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> For me, roguelike = procedural generation + permadeath, that's all. By this definition, Minesweeper is a Roguelike. :-)
by doodpants 5y ago
> For me, roguelike = procedural generation + permadeath, that's all.
By this definition, Minesweeper is a Roguelike. :-)
- bitofhope 5y ago+ Randomly generated environment + Permadeath + Turn-based + Grid-based + Non-modal + Exploration and discovery + Single player character (arguable) + ASCII graphics (arguable) + Numbers Minesweeper ticks a lot of the Berlin interpretation boxes.
- morelisp 5y agoI think this is even somewhat uncontroversial, just that considered as such it's pretty shallow. Lots of 7DRL entries take minesweeper elements, and Shiren 5 includes minesweeper levels called "Explosion Rocks" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nAXgSiKotQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nAXgSiKotQ) in the same way many traditional roguelikes have sokoban levels.