Dudley's dungeon -- Tuesday, 24 July, 2007

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Dav	July 24, 2007 01:17
First comment: 26 June, 2004	147 comments written
Damn, the Triforce didn't copy over correctly. I used the capital Delta symbol instead of question marks but I guess this doesn't support that.
Wonderer	July 24, 2007 01:19
First comment: 22 March, 2007	106 comments written
I haven't played a Zelda game since 1989 so some of the references may be a bit vague to me. Anyway, I'll rate this high. Heck, it's a...REAL STRIP...with a plot...and a punchline...and a joke that might even work in NetHack. You get the idea. Here's a platinum star or something.
Mordae	July 24, 2007 01:41
First comment: 11 May, 2007	116 comments written
GoldA metal of characteristic yellow colour, the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. Symbol, Au; at. no. 79; at. wt. 197.2. It is the most malleable and ductile of all metals, and very heavy (sp. gr., 19.3). It is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. [ Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language, Second Edition ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.! Maybe I should start listening to Zelda music as NetHack background. Those old dungeon track wereIn 1573, the Parliament of Dole published a decree, permitting the inhabitants of the Franche-Comte to pursue and kill a were-wolf or loup-garou, which infested that province, "notwithstanding the existing laws concerning the chase." The people were empowered to "assemble with javelins, halberds, pikes, arquebuses and clubs, to hunt and pursue the said were-wolf in all places where they could find it, and to take, burn, and kill it, without incurring any fine or other penalty." The hunt seems to have been successful, if we may judge from the fact that the same tribunal in the following year condemned to be burned a man named Giles Garnier, who ran on all fours in the forest and fields and devoured little children, "even on Friday." The poor lycanthrope, it appears, had as slight respect for ecclesiastical feasts as the French pig, which was not restrained by any feeling of piety from eating infants on a fast day. [ The History of Vampires, by Dudley Wright ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. pretty spooky for 8-bit sound.
Kernigh	July 24, 2007 03:15
First comment: 6 April, 2005	349 comments written
I saw a yen sign (Ã�Ã�Â¥) in this webcomic before. There should be a way to do delta (Ã�Â¢) also. However there seems to be some confusion about the character set. When I previewed this comment, an A-with-a-hat appeared before my yen sign, and my delta become an a-with-a-hat. When I previewed again, my yen sign became A-with-a-tilde-A-with-a-hat-yen-sign while my delta sign became A-with-a-tilde-cent-sign. I wonder what I will get when I post this. My KCharSelect program specifies that the yen symbol is in table 0 (which contains ASCII and some accented characters), while the delta symbol is in table 34 (which contains various mathematic symbols).
Dav	July 24, 2007 03:44
First comment: 26 June, 2004	147 comments written
It worked in the DIY preview...
Dav	July 24, 2007 03:48
First comment: 26 June, 2004	147 comments written
http://sadowl.com/triforce.png <-- What it's supposed to look like
Callie	July 24, 2007 05:23
First comment: 16 July, 2007	31 comments written
Never played Zelda, but I get what you're doing. I give it a Good.
acheron	July 24, 2007 06:06
First comment: 1 June, 2004	63 comments written
very good!
Grognor	July 24, 2007 11:08
First comment: 4 April, 2007	1161 comments written
Oh, wow. I was WONDERING when somebody would finally reference Zelda in NetHack. The punchline isn't that great, but I still got a good smile from the entire strip. of course, if NetHack wereIn 1573, the Parliament of Dole published a decree, permitting the inhabitants of the Franche-Comte to pursue and kill a were-wolf or loup-garou, which infested that province, "notwithstanding the existing laws concerning the chase." The people were empowered to "assemble with javelins, halberds, pikes, arquebuses and clubs, to hunt and pursue the said were-wolf in all places where they could find it, and to take, burn, and kill it, without incurring any fine or other penalty." The hunt seems to have been successful, if we may judge from the fact that the same tribunal in the following year condemned to be burned a man named Giles Garnier, who ran on all fours in the forest and fields and devoured little children, "even on Friday." The poor lycanthrope, it appears, had as slight respect for ecclesiastical feasts as the French pig, which was not restrained by any feeling of piety from eating infants on a fast day. [ The History of Vampires, by Dudley Wright ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. like Zelda, you'd never die, and even if you did die, you could come back from your last save. And no object could ever leave your inventory, ever, and you could only have four bottles and every time you got an item other than zorkees (rupmids?) it would be a huge deal. Perhaps I typed too much here... >_>
Dion	July 24, 2007 12:55
First comment: 2 February, 2004	100 comments written
Actually, e-mail is to blame here. I never saw anything else than question marks. And since I don't know the reference I never suspected that anything was wrong... This pageThese strange creatures live mostly on the surface of the earth, gathering together in societies of various forms, but occasionally a stray will descend into the depths and commit mayhem among the dungeon residents who, naturally, often resent the intrusion of such beasts. They are capable of using weapons and magic, and it is even rumored that the Wizard of Yendor is a member of this species. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. uses utf-8.
Mikoangelo	July 24, 2007 19:11
First comment: 19 October, 2005	82 comments written
The First Punchline For A While touches you! You laugh!
