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src="https://cdn.mobygames.com/8d292422-02f2-11ee-b63c-02420a000121.webp" width="305" height="440" alt="box cover" class="img-box"> </a> <link rel="prefetch" href="https://cdn.mobygames.com/90c5a358-02f2-11ee-8646-02420a000121.webp" /> <br> <cover-swap-links :front-image="{'url': 'https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/cover/group-365455/cover-879170/', 'image': 'https://cdn.mobygames.com/8d292422-02f2-11ee-b63c-02420a000121.webp' }" :back-image="{'url': 'https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/cover/group-365455/cover-879173/', 'image': 'https://cdn.mobygames.com/90c5a358-02f2-11ee-8646-02420a000121.webp' }" :num-covers="12" more-url="/game/820/nethack/covers/"> </cover-swap-links> </div> </div> <div class="info-release"> <dl class="metadata"> <dt>Released</dt> <dd> <a href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#dos"> July 1987 </a> on <a href="/platform/dos/"> DOS </a> </dd> <dt>Credits</dt> <dd> <a href="/game/820/nethack/credits/dos/">128 people</a> </dd> <dt><a href="/game/820/nethack/releases/">Releases</a> by Date <small class="text-muted text-normal hide-sm">(<a href="?s=platform">by platform</a>)</small></dt> <dd> <ul id="platformLinks" class="list-group toggle-long-text mb-0"> <li> <a id="tdos" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Jul 1987"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Aug 1987"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Dec 1987"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Apr 1988"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Jul 1989"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "US", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/9f436050-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.gif"}], "release_date": "1992"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Jan 1993"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Apr 1996"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Dec 1999"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Aug 2, 2000"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Mar 2002"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Dec 8, 2003"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#dos">1987</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/dos/">DOS</a>) </span> </li> <li> <a id="tamiga" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "1988"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#amiga">1988</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/amiga/">Amiga</a>) </span> </li> <li> <a id="tmacintosh" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "1989"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#macintosh">1989</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/macintosh/">Macintosh</a>) </span> </li> <li> <a id="tlinux" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "US", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/9f436050-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.gif"}], "release_date": "1992"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "US", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/9f436050-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.gif"}], "release_date": "1999"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#linux">1992</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/linux/">Linux</a>) </span> </li> <li> <a id="tatari-st" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "1993"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#atari-st">1993</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/atari-st/">Atari ST</a>) </span> </li> <li> <a id="tpc-98" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "JP", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d742d4ea-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.gif"}], "release_date": "Jul 14, 1993"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#pc-98">1993</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/pc98/">PC-98</a>) </span> </li> <li> <a id="tacorn-32-bit" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Jan 5, 2001"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#acorn-32-bit">2001</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/acorn-32-bit/">Acorn 32-bit</a>) </span> </li> <li> <a id="tos2" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Mar 24, 2002"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#os2">2002</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/os2/">OS/2</a>) </span> </li> <li> <a id="twindows-mobile" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Mar 26, 2002"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#windows-mobile">2002</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/windowsmobile/">Windows Mobile</a>) </span> </li> <li> <a id="twindows" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Dec 8, 2003"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Dec 7, 2015"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Dec 9, 2015"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#windows">2003</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/windows/">Windows</a>) </span> </li> <li> <a id="tbrowser" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Sep 2, 2005"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Nov 16, 2009"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#browser">2005</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/browser/">Browser</a>) </span> </li> <li> <a