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== Roguelikes ==
http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php?title=What_a_roguelike_is

Talk:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=65869
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1048290

== Setup ==
You might need ESC-key, when testing not-polished versions of ported games.

This is (one) safety and temporarily way:

run
 xkbcomp :0
-> it creates file named: server-0.xkb

For some reason, you must remove these rows 
 interpret AccessX_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) {
      action= LockControls(controls=);
 };
 interpret MouseKeys_Accel_Enable+AnyOfOrNone(all) {
      action= LockControls(controls=);
 };

Then add (example) this row:
    key <BKSP> {
        type= "FOUR_LEVEL",
        symbols[Group1]= [       BackSpace,          Escape,       BackSpace,          Delete ]
    };

And finally run
 xkbcomp server-0.xkb :0

And then shift+backspace=ESC until next boot (or you can run setxkbmap to reset)

= Very well working games=
These games are on extras-repository and considered 'stable'.

==Nethack==
 Description: Text based Nethack
 Devices: N900
 State: installable from extras ('nethack-console')
 TMO page:
 Upstream web page: http://www.nethack.org/
 Upstream state: Newest version is from year 2003
 Technical: C
 Known Issues:
 License: Nethack general public license

==Vulture's eye==
 Description: Graphical frontend for Nethack (or SLASH'EM or unnethack)
 Devices: N810, N900
 State: installable from extras ('vultures')
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=41365
 Upstream web page: http://www.darkarts.co.za/vulture/about
 Upstream state: 
 Technical: C, SDL
 Known Issues:
 License: Nethack general public license

==Robot finds kitten==
 Description: Maybe not game, but Zen simulation.
 Devices: N900
 State: Installable (package 'rfk')
 TMO page:
 Upstream web page: http://www.robotfindskitten.org/
 Upstream state: Stable.
 Technical: C, GTK
 Known Issues: Not a game? (Is this issue?)
 License: GPL?

= Works, but needs hassling =
==Adom==
 Description: 'Ancient Domains of Mystery' is the mother of all cake.
 Devices: N900
 State: Download and unpack zip.
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=893219&postcount=24
 Upstream web page: http://www.adom.de/
 Upstream state: Alive but closed source. Started year 1994.
 Technical: x86-Linux binary is run under qemu
 Known Issues: dark grey is black (fixed on CSSU terminal). Can seg fault on start (and work on next time).
 License: Closed source

= Working and under testing=
These 'seems' to be work, but they are still on extras-devel -repository. They do not have any know serious bugs.

==Powder==
 Description: Roguelike targeted to handhelds
 Devices: N900
 State: Version 116 installable from extras-devel (non-free section)
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1074811
 Upstream web page: http://www.zincland.com/powder/
 Upstream state: Started on 2003, and still alive.
 Technical: C, SDL, saves /home/user/powder.sav
 Known Issues: -
 License: CC Sampling Plus 1.0 (not OSI/FSF/Debian approved)

==NLarn==
 Description: A rewrite of Larn (1986).
 Devices: N900
 State: on extras-devel
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1051568
 Upstream web page: http://nlarn.sourceforge.net/
 Upstream state: Alive (2011)
 Technical: curses, C, keyboard only
 Known Issues: no menu icon, game aborts if too big font size
 License: GPL

==Savescummer==
 Description: Seven Day Roguelike. Weird game, not typical roguelike.
 Devices: N900 (no mouse support, keyboard only)
 State: Installable from extras-devel
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1050217
 Upstream web page: http://www.zincland.com/7drl/savescummer/
 Upstream state: No actively development.
 Technical: C,SDL, same author than Powder (Jeff Lait)
 Known Issues: No menuicon. root must give permissions to /opt/savescummer/save 
 License: BSD

==Cataclysm==
 Description: Post-apocalyptic zombie killing
 Devices: N900
 State: installable from extras-devel (package 'cataclysm')
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1049484
 Upstream source: https://github.com/Whales/Cataclysm
 Upstream forum: http://whalesdev.com/forums/index.php
 Upstream state: Development started on late 2010.
 Technical: C++, ncurses
 Known Issues: -
 License: Source available (no mention about license?)

