- AceOfFlames
- Oct 9, 2012
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This will be our Lucky Day!
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- Adbot
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- rudecyrus
- Nov 6, 2009
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fuck you trolls
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Log Zoom!
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Nov 4, 2019 07:51
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- chitoryu12
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Al vs. AI
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Nov 4, 2019 15:04
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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Enough messing around with midway games! Let's get this final battle started!
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You set off down the midway, searching for Big Al. It should be easy to spot a huge guy in a tacky checkered jacket.
But now that you want to find him, there’s no trace of the carnival manager.
What can you do?
You turn to the robot. It’s been clanking along after you and your friends on its mechanical feet.
“Do you know where we can find Big Al?” you ask.
The robot makes a piercing, staticky noise. “MY-MEMORY-BANKS-DO-NOT-HAVE-THAT-DATA,” it replies.
“So who else can we ask?” you wonder out loud.
You spot a boy around your age lurking in the shadows of the tents. He’s wearing knickers, suspenders, and a tweed cap.
Judging by the boy’s old-fashioned clothes, you know he’s one of the people trapped by Big Al. Maybe he knows where the carnival manager is.
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“Hey!” you call. “Yeah, you,” you add as the kid tries to slink deeper into the shadows. You, Patty, and Floyd dash over to him.
“You’re going to get me in trouble,” the kid whines.
“We want to see Big Al,” you say. “I’m tired of playing against the clock. We want to go straight to the grand finale!”
The boy looks shocked – and a little scared. “Are you sure that’s a good idea?” he squeaks. “Big Al always cheats, you know.”
“I’d rather go up against the main guy himself,” you declare. “It beats getting zapped in one of these crazy little games.”
Even you are surprised by how confident you sound.
Because inside you’re shaking harder than a bowl of jelly on a bicycle.
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“So are you going to bring us to Big Al?” you demand.
The kid seems lost in thought. Finally, he nods. “Okay, I’ll help you find Big Al. But I’d like a favor, first. Can we take a picture of all of us together?”
“Will you show up in a photo?” Cousin Floyd inquires.
“I’m not a vampire,” the boy snaps. “I’m a ghoul.”
Floyd shrugs. “Sorry,” he mumbles.
“What do you want with a picture?” you ask.
“For good luck,” the kid replies. “And this way, if things don’t work out, I’ll have something to remember you by.”
Great, you think. A ghoul with a scrapbook. “So where can we have our picture taken?”
“Don’t you have a camera?” the boy demands.
If you won a camera along the way, turn to PAGE 11.
If you need a camera, turn to PAGE 15.
Looks like we still have work to do before we can challenge Big Al for real - which shouldn't come as much of a surprise. He did say we need to win three games first, and we only have one win under our belt so far.
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“Sorry, but we don’t have a camera with us,” you explain.
“Well, then, you need one,” the pale-faced boy insists. He points to some game booths nearby. “One of those games gives away cameras as a prize. You have to keep playing until you win a camera.”
“But –“ you try to argue.
The kid tugs on the brim of his cap and looks around. Then he gives you a fierce look – the look of someone who’s telling you something he shouldn’t.
“You need a camera if you’re going to beat Big Al,” he whispers. “Remember that – now scoot!”
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“The sooner we start playing, the sooner we’re out of here,” you declare.
“Or the sooner we’re doomed,” Floyd moans.
You wish he hadn’t said that.
A nearby booth lets out a piercing squawk. “Let’s check out that one,” you decide quickly.
You, Floyd, and Patty scurry over to the booth. It has an enormous computer screen hanging across the back wall.
“What’s the game?” Patty asks.
“See for yourself,” the man behind the counter replies.
He looks almost normal. Except for the brownish smoke coming out of his ears.
The screen flashes. A sign appears.
LETTER-GO!
BEAT THE MAZE BY FINDING THE MESSAGE!
You’re pretty good at mazes and word puzzles. “I think I’ll try this one,” you tell Patty and Floyd.
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You step in front of the screen.
