Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

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 Greenberg and Robert Woodhead. In 1980, Norman Sirotek formed Sir-Tech Software, Inc. and launched a beta version of the product at the 1980 Boston Computer Convention. The final version of the game was released in 1981.

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
SeriesWizardry
Platform(s)Apple II, C64, C128, FM-7, Game Boy Color, Macintosh, MSX2, NEC PC-9801, NES, IBM PC, Sharp X1, Super Famicom, TurboGrafx-16
Release
  • Apple II
    • NA: 1980 (beta)
    • NA: September 1981
    PC booter
    FM-7
    • JP: November 1985
    PC-98
    • JP: November 15, 1985
    PC-88
    • JP: December 1985
    Macintosh
    • NA: December 1985
    Sharp X1
    • JP: January 1986
    Commodore 64
    MSX2
    NES
    • JP: December 22, 1987
    • NA: July 1990
    TurboGrafx-CD
    • JP: July 23, 1993
    Super Famicom
    • JP: June 1, 1999
    Game Boy Color
    • JP: February 23, 2001
    WonderSwan Color
    • JP: March 1, 2003
Genre(s)Role-playing video game
Mode(s)Single-player

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.

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