id="tgp2x" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Jul 20, 2006"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#gp2x">2006</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/gp2x/">GP2X</a>) </span> </li> <li> <a id="tgp32" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "May 15, 2009"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#gp32">2009</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/gp32/">GP32</a>) </span> </li> <li> <a id="tgp2x-wiz" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Aug 8, 2009"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#gp2x-wiz">2009</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/gp2x-wiz/">GP2X Wiz</a>) </span> </li> <li> <a id="tiphone" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Oct 22, 2009"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#iphone">2009</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/iphone/">iPhone</a>) </span> </li> <li> <a id="tandroid" data-popover='{ "releases": [{"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Dec 1, 2010"}, {"countries": [{"country_code": "==", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/d74880f2-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.png"}], "release_date": "Dec 4, 2014"}], "position": "left" }' aria-describedby="tooltip" href="/game/820/nethack/releases/#android">2010</a> <span class="text-muted"> (<a href="/platform/android/">Android</a>) </span> </li> </ul> <toggle-long-text element-id="platformLinks" :small-text="true" :single-line-per-item="true"></toggle-long-text> </dd> <dt>Publishers</dt> <dd> <ul id="publisherLinks" class="list-group toggle-long-text mb-0"> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/company/38586/shuwa-system-trading-co-ltd/" data-popover='{ "platforms": ["PC-98"], "position": "left" }'>Shuwa System Trading Co., Ltd.</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/company/23270/devteam/" data-popover='{ "platforms": ["DOS", "Windows"], "position": "left" }'>DevTeam</a> </li> </ul> <toggle-long-text element-id="publisherLinks" :small-text="true" :single-line-per-item="true"></toggle-long-text> </dd> <dt>Developers</dt> <dd> <ul id="developerLinks" class="list-group toggle-long-text mb-0"> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/company/23270/devteam/" data-popover='{ "id": 23270, "type": 2, "name": "DevTeam", "position": "left" }'>DevTeam</a> </li> </ul> <toggle-long-text element-id="developerLinks" :small-text="true" :single-line-per-item="true"></toggle-long-text> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="info-score"> <dl class="metadata"> <dt><span data-tooltip="Overall score and rank compared to all games with rankings">Moby Score</span></dt> <dd> <div class="mobyscore" style="background: #00ff00;" data-tooltip="Based on a bayesian average of critic and player ratings"> 7.8 </div> <small class="text-muted">#4,411 of <span data-tooltip="Total number of ranked games">26K</a></small> </dd> <dt>Critics</dt> <dd> 89% <small class="text-muted" data-tooltip="2 ratings">(<a href="/game/820/nethack/reviews/">2</a>)</small> </dd> <dt>Players</dt> <dd> <span class="stars stars-sm" style="--rating: 3.9" data-tooltip="3.9 stars"></span> <small class="text-muted" data-tooltip="110 ratings">(<a href="/game/820/nethack/reviews/">110</a>)</small> </dd> <dt>Review Ranking</dt> <dd> <ul id="platformRankings" class="list-group toggle-long-text mb-0"> <li class="text-nowrap-desktop"><span data-tooltip="#4 of 21 ranked Linux games">#4</span> on <a href="/platform/linux/">Linux</a></li> <li class="text-nowrap-desktop"><span data-tooltip="#545 of 1,768 ranked DOS games">#545</span> on <a href="/platform/dos/">DOS</a></li> <li class="text-nowrap-desktop"><span data-tooltip="#1,515 of 8,869 ranked Windows games">#1,515</span> on <a href="/platform/windows/">Windows</a></li> </ul> <toggle-long-text element-id="platformRankings" :small-text="true" :single-line-per-item="true"></toggle-long-text> </dd> <dt>Collected By</dt> <dd>56 players</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="info-genres"> <dl class="metadata"><dt>Genre</dt> <dd><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/genre/role-playing-rpg/">Role-playing (RPG)</a><br></dd><dt>Perspective</dt> <dd><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/genre/top-down/">Top-down</a><br></dd><dt>Gameplay</dt> <dd><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/genre/roguelike/">Roguelike</a><br></dd><dt>Setting</dt> <dd><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/genre/fantasy/">Fantasy</a><br></dd></dl> </div> <div class="info-specs"> DOS Specs <hr> <dl class="metadata"> <dt>Business Model</dt> <dd> <a href="/attributes/attribute/116/">Freeware / Free-to-play / Public Domain</a> </dd> <dt>Media Type</dt> <dd> <a href="/attributes/attribute/524/">Download</a> </dd> <dt>Input Devices Supported/Optional</dt> <dd> <a href="/attributes/attribute/23/">Keyboard</a> </dd> <span class="text-nowrap">[ <a href="/game/820/nethack/specs/">view all 40 specs</a> ]</span> </dl> <dl class="metadata"> <dt>Official Site</dt> <dd><a href="https://www.nethack.org/" rel="nofollow" class="link-external">Visit</a></dd> </dl> </div> </div> <random uri="game"></random> <section id="gameDescription"> <h2> Description <small> <a href="/game/820/-/adblurbs/">official description</a> </small> </h2> <div id="description-text" class="toggle-long-text" v-pre> <p><em>NetHack</em> is a roguelike role-playing game with both traditional