Freeway Fighter joining the FFC library in less than two weeks!
"Devastated by a killer virus, the world you once knew is a wilderness.
Life is lawless and dangerous. Survivors like you either live in scattered, fortified towns, or roam outside as bandits. YOUR mission is to cross the wilderness to the far-distant oil-refinery at San Anglo and bring vital supplies back to the peaceful town of New Hope. Even in the armed Dodge Interceptor you are given, the journey will be wild and perilous. Will YOU survive?
Freeway Fighter has an extended combat system and new rules to wrestle with. All you need is your two digital dice, some fuel canisters and a little bit of LUCK. YOU decide which way to go, which weapons to use and which dangers to risk!"
Jim Burns' nostalgic Freeway Fighter cover licensed for FF Classics!
Fightasy Fantasy gamebooks have been published a number of times over the decades by different book publishers. This lead to some of the titles having new artwork commissioned in later publications by Wizard Books or Scholastic due to licensing constraints or simply to fit in with the times.
When adding a new title into Fighting Fantasy Classics we like to try and match the artwork as close as possible to the original 80s Puffin green-spine release. This isn't always possible for a number of reasons, but we're super excited to announce that we have secured the rights to use Jim Burns' original Freeway Fighter artwork!
Many FF fans around the world will remember when the 13th Fighting Fantasy title dropped on to shop and library shelves in 1985. They were blown away by Jim's iconic cover artwork that captured a stylish Mad Max-style dystopian future.
"A Fighting Fantasy adventure story with fighting cars!"
In just a few weeks you'll be able to once again race Ian Livingstone's armour-plated Dodge Interceptor across an alternate 2022 future, as you attempt to reach San Anglo to secure vital supplies for your settlement at New Hope! You'll face-off against dune buggies, helicopters, motorbikes, and even an E-Type Jaguar. Start your engines...
Is it time for a long road trip soon?
In 2022 the world's population was virtually wiped out by a lethal germ. YOU are one of the few survivors living in the fortified town of New Hope. Outside roam the lawless new barbarians - death and destruction is their way of life.
Sound familiar? That's because it's the back cover blurb of Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy gamebook, Freeway Fighter, originally published as a paperback in 1985. YOU (or at least other FF fans like you) have decided that this should be the next title to appear in the Fighting Fantasy Classics library!
We ran a Twitter poll through our @TinManGames account with 117 FF fans choosing the next adventure. As you can see the results were pretty one-sided, with 54.7% of respondents gunning for Ian's post-apocalyptic Mad Max inspired adventure gamebook.
Thankfully that was one of the titles we were working on, so expect to hop into your armour-plated Interceptor and fire off a few rockets in a few months.
Please let us know which Fighting Fantasy titles you would like to see added to the Classics library! There's been a surge of interest again since we released Creature of Havoc and Temple of Terror, so expect to see a few more additions this year!
UPDATE 10/02/2022: Under the Hood Loading Improvements
Hi there adventurers!
For some time now we've been receiving bugs relating to book covers not appearing, bookshelves being empty and in a few cases the game not loading at all. While we've been able to fix these in most cases as they appear, they have been symptoms of a larger problem with the way we loaded books and illustration artwork. Therefore we decided to completely overhaul our book loading system, which should not only completely solve these problems, but will ensure we can more easily and cleanly add new books in the future.
As all of these changes are under the hood, you shouldn't notice any changes to your Fighting Fantasy Classics experience. However as with any software development updates, despite thorough testing, new issues may arise. We're pretty sure this shouldn't be the case, but if you experience any bugs please let us know at minion (at) tinmangames (dot) com (dot) au or post a new discussion thread in the forum.
May your STAMINA never fail!
The Tin Man Games team
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“This book has what must be one of the densest and most satisfying plots of any FF, which, through constant changes of location, ongoing aims, and self-awareness, remains compelling and pretty intense throughout.” - Mathus Dire
Any die-hard Fighting Fantasy fan will tell you that this gamebook is brutal, but brilliant. Steve Jackson really found his stride with Creature of Havoc, the 24th book in the original Puffin paperback run. It is also one of the longest gamebooks in the series and also includes a detailed background into the goings-on in Trolltooth Pass. Enjoy the pain, revel in becoming the beast, and seek out the truth! Grab it NOW!
Creature of Havoc hitting the Fighting Fantasy Classics shelf NEXT WEEK!
An appointment with Zharradan Marr and his minions awaits you! Dare you face the mighty Darramouss or ride the Galleykeep, a flying ship of great renown?
A few years ago we took Steve Jackson's classic Fighting Fantasy gamebook, hired a bunch of writers and artists, and expanded it, turning it into a choose-your-own-superhero-adventure. You can grab it now for half price!
Steve Jackson's Creature of Havoc coming soon - WISHLIST NOW!
Evil is festering in Trolltooth Pass. The necromancer Zharradan Marr is close to stealing the secrets of Elven magic which would make him invincible. Nothing could then prevent his legions of Chaos from taking over the whole of Allansia…
But what do you know or care about all this? In this unique adventure, YOU are the Creature of Havoc, a monstrous beast with a taste for fighting. Ruled only by hunger and rage, you have no knowledge of your past or destiny. If you survive, you may begin to control your bestial nature and learn your true purpose, but success is by no means certain, for the traps and terrors of Trolltooth Pass are many…
+ Fixed a bug where images were not loading correctly in some gamebooks, notably The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. + Reconfigured book purchasing back-end. This has lowered the game's disk space footprint by 50%. + Updated credits list to include Temple of Terror.
If you have encountered 'missing illustrations' please go to the Book Settings and re-download your images.
