Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
a.k.a. ウィザードリィ 狂王の試練場 / Dungeons of Despair / Sorcellerie: Le Donjon du Suzerain Hérétique / 巫術 / Wizardry: The Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
type: role-play
genre: Fantasy, Dungeon Crawler
series: Wizardry
setting: Llylgamyn
perspective: 1st person
player options: single player
languages: eng fre jpn
genre: Fantasy, Dungeon Crawler
series: Wizardry
setting: Llylgamyn
perspective: 1st person
player options: single player
languages: eng fre jpn
5/5
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Editor note
It has been suggested that this was the first commercial computer game to have a public beta for public beta testing. The beta was sold at full price as "Dungeons of Despair" and promised users that a full game shaped by user feedback would eventually be provided to them and no additional cost. Dungeons of Despair became three levels within the final game. This provided the company with 24-7 testing, at the customers expense. The influx of thousands of dollars in cash reduced the risk of spending extra effort and money on the project to make it better. Difficulty was fine tuned and an unimaginable number of bugs were identified and eliminated before the complete game made it to retail outlets. Testers got their copies of the full game at no extra cost before anybody else could buy it. This unexpected level of success resulting from this experiment lead to better deals for beta testers on future projects for the entire gaming industry.
Some bugs however, still slipped through:
The Wizard’s Workbench by Magicsoft allows one to edit Wizardry scenarios and even create new RPGs based on Wizardry's design.
(Zerothis) - # 2008-09-23 05:30:33
Some bugs however, still slipped through:
The Wizard’s Workbench by Magicsoft allows one to edit Wizardry scenarios and even create new RPGs based on Wizardry's design.
(Zerothis) - # 2008-09-23 05:30:33
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Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds (Apple II E)
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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord! (NEC PC8801)
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