ASCII graphics and a graphical tileset. The objective is to find the Amulet of Yendor and sacrifice it to your deity. </p> <p>In the beginning, you choose one of the classes - there are some traditional ones, like Priest or Knight, but also unusual ones like Tourist or Caveman. Then, you find yourself on the 1st level of the dungeon, along with your pet that will accompany you and help you in combat. On each level, you have to find an exit to the lower level; on the way, you'll find countless monsters to fight, as well as items to collect. Sometimes, you come upon a shop, where you can buy or sell items. </p> <p>Items you find can be blessed (more effective than normal), but sometimes are cursed (less effective, or outright harmful). Eating the corpses of fallen enemies is an important part of the game since many creatures give you special abilities or immunities when eaten. </p> <p>While the above description might seem brief, <em>NetHack</em> is, in fact, a very complex and merciless game - there are lots of ways to die. </p> <p>Since <em>NetHack</em> is a roguelike, everything is represented as a top-down view of the current dungeon level, where the walls, the floor, and all items, characters, and monsters are ASCII characters. More recent versions of the game also include an official set of graphical tiles which can be turned on at the player's option.</p> </div> <toggle-long-text element-id="description-text"></toggle-long-text> </section> <section id="gameGroups"> <h2>Groups <a href="/contribute/game-group-game/game/820/" class="link-contributor" rel="nofollow">+</a></h2> <ul class="list-group flex flex-wrap gap-xxs"> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/13700/fantasy-creatures-dragons/">Fantasy creatures: Dragons</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/13520/fantasy-creatures-dwarves/">Fantasy creatures: Dwarves</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/11220/fantasy-creatures-elves/">Fantasy creatures: Elves</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/19533/fantasy-creatures-gnomes/">Fantasy creatures: Gnomes</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/16326/fantasy-creatures-goblins/">Fantasy creatures: Goblins</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/18678/fantasy-creatures-halflings-hobbits/">Fantasy creatures: Halflings / Hobbits</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/19756/fantasy-creatures-minotaurs/">Fantasy creatures: Minotaurs</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/11219/fantasy-creatures-orcs/">Fantasy creatures: Orcs</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/13588/fantasy-creatures-trolls/">Fantasy creatures: Trolls</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/13589/fantasy-creatures-unicorns/">Fantasy creatures: Unicorns</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/10670/gameplay-feature-burden-encumbrance/">Gameplay feature: Burden / Encumbrance</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/9231/gameplay-feature-controllable-pet-companions/">Gameplay feature: Controllable pet companions</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/8824/gameplay-feature-having-children/">Gameplay feature: Having children</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/8801/gameplay-feature-hunger-thirst/">Gameplay feature: Hunger / Thirst</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/10553/gameplay-feature-permadeath-permanent-death/">Gameplay feature: Permadeath / permanent death</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/16219/games-with-officially-released-source-code/">Games with officially released source code</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/8817/games-with-randomly-generated-environments/">Games with randomly generated environments</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/13776/genre-dungeon-crawler/">Genre: Dungeon crawler</a> </li> <li class="badge text-ellipsis"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/242/nethack-revisions/">NetHack revisions</a> </li> </ul> </section><h2> <a href="/game/820/nethack/screenshots/">Screenshots</a>  </h2> <div id="gameShots" class="img-holder mb"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/screenshots/dos/279921/"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.mobygames.com/bf207a3a-ab99-11ed-a13c-02420a00019f.webp" class="img-thumbnail" width="600" height="375" alt="screenshot"> </a> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/screenshots/dos/279922/"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.mobygames.com/0b8bdd80-abbb-11ed-ba04-02420a00019f.webp" class="img-thumbnail" width="600" height="375" alt="screenshot"> </a> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/screenshots/dos/279923/"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.mobygames.com/0d4b2c98-abbb-11ed-ba04-02420a00019f.webp" class="img-thumbnail" width="600" height="375" alt="screenshot"> </a> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/screenshots/dos/279924/"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.mobygames.com/6315919e-ab99-11ed-a188-02420a00019a.webp" class="img-thumbnail" width="600" height="375" alt="screenshot"> </a> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/screenshots/dos/279925/" class="hide-sm"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.mobygames.com/f2b7aed8-abba-11ed-be6f-02420a000197.webp" class="img-thumbnail" width="600" height="375" alt="screenshot"> </a> </div> <h2> <a