Purple Koopa	July 24, 2007 23:28
First comment: 20 June, 2006	16 comments written
I'm assuming that you can wear the brown spellbookThe Book of Three lay closed on the table. Taran had never been allowed to read the volume for himself; now he was sure it held more than Dallben chose to tell him. In the sun- filled room, with Dallben still meditating and showing no sign of stopping, Taran rose and moved through the shimmering beams. From the forest came the monotonous tick of a beetle. His hands reached for the cover. Taran gasped in pain and snatched them away. They smarted as if each of his fingers had been stung by hornets. He jumped back, stumbled against the bench, and dropped to the floor, where he put his fingers woefully into his mouth. Dallben's eyes blinked open. He peered at Taran and yawned slowly. "You had better see Coll about a lotion for those hands," he advised. "Otherwise, I shouldn't be surprised if they blistered." [ The Book of Three, by Lloyd Alexander ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. for a shield :D
1338h4x	July 24, 2007 23:48
First comment: 19 September, 2006	102 comments written
There actually is a Zelda roguelike, I'll have to go dig up the link now... I suppose the strip is somewhat hindered by the fact that this already exists. Still funny though.
Antheridium	July 25, 2007 04:02
First comment: 17 May, 2007	442 comments written
Koopa: Unless I miss my guess, the items in his inventory wereIn 1573, the Parliament of Dole published a decree, permitting the inhabitants of the Franche-Comte to pursue and kill a were-wolf or loup-garou, which infested that province, "notwithstanding the existing laws concerning the chase." The people were empowered to "assemble with javelins, halberds, pikes, arquebuses and clubs, to hunt and pursue the said were-wolf in all places where they could find it, and to take, burn, and kill it, without incurring any fine or other penalty." The hunt seems to have been successful, if we may judge from the fact that the same tribunal in the following year condemned to be burned a man named Giles Garnier, who ran on all fours in the forest and fields and devoured little children, "even on Friday." The poor lycanthrope, it appears, had as slight respect for ecclesiastical feasts as the French pig, which was not restrained by any feeling of piety from eating infants on a fast day. [ The History of Vampires, by Dudley Wright ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. carefully selected to match real items from the originl Legend of Zelda. The book was, I believe, the item from the eighth dungeon and made the magic wand'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority. 'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council.' He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice. 'Saruman, your staff is broken.' There was a crack, and the staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it fell down at Gandalf's feet. 'Go!' said Gandalf. With a cry Saruman fell back and crawled away. [ The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. set fire to whatever it hit. (Turning it from a wand of'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority. 'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council.' He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice. 'Saruman, your staff is broken.' There was a crack, and the staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it fell down at Gandalf's feet. 'Go!' said Gandalf. With a cry Saruman fell back and crawled away. [ The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. striking to a wand of'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority. 'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council.' He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice. 'Saruman, your staff is broken.' There was a crack, and the staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it fell down at Gandalf's feet. 'Go!' said Gandalf. With a cry Saruman fell back and crawled away. [ The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. fire?) (I originally assumed it was Link to the Past, but then he would have had a lightStrange creatures formed from energy rather than matter, lights are given to self-destructive behavior when battling foes. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. green spellbookThe Book of Three lay closed on the table. Taran had never been allowed to read the volume for himself; now he was sure it held more than Dallben chose to tell him. In the sun- filled room, with Dallben still meditating and showing no sign of stopping, Taran rose and moved through the shimmering beams. From the forest came the monotonous tick of a beetle. His hands reached for the cover. Taran gasped in pain and snatched them away. They smarted as if each of his fingers had been stung by hornets. He jumped back, stumbled against the bench, and dropped to the floor, where he put his fingers woefully into his mouth. Dallben's eyes blinked open. He peered at Taran and yawned slowly. "You had better see Coll about a lotion for those hands," he advised. "Otherwise, I shouldn't be surprised if they blistered." [ The Book of Three, by Lloyd Alexander ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details., a fluteWith this thou canst do mighty deeds And change men's passions for thy needs: A man's despair with joy allay, Turn bachelors old to lovers gay. [ The Magic Flute, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details., and a magic lampWhen he came to himself he told his mother what had passed, and showed her the lamp and the fruits he had gathered in the garden, which were in reality precious stones. He then asked for some food. "Alas! child," she said, "I have nothing in the house, but I have spun a little cotton and will go and sell it." Aladdin bade her keep her cotton, for he would sell the lamp instead. As it was very dirty she began to rub it, that it might fetch a higher price. Instantly a hideous genie appeared, and asked what she would have. She fainted away, but Aladdin, snatching the lamp, said boldly: "Fetch me something to eat!" [ Aladdin, from The Arabian Nights, by Andrew Lang ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.. And maybe an artifact sword.)
SomeoneElse	July 25, 2007 13:08
First comment: 11 September, 2006	143 comments written
If only an ocarina was one of NetHack's many instruments.
Dav	July 26, 2007 04:48
First comment: 26 June, 2004	147 comments written
Antheridium is correct, they are items from the original Legend of Zelda.
Fathead	July 27, 2007 04:01
First comment: 1 April, 2006	1136 comments written
Cute!
Fathead	July 27, 2007 04:03
First comment: 1 April, 2006	1136 comments written
Cute!
Antheridium	July 27, 2007 04:51
First comment: 17 May, 2007	442 comments written
2 cute. Hmm...
Kerta	December 15, 2007 20:16
First comment: 12 December, 2007	72 comments written
Shouldn't the monsters have been bats?
Quint Sakugarne	January 3, 2008 21:27
First comment: 1 January, 2008	233 comments written
I think an ocarina should be added to nethack.

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