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Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!

chitoryu12 posted:

Deny the cheese

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Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



Unfortunately, not eating the cheese isn't actually an option.

quote:

Join the rat-people’s army?

“No way!” you shout.

You knock the chunk of Switch Cheese out of Zoe’s claw. It falls to the ground.

You turn to run, but David throws himself down on the ground in front of you. You trip over him and fall flat on your face.

You scramble to your feet. But before you can run, David grabs the back of your shirt. And then wraps his stringy rat tail around your right ankle, holding you fast!

“Nice work,” Zoe complements the rat-boy. She tosses him another bite of cheese as a reward. His nose twitches as he chews it gratefully.

“Time to eat your Switch Cheese.” Zoe’s glittering rat eyes gaze at you. “And this time you won’t get away from me!”

This sends us to the same page as if we accepted in the first place. I'm not sure why Stine even bothered giving us a choice here, except to pad out the book's length by a single page.

Character Sheet posted:

Inventory
Empty

Goal Endings: 0/3

Bad Endings
Forcibly turned into a rat-person and enlisted into their army.

Achievements
None yet.

Our options posted:

  • Choose GAMES.
  • Go after Stinko yourself.
  • Go through the EMPLOYEES ONLY door.
  • Don't go with David.

Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!
Go away, David. You're a weirdo.

AweStriker
Oct 6, 2014

I'm afraid I can't go with you, Dave.

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

Dave can go gently caress himself

Octatonic
Sep 7, 2010

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



quote:

Maybe David is just a nice kid with a claw. Who knows? But you’re not taking any chances. You decide to go your own way.

“Sorry, David,” you say, “I’d rather take my chances on my own.”

You take a few steps backwards. Then you add, “Uh, thanks for saving me. And good luck!”

Just because the kid is creepy doesn’t mean you can’t be polite.

You turn around, facing the rope bridge again. Zoe and the other baby-sitters are hidden in the mist somewhere near the middle of the bridge.

Maybe you could sneak by them. The orange mist is so thick, they might not see you.

You step onto the bridge. Immediately it sinks a little lower and starts to swing.

Can you make it past the baby-sitters and across the swinging bridge? Or should you try to find another way back to Stinko?

If you take the bridge route, turn to PAGE 123.

If you look for another way back to Stinko, turn to PAGE 107.


Character Sheet posted:

Inventory
Empty

Goal Endings: 0/3

Bad Endings
Forcibly turned into a rat-person and enlisted into their army.

Achievements
None yet.

Omnicrom
Aug 3, 2007
Snorlax Afficionado


There must be a Better Way.

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

Take the bridge

The Bold Kobold
Aug 11, 2014

Bold to the point of certain death.
Fortune favors the BOLD, so get on that bridge.

Octatonic
Sep 7, 2010

That's just a bridge too far. There's gotta be a better way

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



Tied, next vote takes it.

Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!

The Bold Kobold posted:

Fortune favors the BOLD, so get on that bridge.

The Bold Kobold
Aug 11, 2014

Bold to the point of certain death.
It seems boldness wins the day.

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



The Bold Kobold posted:

It seems boldness wins the day.

The day, maybe, but not the book:

quote:

You take another step onto the rope bridge. You force yourself to stay calm as it swings wildly. Clutching the railing tightly, you tiptoe across the ropes.

You can hear Zoe and the other baby-sitters talking in the middle of the orange mist. “That kid won’t get away from us,” Zoe snarls. “They never escape for long.”

You hug the rope railing and pull yourself blindly into the thick mist. You know you’re very close to them, but so far they haven’t sensed you.

You just might make it!

Then a loud, shrill shriek pierces the mist.

“That’s the kid alarm!” Zoe cries. “Get the kid!”

quote:

You freeze, not daring to breathe. Please don’t find me, you beg silently.

The shrill alarm grows louder. You glance toward the sound. At that moment there’s a slight break in the drifting mist.