href="/game/820/nethack/promo/">Promos</a>  </h2> <div id="gamePromoImages" class="img-holder mb"> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/promo/group-9139/image-106457/"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.mobygames.com/8b35784e-ab79-11ed-b9a3-02420a000197.webp" class="img-thumbnail" width="600" height="338" alt="promo image"> </a> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/promo/group-9139/image-106455/"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.mobygames.com/8ee6b11a-ab79-11ed-99ae-02420a00019e.webp" class="img-thumbnail" width="600" height="338" alt="promo image"> </a> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/promo/group-9139/image-106456/" class="hide-sm"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.mobygames.com/87615d64-ab79-11ed-b9a3-02420a000197.webp" class="img-thumbnail" width="600" height="338" alt="promo image"> </a> </div> <section id="gameCredits"> <h2>Credits (DOS version)</h2> <p class="text-sm text-muted"> 128 People (126 developers, 2 thanks) · <a href="/game/820/nethack/credits/dos/">View all</a> </p> <div class="overflow-x-scroll"> <table class="table table-credits"> <tr> <td valign="top">A Guide to the Mazes of Menace (Guidebook for NetHack 3.3) by</td> <td> <ul class="commaList"> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/160933/eric-s-raymond/" data-popover='{ "id": 160933, "name": "Eric S. Raymond", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Eric S. Raymond</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Guide extensively edited and expanded for 3.0 by</td> <td> <ul class="commaList"> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/304795/mike-threepoint/" data-popover='{ "id": 304795, "name": "Mike Threepoint", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Mike Threepoint</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Large portions of the Guide shamelessly cribbed from "A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom" by</td> <td> <ul class="commaList"> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/12345/michael-c-toy/" data-popover='{ "id": 12345, "name": "Michael C. Toy", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Michael C. Toy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/747423/ken-arnold/" data-popover='{ "id": 747423, "name": "Ken Arnold", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Ken Arnold</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Small portions of the Guide adapted from "Further Exploration of the Dungeons of Doom" by</td> <td> <ul class="commaList"> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/304796/ken-arromdee/" data-popover='{ "id": 304796, "name": "Ken Arromdee", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Ken Arromdee</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Original Hack written by</td> <td> <ul class="commaList"> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/268018/jay-fenlason/" data-popover='{ "id": 268018, "name": "Jay Fenlason", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Jay Fenlason</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Assistance on original Hack from</td> <td> <ul class="commaList"> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/304797/kenny-woodland/" data-popover='{ "id": 304797, "name": "Kenny Woodland", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Kenny Woodland</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/304798/mike-thome/" data-popover='{ "id": 304798, "name": "Mike Thome", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Mike Thome</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/779104/jonathan-payne/" data-popover='{ "id": 779104, "name": "Jonathan Payne", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Jonathan Payne</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Hack re-write (v1.0.1 - 1.0.3) by</td> <td> <ul class="commaList"> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/268021/andries-brouwer/" data-popover='{ "id": 268021, "name": "Andries Brouwer", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Andries Brouwer</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">Early Hack port revisions merged in NetHack 1.4 by</td> <td> <ul class="commaList"> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/267669/mike-stephenson/" data-popover='{ "id": 267669, "name": "Mike Stephenson", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Mike Stephenson</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">NetHack 3.0c rewrite coordinated by</td> <td> <ul class="commaList"> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/267669/mike-stephenson/" data-popover='{ "id": 267669, "name": "Mike Stephenson", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Mike Stephenson</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">NetHack 3.0c rewrite team</td> <td> <ul class="commaList"> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/304796/ken-arromdee/" data-popover='{ "id": 304796, "name": "Ken Arromdee", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Ken Arromdee</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/304799/jean-christophe-collet/" data-popover='{ "id": 304799, "name": "Jean-Christophe Collet", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Jean-Christophe Collet</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/304800/steve-creps/" data-popover='{ "id": 304800, "name": "Steve Creps", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Steve