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Has anyone heard of this game? Well, you should!
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TheAffiliate7
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Has anyone heard of this game? Well, you should!
   

There is an RPG by the name of Nethack (dowloadable from dosgames.com or nethack.com) that is just great. What it lacks in graphics and (slightly) in storyline is overcome by a tremendous amount of detail and depth.

Has anyone heard of or played this game? Is there any other game out there that can match my obsession with this tiny little wonder?
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Post Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:44 am
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I'm too addicted to kicking sinks to get very far in NetHack.

*kick* *poof* "Arrgh, water moccasins!" *die* *die* *die*
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Post Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:38 am
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There was an old PC game called "Rogue" which was inspired by NetHack, I think.

Your character was an ASCII "smliey face" and you went through dungeons killing monsters and collecting treasures.
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Post Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:02 pm
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Re: Has anyone heard of this game? Well, you should!
   

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Originally posted by TheAffiliate7
Tdosgames.com


Cool site! Thanks for the heads up.
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Post Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:26 pm
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Oh, little tip....

the only code I know of in Nethack is a pretty sneaky one:

1) create a separate folder on your desktop; call it what you want so long
as you can remember the folder

2) It also helps to create a shortcut into the NETHACK directory folder and
place it on your desktop, so do this

3) look for your saved file inside of the folder (somethig like
{username}-{character name}-NETHACK.gfi example john-Rifter-
NETHACK.gfi

4) [ctrl]-C or right-click and copy the file

5) [ctrl-V] or right-click and paste the file in that new folder I told you to
make


Now, once you save in NETHACK ([ctrl-S] i think) you will see your save in the NETHACK directory (DUH) when you die, this save dissappears and is replaced by a record of your death.

Copy the file from the other folder, paste it in your NETHACK directory, and you can use your favorite character as long as you want
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Post Sun Aug 08, 2004 11:42 pm
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Nethack has been good times. I like the wands of wishing best. I tried to wish for the Amulet of Yendor, but it only gave me a plastic replica =(.

Anyway, just like Cfmdobbie, I too have been addicted to kicking sinks and killing water/mountain nymphs cause they steal from me. Darn nymphs!
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Post Mon Aug 09, 2004 5:04 am
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Check out http://www.hut.fi/~jtpelto2/nethack.html for a version with sound and graphics called Falcon's Eye. Falcon's Eye is a mouse-driven interface for NetHack that enhances the visuals, audio and accessibility of the game, yet retains all the original gameplay and game features.
Also, when you have mastered Nethack you can move on to ADOM for a little variety. http://www.adom.de/
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Post Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:23 pm
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cfmdobbie
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Falcon's Eye seems like cheating, to me!

C'mon, you know you love the interface. How else could you experience things like this:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=ahbou%3Dslrn90edn9.v4r.ru-ness%40localhost.localdomain
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Post Sun Aug 15, 2004 10:34 pm
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Hexy
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Well... one of the first hack'n'slash no-story diablo games. It had the most horrible food-system ever. The only cool thing were the classes; archeologist and tourist? Own!
Post Mon Aug 16, 2004 7:47 am
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