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IIRC there was some UB feature that when compiled with GCC would launch nethack.

• parliament32 8y ago
  Found it: >When GCC identified “bad” C++ code, it tried to start NetHack, Rogue, or Towers of Hanoi. Failing all three, it would just print out a nice, cryptic error message. https://feross.org/gcc-ownage/ https://feross.org/gcc-ownage/
  • westmeal 8y ago
    Alright, that is pretty awesome.
  • monocasa 8y ago
    The description is a little off. It was more a C thing than a C++ thing. And it was invoked by using any pragma; the gcc developers at the time had borderline religious objections to the idea of pragmas.