How to make a roguelike in java?

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Mushroom patch you lied to me?
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Nah. He was just incorrect or spoke a bit vaguely.

Tons and tons and tons of roguelikes are written in Java.

Here is one partial tutorial:
http://www.roguebasin.com/index.php?title=Java_Roguelike_Tutorial

Here is another (seems pretty in depth, Trystan is pretty well known):
http://trystans.blogspot.com/2011/08/roguelike-tutorial-01-java-eclipse.html

You might also check out this thread:
http://forums.roguetemple.com/index.php?topic=2143.0

And of course you've seen Eben's squidlib already.

Good luck man!

[mushroom patch]

Actually, I was joking (or lying, if you like). Obviously you can write a roguelike in Java and it doesn't take that much thought to see the broad outlines of how it would be done.