GameBlast21
This is the 6th time I've particpated in GameBlast. Find out about the previous events here.
Who are Special Effect?
Special Effect is a charity that helps with the creation custom game controllers that allow people with special needs to enjoy computer and video games.
You can read more about Special Effect here.
You can read more about Special Effect here.
What is GameBlast?
GameBlast is an annual 24 hour marathon streamed charity event that takes place over the last weekend of February every year. The aim of GameBlast is to raise money for Special effect.
This year GameBlast21 takes place over the weekend of 26th-28th February 2021.
GameBlast wants you!
GameBlast is open to anyone who wants participate.
GameBlast participants typically challenge themselves to complete some gaming objective over a 24 hour period and ideally this is streamed.
This doesn't have to be a single 24 hour event, it can be broken up in any way you see fit.
Challenges do not need to be related to video games, Any kind of game will do. In fact anything you do raise money will do.
If gaming isn't your thing, feel free to do anything you want to raise money.
Find out about GameBlast here.
This year I will be playing Fighting Fantasy books for 24 hours straight!
These will be the Tin Man Games conversions available on Steam.
This year GameBlast21 takes place over the weekend of 26th-28th February 2021.
GameBlast wants you!
GameBlast is open to anyone who wants participate.
GameBlast participants typically challenge themselves to complete some gaming objective over a 24 hour period and ideally this is streamed.
This doesn't have to be a single 24 hour event, it can be broken up in any way you see fit.
Challenges do not need to be related to video games, Any kind of game will do. In fact anything you do raise money will do.
If gaming isn't your thing, feel free to do anything you want to raise money.
Find out about GameBlast here.
This year I will be playing Fighting Fantasy books for 24 hours straight!
These will be the Tin Man Games conversions available on Steam.
Donations
If you want to donate to me, it can be done through my Just Giving page.
1st March 2021
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GameBlast21 weekend is over now and at the time of writing, over £200,000 has been raised for Special Effect, I personally managed to raise £229. For my part I managed to get through all the Tin Man Games Fighting Fantasy Classics in about 23 hours (With some time for breaks.) It was a lot of fun - and a little bit frustrating, it was also an unexpectedly interactive experience as I was guided past (And into, it has to be said!) various perils by viewers on Twitch. However, none of attempts were met with any success, below are the dire results of all my playthroughs. |
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Hall of Ignoble Fails
Warlock of Firetop Mountain
Citadel of Chaos
Forest of Doom
City of Thieves
Deathtrap Dungeon
Island of the Lizard King
Caverns of the Snow
House of Hell
Trial of Champions
Bloodbones
- Defeated Zagor, but only had 2 keys, reduced to wandering Firetop Mountain forever.
Citadel of Chaos
- Dragged to my doom by a chest.
Forest of Doom
- Trapped in a time loop!
City of Thieves
- Slain by robbers. I blame the candle-maker who stole all my food.
Deathtrap Dungeon
- Stabbed to death by a goblin after ringing a bell!
- Killed by animated stuffed birds!
Island of the Lizard King
- Killed by a Slime Sucker. Having a SKILL of 7, really didn't help!
Caverns of the Snow
- Wait.... she's a vampire? Ahh no! Turned into the undead.
House of Hell
- Killed by a zombie in the very first combat encounter.
- Bitten by a Dracula wannabee.
- Captured by cultists.
Trial of Champions
- Crushed by a Bonecrusher.
- Killed by the final opponent in the Arena of Death. Worst. Dice. Rolls. Evar!
- Slain with arrows for 'cowardice' allegedly.....
- Killed by the final opponent in the Arena of Death.... again! Seriously - screw this guy!
- Trapped in a cage and poisoned.
Bloodbones
- Caught by pirate-voodoo-cultists and sacrificed to a dark god.
16th January 2021
What is Fighting Fantasy?
FF is a series of gamebooks in the choose your own adventure style.
Originally published in the UK during the early 80's, they became something of a institution, selling tens of millions of copies. The original run went for nearly 60 books! I own around the first 30.
Even now though, new FF books are still being published and 2 new gamebook were released in 2020.
What is Fighting Fantasy?
FF is a series of gamebooks in the choose your own adventure style.
Originally published in the UK during the early 80's, they became something of a institution, selling tens of millions of copies. The original run went for nearly 60 books! I own around the first 30.
Even now though, new FF books are still being published and 2 new gamebook were released in 2020.
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The first ever gamebook I read was actually a choose your own adventure book called The Third Planet from Altair - published in the UK under the title Exploration Infinity and predates FF by a year or two.
But the next gamebook I read was a FF title; Starship Traveller. FF is mostly known for it's fantasy books, but back when I was about 11 or 12 I was mostly into fantasy, Starship Traveller was the obvious choice.
Now that I'm looking carefully at the cover for the first time in decades, it looks awfully like that robot is being attacked by a trio of tricked-out American Football players...
But the next gamebook I read was a FF title; Starship Traveller. FF is mostly known for it's fantasy books, but back when I was about 11 or 12 I was mostly into fantasy, Starship Traveller was the obvious choice.
Now that I'm looking carefully at the cover for the first time in decades, it looks awfully like that robot is being attacked by a trio of tricked-out American Football players...
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12th January 2021
Just over 6 weeks to GameBlast21
Due to the Covid-19 global pandemic, it was agreed by all that we would not do a tabletop RPG this year - as we've done for the last 4 years, since meeting up in person is not a not a wise move. So we will all be doing our own thing this year.
For myself, I am keeping to the tabletop theme - sort of and I will be playing Fighting Fantasy gamebooks. The classic British choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks that began in the early eighties.
While I do own nearly 30 of the books in paperback, I'm sure that watching me read through them would be really boring. Instead I will be playing through the Fighting Fantasy Classics that are available on Steam, there are 10 of them to play through.
I plan to attempt each book once, playing until I succeed or fail. Which gives me a time of just under 2 ½ hours to complete each book. Although if I fail (Most likely!) I may be playing for less time.
If I still have a few hours left I may retry them or another the other digital game books available.
Just over 6 weeks to GameBlast21
Due to the Covid-19 global pandemic, it was agreed by all that we would not do a tabletop RPG this year - as we've done for the last 4 years, since meeting up in person is not a not a wise move. So we will all be doing our own thing this year.
For myself, I am keeping to the tabletop theme - sort of and I will be playing Fighting Fantasy gamebooks. The classic British choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks that began in the early eighties.
While I do own nearly 30 of the books in paperback, I'm sure that watching me read through them would be really boring. Instead I will be playing through the Fighting Fantasy Classics that are available on Steam, there are 10 of them to play through.
I plan to attempt each book once, playing until I succeed or fail. Which gives me a time of just under 2 ½ hours to complete each book. Although if I fail (Most likely!) I may be playing for less time.
If I still have a few hours left I may retry them or another the other digital game books available.