Creps</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/45319/eric-hendrickson/" data-popover='{ "id": 45319, "name": "Eric Hendrickson", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Eric Hendrickson</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/304801/izchak-miller/" data-popover='{ "id": 304801, "name": "Izchak Miller", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Izchak Miller</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/304802/john-rupley/" data-popover='{ "id": 304802, "name": "John Rupley", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">John Rupley</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/304795/mike-threepoint/" data-popover='{ "id": 304795, "name": "Mike Threepoint", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Mike Threepoint</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/304803/janet-walz/" data-popover='{ "id": 304803, "name": "Janet Walz", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Janet Walz</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">NetHack 3.0c rewrite team joined by</td> <td> <ul class="commaList"> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/304804/eric-r-smith/" data-popover='{ "id": 304804, "name": "Eric R. Smith", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Eric R. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/304805/timo-hakulinen/" data-popover='{ "id": 304805, "name": "Timo Hakulinen", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Timo Hakulinen</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/304806/david-gentzel/" data-popover='{ "id": 304806, "name": "David Gentzel", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">David Gentzel</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/304807/kevin-darcy/" data-popover='{ "id": 304807, "name": "Kevin Darcy", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Kevin Darcy</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">NetHack 3.1 revision lead</td> <td> <ul class="commaList"> <li><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/person/267669/mike-stephenson/" data-popover='{ "id": 267669, "name": "Mike Stephenson", "type": 1 }' class="text-nowrap">Mike Stephenson</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="text-muted">[ <a href="/game/820/nethack/credits/dos/">full credits</a> ]</td> </tr> </table> </div> </section> <h2 id="reviews"><a href="/game/820/nethack/reviews/">Reviews</a></h2> <div class="grid-split"> <section id="critic-reviews"> <h4>Critics</h4> <p> Average score: 89% <span class="text-muted">(based on 2 ratings)</span> </p> <critic-reviews :reviews='[{"citation": "My favorite ascii dungeon game, Nethack has tons of features. You can play as various types of characters like tourists, wizards, and healers. You can worship many different gods. You can go to shops, and you can even train your pets to steal from them! The main downside of Nethack is its thoroughness. Nethack has tons of features, giving it a really poor learning curve. However, tons of spoilers and secrets are available from the home page or from other web pages. Also, a long addiction to Nethack caused a tremendous increase in my typing speed (Nethack uses tons of different key combinations for various commands). If you enjoy rogue-likes, Nethack is one of the best.", "date": "2000-01-18", "edit_object_url": "/approval/edit-object?type=47\u0026oid=46021149", "grade": null, "id": 261998, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/reviews/#critic-score-261998", "language": "en", "max_score": 10.0, "normalized_score": 90.0, "platform": {"id": 2, "name": "DOS"}, "score": 9.0, "source": {"country": {"country_code": "us", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/9f436050-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.gif", "id": 1, "name": "United States"}, "description": null, "edit_object_url": "/approval/edit-object?type=46\u0026oid=49257864", "first_year": 1997, "id": 869, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/critic/869/gamehippocom/", "languages": [{"code": "en", "id": 36, "name": "English", "ordering": 360}], "last_year": 2007, "name": "GameHippo.com", "num_reviews": 307, "url": null}, "submitter": {"id": 183114, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/user/183114/alsy/", "name": "Alsy"}, "type": {"id": 1, "name": "Numeric (Highest score is best)"}, "url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20070818123828/http://www.gamehippo.com/cat/all_2_13.shtml"}, {"citation": "My favorite ascii dungeon game, Nethack has tons of features. You can play as various types of characters like tourists, wizards, and healers. You can worship many different gods. You can go to shops, and you can even train your pets to steal from them! The main downside of Nethack is its thoroughness. Nethack has tons of features, giving it a really poor learning curve. However, tons of spoilers and secrets are available from the home page or from other web pages. Also, a long addiction to Nethack caused a tremendous increase in my typing speed (Nethack uses tons of different key combinations for various commands). If you enjoy rogue-likes, Nethack is one of the best.", "date": "2000-01-18", "edit_object_url": "/approval/edit-object?type=47\u0026oid=45687364", "grade": null, "id": 221252, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/reviews/#critic-score-221252", "language": "en", "max_score": 10.0, "normalized_score": 90.0, "platform": {"id": 3, "name": "Windows"}, "score": 