Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
| Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord | |
|---|---|
Apple II cover | |
| Developer(s) | Sir-Tech (original) Game Studio (NES) |
| Publisher(s) | Sir-Tech (original) Nexoft (NES) |
| Designer(s) | Andrew C. Greenberg Robert Woodhead |
| Series | Wizardry |
| Platform(s) | Apple II, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, FM-7, Game Boy Color, Macintosh, MSX2, NEC PC-9801, NES, IBM PC, Sharp X1, Super Famicom, TurboGrafx-16, Windows, Nintendo Switch |
| Release | September 1981
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is the first game in the Wizardry series of role-playing video games. It was developed by Andrew C. Greenberg and Robert Woodhead. In 1980, Norman Sirotek formed Sir-Tech Software and launched a beta version of the product at the 1980 Boston Computer Convention. The final version of the game was released in 1981.
A 3D remake of the game was released by Digital Eclipse on 15 September 2023 onto PC via Steam platform.
The game was one of the first Dungeons & Dragons-style role-playing games to be written for computer play, and the first such game to offer color graphics. It was also the first true party-based role-playing video game. It is now listed among the best video games of all time.
The game ended up as the first of a trilogy that also included Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds and Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn.