| Wizardry | |
|---|---|
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Developer(s) | Sir-Tech |
| Publisher(s) | Sir-Tech |
| Creator(s) | Andrew C. Greenberg Robert Woodhead |
| First release | Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord September 1981 |
| Latest release | Wizardry Variants Daphne October 15, 2024 |
| Spin-offs | Nemesis Wizardry Gaiden series Wizardry Empire series 20 more games |
Wizardry is a series of role-playing video games originally created by American publisher Sir-Tech. The series was influential in the evolution of modern role-playing video games alongside Ultima and Might and Magic.[1] The original Wizardry was a significant influence on early console role-playing games such as Shin Megami Tensei, Dragon Slayer, The Shining, Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.[2][3] Originally made for the Apple II, the games were later ported to other platforms. The last game in the original series by Sir-Tech was Wizardry 8, released in 2001. There have since been various spin-off titles developed for the Japanese market.
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- ^ "East and West, Warrior and Quest: A Dragon Quest Retrospective from". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ^ "10 Classic Computer RPGs – Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (1981) – Slideshow from". PC Magazine. March 10, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2014.