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Rogue
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 6:24 am
by Vance
Ever play it? And beyond Nethack, what are your favorite derivatives?
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:20 pm
by Vance
Seriously, I can't be the only one with this childhood addiction.
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 1:06 pm
by Austin
I am going to say know for the simple fact that I don't know what it is.
What is it, anyway?
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:18 am
by Vance
It's an early mainframe game that had later computer ports, heavily based on D&D. The first game with a randomized dungeon each time. They have some fancy term for that these days.
Either download the horribly complex Nethack or google Rogue browser to sample the original. Both use ascii graphics.
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:27 am
by Austin
Hm, interesting.
Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:44 am
by Vance
Ah, the term is "procedural generation". Anything out of Japan called Mystery Dungeon is aping Rogue.