Dungeon Hacks: Expanded Edition

by David L Craddock

In 1980, computers were instruments of science and mathematics, military secrets and academia. Stern administrators lorded over sterile university laboratories and stressed one point to the wide-eyed students privileged enough to set foot within them: Computers were not toys. Defying authority, hackers seized control of monolithic mainframes to create a new breed of computer game: the roguelike, cryptic and tough-as-nails adventures drawn from text-based symbols instead of state-of-the-art 3D graphics. Despite their visual simplicity, roguelike games captivate thousands of players around the world. Revised and updated, Dungeon Hacks: Expanded Edition collects the original 2015 book, plus more interviews and stories about developers and games inspired by formative roguelike RPGs. Expanded Edition Includes: -New Introduction-3 Additional Books: One-Week Dungeons: Diary of a Seven-Day Roguelike Challenge, Anything But Sports: The Making of FTL: Faster Than Light (with bonus content), and Red to Black: The Making of Rogue Legacy-Transcript from the author's panel with Rogue co-creators Michael Toy, Glenn Wichman, and Ken Arnold at the 2016 Roguelike Celebration Conference-Photos, Interviews, Behind-the-Scenes Info, and More

Genres: Video Games, Nonfiction

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