Game Jam Introduction
2026-06-24
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║ Saturday, June 27, 2026 ║
║ 10:00 AM — 6:00 PM ║
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║ Ryder Hall ║
║ Northeastern University ║
║ 11 Leon Street ║
║ Boston, MA 02115 ║
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║ In-person only ║
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Here are some classic terminal-native games to get the ideas flowing:
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║ ▸ NetHack ║
║ https://nethack.org/ ║
║ the definitive single-player roguelike ║
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║ ▸ Dwarf Fortress (classic ASCII mode) ║
║ https://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/ ║
║ a deep simulation with ASCII graphics ║
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║ ▸ Angband ║
║ https://rephial.org/ ║
║ a dungeon-crawling roguelike ║
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║ ▸ Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead ║
║ https://cataclysmdda.org/ ║
║ post-apocalyptic survival in a terminal ║
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║ ▸ Brogue ║
║ https://sites.google.com/site/broguegame/ ║
║ a streamlined roguelike with gorgeous ASCII ║
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║ ▸ Moon-Buggy ║
║ https://www.seehuhn.de/pages/moon-buggy.html ║
║ a simple side-scrolling driving game ║
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║ HAPPY ║
║ HACKING! ║
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