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Re: [Something] Anyone here remember ZZT?

  • FromJoseph Pate <jpate@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • DateThu, 21 Feb 2008 16:02:56 -0800 (PST)
Does that make it anything close to the Lolo games for the old NES?

-Joe

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> On Feb 21, 2008, at 3:12 PM, Joseph Pate wrote:
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> > Maybe it's not "roguelike" enough for people who maintain those  
> > pages, but
> > I'll try and find out more, then decide for myself.  I have a high  
> > tolerance
> > for "wander through maze hack and slash find better items" games.
> 
> If I recall correctly, it was a lot less of a hack and slash than all  
> the roguelikes, and more of a puzzle-oriented adventure game, just  
> with a roguelike interface.