9.0, "source": {"country": {"country_code": "us", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/9f436050-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.gif", "id": 1, "name": "United States"}, "description": null, "edit_object_url": "/approval/edit-object?type=46\u0026oid=49257864", "first_year": 1997, "id": 869, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/critic/869/gamehippocom/", "languages": [{"code": "en", "id": 36, "name": "English", "ordering": 360}], "last_year": 2007, "name": "GameHippo.com", "num_reviews": 307, "url": null}, "submitter": {"id": 55856, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/user/55856/scaryfun/", "name": "Scaryfun"}, "type": {"id": 1, "name": "Numeric (Highest score is best)"}, "url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20070818123828/http://www.gamehippo.com/cat/all_2_13.shtml"}, {"citation": "Flat line: People who likes RPG\u0027s have this on their computer. It\u0027s a classic. This game gets a 4.4,due to lack of presentation, but in the end it doesn\u0027t even matter. Now if you excuse me, I have a goblin to kill...", "date": "2007-07-23", "edit_object_url": "/approval/edit-object?type=47\u0026oid=44773372", "grade": null, "id": 215441, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/reviews/#critic-score-215441", "language": "en", "max_score": 5.0, "normalized_score": 88.0, "platform": {"id": 1, "name": "Linux"}, "score": 4.4, "source": {"country": {"country_code": "us", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/9f436050-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.gif", "id": 1, "name": "United States"}, "description": null, "edit_object_url": "/approval/edit-object?type=46\u0026oid=49257987", "first_year": 2004, "id": 727, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/critic/727/abandonia-reloaded/", "languages": [{"code": "en", "id": 36, "name": "English", "ordering": 360}], "last_year": null, "name": "Abandonia Reloaded", "num_reviews": 265, "url": "http://www.reloaded.org/"}, "submitter": {"id": 183114, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/user/183114/alsy/", "name": "Alsy"}, "type": {"id": 1, "name": "Numeric (Highest score is best)"}, "url": "http://www.reloaded.org/download/Nethack/343/"}, {"citation": "Flat line: People who likes RPG\u0027s have this on their computer. It\u0027s a classic. This game gets a 4.4,due to lack of presentation, but in the end it doesn\u0027t even matter. Now if you excuse me, I have a goblin to kill...", "date": "2007-07-23", "edit_object_url": "/approval/edit-object?type=47\u0026oid=44769253", "grade": null, "id": 215440, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/reviews/#critic-score-215440", "language": "en", "max_score": 5.0, "normalized_score": 88.0, "platform": {"id": 3, "name": "Windows"}, "score": 4.4, "source": {"country": {"country_code": "us", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/9f436050-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.gif", "id": 1, "name": "United States"}, "description": null, "edit_object_url": "/approval/edit-object?type=46\u0026oid=49257987", "first_year": 2004, "id": 727, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/critic/727/abandonia-reloaded/", "languages": [{"code": "en", "id": 36, "name": "English", "ordering": 360}], "last_year": null, "name": "Abandonia Reloaded", "num_reviews": 265, "url": "http://www.reloaded.org/"}, "submitter": {"id": 183114, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/user/183114/alsy/", "name": "Alsy"}, "type": {"id": 1, "name": "Numeric (Highest score is best)"}, "url": "http://www.reloaded.org/download/Nethack/343/"}, {"citation": "Flat line: People who likes RPG\u0027s have this on their computer. It\u0027s a classic. This game gets a 4.4,due to lack of presentation, but in the end it doesn\u0027t even matter. Now if you excuse me, I have a goblin to kill...", "date": "2007-07-23", "edit_object_url": "/approval/edit-object?type=47\u0026oid=45643616", "grade": null, "id": 215439, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/reviews/#critic-score-215439", "language": "en", "max_score": 5.0, "normalized_score": 88.0, "platform": {"id": 19, "name": "Amiga"}, "score": 4.4, "source": {"country": {"country_code": "us", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/9f436050-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.gif", "id": 1, "name": "United States"}, "description": null, "edit_object_url": "/approval/edit-object?type=46\u0026oid=49257987", "first_year": 2004, "id": 727, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/critic/727/abandonia-reloaded/", "languages": [{"code": "en", "id": 36, "name": "English", "ordering": 360}], "last_year": null, "name": "Abandonia Reloaded", "num_reviews": 265, "url": "http://www.reloaded.org/"}, "submitter": {"id": 183114, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/user/183114/alsy/", "name": "Alsy"}, "type": {"id": 1, "name": "Numeric (Highest score is best)"}, "url": "http://www.reloaded.org/download/Nethack/343/"}, {"citation": "Flat line: People who likes RPG\u0027s have this on their computer. It\u0027s a classic. This game gets a 4.4,due to lack of presentation, but in the end it doesn\u0027t even matter. Now if you excuse me, I have a goblin to kill...", "date": "2007-07-23", "edit_object_url": "/approval/edit-object?type=47\u0026oid=44337246", "grade": null, "id": 215438, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/reviews/#critic-score-215438", "language": "en", "max_score": 5.0, "normalized_score": 88.0, "platform": {"id": 74, "name": "Macintosh"}, "score": 4.4, "source": {"country": {"country_code": "us", "flag": "https://cdn.mobygames.com/9f436050-ab5e-11ed-b6d6-02420a000150.gif", "id": 1, "name": "United States"}, "description": null, "edit_object_url": "/approval/edit-object?type=46\u0026oid=49257987", "first_year": 2004, "id": 727, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/critic/727/abandonia-reloaded/", "languages": [{"code": "en", "id": 36, "name": "English", "ordering": 360}], "last_year": null, "name": "Abandonia Reloaded", "num_reviews": 265, "url": "http://www.reloaded.org/"}, "submitter": {"id": 183114, "internal_url": "https://www.mobygames.com/user/183114/alsy/", "name": "Alsy"}, "type": {"id": 1, "name": "Numeric (Highest score is best)"}, "url": "http://www.reloaded.org/download/Nethack/343/"}]'></critic-reviews> </section> <section id="player-reviews"> <h4>Players</h4> <p> Average score: 3.9 out of 5 <span class="text-muted">(based on 110 ratings with 9 reviews)</span> </p> <div class="border mb"> <p> <b><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/user-review/2296250/">Sokoban dungeons - you have got to be kidding? (Fortunately not!)</a></b> <span class="stars stars-sm" style="--rating: 4.7" data-tooltip="4.7 stars"></span><br> </p> <div class="text-sm toggle-text-review toggle-long-text text-break-word" id="review-1"> <p><strong>The Good</strong><br>This game has it all - including the proverbial kitchen sink.<br><br><strong>The Bad</strong><br>It's very <em>very</em> VERY difficult. Like, V-E-R-Y. Just when you think you're going to make it, you get stuck on some devious sub-levels, or choke on your food, or find a treasure zoo (more like a Pet Cemetary, usually), or... Hey, why did I write this under the "What <em>didn't</em> you like"-heading - the unpredictability keeps you humble.</p> <p>Then again, you might complete the game in ten minutes. It's just a matter of not dying, really...</p> <p>Uh, what was it that I was supposed to write about again... oh, yeah, here goes: you find loads more interesting stuff than you can ever hope to carry (most of them are cursed, anyway), the plot isn't too good (so you might as well have no plot at all), there aren't any interesting NPCs (or I haven't found them yet), and the mouse control (sic) is pretty useless (though I guess that's pretty much a truism).<br><br><strong>The Bottom Line</strong><br>Remember what I said about "NetHack" having it all? Well, it weren't no lie. NetHack has more depth and lastability than any other game I've seen. Because it "only" has character graphics and no sound at all, and because it is not a commercial venture, the developers have managed to fit so much little (and big) features in the game that you really don't pay much attention to the fact that the point of the game is just to kill a lot of baddies and explore one-screen dungeon levels until you can beat the big baddie. Well, actually, there is a lot more to the game than that, but you'll just have to find out for yourself, won't you?</p> <p>In short, NetHack is to Rogue or even Hack what Dom Perignon is to Champale. (Haven't tried either one myself, but I've seen ads...)</p> </div> <toggle-long-text element-id="review-1" :small-text="true"></toggle-long-text> <rate-review csrf-token="2d8673b5-7d94-4404-8929-7ea056f263fc" :authenticated="false" action-url="/ajax/review-helpful/" login-url="/user/login/" :review-id="2296250" :initial-values="{ score: -1, num_helpful: 0, num_votes: 1 }"> </rate-review> <p class="text-sm mt mb-0"> Windows · by <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/user/5852/late/">Late</a> (77) · <span title="Apr 27, 2001">2001</span> </p> </div><div class="border mb"> <p> <b><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/user-review/2312403/">ultima enchanced, (besides the grapics)</a></b> <span class="stars stars-sm" style="--rating: 5" data-tooltip="5 stars"></span><br> </p> <div class="text-sm toggle-text-review toggle-long-text text-break-word" id="review-2"> <p><strong>The Good</strong><br>this game has it all !!! from items, to npc's, monsters, mazes, and you even get to have you own pet !!!!<br><br><strong>The Bad</strong><br>1. It's hard as hell, i mean, almost everything and anything can and will kill you 2. gameplay isn't very good. most of the cool commands are hidden within the docs of the game 3. text graphics is so yesterday..... 4. the turn-based mechanism of the game allows the computer to "cheat" 5. it has too many options<br><br><strong>The Bottom Line</strong><br>it's an RPG, one of the best, and it's free !!!! something like ultima, but with more options, better gameplay, and less graphics!</p> </div> <toggle-long-text element-id="review-2" :small-text="true"></toggle-long-text> <rate-review csrf-token="2d8673b5-7d94-4404-8929-7ea056f263fc" :authenticated="false" action-url="/ajax/review-helpful/" login-url="/user/login/" :review-id="2312403" :initial-values="{ score: -1, num_helpful: 0, num_votes: 0 }"> </rate-review> <p class="text-sm mt mb-0"> Windows · by <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/user/23922/djhenry/">Henry Aloni</a> (45) · <span title="Jan 12, 2003">2003</span> </p> </div><div class="border mb"> <p> <b><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/820/nethack/user-review/2682266/">In my opinion, the greatest game yet.