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|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/08/_play_introduction_1.php An Introduction To Some Rogue-s] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/08/_play_introduction_1.php An Introduction To Some Rogue-s] | ||
− | |August | + | |August 6, 2006 |
− | | | + | |An introduction to the roguelike genre. |
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|2. | |2. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/08/_play_what_the_hell_does_q_do_1.php What the hell does Q do again?] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/08/_play_what_the_hell_does_q_do_1.php What the hell does Q do again?] | ||
|August 20, 2006 | |August 20, 2006 | ||
− | |A summary of keys. | + | |A summary of the [[:Category:ASCII|keys]]. |
|- | |- | ||
|3. | |3. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/09/_play_the_first_two_roguelikes.php Rogue and its Inspiration] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/09/_play_the_first_two_roguelikes.php Rogue and its Inspiration] | ||
− | |September | + | |September 3, 2006 |
− | |A view on the original roguelike game, ''Rogue''. | + | |A view on the original roguelike game, ''[[Rogue (game)|Rogue]]''. |
|- | |- | ||
|4. | |4. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/09/_play_giant_eel_stories_volume_1.php Giant Eel Stories, Volume 1] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/09/_play_giant_eel_stories_volume_1.php Giant Eel Stories, Volume 1] | ||
|September 18, 2006 | |September 18, 2006 | ||
− | |Some interesting Usenet ascension posts. | + | |Some interesting [[Usenet]] [[ascension]] posts. |
|- | |- | ||
|5. | |5. | ||
− | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/10/_play_pokemon_mysterious_dunge.php Pokemon | + | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/10/_play_pokemon_mysterious_dunge.php Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Blue & Red Rescue Team] |
− | |October | + | |October 2, 2006 |
− | |''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Blue | + | |''[[Wikipedia:Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team]]'' for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, respectively. |
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|6. | |6. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/10/_play_toejam_earl_the_roguelik_1.php ToeJam & Earl, The Roguelike That's Not An RPG] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/10/_play_toejam_earl_the_roguelik_1.php ToeJam & Earl, The Roguelike That's Not An RPG] | ||
|October 15, 2006 | |October 15, 2006 | ||
− | |''ToeJam & Earl'' for the Sega Genesis. | + | |''[[Wikipedia:ToeJam & Earl|ToeJam & Earl]]'' for the Sega Genesis. |
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|7. | |7. | ||
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|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/11/_play_hack_hacks.php Hack Hacks] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/11/_play_hack_hacks.php Hack Hacks] | ||
|November 27, 2006 | |November 27, 2006 | ||
− | |''NetHack'' | + | |''NetHack'' [[patch]]es. |
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|10. | |10. | ||
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|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/01/_play_giant_eel_stories_volume_2.php Giant Eel Stories, Volume 2] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/01/_play_giant_eel_stories_volume_2.php Giant Eel Stories, Volume 2] | ||
|January 8, 2007 | |January 8, 2007 | ||
− | | | + | |More interesting Usenet ascension posts. |
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|13. | |13. | ||
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|14. | |14. | ||
− | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/02/_play_adom_nethack_with_a_goat_1.php ADOM, Nethack | + | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/02/_play_adom_nethack_with_a_goat_1.php ADOM, Nethack With A Goatee] |
|February 6, 2007 | |February 6, 2007 | ||
|''Ancient Domains of Mystery''. | |''Ancient Domains of Mystery''. | ||
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|15. | |15. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/02/_play_tips_for_travel_in_gridl.php Tips For Travel In Gridland] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/02/_play_tips_for_travel_in_gridl.php Tips For Travel In Gridland] | ||
− | |February | + | |February 19, 2007 |
|Moving safely in the grid of any roguelike. | |Moving safely in the grid of any roguelike. | ||
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|16. | |16. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/03/_play_before_learning_to_walk.php Before Learning to Walk, One Must First Crawl] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/03/_play_before_learning_to_walk.php Before Learning to Walk, One Must First Crawl] | ||
− | |March | + | |March 6, 2007 |
− | |''Dungeon Crawl''. | + | |''Linley's Dungeon Crawl''. |
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|17. | |17. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/03/_play_i_believe_it_not_1.php I Believe It Not!] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/03/_play_i_believe_it_not_1.php I Believe It Not!] | ||
− | |March | + | |March 20, 2007 |
