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16: The Spelunky Book Club

Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

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The Importance of Roguelikes in Game Design

Spelunky was inspired by roguelikes, but not all of them. The game's creator had a more critical and distant relationship with the genre than other players did. This is an important lesson for students to learn when making their own games.

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