==Angband==
 Description: Based on Tolkien. Started 1990 and still alive.
 Devices: N900
 State: on extras-devel
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1084216
 Upstream web page: http://rephial.org/
 Upstream state: Alive
 Technical: c,sdl (derived from 'moria')
 Known Issues: 
 License: GPL

==Crawl-commandline 0.9.1 ==
 Description: (Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup)
 Devices: N900
 State: On extras-devel
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1082231
 Upstream web page: http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/
 Upstream state: Alive.
 Technical: C++
 Known Issues: Enter-key will not work with external keyboard
 License: GPL2+

==Lambdarogue==
 Description: Roguelike with graphical tile sets and audio.
 Devices: N900
 State: on extras-devel
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1078264
 Upstream web page: http://lambdarogue.net
 Upstream state: Not active, but alive.
 Technical: Pascal, SDL, external audio player (mplayer default). Mouse is not fully supported.
 Known Issues: Phone-profile muted not respected, volume yes.
 License: GPL2

==A Quest Too Far==
 Description: A Quest Too Far is a 7DRL where you play a veteran adventurer, fighting to overcome monsters despite his age and poor health. Rather than leveling up, you begin powerful and well equipped but your health declines throughout the game. 
 Devices: N900, N950
 State: extras-devel
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1050993
 Upstream web page: http://www.randomstuff.org.uk/~geoffrey/roguelikes/aquesttoofar.html
 Upstream state: Stable
 Technical: C++, SDL, fullscreen, keyboard only, no saving.
 Known Issues:
 License: GPL
 Link to source: http://www.randomstuff.org.uk/~geoffrey/roguelikes/AQuestTooFar1.3-091010.zip

==Brogue==
 Description: Your goal is to travel to the 26th subterranean floor of the dungeon, retrieve the Amulet of Yendor and return with it to the surface. For the truly skillful who desire further challenge, depths below 26 contain three lumenstones each -- items which confer no benefit except an increased score upon victory.
 Devices: N900
 State: extras-devel
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1051477
 Upstream web page: http://sites.google.com/site/broguegame/
 Upstream state: Alive, co-operating with upstream
 Technical: C, libtcod (SDL)
 Known Issues: 
 License: GPLv3

==Vicious Orcs==
 Description: 7day rogue by Jeff Lait
 Devices: N900
 State: extras-devel (package name vorcs)
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=75407
 Upstream web page: http://www.zincland.com/7drl/orcs/
 Upstream state: Not developing any more.
 Technical: c,sdl,libtcod
 Known Issues: compiled without audio support
 License:

==Smart Kobold==
 Description: 7day rogue by Jeff Lait
 Devices: N900
 State: on extras-devel (package name kobold)
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=75408
 Upstream web page: http://www.zincland.com/7drl/kobold/
 Upstream state: Not developing any more.
 Technical: c,sdl,libtcod
 Known Issues: Audio is not working.
 License:

= Works but needs additional hassle to install =

==Berserk!==
 Description: 7day roguelike, survival game of tactical bloodshed, loosely based on Kentaro Miura's Berserk manga. 
 Devices: N900
 State: extras-devel
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1078592
 Upstream web page: http://berserk.chaosforge.org/
 Upstream state: Alive (in year 2011)
 Technical: pascal, fpcvalkyrie
 Known Issues: No icon. After installing, run: sudo gainroot ; chown -R user /opt/berserkrl
 License: GPLv3 (fpcvalkyrie is LGPL/BSD (it is between license migration))

==DiabloRL==
 Description: Roguelike "unmake" of the popular Blizzard game Diablo.
 Devices: N900
 State: extras-devel
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1078571
 Upstream web page: http://diablo.chaosforge.org/
 Upstream state: Alive (in year 2011)
 Technical: pascal, fpcvalkyrie
 Known Issues: After installing, run: sudo gainroot ; chown -R user /opt/diablorl
 License: GPLv3 (fpcvalkyrie is LGPL/BSD (it is between license migration))

=On repository, but not working=
==Jacob's Matrix==
 Description: In Jacob's Matrix you explore a maze of twisty, turning passages, all different. Your goal is straightforward - get from the blue coloured room to the gold coloured room - but unfortunately the orientation of the passages can prove confusing.
 Devices: N900
 State: on extras-devel (package jacob)
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1084305
 Upstream web page: http://www.zincland.com/7drl/jacob/
 Upstream state: Stable
 Technical: C++, libtcod, SDL
 Known Issues: no audio, but audio is critical for game play -> cheat-mode always on.
 License: BSD

