Wizard of Wor

Wizard of Wor
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Tom McHugh[3]
Dave Nutting[3]
Platform(s)Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Bally Astrocade, Commodore 64, Commodore Max
Release
  • June 5, 1981: Arcade[1][2]
  • 1981: Atari 8-bit
  • 1983: Commodore 64
Genre(s)Maze
Mode(s)Single-player, 2 player simultaneous

Wizard of Wor is an arcade video game released in 1981 by Midway.[1][2] Up to two players fight together in a series of monster-infested mazes, clearing each maze by shooting the creatures. The game was ported to the Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64 (programmed by Jeff Bruette), Commodore Max, Atari 2600, and Atari 5200 and renamed to The Incredible Wizard for the Bally Astrocade. The original cartridge came with a cash prize offer to the first person to complete the game.

  1. ^ a b "Manufacturers Equipment". Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. 5 February 1983. p. 35.
  2. ^ a b "Wizard of Wor (Registration Number PA0000116405)". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b Hague, James, The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers