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Downloads and Info Last Updated: 2001-05-24  

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Version 1.10 1999-02-15
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This page provides people running DOS or Windows 9x a convenient means of sampling the different Roguelike games discussed on the web site.  I'll try keep this table relatively up-to-date, but can't make any guarantees.  If you want to be 100% sure of obtaining the latest [or most stable] version of a game, you should visit its home page or browse some of the other sites on my Links page.

~ more to come ~

Angband variants

I prefer to play with the DOS version on my laptop [using the -mibm command line option for pure-ASCII graphics].  On my desktop, I use the Windows versions, so that I can have all the extra windows [though I still use ASCII instead of tiles].  I've included both versions (DOS and Windows) for download.

There are, of course, other variants. LOTS of them.  I'll try to add some more one day.   Right now I've been playing Zangband and nothing else, not even Vanilla.  I'll also try to add a review of Zangband.

Many of the variants, including Vanilla Angband itself, have been compiled with Tim Baker's Tk/Tcl libraries.  Although I personally prefer playing the ASCII versions of *band, you might want to check out the Tk versions at Tim's AngbandTk Home Page.

NetHack variants

There are other NetHack variants out there, but SLASH'EM [or just plain SLAM, as I like to think of it] is the main one.  Unlike Angband, SLAM's default ASCII mode is really ANSI graphics, which I like; you don't have to add a -mibm switch or anything like that.  I'll try to add a standalone review of SLASH'EM soon.

Some info pertaining to downloads:

• If you have not yet configured your web browser to automatically download files with the extensions ".zip", ".arj", or "zoo", then you might have to shift-click on the specified links (in Netscape) to download.  You can grab decompressors (and all sorts of other nifty utlities) from the Simtel site: http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/.

• Right now I don't intend to provide direct downloads for platforms other than DOS and Win9X. This is for many reasons but primarily because I wouldn't be able to verify the integrity of programs which don't run on my PCs. If you're running some other OS, check the individual games' web pages for binaries for your platform.  Also, if you want to put together your own platform-dedicated Direct Download page (similiar to this one), I can provide a link to it on here.

• If you download a game or have already played it (especially if it's one of the less publicized), please post your opinion of it to Enscriptions.   If we get enough reviews on the discussion list, I'll try to add them to the Reviews page itself.

Note: these are fan pages and not to be considered "official" or "authorized!"