diff --git a/config.gcfg b/config.gcfg
index c6a1264..4a38167 100644
--- a/config.gcfg
+++ b/config.gcfg
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   nethackversion      = "3.6.0"
   hackdir             = "savedata/hack"
   nhdatlocation       = "/usr/lib/games/nethack/nhdat"
-  reclistlocation     = "reclist"
   bootstrapdelay      = 1
 
 [redis]
diff --git a/deps/server_config.gcfg b/deps/server_config.gcfg
index bc65ad3..e0f1599 100644
--- a/deps/server_config.gcfg
+++ b/deps/server_config.gcfg
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   nethackversion      = "3.6.0"
   hackdir             = "/hack"
   nhdatlocation       = "/usr/lib/games/nethack/nhdat"
-  reclistlocation     = "/bin/reclist"
   bootstrapdelay      = 1
 
 [redis]
diff --git a/nethack-launcher.go b/nethack-launcher.go
index 792afe2..9919451 100644
--- a/nethack-launcher.go
+++ b/nethack-launcher.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strconv"
@@ -21,13 +20,12 @@ import (
 
 type Config struct {
 	NethackLauncher struct {
-		Loglevel        string
-		ServerDisplay   string
-		NethackVersion  string
-		HackDir         string
-		NhdatLocation   string
-		ReclistLocation string
-		BootstrapDelay  time.Duration
+		Loglevel       string
+		ServerDisplay  string
+		NethackVersion string
+		HackDir        string
+		NhdatLocation  string
+		BootstrapDelay time.Duration
 	}
 
 	Redis struct {
@@ -111,13 +109,6 @@ func checkFiles() {
 		fmt.Printf("%s\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	// make sure reclist bin exists
-	if _, err := os.Stat(config.NethackLauncher.ReclistLocation); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		glogger.Info.Printf("reclist binary not found in %s\n", config.NethackLauncher.ReclistLocation)
-		fmt.Printf("%s\n", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-	// TODO check other needed files
 }
 
 func clearScreen() {
@@ -135,6 +126,7 @@ func printWelcomeScreen(redisClient *redis.Client) string {
 	println(" l) Login")
 	println(" r) Register new user")
 	println(" w) Watch games in progress")
+	println(" h) View highscores")
 	println(" q) Quit")
 	println("")
 	fmt.Printf(">> ")
@@ -161,6 +153,9 @@ func printWelcomeScreen(redisClient *redis.Client) string {
 		case "w":
 			clearScreen()
 			printProgressScreen(redisClient, "")
+		case "h":
+			clearScreen()
+			printHighScores(redisClient, "")
 		case "q":
 			exec.Command("stty", "-F", "/dev/tty", "echo", "-cbreak").Run()
 			clearScreen()
@@ -178,6 +173,7 @@ func printUserScreen(redisClient *redis.Client, username string) string {
 	println("")
 	println(" l) Logout")
 	println(" w) Watch games in progress")
+	println(" h) View highscores")
 	println(" e) Edit config")
 	fmt.Printf(" p) Play NetHack %s\n", config.NethackLauncher.NethackVersion)
 	println(" q) Quit")
@@ -212,6 +208,9 @@ func printUserScreen(redisClient *redis.Client, username string) string {
 		case "w":
 			clearScreen()
 			printProgressScreen(redisClient, username)
+		case "h":
+			clearScreen()
+			printHighScores(redisClient, username)
 		case "p":
 			wg.Add(1)
 			currentTime := time.Now().UTC()
@@ -481,7 +480,6 @@ func startWatcher(username, timestamp string, redisClient *redis.Client) chan st
 			case <-ch:
 				return
 			default:
-				// SADD
 				redisClient.Expire(fmt.Sprintf("inprogress:%s", username), 10*time.Second)
 				time.Sleep(8 * time.Second)
 			}
@@ -536,16 +534,42 @@ func janitor(redisClient *redis.Client) {
 	}
 }
 
-func gethighscore(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	// run script
-	output, err := exec.Command(config.NethackLauncher.ReclistLocation,
-		"-f",
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s/record", config.NethackLauncher.HackDir)).CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%s\n", err)
-	}
+func printHighScores(redisClient *redis.Client, username string) {
+	exec.Command("stty", "-F", "/dev/tty", "echo", "-cbreak").Run()
+	clearScreen()
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\n", output)
+	nh := exec.Command("nethack", "-d", config.NethackLauncher.HackDir, "-s")
+	nh.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	nh.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	nh.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	nh.Run()
+
+	println("")
+	println(" Press enter to return to menu")
+	println("")
+	fmt.Printf(">> ")
+
+	// allow user back to home screen
+	// disable input buffering
+	exec.Command("stty", "-F", "/dev/tty", "cbreak", "min", "1").Run()
+	// do not display entered characters on the screen
+	exec.Command("stty", "-F", "/dev/tty", "-echo").Run()
+
+	var b []byte = make([]byte, 1)
+	for {
+		os.Stdin.Read(b)
+
+		// check if user is trying to navigate
+		if string(b) == "\n" {
+			exec.Command("stty", "-F", "/dev/tty", "echo", "-cbreak").Run()
+			clearScreen()
+			if username == "" {
+				printWelcomeScreen(redisClient)
+			} else {
+				printUserScreen(redisClient, username)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func checkDir(dirName string) (bool, error) {