|The funny features of ''NetHack''. | |The funny features of ''NetHack''. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|18. | |18. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/04/_play_storytelling_bah_1.php Storytelling, Bah!] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/04/_play_storytelling_bah_1.php Storytelling, Bah!] | ||
− | |April | + | |April 2, 2007 |
|The declining state of storytelling and interactivity in gaming. | |The declining state of storytelling and interactivity in gaming. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|19. | |19. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/04/_play_doom_doom_doom_doom.php Doom, doom, doom, doom] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/04/_play_doom_doom_doom_doom.php Doom, doom, doom, doom] | ||
− | |April | + | |April 16, 2007 |
− | |''DoomRL''. | + | |''[[Wikipedia:DoomRL|DoomRL]]''. |
|- | |- | ||
|20. | |20. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/05/_play_hacks_lost_brother.php Hack's Lost Brother] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/05/_play_hacks_lost_brother.php Hack's Lost Brother] | ||
− | |May | + | |May 8, 2007 |
|''HackLite''. | |''HackLite''. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|21. | |21. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/05/_play_things_to_do_while_visit.php Things to Do While Visiting Ancardia] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/05/_play_things_to_do_while_visit.php Things to Do While Visiting Ancardia] | ||
− | |May | + | |May 22, 2007 |
− | |'' | + | |''ADOM'' quests. |
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|22. | |22. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/06/_play_spoiled_for_options.php Spoiled for Options] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/06/_play_spoiled_for_options.php Spoiled for Options] | ||
− | |June | + | |June 5, 2007 |
|[[Wish]]ing and knowing what to wish for. | |[[Wish]]ing and knowing what to wish for. | ||
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|23. | |23. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/06/_play_architecture_of_the_myst.php Architecture of the Mystery Dungeon] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/06/_play_architecture_of_the_myst.php Architecture of the Mystery Dungeon] | ||
− | |June | + | |June 27, 2007 |
− | |''Mysterious Dungeon'', a.k.a. ''Fushigi no Dungeon''. | + | |''[[Wikipedia:Mysterious Dungeon|Mysterious Dungeon]]'', a.k.a. ''Fushigi no Dungeon''. |
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|24. | |24. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/07/play_taloons_mystery_dungeon_i.php Taloon's Mystery Dungeon, In Great Detail] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/07/play_taloons_mystery_dungeon_i.php Taloon's Mystery Dungeon, In Great Detail] | ||
− | |July | + | |July 9, 2007 |
− | |''Taloon's Mystery Dungeon''. | + | |''[[Wikipedia:Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon|Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon]]'', a.k.a. ''Taloon's Mystery Dungeon''. |
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|25. | |25. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/07/play_journal_of_the_trip_to_ta.php A Journey to Table Mountain, Part 1] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/07/play_journal_of_the_trip_to_ta.php A Journey to Table Mountain, Part 1] | ||
− | |July | + | |July 24, 2007 |
− | |''Shiren the Wanderer''. | + | |''[[Wikipedia:Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Furai no Shiren|Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Furai no Shiren]]'', a.k.a. ''Shiren the Wanderer''. |
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|26. | |26. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/08/play_a_journey_to_table_mounta.php A Journey to Table Mountain, Part 2] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/08/play_a_journey_to_table_mounta.php A Journey to Table Mountain, Part 2] | ||
− | |August | + | |August 7, 2007 |
− | |''Shiren the Wanderer''. | + | |''Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Furai no Shiren'', a.k.a. ''Shiren the Wanderer''. |
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|27. | |27. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/08/play_feis_problems.php Fei's Problems] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/08/play_feis_problems.php Fei's Problems] | ||
− | |August | + | |August 21, 2007 |
− | |''Shiren the Wanderer''. | + | |''Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Furai no Shiren'', a.k.a. ''Shiren the Wanderer''. |
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|28. | |28. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/09/column_play_balancing_a_game_t.php Balancing a game that looks balanceless] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/09/column_play_balancing_a_game_t.php Balancing a game that looks balanceless] | ||
− | |September | + | |September 6, 2007 |
|The game balance of ''NetHack''. | |The game balance of ''NetHack''. | ||
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|29. | |29. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/09/column_play_7drl_seven_day_que.php 7DRL: Seven Day Quest] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/09/column_play_7drl_seven_day_que.php 7DRL: Seven Day Quest] | ||
