The story of how I felt like a child again after playing a gamebook on note

Everyone, did you clear it?

What? You mean this.

When I was little, gamebooks were popular. This is definitely what remains in my memory.

As readers progress through the story, they choose from several options or roll dice to jump to specific pages.

Oh, I got sidetracked, but anyway, looking back, the Showa era to the early Heisei era was interesting, wasn't it?

Right, right, back to the gamebook topic.
Depending on the choices you made, there were cases where you could clear it or end up with a game over, so-called multi-endings were provided.

My house was crazy, with only 30 minutes of allowed Famicom time per week, so I could hardly play any role-playing games.

Games back then didn't have auto-save features like they do now, and you couldn't save just anywhere.
There was no way to reach a save point in 30 minutes, so if it were Dragon Quest, I'd end up fighting slimes and big slugs with a fresh feeling every time.

That's why writing my own games in a notebook to play was a daily routine, and gamebooks were truly a kind of dream toy.

To think I could experience that again after decades!!

If you haven't tried it yet, please give it a go.

I'll post the link one more time.

From here on are my impressions after trying it.

First of all, I think you'll be impressed by the system.

Clicking on an option takes you to that page.
I see, so gamebooks can be recreated on note.
Aruron-san, you're amazing, is what you'll think.

I can't seem to move forward and end up getting lost in the cave.

I know that if I took notes, I could definitely progress, but it's more fun to play without notes and rely on my own memory.

I could just hit the back button on my browser if I choose the wrong option, but I don't do that either.

The pleasure of starting over again and again, tracing my memory to advance one step at a time.

At the same time, a cynical thought crosses my mind: this is the kind of thing that gets a ton of views.

After a while, I'll be able to reach an ending.

I'll defeat the monster that appeared in the prologue and proudly declare my victory!

When I tweet "I cleared it!" on X, Game Master Arlon says happily:

"Congratulations. But, you haven't reached the true ending yet."

Argh!!! So frustrating!! What do you mean, the true ending!!!

To think they even recreated multi-endings.
At this point, I'm playing right into Arlon's hands.

I'm supposed to be writing and reading articles, but I'm stunned to realize I've been in this cave for a whole hour.

And then I hear Nami-san's voice announcing their clear.

So frustrating. I lost. But I can't do any more today.

In despair, I give up on my first day's challenge and try again the next morning.

By this point, I had memorized the map so perfectly that I could explore it in my head.

However, that said,

there is no path to the TRUE ending anywhere. I just can't find it.

While eliminating every possibility one by one, I ruminate on Arlon-san's words to "look everywhere."

I put myself in the protagonist's shoes and discern the truth.

And finally!!

The thrill of finding a new development is incredible!!

But please, you should experience this for yourself.

And I really want you to savor the story of the TRUE ending.

That is Arlon-san for you.
The story is meticulously crafted as well.

I wonder how much effort it took to make this.
But since everyone is enjoying it this much, I feel like he might make a sequel again.

No, I hope he can (inner voice)

Aruron-san, thank you for the wonderful work! I thoroughly enjoyed it!!