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a) AscII based rpg game.

b) One of the greatest rpg games ever made. Was in development for 15 years.

c) "Roguelike" game, meaning it is based on a very old ascII based game called rogue. This game launched it's own sub-genre.

d) Legendary game played by intelligent and clever people; will be dismissed and not enjoyed by casual gamers because of lack of sound and graphics.
Me: My level 15 knight was slain by an elf! Damn you nethack! Oh well, let's try samurai this time.
nethack by Ballistyx May 7, 2005
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The most beautiful girl that can’t choose an aesthetic to save her life. People pronounce her name wrong but it’s ok. She’s incredibly unique and once she’s out of your life, you’ll spend generations missing her. She’s definitely not one to miss out on knowing. If you ever meet a Netia, just know you’ll always be in love.
Netia is the perfect example of an ideal person.
Netia by Knocked knees November 11, 2020

Netracot 

A word that you’ve never heard before.
“I’ve never heard that word before, Netracot”
Netracot by Netracot August 17, 2020
A really long and boring but helpful networking course. The program is a real bummer to do and it may tend to make you a 2/10 if you weren't already.
Wow you look like someone who uses Netacad

Wow, I think you study at Netacad
Netacad by AAA ANK October 6, 2020
I)A highly detailed roguelike game with an almost infinite replayability factor, usually played by intelligent people(because morons would turn it down because of it's bad grafiks).

I)The best game ever made.
I've finally reached level 12 on Nethack! Sp00n4g3! 0wn4g3!
Nethack by HolsteinCow May 4, 2003
An ASCII "hack and slash" based game, of the genre "dungeon crawler". "Hack and slash" denotes oen of the game's requirements: Killing things (monsters, in this case) until you level up enough to continue.

The primary goal of this game is to retrieve the "amulet of Yendor" for your character's god, and after retrieving it (from the deepest level of an extremely large dungeon), carrying it all the way back up and through 5 planes.

The game has multiple thousand references to fantasy books and games, such as "Hack", another "hack and slash game", Lord of the Rings (a fantasy series by J.R.R Tolkein), and Dungeons and Dragons.

Many game completions ("ascensions") require over 12 hours of gameplay, and Nethack is known as one of the most difficult to beat games of all time.
Dave: "Dude! While you were out partying all weekend, I beat Nethack!"
Dude: "Oh my gosh, I've tried for years and have never been able to beat that game!"
Nethack by Xenarian September 28, 2009