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020			_a9781032051543
082			_a005.8 _bCRA-D
100	1		_aCraddock, David L
245	1	0	_aDungeon Hacks : _bHow Nethack, Angband, And Other Roguelikes Changed The Course Of Video Games
260			_aBoca Raton _bCRC Press _c2022
300			_axvii, 153 p. _c25x17cm
500			_aIn 1980, computers were instruments of science and mathematics, military secrets and academia. Stern administrators lorded over sterile university laboratories and stressed one point to the wide-eyed students privileged enough to set foot within them: Computers were not toys. Defying authority, hackers seized control of monolithic mainframes to create a new breed of computer game: the roguelike, cryptic and tough-as-nails adventures drawn from text-based symbols instead of state-of-the-art 3D graphics. Despite their visual simplicity, roguelike games captivate thousands of players around the world. From the author of the bestselling Stay Awhile and Listen series, Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Roguelikes Changed the Course of Video Games introduces you to the visionaries behind some of the most popular roguelikes of all time and shows how their creations paved the way for the blockbuster videogames of today--and beyond
504			_aIncluding Bibliographical Index
650			_aCommuter Graphics Games; Cyber Security
942			_cBK
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