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NetHack
July 27, 1987
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Role-playing (RPG)Release Date
July 27, 1987 (37 years and 10 months ago)Franchises
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NetHack is a single-player roguelike video game originally released in 1987 with ASCII graphics. It is a descendant of an earlier game called Hack, which was inspired by Rogue. The player chooses a character race and class; their mission is to retrieve the Amulet of Yendor in a randomly generated dungeon.
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Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOSRelease Date
July 27, 1987 (37 years and 10 months ago)Franchises
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