User:Delbow

I started playing Rogue back about 1983 or '84, a version packaged and sold (for about $15) by a software company which I've never heard of since. Once I got access to a modem, around 1992 or so, I found Hack, and from there, Nethack. I wouldn't say I played continually -- but I don't think there's been a year in the past 28 or so that I haven't spent at least a few lives trying to retrieve the Amulet of Yendor in some form or another. Every computer I've ever owned has had some version of the game installed on it.

And, lo and behold, I finally ascended for the first time on 29 January of this year, much to my surprise... on my girlfriend's computer. So I STILL haven't ascended on my own stinking machine, but I'm optimistic that it won't take another 28 years to succeed. I used nethackwiki extensively in that ascension -- here's hoping I can continue to use it and add to the below section.

Update: Well, there you go... spend 28 years working on your first ascension; get your second five days later. :D

Ascensions:

• 29 January 11- Dude-Val-Hum-Fem-Law ascended to demigoddess-hood.
  • You never polymorphed an object
  • You did not wish for any artifacts

• 3 February 11- Kn-Kni-Hum-Mal-Law ascended to demigod-hood
  • 2506 creatures killed
  • 19 species genocided
  • You never changed form
  • You did not wish for any artifacts
  • 4222412 points after 65513 moves... gotta work on trimming those down.

• 16 October 11- Pest-Pri-Hum-Mal-Law ascended to demigod-hood
  • 16 species genocided
  • You never changed form
  • You did not wish for any artifacts