Dungeon Hacks
by David L. Craddock · first published 2015
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Well-written history of early roguelikes like Rogue, NetHack, and Angband, covering their creators and co-authors; a fun read for fans of the games and anyone curious how the genre began.
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…Blood, Sweat and Pixels by Jason Schreier - Masters of Doom by David Kushner - The Ultimate History of Video Games by Steven L. Kent was required reading for me in college - Game Over by David Sheff - Dungeon Hacks by David Craddock
on “Deus Ex at 20: The oral history of a pivotal PC game” ↗I just finished the book Dungeon Hacks by David Craddock, which is a fun history of the early days of roguelikes—encompassing Rogue itself, Nethack, Angband, Moria, and the like…roguelikes had never “clicked” for me, though I wanted keenly…
on “Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup” ↗For those interested in a more detailed history of the roguelike genre, I can’t recommend enough David Craddock’s book Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Roguelikes Changed the Course of Video Games. It’s a really neat delve into the dungeons of procedurally generated adventures, and led to me getting hooked on Brogue…
on “On NetHack's 35th Anniversary, It's Displayed at Museum of Modern Art” ↗I've just been reading about the foundations of NetHack and other roguelikes, which is quite interesting: http://www.amazon.com/Dungeon-Hacks-NetHack-Angband-Roguelik...
on “The story behind NetHack's first update since 2003” ↗I know it is not "productivity" but I had a real good time reading was "Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Roguelikes Changed the Course of Video Games" [1] It talks about the creation of rogue games (rogue, nethack, adom) and its authors and co-authors. Well written made…
on “Ask HN: What good books have you read in 2016?” ↗It depends which games you like. - Rogue-likes? Read Dungeon Hacks. - Zacktronics games? Read Zach-Like. (Free on Steam) - Sid Meier games? Read his memoir. - NES? Read "I am Error".
on “Ask HN: What are some must-read books about video games and gaming history?” ↗