What is Wizardry?
{{italic title}} '''''Wizardry''''' is a series of [[computer]] [[role-playing game]]s that were popular in the [[1980s]]. First, made for the [[Apple II]], they were later moved to other platforms. The latest [[game]] in the series, ''Wizardry 8'', is only for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]. ''Wizardry'' began as a simple [[dungeon crawl]] by [[Andrew C. Greenberg]] and [[Robert Woodhead]]. It was written when they were students at [[Cornell University]] and then published by [[Sir-Tech]]. [[David W. Bradley]] took over the series after the fourth game. ==Series== Ultimately the single game became a series: ===Main series=== #''[[Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord]]'' ([[1981]]) #''[[Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario]]'' ([[1982]]) #''[[Wizardry: Legacy of Llylgamyn - The Third Scenario]]'' ([[1983]]) #''[[Wizardry: The Return of Werdna - The Fourth Scenario]]'' ([[1986]]) #''[[Wizadry V: Heart of the Maelstrom]]'' ([[1988]]) #''[[Bane of the Cosmic Forge]]'' ([[1990]]) #''[[Crusaders of the Dark Savant]]'' ([[1992]]) (Remade as ''[[Wizardry Gold]]'' in [[1996]]) #''[[Wizardry 8]]'' ([[2001]]) ===Spin-offs=== #''[[Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure]]'' ([[1998]]) #''Wizadry Chronicle'' ([[2001]]) #''[[Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land]]'' ([[2001]]) #''[[Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls]]'' ([[2011]]) #''[[Wizardry Online]]'' ([[2013]]) The first and last three games were trilogies (Three parts of one story). ==Legacy== ''Wizardry'' inspired many games which were almost exactly like it. Some notable series that are very much like ''Wizardry'' include ''[[Bard's Tale (1985)|The Bard's Tale]]'' and ''[[Might and Magic]]''. == Other websites == * [http://www.wizardry8.com/ Official ''Wizardry 8'' website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051025043859/http://www.wizardry8.com/ |date=2005-10-25 }} * [http://www.tk421.net/wizardry/ Prepare Yourself for the Ultimate in Fantasy Games] * [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,31/gameId,1209/ Moby Games entry on ''Wizardr