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 58 games, and ascended 1 of them.
Here are my top 10 best games:
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January 22, 2023
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, ascended.
Began 3,093,708 points Level 47 212 / 212 hp - 🪦
December 19, 2022
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, died in The Quest on level 18. She was crushed to death by an exploding drawbridge.
Began 189,577 points Level 22 0 hp - 🪦
November 24, 2022
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, died in Sokoban on level 6. She was killed by a giant mimic.
Began 31,118 points Level 12 0 hp - 🪦
December 29, 2022
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, died in The Gnomish Mines on level 11. She was killed by an air elemental.
Began 29,495 points Level 11 0 hp - 🪦
December 4, 2022
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 23,365 points Level 12 0 hp - 🪦
November 25, 2022
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, died in The Gnomish Mines on level 13. She was killed by an energy vortex.
Began 16,988 points Level 13 0 hp - 🪦
December 27, 2022
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 12,301 points Level 9 0 hp - 🪦
December 22, 2022
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, died in The Gnomish Mines on level 6. She was poisoned by a quasit.
Began 10,627 points Level 6 0 hp - 🪦
April 24, 2022
Eryn, a lawful human Samurai, died in The Gnomish Mines on level 11. She was killed by a troll.
Began 9,401 points Level 11 0 hp - 🪦
December 21, 2022
Eryn, a lawful human Valkyrie, died in Sokoban on level 4. She was killed by an imp.
Began 8,001 points Level 8 0 hp