>>717841054
For further evidence, the Crystalians also come from the same book series.
Half novel, half CHYOA single player dungeon crawler.

>>96195756
>Both Martin and Miyazaki are fans of old pulp fiction

This is old trivia, but Miyazaki actually stole the appearance of the Crystalian directly from "Fighting Fantasy", pic related. Miyazaki's parents forbid him from playing video games until he was in University, so he spent his youth reading and playing tabletop.