If you’ve played Diablo, The Binding of Isaac, Hades, Cult of the Lamb or Japanese franchises like Shiren the Wanderer and Mystery Dungeon, you’ve played a descendent of the original Rogue.
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Thank you for sharing this, it’s so in depth! Really looking forward to sharing this with the “roguelike”-genre fans in my life, they’re in for a treat
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I had no idea the term “roguelike” came from a specific game title. I always assumed it was from the DnD class (though I guess it sort of was, since the creators of Rogue were inspired by DnD).
Cool piece of video game history.
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Man, this reminded me how much I loved “Pokémon Mystery Dungeon” as a kid. In fact, I was happy to discover this recent remake:
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX - Bulbapedia
I’d love to try it out, but… homies, I swear: Rogue’s game loop is “digital heroin”!
Yep. It’s always “one more attempt”. Then it’s 3am when you’re supposed to work tomorrow.
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YEAH IT WAS MY CHILDHOOD TOO
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