==CalcRogue==
 Description: Targeted to calculators, can be built natively
 Devices: N900
 State: extras-devel
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1050425
 Upstream web page:http://calcrogue.jimrandomh.org/
 Upstream state: No news after year 2004
 Technical: C, curses, no mouse.
 Known Issues: Segfaultting often and randomly.
 License: GPL 2+

==Crawl-tiles 0.9.1-maemo4 GLES ==
 Description: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, Graphical version with openGLES
 Devices: N900
 State: on extras-devel
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1082231
 Upstream web page: http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/
 Upstream state: Alive. Not well tested GLES.
 Technical: C++, SDL, GLES1
 Known Issues: Doesn't start: "ASSERT(m_handle) in 'tiletex.cc' at line 79 failed."
 License:GPL2+

==Crawl-tiles 0.9.1-maemo8 openGL ==
 Description: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. Graphical version with openGL
 Devices: N900
 State: on extras-devel
 TMO page: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1082231
 Upstream web page: http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/
 Upstream state: Alive.
 Technical: C++, SDL, openGL
 Known Issues: As openGL is software (not hardware) on N900, game is too slow to play (every steps take several minutes)
 License:GPL2+

=Nobody has done anything for maemo=
==Atrogue==
 Description: you try to find a way through a magic dungeon with nasty traps, in search of the Amulet of Yendor which is concealed somewhere deep in the dungeon. You fight against hostile creatures with magic actions and weapons and try to escape the dungeon alive and with lots of gold.
 Devices:
 State: Source available
 TMO page:
 Upstream web page: http://atrogue.sourceforge.net/
 Upstream state: Stable
 Technical: C, ncurses
 Known Issues:
 License: GPLv3
 Link to source: http://sourceforge.net/projects/atrogue/files/atrogue/atrogue-0.3.0/atrogue-0.3.0.tar.gz/download
 
==BOSS==
 Description: If you've played Moria in any of its incarnations, then BOSS will seem inherently familiar to you. BOSS is what you get when you take Moria, modernize it (magic becomes science, monsters become more realistic beasts, items get updated, etc.), add a lot of new features (different dungeon types, monsters, lots of new items, multiple towns, etc.) and give it a twisted sense of humor.
 Devices:
 State: Source available
 TMO page:
 Upstream web page: http://dungeon_keeper.republika.pl/
 Upstream state: Stable
 Technical: Pascal, FreePascal
 Known Issues: Not good game. Play Angband if you like Moria.
 License: Moria license
 Link to source: http://dungeon_keeper.republika.pl/files/boss_src-2.4a.tar.bz2

==Chrysalis==
 Description: In Chrysalis, you play as an alien creature that is trying to rid its planet of destructive human bases. The gameplay is centered around the evolution of your creature. Each level brings you points to spend on different body parts, which will either raise stats or unlock abilities. You must enter a cocoon to complete the upgrade, during which you are defenseless. The game ends when you have destroyed every base on the map.
 Devices:
 State: Source available
 TMO page:
 Upstream web page: http://sinoth.net/blog/finished-projects/chrysalis/
 Upstream state: Stable
 Technical: C++, libtcod, SDL
 Known Issues:
 License: None mentioned
 Link to source: http://sinoth.net/chrysalis.zip
 
==City of the Condemned==
 Description: The game depicts a battle between the armies of Heaven and Hell in a town where the souls of innocent people are in danger. Play as an angel, a divine warrior of God, with the mission to vanquish all evil and protect the humans. Or take your stand as a demon, sinister creation of the Devil able to possess the people to create chaos.
 Devices:
 State: Source available
 TMO page:
 Upstream web page: http://tapio.github.com/cotc/
 Upstream state: Stable
 Technical: C++, ncurses
 Known Issues:
 License: None mentioned
 Link to source: http://github.com/tapio/cotc/tarball/master
 
==Cracks and Crevices==
 Description: Cracks and Crevices is about life in the small village of Danforths Outcrop, hewn into the rock at an opening to a large crevice. The game starts with you, a young person of the village on the verge of your adulthood test, which is to survive two days in the labyrinth of the crevice before you will be allowed back into town. Only the strong survive to increase the strength of the village, and if you survive you will be allowed back into town, there you can explore or re-enter the labyrinth or take up some quests offered by the town clerk. 
 Devices: 
 State: Source available
 TMO page: 
 Upstream web page: https://redmine.bloodycactus.com/projects/show/sdlrl
 Upstream state: Slow, but active
 Technical: C, SDL
 Known Issues: 
 License: GPL
 Link to source: https://redmine.bloodycactus.com/attachments/download/32/cracks_and_crevices-0.5.tar.bz2
 
