Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Released September 1981 on Apple II, MS-DOS and Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
- Developer
- Sir-Tech, Game Studio
- Publisher
- NEXOFT Corporation
- Made in
- Ogdensburg, United States
- Genre
- Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Fantasy
- Series
- Wizardry
About Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
The Mad Overlord Trebor was once only power-mad, but went off the deep end after he acquired a magical amulet of immense power, only to have it stolen from him by his nemesis, the evil archmage Werdna. Werdna, not quite sure how to use the amulet properly, accidentally causes an earthquake which creates a ten-level dungeon beneath Trebor's castle. To avoid looking silly, Werdna declares the dungeon to be the new lair for him and his monster hordes. Trebor, not to be outdone, declares the labyrinth his new Proving Grounds where adventurers must prove themselves for membership in his elite honor guard, and incidentally retrieve his amulet in the process.
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Release dates
| Apple II | September 1981 |
|---|---|
| MS-DOS | 1984 |
| Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) | July 1990 |
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Wizardry series
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is game 1 of 13. All 13 in order ›
- Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord 1981
- Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds 1982
- Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn 1983
- Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna 1987
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