− | |September | + | |September 24, 2007 |
− | |''Seven Day Quest''. | + | |''[http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php?title=The_Seven_Day_Quest The Seven Day Quest]''. |
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|30. | |30. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/10/column_play_starting_out_in_po.php Starting Out In POWDER, Or 'Beware The Kiwi Bird, My Son'] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/10/column_play_starting_out_in_po.php Starting Out In POWDER, Or 'Beware The Kiwi Bird, My Son'] | ||
− | |October | + | |October 9, 2007 |
− | |''POWDER''. | + | |''[http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php?title=POWDER POWDER]''. |
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|31. | |31. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/11/play_homebrew_roguelikes_on_th.php Homebrew Roguelikes On The DS] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/11/play_homebrew_roguelikes_on_th.php Homebrew Roguelikes On The DS] | ||
− | |November | + | |November 7, 2007 |
− | |Playing homebrew | + | |Playing homebrew roguelikes on the Nintendo DS. |
|- | |- | ||
|31. | |31. | ||
|[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/12/column_play_a_quick_look_at_th.php A Quick Look at the Nethack Sources] | |[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2007/12/column_play_a_quick_look_at_th.php A Quick Look at the Nethack Sources] | ||
− | |December | + | |December 15, 2007 |
|The [[source code]] of ''NetHack''. | |The [[source code]] of ''NetHack''. | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category:Websites]] | [[Category:Websites]] |
Revision as of 07:47, 16 December 2007
@ Play is a "bi-weekly column by John Harris which discusses the history, present and future of the Roguelike dungeon exploring genre.". It is published on Gamesetwatch.com. The articles so far are:
# | Title | Date | Summary |
---|---|---|---|
1. | An Introduction To Some Rogue-s | August 6, 2006 | An introduction to the roguelike genre. |
2. | What the hell does Q do again? | August 20, 2006 | A summary of the keys. |
3. | Rogue and its Inspiration | September 3, 2006 | A view on the original roguelike game, Rogue. |
4. | Giant Eel Stories, Volume 1 | September 18, 2006 | Some interesting Usenet ascension posts. |
5. | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Blue & Red Rescue Team | October 2, 2006 | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, respectively. |
6. | ToeJam & Earl, The Roguelike That's Not An RPG | October 15, 2006 | ToeJam & Earl for the Sega Genesis. |
7. | Thou Art Early, But We'll Admit Thee | October 29, 2006 | The many ways to die in NetHack. |
8. | A View of the Field | November 13, 2006 | NetHack, Ancient Domains of Mystery & Linley's Dungeon Crawl. |
9. | Hack Hacks | November 27, 2006 | NetHack patches. |
10. | A Coward Dies A Thousand Deaths, My Computer, Several Billion | December 10, 2006 | Rog-O-Matic & Borg, the automatic roguelike player bots. |
11. | I Never Meta Rogue I Didn't Like | December 25, 2006 | How the match may continue between the games. |
12. | Giant Eel Stories, Volume 2 | January 8, 2007 | More interesting Usenet ascension posts. |
13. | Mapping the Infinite Cavern | January 22, 2007 | On dungeon generation algorithms. |
14. | ADOM, Nethack With A Goatee | February 6, 2007 | Ancient Domains of Mystery. |
15. | Tips For Travel In Gridland | February 19, 2007 | Moving safely in the grid of any roguelike. |
16. | Before Learning to Walk, One Must First Crawl | March 6, 2007 | Linley's Dungeon Crawl. |
17. | I Believe It Not! | March 20, 2007 | The funny features of NetHack. |
18. | Storytelling, Bah! | April 2, 2007 | The declining state of storytelling and interactivity in gaming. |
19. | Doom, doom, doom, doom | April 16, 2007 | DoomRL. |
20. | Hack's Lost Brother | May 8, 2007 | HackLite. |
21. | Things to Do While Visiting Ancardia | May 22, 2007 | ADOM quests. |
22. | Spoiled for Options | June 5, 2007 | Wishing and knowing what to wish for. |
23. | Architecture of the Mystery Dungeon | June 27, 2007 | Mysterious Dungeon, a.k.a. Fushigi no Dungeon. |
24. | Taloon's Mystery Dungeon, In Great Detail | July 9, 2007 | Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon, a.k.a. Taloon's Mystery Dungeon. |
25. | A Journey to Table Mountain, Part 1 | July 24, 2007 | Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Furai no Shiren, a.k.a. Shiren the Wanderer. |
26. | A Journey to Table Mountain, Part 2 | August 7, 2007 | Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Furai no Shiren, a.k.a. Shiren the Wanderer. |
27. | Fei's Problems | August 21, 2007 | Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Furai no Shiren, a.k.a. Shiren the Wanderer. |
28. | Balancing a game that looks balanceless | September 6, 2007 | The game balance of NetHack. |
29. | 7DRL: Seven Day Quest | September 24, 2007 | The Seven Day Quest. |
30. | Starting Out In POWDER, Or 'Beware The Kiwi Bird, My Son' | October 9, 2007 | POWDER. |
31. | Homebrew Roguelikes On The DS | November 7, 2007 | Playing homebrew roguelikes on the Nintendo DS. |
31. | A Quick Look at the Nethack Sources | December 15, 2007 | The source code of NetHack. |