Dungeon Hacks

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1. OnionBlenderMay 2024
   It depends which games you like.

     - Rogue-likes? Read Dungeon Hacks. 
     - Zacktronics games? Read Zach-Like. (Free on Steam) 
     - Sid Meier games? Read his memoir. 
     - NES? Read "I am Error".

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2. michaericalriboJun 2022
   For those interested in a more detailed history of the roguelike genre, I can’t recommend enough David Craddock’s book Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Roguelikes Changed the Course of Video Games.

   It’s a really neat delve into the dungeons of procedurally generated adventures, and led to me getting hooked on Brogue [1]

   [1] https://github.com/tmewett/BrogueCE/

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3. michaericalriboMay 2021
   I just finished the book Dungeon Hacks by David Craddock, which is a fun history of the early days of roguelikes—encompassing Rogue itself, Nethack, Angband, Moria, and the like…roguelikes had never “clicked” for me, though I wanted keenly to “get” DCSS when I’d played it previously.

   I think I get it now! I’ve been playing Brogue, which I understand to be a bit more barebones than DCSS (eg no classes) and I’m loving it. I’ve been saving DCSS to savor it once I’ve really grokked roguelikes a bit more, this might be the cosmic sign / push I need to make the transition :)

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4. ryneandalJun 2020
   Lots of classic stories on gamasutra. But I agree, more documentation of historical work is needed.

   There are some great reads out there about gamedev and gaming history, though:

   - Blood, Sweat and Pixels by Jason Schreier

   - Masters of Doom by David Kushner

   - The Ultimate History of Video Games by Steven L. Kent was required reading for me in college

   - Game Over by David Sheff

   - Dungeon Hacks by David Craddock

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5. superflitMay 2016
   I know it is not "productivity" but I had a real good time reading was "Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Roguelikes Changed the Course of Video Games" [1]

   It talks about the creation of rogue games (rogue, nethack, adom) and its authors and co-authors.

   Well written made me play nethack again. So your productivity will decrease :)

   [1] - http://amzn.to/1spSott

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6. lubujacksonApr 2016
   I've just been reading about the foundations of NetHack and other roguelikes, which is quite interesting: http://www.amazon.com/Dungeon-Hacks-NetHack-Angband-Roguelik...
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