Dwarf Fortress Design Inspirations - Zach and Tarn Adams
At the recent Roguelike Celebration, there were a lot of talks from developers of many famous Roguelikes. This talk, by the Adams brothers, is their chance to talk about the things that influenced the design of Dwarf Fortress.
Which makes for a deep dive into the history of roguelikes and procedural generation, highlighting a lot of features both famous and obscure that went into the heady mix that is Dwarf Fortress.
Among the mentioned games: Hack, Larn, Starflight, Ragnarok, and a lot of the Adams brothers’ early games.