“Is the kid a winner?” the game operator shouts. “Watch and see!”
People gather behind you to watch you play. Colored lights appear on the screen and spin around.
Whoa! They’re making you dizzy! You clutch the counter.
The screen goes foggy. It clears into a maze of letters:
“The shortest message is the quickest way out. Find it, starting... now!” the man cries.
Is Route 1 the shortest? Turn to PAGE 100.
Or is it Route 2? Turn to PAGE 22.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Empty
Goal Endings: 1/2
Bad Endings
Overwhelmed and strangled by an army of baby squid.
Sent back in time by the Dino-Ride and eaten by a T-rex.
Blown up by a robot after Floyd triggered its self-destruct function.
Repeatedly struck by lightning after failing the Hand-Eye Challenge.
Rode the Slug Subway and got melted by slug slime.
Achievements
Squid Wrestling Lightweight Champion: Defeated 225 pounds' worth of baby squid.
Dying is Easy, Consistency is Hard: Encountered a total of 250 bad endings.
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Nov 6, 2019 02:30
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- Blueberry Pancakes
- Aug 18, 2012
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Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!
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Route 1.
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Nov 6, 2019 04:06
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- Junpei
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Can't post for 11 years!
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Route 2 has less letters.
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Nov 6, 2019 04:35
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- chitoryu12
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Nov 6, 2019 04:41
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- rudecyrus
- Nov 6, 2009
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fuck you trolls
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Nov 6, 2019 05:05
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- PumpkinBat
- Oct 22, 2012
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Any year is a number.
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Nov 6, 2019 16:08
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- Android Blues
- Nov 22, 2008
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This is a really fun little puzzle. An easy way out is going - bwaha!
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Nov 6, 2019 17:54
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- AceOfFlames
- Oct 9, 2012
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code:BruteForceSolve(maze);
output posted:
An easy way out is going bad
An easy way out is going bwaha
An easy way out is going away
An easy way out is goofy
An easy way out is good
Route 1
AceOfFlames fucked around with this message at 19:37 on Nov 6, 2019
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Nov 6, 2019 18:49
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- Justin_Brett
- Oct 23, 2012
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GAMERDOME put down LOSER
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Even if it's not a choice I have to appreciate "AL BEAT YA BABY".
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Nov 6, 2019 23:53
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- Rebonack7
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Route 2 wins by a single vote, which means the majority of the thread is smarter than I was as a kid. For some reason I thought I was supposed to start at one of the exits and work my way up to the top-left, and since I obviously couldn't make a coherent sentence going backwards, I decided to just pick Route 1 because it looked shorter to me. If memory serves, that was the first GYGB bad ending I ever got. Good times...
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“Number two is the shorter message,” you answer. “But it doesn’t make much sense.”
You read the message aloud. “’Any Year Is A Number.’” You turn to Patty and Floyd. “What does that mean?”
Floyd raises his eyebrows and shrugs.
“Who cares what it means?” Patty responds. “As long as it’s the right answer!”
“It’s right, all right,” the man behind the counter grumbles. More smoke gushes out of his ears. “The screen always gives good advice,” he adds. He vanishes behind the booth’s back curtain.
“Well, that’s one game we’ve won,” you declare. “Let’s keep going!”
“Hey!” Floyd exclaims. “You won the game! Don’t you get a prize?”
“Good thinking,” you say. “Maybe the prize will be useful.”
You dash back to the booth to claim your prize. But the glittering lights, the computer screen, the man with the smoking ears – they’re all gone!
An entirely different booth stands in its place.
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“Where did –“ Patty cries in surprise.
“How, h-how –“ Cousin Floyd sputters.
“Easy,” you reply. “This is the Carnival of Horrors. Where anything can happen. And usually does!”
You cautiously approach the new booth. Instead of flashing lights, there are just a couple of dim, dirty bulbs in each corner. Behind the counter stands a fat, bald man selling hot dogs.
“Hey,” you call. “What happened to the booth that was just here?”
“This is the booth that was just here,” the man declares. His eyes dart around as if he’s afraid something may sneak up on him.
