NetHack
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| NetHack | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Roguelike game |
| Code license | NetHack GPL |
| Media license | NetHack GPL |
| Latest release | 3.4.3 |
| Release date | December 8, 2003 |
NetHack is a rogue-like game. The latest version of the game is 3.4.3 released on December 8, 2003. It is licensed under the NetHack General Public License.[1]
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[edit] Gameplay
The player moves in turns in a dungeon, finding items and killing monsters to retrieve the fabled amulet of Yendor.
Nethack has a high replay value as every game is unique; essentially every level is randomly generated, items and treasure are randomly placed with unique and functional descriptions, and monsters are generated continually and randomly. There are thirteen different roles, 5 different races, and 3 different alignments. Nethack is extremely difficult, nearly impossible. The vast majority of its players have never beaten the game.[2]
[edit] Variants
The most popular variant of Nethack is SLASH'EM (Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack - Extended Magic).[3][4][5] It features many new monsters, roles, races, items, levels, etc. It is also considered much more difficult than the original Nethack.[6]
Another popular variant is the graphical Falcon's Eye[7]. It is mostly the same as the original, except it uses isometric graphics, instead of ASCII.
[edit] References
- ↑ http://www.nethack.org/common/license.html
- ↑ only 17 first completion posts, of 877 total
- ↑ nethacks variants
- ↑ slash'ems all-time downloads at sourceforge
- ↑ nethacks all-time downloads from sourceforge
- ↑ differences between regular nethack and Slash'em
- ↑ falcon's eyes all-time downloads at sourceforge
