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NetHack (1987)

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DOS · Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows)

4.00 from 57 ratings

130 members have it in their collection · 7 playing now · 29 backlogged · 26 wish listed

How long? · 100% 160h (from 2 logged playthroughs)

NetHack is a single-player roguelike video game originally released in 1987 with ASCII graphics. It is a descendant of an earlier game called Hack, which was inspired by Rogue. The player chooses a character race and class; their mission is to retrieve the Amulet of Yendor in a randomly generated dungeon.
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Details

Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Fantasy

Release dates

  • Jul 28, 1987 (Worldwide) DOS
  • 1993 (Worldwide) Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
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Rating distribution

5 stars
26
4 stars
14
3 stars
9
2 stars
7
1 star
1
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Mixplit

Status Mixplit Apr 7, 2022

Disc version is on Computer Gaming World 200 cdrom. This has a few demos:Sacrifice, Star Peace, Advanced Civilization, Diablo, Warcraft 2, Quake, Need for Speed, Tomb Riader, Mechwarrior 2, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, HalfLife. As well as a number of full games: Crusader No Remorse, Mystery House, Betrayal at Krondor, X-Com, B-17 Flying Fortress, Kampfgrup, Acheton, Alphaman, Alternate …

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Disc version is on Computer Gaming World 200 cdrom. This has a few demos:Sacrifice, Star Peace, Advanced Civilization, Diablo, Warcraft 2, Quake, Need for Speed, Tomb Riader, Mechwarrior 2, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, HalfLife. As well as a number of full games: Crusader No Remorse, Mystery House, Betrayal at Krondor, X-Com, B-17 Flying Fortress, Kampfgrup, Acheton, Alphaman, Alternate Reality:The City, Avoid the Noid, Blance of Power, Bunni-flip, Elite, Elite Plus, Empire, Net Hack, Pirates 2, Rogue, Super Dune 2, Tac Ops, Zelda Classic for Dos.

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AaronLyttle

Review AaronLyttle 5/5 · Jul 31, 2021

The best

A truly amazing game. Deep and rewarding. If you stick with it, you'll never forget your first ascension (which may take years).

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BorisY

Review BorisY 4/5 · Aug 2, 2015

I go through phases of being punished by this game. It's like an old addiction that you thought you had weaned yourself off, but once every so often you succumb to a relapse.

The benchmark for purist masochistic old school dungeon crawlers. You will die a lot, you will have no idea what to do, your eyes will glaze over …

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I go through phases of being punished by this game. It's like an old addiction that you thought you had weaned yourself off, but once every so often you succumb to a relapse.

The benchmark for purist masochistic old school dungeon crawlers. You will die a lot, you will have no idea what to do, your eyes will glaze over when trying to comprehend the guidebook / manual, and you will ask yourself "what is the point of this?", "what is all all this stuff?", "what do I do with it?", "why am i playing this?", then you will die again.

Current relapse has led me to iNethack2 (a very decent iPad version of Nethack 3.4.3), but there are plenty of versions around for Mac / PC which are very good (some are more purist, than others, but nearly all work on the Nethack 3.4.3 code).

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droewyn

Status droewyn Aug 30, 2014

Ascended my Arc last week! That brings my ascension total to 4 (Val, Cav, Bar, Arc). Next class: ?

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