A Gaming Diary
iNetHack (iPhone)
Bravo! Three cheers for the developer!
I tried iNetHack out a long, long time ago and found it a little too fiddly, as I remember. The latest version, though, is much improved, with a far better interface and lovely graphics that combine familiar letters and simbols with nicely-drawn graphics.
Get out of the way, dog.
It’s still NetHack – and as such probably incomprehensible to newcomers, though help is available – but it’s a great implementation and the developer has to be applauded for improving the game so much from the initial release.
The biggest test for me when I come back from a long time away from NetHack is how easily I can find a way to rename my pet. I had to look through a fair few menus in this version, but I found it fairly quickly and now have a lovely little dog called Ralph. He keeps wandering off, but he does like eating goblin corpses, bless him.
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iNetHack (iPhone)
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about 3 years ago - No comments
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NetHack (Mac)
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NetHackDS (DS)
about 3 years ago - No comments
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NetHackDS (DS)
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NetHack (Mac)
about 3 years ago - No comments
No stupid deaths today, really, just lots of being beaten to death by monsters while wearing cursed gear. Yeah, I know I should identify things before wearing them, but identity scrolls are few and far between in the game. I’ve never managed to uncurse items in NetHack, either. Not because I don’t know how, just
NetHack (DS)
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