Download 3.4.1 Binaries for Macintosh

• Step 1: download.

  Sorry, these binaries will not run on 68K-based Macs. Click on the link below to download NetHack. Depending on your browser you may need to right-click so that the file is saved to disk and not displayed.
  

  nethack-341.sit   (1.0M bytes)   (MD5 sum: c7cad0005c22ea5bfc5f182d9a028e09)
  NetHack 3.4.1 for PPC Macintosh running MacOS 7.0 to 9.x.
  

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  Installation instructions.
  

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  NetHack 3.4.1 for Mac OS X.
  

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  Installation instructions.

Mac OS 7-9 Installation Instructions

• Step 2: unpack.

  Unpack the archive downloaded in step 1 using Stuffit Expander or a similar utility.

• Step 3: install.

  Click the NetHack icon to begin the game.

  Please read the Guidebook for a general description of what NetHack is and how to play. Unfortunately, the Guidebook is > 32K, so you will need something other than SimpleText to view it. You may edit the "NetHack Defaults" file to modify startup options. Feel free to turn off News when you get tired of seeing its message when you start up.

Mac OS X Installation Instructions

• Step 2: unpack.

  Double-click on the icon to unpack NetHack.

• Step 3: install.

  You probably want to drag the resulting "NetHack" icon somewhere convenient.

  Read the Guidebook for a general description of what NetHack is and how to play.

  While there is no TTY mode in this version, setting the "ascii_map" option will give you something close.

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