Welp, since my FFTA is currently dead due to dial-up. I really want to keep doing an LP, but I can't upload mass images... so, once again stealing an idea from the SA forums: I'm going to do a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book.

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How it works:
I post the text from the book, and people vote on the path they want to follow. Our goal is to get through the book with the least amount of game overs, and the most amount of coins. I will keep track of the character sheet for you! If you can, please remember to bold your choice.

Book 1 - Mario Adventure: Double Trouble

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Character Sheet:
Coins: 0
Items: None

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Bzzang! Clang! Bee-bee-beep! It's the emergency alarm! Red warning lights begin to flash. One after another, alarm bells ring throughout the Mario Bros.' house.

"Ooooh," groans Mario, opening one eye. The bedroom he shares with his brother Luigi is almost pitch black, but their plunger-shaped alarm clock glows in the dark. Mario squints at the faint green numbers. "It's three in the morning," he moans. Sitting up, he runs a hand through his thick black hair.

Ahoooghah! Honk! Before Mario has a chance to get out of bed, the alarm goes off a second time. The lights automatically switch on and a pillow on the end of a mechanical arm swings down from the ceiling. It knocks Mario out of the top bunk and onto the floor.

"All right, all right, I'm up," he grumbles, scrambling into his bright red overalls.

Grabbing his hat and his waterproof plumber's wristwatch, he charges out of the bedroom and down the hall. He hurries past the supply room, the game room, and the kitchen, and heads into the plumbing workshop to answer the emergency call.

The place is a mess, as usual. A pair of socks hangs among the racks of wrenches and spare copper tubing. On a table, buried under several stale bologna sandwiches, is a broken musicbox.

"Definitely have to get this room organized someday," says Mario. "But I'd better answer this call first."

Mario sits down in front of the Mushroom Kingdom Network System, which takes up the eastern wall of the workshop. He shoves a two-day-old plate of ravioli to one side and throws the main power switch.

"Now, let's see what all the fuss is about," he says as he waits for the video screen to come to life. The Mario Bros.' communication system has come a long way since the day they were first called upon to save the Mushroom Kingdom. Back then, they had to listen for Princess Toadstool's voice ringing through the pipe that leads from her mysterious world to the plumbing shop. Now they rely on an advanced network of computers, radio telescopes, homing pigeons and TV monitors. But, for some reason, today the network doesn't seem to be working!

"Mario .. . Crackle ... quickly!" The voice of Princess Toadstool fades in and out of one speaker. Mario fiddles with several dials, but the video screen is awash with static. "Bring Luigi and a .. . Buzz. . . to the palace . . . Crackle ... please hurry!"

"I'm not going to bother trying to get this equipment working," says Mario, getting up from his chair. "It sounds like the princess needs us there on the double!"

Luigi! Wake up!" Mario calls as he runs back into the bedroom.

No one answers.

Mario considers waking his brother with a bucket of cold water. But the last time he did that, Luigi got even by filling Mario's shoes with some of his top secret spaghetti sauce. So Mario leans over the bottom bunk where his brother sleeps and gently pulls back the heavy wool blanket.

The bed is empty!

"That's strange," says Mario, puzzled. "Luigi usually sleeps seventeen hours a day. Why would he be up at this time of night?" He looks around the bedroom. Everything is in its place — two dressers, a stand-up mirror, their comic book collection— but there's no sign of Luigi. Mario peers down the hall and notices a faint blue light spilling out of the kitchen door--

Ahoogah! Ahoogah!
"I'm coming, Princess!" shouts Mario. He runs down the hallway and starts to unlock the supply room door. At that moment, the alarm goes off again, louder than ever.

Should Mario look for supplies? Maybe he should find Luigi first. Or maybe he should just head to the Mushroom Kingdom immediately. He'd better decide—quickly!

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(TL;DR Version: Princess in trouble, told Mario to bring Luigi to the Mushroom Kingdom.)
Yes, this is the longest bit of text, the rest are really short.
If you think Mario should search for Luigi, turn to page 100.
If you think Mario should get supplies, turn to page 34.
If you think Mario should head straight to the Mushroom Kingdom, turn to 68.

Cast your votes now, also talk about the books in the thread, or throw tomatoes...


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