==CryptRover==
 Description: You are an archaeologist trapped in an underground crypt with a limited supply of air. You must survive long enough to reach the crypt's exit. 
 Devices: 
 State: Source available
 TMO page: 
 Upstream web page: http://code.google.com/p/cryptrover/
 Upstream state: Stable
 Technical: C, ncurses
 Known Issues: 
 License: GPL
 Link to source: http://code.google.com/p/cryptrover/downloads/list

==DungeonMinder==
 Description: DungeonMinder is a game about a being small invisible fairy tasked with keeping an adventurer alive. Accompany the heroic '@' as he explores the dungeon! Watch as he stupidly picks fights with monsters far stronger than him! Subtly influence the resulting brawl to keep him alive long enough to reach the stairs! Don't ever expect to be thanked for your good plans and hard work. 
 Devices: 
 State: Source available
 TMO page: 
 Upstream web page: http://code.google.com/p/dungeonminder/
 Upstream state: Stable
 Technical: C++
 Known Issues: 
 License: New BSD license
 Link to source: http://dungeonminder.googlecode.com/files/DungeonMinder.cpp

==Dwarftown==
 Description: Dwarftown is a 2011 seven-day roguelike. It's a simple, traditional hack-and-slash, featuring no dwarves at all. 
 Devices: 
 State: Source available
 TMO page: 
 Upstream web page: http://students.mimuw.edu.pl/~pm262952/dwarftown/
 Upstream state: Alive
 Technical: C, libtcod, LUA, SDL
 Known Issues: 
 License: MIT license
 Link to source: https://bitbucket.org/humpolec/dwarftown/downloads/dwarftown-1.0.tgz

==Tales of Maj'Eyal: Age of Ascendancy ==
 Devices: 
 State: Nothing can do before engine supports openGLES.
 TMO page: 
 Upstream web page: http://te4.org/
 Upstream state: Alive
 Technical: C, T-Engine4
 Known Issues: T-Engine4 needs OpenGL (no console/SDL fallback)
 License: GPL3+
 Link to source: http://te4.org/download

==Epic! Monster Quest: Hyper==
 Description: A blend of roguelike and RTS
 Devices: 
 State: Source available
 TMO page: 
 Upstream web page: http://sinoth.net/blog/p/epic-monster-quest-hyper/
 Upstream state: Stable
 Technical: C++, libtcod, SDL
 Known Issues: 
 License: None mentioned
 Link to source: http://sinoth.net/code/emqh_sp2.zip

==Escape From Lab 42==
 Description: A real-time roguelike set in a zombie infested lab. You have 30 minutes to escape before the computer blows the whole place up. Get out while you can.
 Devices: 
 State: Source available
 TMO page: 
 Upstream web page: http://users.freebasic-portal.de/rdc/programs.html#mozTocId901547
 Upstream state: Stable
 Technical: Freebasic
 Known Issues: 
 License: GPLv3
 Link to source: http://users.freebasic-portal.de/rdc/programs/lab4202win.zip

==Prospector==
 Description: In an unexplored sector of space humanity is trying to establish a permanent presence. Megacorporations employ freelance prospectors to find exploitable resources and map unknown planets for them. The player commands one of those scoutships, trying to become filthy rich as a prospector. 
 Devices: 
 State: Source available
 TMO page: 
 Upstream web page: http://code.google.com/p/rlprospector/
 Upstream state: Actively developed
 Technical: Freebasic, tiles
 Known Issues: 
 License: GPLv3
 Link to source: http://code.google.com/p/rlprospector/source/browse/#svn%2Ftrunk

==Escape from the Master's Lair==
 Description: You are a monster living out your life within a dungeon deep underground. You live to serve the Master. However, the Master is becoming increasingly evil, and has begun to seek a forgotten and forbidden power. Fearing the results of this new thirst for power, you have taken it upon yourself to steal the Runestones, the source of your Master's new power, and escape from the Lair of Loathing with them. 
 Devices: 
 State: Source available
 TMO page: 
 Upstream web page: http://cheeseandbacon.org/escape/index.php
 Upstream state: Stable
 Technical: C++, SDL+OpenGL
 Known Issues: 
 License: MIT license
 Link to source: http://code.google.com/p/escape-from-the-masters-lair/source/checkout

