The DNA of Roguelikes (Rogue to Hades)

Alternate Title: Yo momma so fat they had to procedurally generate her. An essay covering the origins and evolution of roguelikes. Also, I finally use the DNA framing instead of it just being a title. Free Roguelikes featured in this video Rogue Collection: https://github.com/mikeyk730/Rogue-Co... DRL: (Doom Roguelike) https://drl.chaosforge.org/downloads NetHack: https://nethack.org/v500/downloads.html uMoria: https://umoria.org/download/ Spelunky Classic: https://www.spelunkyworld.com/origina... Dwarf Fortress: https://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/ Watch me on Twitch:   / breakitbilly   Contact me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/breakitbilly... Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/breakitbilly Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:31 Rogue 03:34 Hack/NetHack 04:43 The Berlin Interpretation 06:25 Spelunky 08:02 The Binding of Isaac 09:14 FTL: Faster than Light 11:11 Dead Cells 12:23 Slay the Spire/Balatro 14:55 Hades 15:47 Wrap up