Starhopper Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Back when we still had the IBM PC jr.s (remember those?) in some of our high school classes, there was a D&D game that I and a few friends played in our down time. I cannot remember the name of it, beyond that it was D&D. It was graphically simple, as the maze through which you were adventuring was merely typographical symbols, but it had all the wit and adventure of some of the purely text-based games. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Well, I don't know the original name for it ("DungeonHack", maybe?) but I know its modern incarnations are known as "NetHack". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 You're thinking of Rogue. The IBM com file version of the game is available on the net and it still works on modern PC's. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 There's a whole cult around games like this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike Sword of Fargoal, Intellivision's D&D games, Gauntlet, Everquest, and World of Warcraft are just tarted-up versions of Rogue and Nethack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaXpress Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 You're thinking of Rogue. The IBM com file version of the game is available on the net and it still works on modern PC's. And there's even a popular update with improved graphics but the same simplistic rudimentary click-and-grab gameplay. It's called Diablo 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 If you're looking to run the new version of Rogue with optimal performance, you might want to look into upgrading your graphics card to this: http://www.bbspot.com/News/2003/02/ati_ascii.html And there's even a popular update with improved graphics but the same simplistic rudimentary click-and-grab gameplay. It's called Diablo 2.LOL, nice. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 You're thinking of Rogue. The IBM com file version of the game is available on the net and it still works on modern PC's. And there's even a popular update with improved graphics but the same simplistic rudimentary click-and-grab gameplay. It's called Diablo 2. Heh heh heh. Come to think of it, you can play it on the GameBoy Advance as well. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 (edited) Hack was the shit. I had it on my 286. Probably Nethack which was what I had. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nethack Does anyone remember a game with similar graphics where you had to solve a murder? I believe it was made by Moraff. You know what another great game was, but I can't remember the name. Rockstar maybe? It was text and some ascii/ansi. You went on your, released albums, videos, did drugs, etc. The more you did drugs the more creative you were, but the more unhealthy you were. As you did more drugs the screen bugged out more where you couldn't read a lot of it. I'd like to get that again too. Last I played it you had to use a cpu slowdown program because it ran so quick. Edited July 18, 2008 by yuppicide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Probably Nethack which was what I had. I have been playing Nethack for over 20 years. It is probably the most incredibly awesome, replayable game ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I was unaware of these. They seem quite interesting and very similar to Tunnels of Doom for the TI99/4A, which is a very fun and re-playable game. I'm going to have to acquire these games and try them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 (edited) Hack was the shit. I had it on my 286. Probably Nethack which was what I had. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nethack Does anyone remember a game with similar graphics where you had to solve a murder? I believe it was made by Moraff. You know what another great game was, but I can't remember the name. Rockstar maybe? It was text and some ascii/ansi. You went on your, released albums, videos, did drugs, etc. The more you did drugs the more creative you were, but the more unhealthy you were. As you did more drugs the screen bugged out more where you couldn't read a lot of it. I'd like to get that again too. Last I played it you had to use a cpu slowdown program because it ran so quick. Double post. Edited July 19, 2008 by Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 (edited) Hack was the shit. I had it on my 286. Probably Nethack which was what I had. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nethack Does anyone remember a game with similar graphics where you had to solve a murder? I believe it was made by Moraff. You know what another great game was, but I can't remember the name. Rockstar maybe? It was text and some ascii/ansi. You went on your, released albums, videos, did drugs, etc. The more you did drugs the more creative you were, but the more unhealthy you were. As you did more drugs the screen bugged out more where you couldn't read a lot of it. I'd like to get that again too. Last I played it you had to use a cpu slowdown program because it ran so quick. Thats like ROCK MANAGER,that came out a couple years back,where you manage a rock band.Its %100 like real life.You guide a band from finding the members,booking in bars,recording,give them alcohol,etc,everything,to eventually playing in huge stadiums,if you did your job right.Its a great guide on the basics on how to manage a band. Edited July 20, 2008 by Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanw Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I read the wikipedia page and didn't really think the game would be fun for me, but I tried it out and after about an hour I started to figure out enough that I went down a level in the dungeon. Unfortunately, I got killed by the shop owner for some reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 One more version is Dungeon Crawl, all ascii, totally replayable and addictive. Another Rogue-like, but has a few qualities that make it unique-- like hidden commands, runs in a dos box on your desktop, a few others that you just have to experience for yourself. I have been playing it since i discovered in about 8 years ago. Larry's Dungeon Crawl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Unfortunately, I got killed by the shop owner for some reason Did you steal anything from his shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Charlie Cat Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Unfortunately, I got killed by the shop owner for some reason Did you steal anything from his shop? Hi guys: Ready? You can? Oh my. Anthony.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Ready? You can? Oh my. Stealing from a Nethack shopkeeper isn't the way to go. Training your pet to steal from the shopkeeper is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 If you like these kinds of games, there are tons of good ones. Google Angband, T.O.M.E., ADOM, and Legerdemain. There are also Doom, Diablo, and Castlvania roguelikes as well. Good times, especially on a laptop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGtGruff Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 (edited) If you like these kinds of games, there are tons of good ones. Google Angband, T.O.M.E., ADOM, and Legerdemain. There are also Doom, Diablo, and Castlvania roguelikes as well. Good times, especially on a laptop I was going to mention ADOM, which is the only one of these types of games I've ever played. I haven't won it yet-- I keep getting killed-- but it's my understanding that you need to remember what the first monster that you kill is, because that fact becomes important somehow later on in the game. Michael PS-- It's more tedious on a laptop, because you really need the numeric keypad for diagonal movement. Edited July 23, 2008 by SeaGtGruff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 If you're looking to run the new version of Rogue with optimal performance, you might want to look into upgrading your graphics card to this: http://www.bbspot.com/News/2003/02/ati_ascii.html And there's even a popular update with improved graphics but the same simplistic rudimentary click-and-grab gameplay. It's called Diablo 2.LOL, nice. =) I see some disturbing parallels between that parody and the amount of brute force we're devoting to get decent text out of the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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