Comment Re:telenet nethack.alt.org to watch live games (Score 1) 170
Most of my first gaming experiences were with Angband back in the 1.0 days, and while I did play Nethack some after that, I was always more a fan of Angband. It's certainly somewhat less sadistic (though you can make it as sadistic as you please with some of the birth options), and the variety of things you can find in the game is truly phenomenal.
Sad to say I'm past the days of jumping at purple j's, but somewhere in the back of my mind success is still spelled Ringil.