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This version of Rogue was sold commercially and was available for a wide variety of platforms.
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This is the splash screen, of Rogue was sold commercially, by ID Software and was available for a wide variety of platforms.
  
 
The [http://www.roguelikedevelopment.org/archive/files/sourcecode/rog11src.zip source code], is available and can be compiled with [[MANX]]'s [[Aztec C]] 3.40a.
 
The [http://www.roguelikedevelopment.org/archive/files/sourcecode/rog11src.zip source code], is available and can be compiled with [[MANX]]'s [[Aztec C]] 3.40a.
  
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There are three versions of Rogue that run under DOS on a PC,
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The first was a direct port, of Rogue 3.6, which has no graphic options.
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The second one was a per-release of the commercial labeled 'Public Domain'
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and finally, a port of Rogue 5.0.2 which has the CGA Splash screen show here.
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The PC version of Rogue was copy protected, and if you pirated it, you would be killed,
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and your gravestone would say 'Killed by Copy Protection Mafia.'
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The copy protection was easily defeated by Copy II PC.
  
 
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Revision as of 20:10, 9 April 2019

Rogue

This is the splash screen, of Rogue was sold commercially, by ID Software and was available for a wide variety of platforms.

The source code, is available and can be compiled with MANX's Aztec C 3.40a.

There are three versions of Rogue that run under DOS on a PC,

The first was a direct port, of Rogue 3.6, which has no graphic options. The second one was a per-release of the commercial labeled 'Public Domain' and finally, a port of Rogue 5.0.2 which has the CGA Splash screen show here. The PC version of Rogue was copy protected, and if you pirated it, you would be killed, and your gravestone would say 'Killed by Copy Protection Mafia.'

The copy protection was easily defeated by Copy II PC.