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Episode 100 continues with the big 4 first games like Rogue! If only there was some tortured genre name for these types of games…

Lots of fun correspondence from both Mastodon and emails, including a (slightly edited for time) great voicemail message!

Come for the LotR chiptunes, stay for the maximum entropy!

https://grogpod.zone/2026-07-29-EP102/

#GROGPOD100 #roguelike #moria #hack #larn #omega #retrocomputing #retrogames #usenet #gaming #podcast #ascii #indiegame #indiedev

Game 8 of our 100th episode spectacular special will focus on an overlooked, but often beloved entry: Omega!

Pioneering the idea of a large overworld with multiple cities and dungeons, Omega also adds elaborate guild systems, multiple victory conditions, and neat NPC interactions. Likely the inspiration for ADOM.

https://www.roguebasin.com/index.php/Omega

#GROGPOD100 #Omega #roguelike #crpg #retrocomputing #retrogaming #gaming #adom #indiedev #indiegame #usenet #opensource

Game 7 of our 100th episode special in July will focus on one of the first coffee break length roguelikes: Larn!

A much shorter game than its contemporaries, the main dungeon is only 10 floors, but features 100 levels of difficulty and ... taxes???

Still being updated today and celebrating it's 40th anniversary!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larn_(video_game)

#GROGPOD100 #Larn #roguelike #retrocomputing #retrogaming #gaming #ascii #indiedev #indiegame #usenet #opensource

Game 6 of our 100th episode extravaganza in July will cover the legendary game Hack!

Originally developed by high school students, it would become the basis of the still popular and even more legendary Nethack.

It’s also one of the few video games listed in the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hack_(video_game)

#GROGPOD100 #Nethack #retrogaming #retrocomputing #roguelike #opensource #usenet #gaming #indiegame #ascii #indiedev #hacking #moma #dnd #fantasy

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Been using Linux since the 0.98a kernel. Before that, I was using #SunOS, #NeXT and (probably) #AOS (university had a lab full of IBM RT PCs) UNIX derivatives. So, learning Linux was translating my existing knowledge and running the deltas through man pages and, especially #Usenet.

"Can't chat now - I'm busy posting Monty Python quotes in alt.silly.group.names.d"
#TextsFromThe80s
#HashTagGames
#Usenet

"Wow! Have you seen the new #DoctorWho?"
"Yeah, crap innit - even worse that the previous."
"They really need to cancel it and wait a few years for some decent writers and actors to turn up."
"LOLs - Oh, hang on - do we say 'LOLs' yet?"
"Yeah, this is #Usenet , we say it all the time. I bet everyone will say it one day."
"LOLs, yeah, right."
#TextsFromThe80s
#HashTagGames

#2600 #hope #hope2020 #hackercon #hackers #hacking #hispagatos #2600Madrid #HackingIsNotACrime #HackAllTheThingz #CTF https://hispagatos.org gemini://hispagatos.org #usenet hispagatos.talk and alt.2600.madrid

#Cyberpunk #Dark #Synth Mix - Assault Protocol // Cyberpunk #Industrial #Synthwave #Music
- https://invidious.fdn.fr/watch?v=KEeVgGqpsWU
#HackerCulture #Hackers #hacking #CTFMusic #FindUsInUsenet #usenet
#alt.2600.hackers #alt.2600 #alt.2600.madrid #hispagatos.talk

AFTER 4 WEEKS! On and off at it, I FINALLY DID IT!!! Fucking hardest machine I have ever done in #hackthebox in 6-7 years! OMG I again have all the boxes that give points done 100% https://www.hackthebox.com/achievement/machine/16000/581 #hispagatos #hackthesystem #hacktheplanet #HackAllTheThingz #htb #hackers #hacking #CTF #capturetheflag come to #usenet to #alt.2600 and #alt.2600.madrid FUCK YEAH I am getting drunk tomorrow!

Today in BoneQuest History for November 6th 2003 "THE THINGS WE FIND ON USENET PART 3" https://bonequest.com/1860 #bonequest :deuce: :pants: #deuce_pants #piss #piss_tarp #series #title_mismatch #usenet

Archival link to a long threaded discussion about #spoilers, #FandomHistory, #fanzines

"Are you a person who was around in, or knows a lot about, 1970s/1980s fandoms? I'm working on a project about spoilers and want to learn more about early uses of the term in its modern sense. I'm reading #Usenet archives; do you have memories of earlier emergent uses? Please share! Non-fandom memories and leads also welcome, of course."

https://archive.ph/qTb5P

Record of my input https://archive.ph/S6eMT

A good recent article on #usenet on #linux https://www.maketecheasier.com/better-usenet-readers-for-linux/ #nntp #uunet #decentralize #HackerCulture #alt.2600 #alt.cypherpunks #comp.infosystems.gemini #alt.com.os.linux #alt.anonymous

A good recent article on #usenet on #linux https://www.maketecheasier.com/better-usenet-readers-for-linux/ #nntp #uunet #decentralize #HackerCulture #alt.2600 #alt.cypherpunks #comp.infosystems.gemini #alt.com.os.linux #alt.anonymous

A good recent article on #usenet on #linux https://www.maketecheasier.com/better-usenet-readers-for-linux/ #nntp #uunet #decentralize #HackerCulture #alt.2600 #alt.cypherpunks #comp.infosystems.gemini #alt.com.os.linux #alt.anonymous

A good recent article on #usenet on #linux https://www.maketecheasier.com/better-usenet-readers-for-linux/ #nntp #uunet #decentralize #HackerCulture #alt.2600 #alt.cypherpunks #comp.infosystems.gemini #alt.com.os.linux #alt.anonymous

A good recent article on #usenet on #linux https://www.maketecheasier.com/better-usenet-readers-for-linux/ #nntp #uunet #decentralize #HackerCulture #alt.2600 #alt.cypherpunks #comp.infosystems.gemini #alt.com.os.linux #alt.anonymous

📬 SecretBinaries soll offenes Usenet-Forum für alle werden
#Szene #Usenet #machete #Meta #SecretBinaries #SecretBinariesnet #Woltlab https://tarnkappe.info/artikel/usenet/secretbinaries-soll-offenes-usenet-forum-fuer-alle-werden-260636.html