“What about Letter-Go?” Floyd asks.
The hot-dog man stares at him. “Let who go?”
“That’s the name of the game that was just here,” you insist. “The message maze. And I won! Don’t I get a prize?”
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The hot-dog man looks surprised. “You actually won?” he whispers.
“Yes, he won!” Patty insists. “And we’re witnesses!”
“So where’s his prize?” Floyd demands.
The hot-dog man glances around. Then he swings up part of his counter on a hinge. It makes an opening large enough for you to squeeze through. “You’ll have to come back here,” he explains.
You step through, but he slams the counter down before Patty and Floyd can follow. “Just you,” the hot-dog man barks. “We can’t let crowds through. Against the rules.”
“Wait for me here,” you instruct Patty and Floyd.
The hot-dog man leads you to the back of the booth. He pulls aside a canvas tent flap. “Charlie, the Letter-Go operator, is back there,” he tells you.
You peer through the opening. It’s pitch-black on the other side. “I can’t see!” you complain.
The hot-dog man hands you an old-fashioned lantern. “Here,” he grunts. “Are you going or not?”
To claim your prize from Charlie, turn to PAGE 129.
If you don't want to go into the dark tent, turn to PAGE 82.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Empty
Goal Endings: 1/2
Bad Endings
Overwhelmed and strangled by an army of baby squid.
Sent back in time by the Dino-Ride and eaten by a T-rex.
Blown up by a robot after Floyd triggered its self-destruct function.
Repeatedly struck by lightning after failing the Hand-Eye Challenge.
Rode the Slug Subway and got melted by slug slime.
Achievements
Squid Wrestling Lightweight Champion: Defeated 225 pounds' worth of baby squid.
Dying is Easy, Consistency is Hard: Encountered a total of 250 bad endings.
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- Maugrim
- Feb 16, 2011
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I eat your face
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I can't foresee any bad consequences from heading on in.
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Nov 8, 2019 02:34
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- rudecyrus
- Nov 6, 2009
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fuck you trolls
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Let's go into the dark tent alone with the strange man
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Nov 8, 2019 21:10
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- AceOfFlames
- Oct 9, 2012
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Let's go into the dark tent alone with the strange man
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Nov 9, 2019 12:09
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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Good to see that even though we missed the first GYGB bad ending I ever read, we're right on track for the second one.
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Holding the lantern in front of you, you squeeze through the flap. You find yourself in another tent. Piles of hot dogs and mounds of buns lie on the ground. This must be some kind of storeroom for the hot-dog booth, you guess.
“Yuck,” you mutter. “And Mom thinks I’m messy!”
You hold your lantern higher, peering into the corners of the tent.
No Charlie. And no prizes.
As you pass a pile of hot dogs, you step on one. “Yip!” it cries. Then – like a giant caterpillar – it crawls away from you!
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“Whoa!” you gasp. You’re so astonished, you drop the lantern.
You bend over, staring at the runaway hot dog. “Yowch!” you cry. You feel a sharp pain just below the hem of your shorts. You peer down.
One end of a hot dog sticks to your leg. Its body waves wildly. You reach down and yank it off.
It leaves a bite mark the size of a dime on your leg!
Holding up the attack-wiener, you see that it has a little mouth – and hundreds and hundreds of little teeth.
The mouth opens. It doesn’t say “Yip!”
It says, “Yum!”
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“Yip! Yip! Yip!”
You whirl around at the sound. The whole mound of hot dogs is moving now. They’re all squirming toward you!
Your heart pounds with panic as you watch hundreds of tiny mouths flashing thousands of tiny teeth. “Yip, yip, yip,” they squeak.
Gulp! They sound hungry!
“Where’s the tent-flap?” you cry. You scratch and tear at the canvas with both hands. But you can’t find an opening. It seems to be a solid wall now!
“Ow!” Sharp teeth nip your shins. You hop around in pain, stumbling over more hot dogs. You crash to the ground.
Hungry hot dogs swarm all over you. You try to swat them away. But it’s no use. There are too many of them!
