Dungeon Hacks

<p>In 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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Despite their visual simplicity roguelike games captivate thousands of players around the world. From the author of the bestselling <i>Stay Awhile and Listen</i> series <b><i>Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack Angband and Other Roguelikes Changed the Course of Video Games</i></b> 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.</p>