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Nethack 3.4.0

Posted by michael on from the yummy-mango dept.

Dark_Nova writes "Nethack 3.4.0 - the latest version of the greatest game ever created - has just been released. See the release notes for details about what's new, or go here to download it."

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  1. Re:What's the big deal about Nethack? by 10Ghz · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The game is amazingly deep. There's just so much you can do in it. There are tons of easter-eggs buried in there and lots of references to other works of fiction

    I'm sure others who have more knowledge in Nethack will provide more info. I myself am not an expert on the subject.

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  2. Please please please by gowen · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Tell me they've got rid of the horrible "configure the thing by editting config.h" and replaced it with autoconf or somesuch. I don't mind picking out the game options by hand, but making sure it uses the right term\(cap|lin\)/ncurses library is a pain in the ass.

    (Anyway, I'm a slashem addict myself)

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  3. See slashem for example!!! by ondelette · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I think Nethack has a large following because it is a well-balanced, difficult, and elaborate game.

    If you look at something like Diablo... One could argue that Nethack is a more elaborate game. You can be sure though that the Diable developers played Nethack before.

    Sure, you don't have fancy graphics... even though some people got good results on that...

    http://slashem.sourceforge.net

    It is still turn-based... so what? A lot of recent RPGs are turned-based at least in part (Might and Magic, Wizardry...).

  4. Playability by TimeTrav · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Heres a game that has real playability. You could play nethack for 100 hours+ and still not "master" it. I consider this to be more entertaining than playing some shoot-em-up that can be solved in 10 hours or less. Other games may be pretty, but this game has SOUL.

    The infocom games were similar ... many hours of playability. If new game authors would make games with the same appeal and infinite replayability as nethack, I might *never* go outside again! :D

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  5. Falcon's Eye by BigJimSlade · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Has anyone checked out Falcon's Eye? It's a frontend for NetHack that has 3D isometric graphics and background music, and it's available for Linux, DOS and Windows. It looks fabulous, and I think it's a great way to get new people interested in the game.