MAG

MAG is a video game in the role-playing (rpg) genre originally released in 1988. It is currently playable on DOS.

MAG is an early and very difficult Rogue clone written by Mike Teixeira in 1991.

Both the game and the source code are now in the public domain, thanks to the author. The lack of an interesting plot and bland dungeon design put it far out of the Top Dogs range, especially since a lot of new Roguelikes (particularly ADOM and NetHack) have surpassed it in all areas, but the game is still worth a look for historical/nostalgic reasons ;) Here's what the author has to say about his development of the game: '[when] I wrote MAG, I tried to stay very true to the Rogue ideal. It's basically a slight superset of Rogue. I made an effort to treat the monsters the same as the player. For example, intelligent monsters can pick up a wand and shoot at the player. Monsters can also fall into hidden traps just like the player. It's very hard to win, but it's definitely possible from the reports I've received over the years'.

It is possible that we have multiple downloads available when different versions exist.