Hack (video game)

This article is about the roguelike game. For the series of PlayStation 2 role-playing games, see .hack (video game series).
Hack
Initial release17 January 1984; 40 years ago (1984-01-17)
Stable release
1.0.3 / 23 July 1985; 39 years ago (1985-07-23)[1]
Written inC[2]
SuccessorNetHack
Available inEnglish
TypeRoguelike video game
License3-clause BSD license[3]

Hack is a 1984 roguelike video game that introduced shops as gameplay elements and expanded available monsters, items, and spells. It later became the basis for NetHack.

  1. ^ "Hack". RogueBasin. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Index of games/hack/". DragonFly BSD revision-control system. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Hack". Archived from the original on 4 August 2003. Retrieved 19 July 2013.