Nethack
Every so often I get hooked on this game. It’s a command line Roguelike adventure game with rules based on Dungeons & Dragons. As far as I know, it is the oldest computer game in ongoing development.
You play a character on a mission to retrieve the Amulet of Yendor, held in the deepest level of Gehennom by the evil god Moloch, and ascend to demigodhood by offering it to your deity. You are taught nothing and given no training, and worse: almost every monster, item, and dungeon feature can kill you if you aren’t careful. The more you play, the more you learn, and the more you begin to understand the risks and consequences.
In short: it’s very hard, you die a lot, and it’s easy to lose hours delving deeper and deeper into the Dungeons of Doom, dying, and starting again. It’s tons of fun.
Since I started keeping records, I’ve played 65 games, and ascended 1 of them.
Here are my top 10 best games:
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January 22, 2023
Eryn-Val-Hum-Fem-Law
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, ascended.
Began Score Dungeon Level HP 3,093,708 47 212 / 212 - 🪦
December 19, 2022
Eryn-Val-Hum-Fem-Law
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, died in The Quest on level 18. She was crushed to death by an exploding drawbridge.
Began Score Dungeon Level HP 189,577 22 0 - 🪦
November 24, 2022
Eryn-Val-Hum-Mal-Law
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, died in Sokoban on level 6. She was killed by a giant mimic.
Began Score Dungeon Level HP 31,118 12 0 - 🪦
December 29, 2022
Eryn-Val-Hum-Fem-Law
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, died in The Gnomish Mines on level 11. She was killed by an air elemental.
Began Score Dungeon Level HP 29,495 11 0 - 🪦
December 4, 2022
Eryn-Val-Hum-Fem-Law
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, died in The Dungeons of Doom on level 5. She was killed by a horse, while frozen by a monster's gaze.
Began Score Dungeon Level HP 23,365 12 0 - 🪦
November 25, 2022
Eryn-Val-Hum-Fem-Law
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, died in The Gnomish Mines on level 13. She was killed by an energy vortex.
Began Score Dungeon Level HP 16,988 13 0 - 🪦
December 27, 2022
Eryn-Val-Hum-Fem-Law
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, died in The Dungeons of Doom on level 3. She was poisoned by a rotted glob of gray ooze.
Began Score Dungeon Level HP 12,301 9 0 - 🪦
December 22, 2022
Eryn-Val-Hum-Fem-Law
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, died in The Gnomish Mines on level 6. She was poisoned by a quasit.
Began Score Dungeon Level HP 10,627 6 0 - 🪦
April 24, 2022
Eryn-Sam-Hum-Fem-Law
Eryn, a lawful human Samurai, died in The Gnomish Mines on level 11. She was killed by a troll.
Began Score Character Level HP 9,401 11 0 - 🪦
December 21, 2022
Eryn-Val-Hum-Fem-Law
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, died in Sokoban on level 4. She was killed by an imp.
Began Score Dungeon Level HP 8,001 8 0