</a></b> <span class="stars stars-sm" style="--rating: 3.7" data-tooltip="3.7 stars"></span><br> </p> <div class="text-sm toggle-text-review toggle-long-text text-break-word" id="review-3"> <p><strong>The Good</strong><br>Everything. Control, Script (that is, if you call it a script) characters, random generation, all the monsters, all in all, it is a very well-done game. Some might argue "Oh, the graphics suck." So what? Who ever said Graphics were everything? At first, I thought it looked a bit strange, but the tiled (graphical) version attracted me towards it, and I was hooked. I even know of kids who like this game! There is so much depth to how it works, I mean, how many games are there where you can wield a cockatrice corpse and turn people to stone with it? Or, how many games are there where your pet will rob shops for you, and where you can pray? Also, how many games use 75% of the letters on the keyboard, with extended commands, in addition to the arsenal of functions already available? And how many games can send you your e-mail while you're playing? <br><br><strong>The Bad</strong><br>The difficulty can always be a pain. Explore mode is alway available, though! And it's a great way to learn the game without dying at experience level 2. I still don't see how anyone could beat it without backing up save files, as Nethack deletes the save you were working off of (that is, if you saved at all) when you die, and dying can happen fairly often. Also, there is no in-depth story to it all, which would be nearly impossible, as content is randomly generated. And yes, the graphics are inferior, but hey, There's always Falcon's Eye. Also, there is hardly any sound, as music is only played while you use instruments, and even then, I couldn't get my soundcard to work...<br><br><strong>The Bottom Line</strong><br>My personal favorite computer game. A truly edifying gaming experience. Definitely not a game that you want to play because of its superior graphics. A very fun game. If you think it looks strange, and don't play it because of that, it's your loss, as you are really missing out.</p> </div> <toggle-long-text element-id="review-3" :small-text="true"></toggle-long-text> <rate-review csrf-token="2d8673b5-7d94-4404-8929-7ea056f263fc" :authenticated="false" action-url="/ajax/review-helpful/" login-url="/user/login/" :review-id="2682266" :initial-values="{ score: -1, num_helpful: 2, num_votes: 2 }"> </rate-review> <p class="text-sm mt mb-0"> DOS · by <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/user/35612/retrogramer/">J. David Taylor</a> (27) · <span title="Nov 19, 2003">2003</span> </p> </div> <p> [ <a href="/game/820/nethack/reviews/">View all 9 player reviews</a> ] </p> </section> </div> <section id="discussion"> <h2><a href="/forum/game/820/nethack/">Discussion</a></h2> <table class="table table-hover"> <thead> <tr> <th>Subject</th> <th>By</th> <th>Date</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/forum/game/820/thread/192320/why-does-this-exist/">Why does this exist?</a></td> <td><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/user/82693/tracy-poff/">Tracy Poff</a> (2099)</td> <td>Jun 21, 2014</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/forum/game/820/thread/197213/nethack-or-hacklite/">NetHack or HackLite?</a></td> <td><a href="https://www.mobygames.com/user/56878/idrougge/">袠谐谐懈袛褉褍谐械</a> (46642)</td> <td>Apr 30, 2014</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </section><section id="gameTrivia"> <h2>Trivia </h2> <div id="trivia-text" class="text-break-word shrink-headings toggle-long-text"> <h3>1001 Video Games</h3> <p><em>NetHack</em> appears in the book <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1001_Video_Games_You_Must_Play_Before_You_Die" rel="nofollow">1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die</a> by General Editor Tony Mott.</p> <h3>Development</h3> <p>This project is also the descendant of an older game called <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/22346/hack/">Hack</a>. <em>Hack</em> was one of the first "dungeon" type games to use a graphical display instead of text based room descriptions - though it still used ASCII characters to portray your environment.</p> <h3>Easter eggs</h3> <p>Some scroll names in NetHack mean something when read backwards (e.g. "ELBIB YLOH", "DUAM XNAHT"), but "KIRJE" just means "letter" in Finnish.</p> <h3>Gameplay features</h3> <ul> <li>Players are able to receive Email within the game.</li> <li>NetHack is one of the few computer games where you can actually produce offspring. By polymorphing into a female snake, dragon, or other appropriate monster, you can lay eggs. Just be sure to have fire resistance once your baby dragon starts breathing fire.</li> </ul> <h3>References</h3> <p>The owner of the candle shop in the Gnomish Mines town, Izchak, is named after one of the former DevTeam members, Dr. Izchak Miller, who passed away before the release of Nethack 3.2. Information also contributed by <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/user/sheet/userSheetId,5852/">Late</a></p> </div> <toggle-long-text element-id="trivia-text"></toggle-long-text> </section> <section id="analytics"> <h2>Analytics</h2><div class="position-relative border border-mobypro bg-mobypro pt-xxl mb" data-nosnippet> <a href="/mobypro/" class="mobypro">MobyPro <sup class="text-upper text-success">Early Access</sup></a> <p class="mb-0"> Upgrade to <a href="/mobypro/">MobyPro</a> to view research rankings and price history! 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