David! David is making that horrible screech!

And he’s pointing straight at you!

He betrayed you!

Dozens of hippies swarm around David. “That way!” a skinny guy in a vest screams. “Don’t let the kid get away!”

You clasp the railing and rush forward.

Oh, no! Zoe and the others are heading directly toward you. You glance back over your shoulder. The hippies are crowding onto the bridge. David is leading them right to you.

The bridge shakes under the weight of all the hippies piling onto it. It swings and sways. Mist swirls around you. Sometimes you see your pursuers, sometimes you don’t.

Yikes! A hand grabs for you. You leap out of reach.

And right over the side of the bridge.

Whoops! Klutzy move. You’ll have to pay for that one. Yep. You’re plummeting into a bottomless pit. You’re falling and falling and falling –

And when you scream, “This is really the pits!” you mean it.

THE END

Character Sheet posted:

Inventory
Empty

Goal Endings: 0/3

Bad Endings
Forcibly turned into a rat-person and enlisted into their army.
:siren:Dodged off a rope bridge and into a bottomless pit.:siren:

Achievements
None yet.

Our options posted:

  • Choose GAMES.
  • Go after Stinko yourself.
  • Go through the EMPLOYEES ONLY door.
  • Look for another way back to Stinko.

MelvinBison
Nov 17, 2012

"Is this the ideal world that you envisioned?"
"I guess you could say that."

Pillbug
Man, gently caress you, David. Find another way.

Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!
The mental image of David pointing at you and making some unearthly noise is just hilarious for some reason.

Octatonic posted:

That's just a bridge too far. There's gotta be a better way

Omnicrom
Aug 3, 2007
Snorlax Afficionado


Find another way.

Also I'm actually kind of impressed that rat-kid appears to pretty consistently be a rat. Goes to show you this wasn't written by the person behind A Night in Troll and Cereal Woods.

Android Blues
Nov 22, 2008

Man, this has nothing to do with babysitting! We're just in some kind of...rat dimension! Egregious false advertising.

Let's find another way.

The Bold Kobold
Aug 11, 2014

Bold to the point of certain death.
Find another way out

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

Hobgoblin2099 posted:

The mental image of David pointing at you and making some unearthly noise is just hilarious for some reason.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEStsLJZhzo

Find another way

Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!
Oh hey, that's pretty much exactly how I envisioned it.

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



Hobgoblin2099 posted:

Oh hey, that's pretty much exactly how I envisioned it.

For some reason, my mind jumped to the clown from Yellow Submarine instead.

quote:

You’re not going to risk running smack into Zoe. You glance around, searching for another way back to Stinko.

You spot a path at the edge of the canyon. Maybe it will lead you back to the cave entrance. You scuffle through the thick vegetation and start following the path.

“Eeeeeeee!” A shrill, shrieking alarm stops you in your tracks. You peer through the mist and trees.

David! He’s making that awful sound! His face twists in a nasty grimace.

His teeth. They’re fangs!

“Eeeeeeeeee!” he trills again.

You knew you couldn’t trust him! You start to run.

“The kid!” you hear Zoe cry. “Over there!”

Roots grab at your feet. Leaves smack your face. You glance back.

Oh, no! Zoe has been joined by dozens of pointy-nosed hippies. They’re right behind you!

If you stay on the path, they will catch you for sure. You stare at the canyon. It’s much narrower here. It might be ten feet across, maybe less. Maybe more.

Can you jump across?

quote:

You shut your eyes, bend your knees, and hurl yourself across the canyon.

Oh, no! You don’t quite make it!

You slam stomach-first into the edge of the other side. Your fingers desperately claw at the dirt. It crumbles and falls around your head. Then you clasp a sturdy tree root.

Grunting, you pull yourself up over the edge. You lie flat on your back, panting. But you can’t rest. The angry, evil baby-sitters scream and throw dirt bombs across the gorge.

