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Celebrating Over 15 Years Of NetHack

Posted by simoniker on from the hack-me-baby-one-more-time dept.

Decaffeinated Jedi writes "Each week, GameSpy inducts classic games into its Hall Of Fame 'either because of their brilliant gameplay (which makes them playable to this day), or because they innovated in such a way to reshape gaming as we know it,' and a noted inductee is none other than the classic dungeon crawl NetHack. GameSpy's article looks back on the history of NetHack, tracing its origins from Rogue all the way up to the present day, including humorous 'Tales of NetHack Addiction' along the way." Update: 01/06 04:04 GMT by S : Though listed as a 'Recent Highlight' on GameSpy's main page, this article, whilst worthwhile, is an old one.

3 of 25 comments (clear)

  1. Old News by Dark_Nova · · Score: 5, Informative

    This article is over three years old. It was published in June 2000.

    As much as I like Nethack, this isn't exactly a new story.

  2. You are looking at a dark webpage... by weeboo0104 · · Score: 5, Funny

    it was most likely slashdotted by a grue.

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    It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. -Frederick Douglass
  3. I got a special vid card for it by endx7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone knows you gotta have expensive video card for your games, which is why I got the ATI Radeon 9500 ASC. You know, the one specially designed to render games like nethack. It works great!!