==Goblin Camp==
 Description: Game heavily influenced by Dwarf Fortress
 Devices: 
 State: Source available, needs python2.7, uses bjam
 TMO page: 
 Upstream web page: http://www.goblincamp.com/
 Upstream state: Actively developed
 Technical: C++, libtcod, python, SDL...
 Known Issues: 
 License: GPL
 Link to source: https://bitbucket.org/genericcontainer/goblin-camp/src

==God of Change==
 Description: God of Change is a game where monsters change in ability over time. What might initially be an unchallenging species of monster might end up learning the ability to shoot lightning, or be resistant to damage, or be more aggressive, or gain bonuses by having comrades around. You must find the portal to finish each dungeon, but beware: spend too long and the monsters may mutate out of control. Yet if you race to the finish you may miss out on items and weapons sorely needed to stay alive. In the fifth dungeon awaits a boss fight that will require all of your skill and resources. Do you have what it takes to remain stable when nothing around you remains the same? 
 Devices: 
 State: Source available
 TMO page: 
 Upstream web page: http://code.google.com/p/godofchange/
 Upstream state: Stable
 Technical: C++, libtcod
 Known Issues: 
 License: BSD
 Link to source: http://godofchange.googlecode.com/files/God%20of%20Change%20-%20Source.zip

==Grendel's Mother==
 Description: Grendel's Mother is a game based on the old English epic Beowulf. Specifically, the player plays the role of Beowulf hunting Grendel's Mother by diving through Grendel's lake. The game's only story comes in the form of quotes from Beowulf. There are 8 levels, the goal is to reach the bottom and kill Grendel's Mother. 
 Devices: 
 State: Source available
 TMO page: 
 Upstream web page: http://code.google.com/p/dreamhack/downloads/list
 Upstream state: Stable
 Technical: C
 Known Issues: 
 License: LGPLv3
 Link to source: http://dreamhack.googlecode.com/files/GrendelsMother.zip

==Happy Hunting==
 Description: This is a short hack-and-slash roguelike demonstrating staircase connections, monsters, combat, basic equipment use, a victory condition, and the possibility of permadeath. 
 Devices: 
 State: Source available
 TMO page: 
 Upstream web page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/arid/
 Upstream state: Stable
 Technical: OCAML, ncurses
 Known Issues: 
 License: GPL
 Link to source: http://sourceforge.net/projects/arid/files/arid_7drl_2006/arid_7drl_0.16.64/arid_src-0.16.64.tar.gz/download

==Hydra Slayer==
 Description: In Hydra Slayer your task is to enter Hydra Nest and clear it. As a slayer you wish to demonstrate your profession is not obsolete nowadays. Multi-headed monsters have diminished recently but now they have returned and again threaten mankind. Lots of naive fighters went to battle hydras. They were very well provisioned, courageous and mighty but unprepared. Ancient art of hydra slaying is not an easy task. You go to show how really important is knowledge about those beasts. 
 Devices: 
 State: Source available
 TMO page: 
 Upstream web page: http://www.roguetemple.com/z/hydra.php
 Upstream state: Actively developed
 Technical: C++
 Known Issues: 
 License: GPL
 Link to source: http://www.roguetemple.com/z/hslayer.zip

==Template==
 Description: 
 Devices: 
 State: 
 TMO page: 
 Upstream web page: 
 Upstream state: 
 Technical: 
 Known Issues: 
 License: 
 Link to source:

=Games without source code (can run under qemu?)=
Frozen Depths (http://koti.mbnet.fi/frozend/) "The game is free, but not open source. "

Zapm (http://zapm.org/). No source found.

DoomRL (http://doom.chaosforge.org/). "As for the source, it may eventually be available, but no sooner than before DoomRL 1.0.0."

Dwarf Fortress (http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/index.html). No source found.

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   Description: In Hydra Slayer your task is to enter Hydra Nest and clear it. As a slayer you wish to demonstrate your profession is not obsolete nowadays. Multi-headed monsters have diminished recently but now they have returned and again threaten mankind. Lots of naive fighters went to battle hydras. They were very well provisioned, courageous and mighty but unprepared. Ancient art of hydra slaying is not an easy task. You go to show how really important is knowledge about those beasts.
   Devices:
-  State: Source available, compiled binary - http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1061375
+  State: Source available
   TMO page:
   Upstream web page: http://www.roguetemple.com/z/hydra.php