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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord cover
Developers
Sir-Tech
Publishers
Sir-Tech
Release dates
PC booter 1984
Mac OS (Classic) 1985
DOS 1998
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord guide on StrategyWiki
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord on Wikipedia
⤏ Go to series page
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord 1984
Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario 1986
Wizardry: Legacy of Llylgamyn - The Third Scenario 1987
Wizardry: The Return of Werdna - The Fourth Scenario 1988
Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom 1988
Wizardry: Bane of the Cosmic Forge 1990
Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant 1992
Wizardry Gold 1996
Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure 1996
Wizardry: Llylgamyn Saga 1998
Wizardry: New Age of Llylgamyn 2000
Wizardry Empire: Princess of the Ancient 2001
Wizardry Chronicle 2001
Wizardry 8 2001
Wizardry Empire II Plus: Legacy of the Princess 2004
Wizardry: Prisoners of the Battles 2005
Wizardry: Five Ordeals 2006
Wizardry Online 2013
Wizrogue: Labyrinth of Wizardry 2017
Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls 2020
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (2023) EA
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals EA
Wizardry Variants Daphne TBA

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Floppy disk check (requires the original floppy in the drive to play)
 The Ultimate Wizardry Archives DOS version is DRM-free.
PC booter
Mac OS
DOS

Version differences

An updated PC booter release (labelled "New & Improved Version!") was released.
A DOS version (ported from the PC booter re-release) was released as part of The Ultimate Wizardry Archives.
The Macintosh version is a complete rewrite.[1] This version has improvements such as mouse-based menus.

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
PC booter A:\
B:\
DOS <path-to-game>\SAVE1.DSK
Mac OS (Classic)
Settings are not stored between sessions for the PC booter and DOS versions.

Video settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA

System requirements

PC booter
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 64K
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) CGA
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) Mac or Lisa
System memory (RAM) 128K/512K
Hard disk drive (HDD)

References