Return of the ASCII: Four titles that eschew fancy graphics [Resources_Toys]

For the truest of nerds, last December brought a wondrous gift. No, not Star Wars: The Force Awakens. In fact, this gift is just about the furthest you can get from that movie's hyper-realistic computer-generated imagery and still have something that's considered screen-based entertainment. I am referring to NetHack 3.6.0, the first significant update in the NetHack game series in over a decade. This paper describes three other games as well: A Dark Room, Choice of Robots and Lifeline.