The game added some new ideas that almost every later roguelike would adopt, like character classes and the ability to freely move up and down levels.

Advanced Rogue is a derivative of Rogue 3.6, with borrowings from Super-Rogue. It was developed at AT&T, mainly by Michael Morgan and Ken Dalka. Version 7.7 was released in the middle of 1986.

This version of Advanced Rogue features nine character classes, some with special conduct requirements. It also includes a rewritten time system.

The Roguelike Gallery has fixed some bugs related to command repetition and saved games.

This game is a version of UNIX Rogue 5.2.

History

Aftery the success of Rogue 3.6, Michael Toy, Ken Arnold, and Glenn Wichman further modified the game. Version 4 made some interface improvements and tweaked many numbers. In April 1982, version 5.2 was completed and distributed with BSD. It is called V4 because it has more in common with the previous 4.x releases than with the 5.x versions which followed it.

After the success of Rogue 3.6, Michael Toy, Ken Arnold, and Glenn Wichman further modified the game. Version 4 made some interface improvements and tweaked many numbers. In April 1982, version 5.2 was completed and distributed with BSD. It is called V4 because it has more in common with the previous 4.x releases than with the 5.x versions which followed it.

The Roguelike Restoration Project obtained a copy of the source code, probably from an FTP site that has since shut down. The game was updated for modern computers in 2005. The RRP called its latest build "5.2-1", and made a few source changes between then and the end of development in 2008.

The Roguelike Gallery's version includes further bugfixes and compatibility improvements. Gameplay remains true to the original.

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Super-Rogue was developed from Rogue 3.6 by Robert Kindelberger, who added many new monsters and items. The final version, numbered 9.0, was completed in 1984.

Some of Super-Rogue's features, such as shops, mazes, and cockatrices, appeared in the original Hack at about the same time.

The Roguelike Restoration Project updated Super-Rogue to run on modern systems.

The Roguelike Gallery modified Super-Rogue to work with rlgallery.org's system, fixed a few bugs which made winning easy, and added support for the arrow keys.

The source code is available for download.

XRogue is a further development of Advanced Rogue 7, created by Robert Pietkivitch. He completed this version, numbered 8.0, in 1991 or 1992. Compared to its predecessor, it features interface improvements and small adjustments to the game's balance.

The Roguelike Restoration Project updated the game to run on modern computers.

The Roguelike Gallery has fixed some bugs related to command repetition and saved games.

Roguelike Gallery

The Roguelike Gallery is a living museum of roguelike games. A collection -of historical roguelikes is being restored and made available for play on this server.

The Roguelike Gallery is a living museum of roguelike games. A collection of historical roguelikes is being restored and made available for play on this server.

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Using the Web app, you can try the games in your Web browser.

You can also play by ssh to rlgallery.org. The username is "rodney", and "yendor" is the password.

You can watch while others play or download recordings of their games.

History

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