Sunday 2 December 2007

Results for 'When did you first start playing roguelikes'; new poll

Results are in for 'when did you first start playing roguelikes'. One short of 100 votes. It's good to see that people are still discovering the genre at a regular rate. I'd like to know who was playing prior to 1981 - Rogue was released in 1980. Speak up now - I'd like to get a feel for the impact of the game when it first came out (I was 6).

The full results are:

Haven't tried them before
5 (5%)
2004-2007
22 (22%)
2001-2003
12 (12%)
1998-2000
13 (13%)
1994-1997
13 (13%)
1991-1993
6 (6%)
1988-1990
13 (13%)
1985-1987
10 (10%)
1981-1983
3 (3%)
before 1981
2 (2%)

Next poll is 'What portable devices would you play roguelikes on?'

As mentioned elsewhere, Angband and variants (specifically FAAngband) are progressing well towards a keyboard-light / keyboard-free implementation, and it'd be good to know what platforms to focus on.

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