You scramble to your feet. Perfect! Just ahead of you is a cave entrance. Above it a sign reads: TO THE BOTTOMLESS BALL PIT.

“So long, suckers!” you shout across to them. You’ve got to find Stinko and get out of this crazy place.

You duck into the cave. But instead of coming directly out the other side, you face a dark path – and another cave entrance.

Which do you take?

If you enter the cave within the cave, turn to PAGE 120.

If you stick to the path, turn to PAGE 76.


Character Sheet posted:

Inventory
Empty

Goal Endings: 0/3

Bad Endings
Forcibly turned into a rat-person and enlisted into their army.
Dodged off a rope bridge and into a bottomless pit.

Achievements
None yet.

AweStriker
Oct 6, 2014

Let's recurse through another layer of cave.

Octatonic
Sep 7, 2010

AweStriker posted:

Let's recurse through another layer of cave.

When you're left with no recourse, recurse

Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!
Is there an ending where we get to throw David into a bottomless pit?

Double cave action!

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



quote:

You remember that there were cave entrances near the ball pit. You step into the cave, hoping that’s where it leads. You blink your eyes, trying to focus in the pitch darkness.

“Who enters my cave?” a deep voice booms.

Fear clutches your throat. What have you gotten yourself into now?

“Uh – it’s just me,” you croak.

“Why have you trespassed?” the voice demands.

“I’m running from a pack of evil baby-sitters,” you blurt.

Oops! You hope you’re not talking to one of them!

“Those baby-sitters are the worst!” the voice growls.

Whew!

“So you’ll let me through?” you ask nervously.

You wish you could see who you’re talking to. You strain your eyes. But it’s just too dark.

“Not so fast,” the voice snaps. “First, you must answer three questions. If you pass my test, I’ll let you pass me.

quote:

You don’t have much choice, you realize. You sigh.

“Okay,” you mumble. “Ask away.”

“Question number one. What creature comes to life during the full moon and is part human and part animal?”

You snort. “That’s easy. A werewolf!”

“Very good,” the voice in the dark responds. “The next question is a little harder. High in the Himalayas lives a mysterious, furry, humanlike creature.”

Oooh! You know this one too. You saw it on Fact or Fiction on TV! “It’s called –“ you begin.

The voice cuts you off. “I want both names!” it warns.

You grin. “The Abominable Snowman or Yeti!” you declare. This is fun!

You hear a low rumbling sound coming from the direction of the voice. Is it a laugh? A growl?

You get nervous again.

“Now my final, and most difficult, question,” the voice announces. “Although if you read GOOSEBUMPS, it should be easy.”

The voice pauses. The cave is so silent, you can almost hear your heart pounding. Finally, the voice speaks again.

“What color is the Beast from the East?”

If you think the Beast is green, turn to PAGE 14.

If you think the Beast is blue, turn to PAGE 17.


As is the case with all of these Goosebumps quizzes, I can't stop you from just googling the answer. After all, if the eternal shame of knowing you had to resort to cheating to complete a gamebook intended for children doesn't deter you, what chance do I have?

Character Sheet posted:

Inventory
Empty

Goal Endings: 0/3

Bad Endings
Forcibly turned into a rat-person and enlisted into their army.
Dodged off a rope bridge and into a bottomless pit.

Achievements
None yet.

Android Blues
Nov 22, 2008

Blue!

Octatonic
Sep 7, 2010


I'll trust you on this one, blue android.

The Bold Kobold
Aug 11, 2014

Bold to the point of certain death.
Uhh... U-Uhh... I-It's Green!

Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!
That's the game with tag, right? I'm pretty sure I remember it being blue.

So let's say green to see what happens.

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

Green!

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



quote:

“Green,” you declare, trying to sound confident. “The Beast from the East is green.”

You hold your breath. Was your answer correct?

“Wrong!” the voice roars. “Everyone knows the Beast from the East is a furry blue creature. Everyone except you!”

