leraika
Jun 14, 2015

Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.
what the gently caress

Mute him

FredMSloniker
Jan 2, 2008

Why, yes, I do like Kirby games.

Gloomy Rube
Mar 4, 2008



Yeah I'm with Zangief here, I can't see how muting would do much in this case.

pyrerose
May 8, 2017
If we mute he'd probably kill us in awkward silence. Change the channel.

Friend Commuter
Nov 3, 2009
SO CLEVER I WANT TO FUCK MY OWN BRAIN.
Smellrose

Gloomy Rube posted:

Yeah I'm with Zangief here, I can't see how muting would do much in this case.

The volume buttons changed its size, maybe the mute button will stop it moving. If not, well, another bad end for the pile. Mute the ghost Neanderthal.

Android Blues
Nov 22, 2008

quote:

For the next hour the ghost-cowboy teaches you all about lassoing.

I believe this was Sentence of the Year winner 1996.

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



quote:

You press the button to change the channel again.

Unfortunately, you've run out of channels. Even with Direct TV, a satellite dish, and all the cable channels in the universe combined, you can only go so far. Then you hit the end of the line.

257,000 channels - and nothing on.

So when you press the button for a higher channel, nothing happens. The Neanderthal man doesn't change into anything else.

And you know what that means. It means you've just been hit in the head with a big ugly club!

Ow. That hurt. And he's taking aim again!

Oh, well. That's what you get for trying to survive this ugly episode by pushing buttons!

Seriously - didn't it ever occur to you to just duck?

THE END

Character Sheet posted:

Inventory
Remote

Goal Endings: 0/2

Bad Endings
Wound up stuck dealing with both a ghost and a Lanx.
Killed in a particularly gory fashion by the MHG.
Dragged into a malfunctioning ghost-hunting device.
Became a ghost rider.
Suffocated by a worm-faced ghost.
:siren:Clubbed by a ghost-neanderthal.:siren:

Achievements
But I Refuse: Turned down the ghost-boy's offer both times.

Our options posted:

  • Face the ghost alone.
  • Say we aren't afraid of the dark.
  • Accept the ghost's offer.
  • Accept the ghost's second offer.
  • Run toward the graveyard.
  • Say we haven't met the Luckmeyer twins yet.
  • Say John Luckmeyer is the Keeper of the Sword.
  • Approach the Civil War soldier.
  • Grab the sword.
  • Guess which ghost is the MPG.
  • Stab Brandon Estep's grave.
  • Try the mute button.

rudecyrus
Nov 6, 2009

fuck you trolls
Mute

pyrerose
May 8, 2017
Actually thought he'd turn into something else that would murder us. Muting him sounds like a good idea after all.

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



quote:

You press the mute button. Instantly, the Neanderthal disappears.

Phew. Close one, you think.

Then you have an idea. You press the mute button again. Yup. It works just as you thought it would. The ghost of the Neanderthal reappears. And when you press it again, he disappears. You can keep switching back and forth.

Now you see him - now you don't!

Needless to say, this is a cool toy. You and your grandmother play with it for a few days. Then you call the local newspapers. They come out and write a story about you. Pretty soon, you're famous. Every computer game company in America and Japan wants to buy your invention.

The amazing remote-controlled hologram machine!

You tell them the truth. You have no idea how it works. But for ten million dollars, they can have the remote and the house. And they can try to figure it out for themselves.

When the deal is made, you leave the remote and the house behind. But there is still one more "remote" in your future. A remote island in the South Pacific! That's where you and your grandmother fly off to. Why? Just in case the company figures out you've sold them a house full of ghosts!

THE END

Character Sheet posted:

Inventory
Remote

Goal Endings: 0/2

Bad Endings
Wound up stuck dealing with both a ghost and a Lanx.
Killed in a particularly gory fashion by the MHG.
Dragged into a malfunctioning ghost-hunting device.
Became a ghost rider.
Suffocated by a worm-faced ghost.
Clubbed by a ghost-neanderthal.

Achievements
But I Refuse: Turned down the ghost-boy's offer both times.
:siren:Selling Souls: Offloaded the haunted house onto someone else.:siren:

Our options posted:

  • Face the ghost alone.
  • Say we aren't afraid of the dark.
  • Accept the ghost's offer.
  • Accept the ghost's second offer.
  • Run toward the graveyard.
  • Say we haven't met the Luckmeyer twins yet.
  • Say John Luckmeyer is the Keeper of the Sword.
  • Approach the Civil War soldier.
  • Grab the sword.
  • Guess which ghost is the MPG.
  • Stab Brandon Estep's grave.

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ashnjack
Jun 8, 2010

FUCK FLOWERS. JUST...FUCK 'EM.
I know we say it a lot, but how the hell is this not a good ending. We literally become millionaires and we don't need to deal with the haunting. We have our own private island for chrissakes.

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