Hack

[per]

One game that recently caught my interest is "Hack". It seems like it was released as an open-source work in the '80s, but I can't really find anything but source-code on the internett (with the exeption of one of the earlier releases).

Does anybody know where I can find executable DOS binaries of version 1.0.3 of this game (if they exist)?

 

[ahm]

It might be useful to know that hack is derived from the game Rogue,
which also spawned Larn, Moria, Angband, etc.
You might try searching for DOS versions under those names.

I still particularly enjoy David Goodenough's port of Rogue for CP/M(!)

Cheers,
Andy

 

[pontus]

You might want to look for nethack, a "modern" version. If you run linux you get it if you install the bsdgames package.

 

[per]

You might want to look for nethack, a "modern" version. If you run linux you get it if you install the bsdgames package.

I would prefere the older version since I'm planning to run it on my XT (NetHack requires a 386). Is there any way I can compile the .tar.gz balls of version 1.0.3 into an .exe file that'll run under DOS on a PC/XT (it's text-based, so the interface would not be a problem)?