“But... but...” you stutter.

“No buts about it!” A heavy hand slaps you hard on the shoulder.

Then the thing steps out of the shadows. At last you can see it.

It’s big.

It’s furry.

It’s blue.

It’s the Beast from the East – coming to feast on you!

THE END

*pedant voice* Actually, the monsters in the book were just called Beasts. The title "Beast from the East" is actually the name of a Calvinball-esque variant of tag the Beasts play in which the loser is eaten.

Character Sheet posted:

Inventory
Empty

Goal Endings: 0/3

Bad Endings
Forcibly turned into a rat-person and enlisted into their army.
Dodged off a rope bridge and into a bottomless pit.
:siren:Eaten by a Beast after failing a quiz question.:siren:

Achievements
None yet.

Our options posted:

  • Choose GAMES.
  • Go after Stinko yourself.
  • Go through the EMPLOYEES ONLY door.
  • Stick to the cave path.
  • Correctly answer the quiz question.

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW7QABOM_os

Okay we'll do the correct color now

The Bold Kobold
Aug 11, 2014

Bold to the point of certain death.
"Oh fine, blue."

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



quote:

“Blue!” you cry. “The Beast from the East is blue!”

“Right you are! Well done,” the voice congratulates you. “Not only will I allow you to go through my cave, I will also give you a prize.”

It holds something out of the shadows toward you.

You squint at it. The faint light shows you that it’s an audiocassette tape.

“A tape?” You take a few steps forward. “What’s on it? Music?”

“You will find out when it becomes necessary,” the voice replies mysteriously. “Take it. It may help you.”

You grab the tape. A shiver ripples through you.

The hand you just touched wasn’t human.

It felt like a giant cat’s paw!

quote:

Were you being questioned by an enormous cat?

Before you can ask, the creature vanishes. Light streams into the dim cave. You hear screams and squeals coming from just beyond the entrance.

You’re not sure, but one of those squeals sounds a lot like Stinko’s voice!

You stuff the tape into your pocket and run out of the cave.

Bingo! The cave opens onto a balcony overlooking the Bottomless Ball Pit. Zoe is nowhere in sight. You just might make it out of this place after all!

And there he is! Stinko! He’s grinning broadly, preparing to dive into the ball pit.

You dash down the steps two at a time. You hurry to the edge of the pit. “Stinko!” you shout. But he can’t hear you over all the cheers and squeals. He dives into the pool.

You rush to the edge.

But Stinko has vanished!

quote:

“Stinko!” you yell as loud as you can.

It’s no use wasting your breath. He can’t hear you. He has sunk from view. Buried in colored plastic balls.

You’ve got to get him out of there. And then you’ve got to get both of you out of the Fun Zone.

But how?

You notice heavy ropes dangling over the pit. If you could just grab one of the ropes, you might be able to swing over the pit and yank Stinko out.

That is, if he comes up to the surface, you remind yourself.

You could dive in. But it would be very hard to find him among all those kids and plastic balls.

You know Zoe is going to show up any minute. And Stinko is definitely not going to come out of the ball pit on his own.

What should you do?

If you jump in, turn to PAGE 42.

If you go for the rope, go to PAGE 68.


Fun fact: this choice is where I hit my first bad ending when I read this book as a kid. Choose wisely!

Character Sheet posted:

Inventory
:siren:Cassette Tape:siren:

Goal Endings: 0/3

Bad Endings
Forcibly turned into a rat-person and enlisted into their army.
Dodged off a rope bridge and into a bottomless pit.
Eaten by a Beast after failing a quiz question.

Achievements
None yet.

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

Take a dive

Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!
Go for the rope.

Rebonack7
Aug 27, 2015



Tied, next vote takes it.

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ashnjack
Jun 8, 2010

FUCK FLOWERS. JUST...FUCK 'EM.
Bottomless ball pit swan dive

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