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1 This is the source for the Roguelike Gallery's versions of Rogue and other
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2 early roguelike games.
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4 The code was obtained from the Roguelike Restoration Project
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5 (rogue.rogueforge.net). Modifications have been made mainly for compatibility
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6 with the dgamelaunch online play system. Some bugs have also been fixed, and
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7 the build process slightly improved. The essential flavor of a codebase half
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8 as old as stored-program computing machinery remains unchanged.
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10 See the individual games' subdirectories for their documentation.
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12 The games can be played via SSH or the Web at rlgallery.org.