You’re buried in hot dogs!
You try to scream for help. But a hot-dog bun whizzes out of nowhere, right into your mouth. “Mmmrrmmph!” you cry.
Well, it’s only fair. You’ve gobbled down dozens of dogs. Now for every big bite of a hot dog you’ve ever taken, these critters will take a little bite out of you!
Looks like this time you’ve really let yourself go to the dogs.
THE END
Gotta admit, "holding up the attack-wiener" is not a phrase I expected to type at this point in my life.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Empty
Goal Endings: 1/2
Bad Endings
Overwhelmed and strangled by an army of baby squid.
Sent back in time by the Dino-Ride and eaten by a T-rex.
Blown up by a robot after Floyd triggered its self-destruct function.
Repeatedly struck by lightning after failing the Hand-Eye Challenge.
Rode the Slug Subway and got melted by slug slime.
 Eaten alive by hundreds of living, carnivorous hot dogs.
Achievements
Squid Wrestling Lightweight Champion: Defeated 225 pounds' worth of baby squid.
Dying is Easy, Consistency is Hard: Encountered a total of 250 bad endings.
Our options posted:
- Insist you're not a squid wrestler.
- Stay on the Dino-Ride.
- Ride the Log Zoom.
- Turn left at the first junction.
- Leave the castle and head back down to the rides.
- Don't listen to Ernie.
- Ignore Ernie's advice and choose the Lucky Day game.
- Pick the incorrect route at Letter-Go.
- Leave the tent without claiming a prize.
Rebonack7 fucked around with this message at 21:14 on Nov 11, 2019
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Nov 9, 2019 21:49
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- PumpkinBat
- Oct 22, 2012
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Well, before we rewind, lets pick Route 1 at Letter-Go
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Nov 10, 2019 00:56
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- chitoryu12
- Apr 24, 2014
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Well, before we rewind, lets pick Route 1 at Letter-Go
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Nov 10, 2019 15:36
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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Time to take the easy way out!
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“Route One!” you cry triumphantly. “It even spells a message. ‘An Easy Way Out Is Good.’”
The man behind the counter laughs nastily. “An easy way out is good – for us! But it’s not the shortest way out!”
He presses a button, and the maze vanishes from the computer screen. A picture of a giant pair of warty lips appears. They pucker up, as if they’re going to whistle. But, no! Instead they suck in a steady stream of air.
A powerful wind pulls at you. It gets stronger and stronger. You feel as if you’re caught in a hurricane.
“Help!” you cry to your friends. But your voice is drowned out by the howling gale. You grab on to the counter of the booth as you’re pulled off your feet.
SWOOSH!
You’re sucked into the screen!
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“Yikes!” you cry. “What do I do now?”
It’s dark inside the computer screen. And crowded!
“Yeowch!” you yelp. Something pokes into your back. Your knees are scrunched up around your ears. And whatever you’re sitting on is sharp and lumpy.
You pull something out from under you and peer at it.
A letter “W.”
You shift around and discover you’re sitting on piles of letters.
“Hey!” you cry.
A “T” and “X” land on your head. Whenever you move, more letters crash down around you. You are buried in letters!
What now?
Well, you’re good at word puzzles. Can you unscramble this message?
HET NDE
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Empty
Goal Endings: 1/2
Bad Endings
Overwhelmed and strangled by an army of baby squid.
Sent back in time by the Dino-Ride and eaten by a T-rex.
Blown up by a robot after Floyd triggered its self-destruct function.
Repeatedly struck by lightning after failing the Hand-Eye Challenge.
Rode the Slug Subway and got melted by slug slime.
Eaten alive by hundreds of living, carnivorous hot dogs.
Sucked into the Letter-Go game and buried in a pile of letters.
Achievements
Squid Wrestling Lightweight Champion: Defeated 225 pounds' worth of baby squid.
Dying is Easy, Consistency is Hard: Encountered a total of 250 bad endings.
Our options posted:
- Insist you're not a squid wrestler.
- Stay on the Dino-Ride.
- Ride the Log Zoom.
- Turn left at the first junction.
- Leave the castle and head back down to the rides.
- Don't listen to Ernie.
- Ignore Ernie's advice and choose the Lucky Day game.
- Leave the tent without claiming a prize.
Rebonack7 fucked around with this message at 21:14 on Nov 11, 2019
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Nov 10, 2019 20:16
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- AweStriker
- Oct 6, 2014
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No prize for us.
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Nov 10, 2019 20:35
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- rudecyrus
- Nov 6, 2009
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fuck you trolls
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Log Zoom!
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Nov 10, 2019 20:44
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- AceOfFlames
- Oct 9, 2012
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Lucky Day! Lucky Day! Lucky Day!
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Nov 10, 2019 22:26
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- Rebonack7
- Aug 27, 2015
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On second though, let's stay out of the creepy tent!
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You back away from the dark opening. It’s way too creepy in there. “On second thought, who needs a prize?” you say quickly. “I’ll just take a soda instead.”
Silently, the hot-dog man scoops a can out of a cooler and takes your money. He flips open the counter, and you’re out of there.
“Didn’t you get your prize?” Patty asks.
“I decided it wasn’t worth the risk,” you reply. You pop open the top of the soda can.
“Huh?” Floyd exclaims, peering at the can in your hand. “I never heard of Ghoulie-Cola before.”
You read out the list of ingredients. “Eye of newt, toe of frog...”
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All of a sudden, you’re not thirsty anymore. You toss the soda can into a trash barrel. “I guess we’d better try another game.”
You, Patty, and Floyd walk along the row of booths. “Let’s see what this one is,” you suggest, coming to a stop in front of a computer race-car game.
A tiny old woman rests her parasol against the counter and grabs one of the steering wheels. “These newfangled contraptions,” she complains as her car falls behind. “We didn’t even have horseless carriages in my day.”
She comes in last. Big letters appear on the computer screen: YOU LOSE!
Your mouth drops open as a little tornado of blue light starts spinning over her head.
The woman shrieks as the tornado grows larger. Soon it engulfs her completely.
When the light-storm fades, the old woman is gone!
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“Whoa,” you murmur. “Losing is serious business here.”
The man running the racing booth smiles at you. You stare at his green skin and big, bulging eyes. He looks like a frog.
“Ready for some smooth moves?” he croaks. “Want to put the pedal to the metal? Do you have the drive to play this game?”
“I don’t know,” you answer. “If I lose, one of those blue tornadoes comes and gets me.” You shudder, thinking about the old woman.
“No way!” the froggy man promises. “You have my word.”
“Well...” You’re not sure. You glance at Patty and Floyd. They’re depending on you to escape from the carnival. And to do that, you have to keep playing games. “What do you think, guys?”
“Go for it,” Patty advises.
That’s Patty, all the way – she’s up for anything.
But Floyd shakes his head. “Don’t do it. I’ve played that road-race game. It’s very, very hard to win.”
Who will you listen to? Floyd or Patty?
If you do what Patty suggests, turn to PAGE 44.
If you take Floyd's advice, turn to PAGE 89.
Character Sheet posted:
Inventory
Empty
Goal Endings: 1/2
Bad Endings
Overwhelmed and strangled by an army of baby squid.
Sent back in time by the Dino-Ride and eaten by a T-rex.
Blown up by a robot after Floyd triggered its self-destruct function.
Repeatedly struck by lightning after failing the Hand-Eye Challenge.
Rode the Slug Subway and got melted by slug slime.
Eaten alive by hundreds of living, carnivorous hot dogs.
Sucked into the Letter-Go game and buried in a pile of letters.
Achievements
Squid Wrestling Lightweight Champion: Defeated 225 pounds' worth of baby squid.
Dying is Easy, Consistency is Hard: Encountered a total of 250 bad endings.
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- chitoryu12
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Pole Position
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- Adbot
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ADBOT LOVES YOU
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- AceOfFlames
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Let's Play: Need for Speed
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