Ọkachamara Onye Okike, Andrew Greenberg, nwụrụ mgbe ọ dị afọ 67

Andrew C. Greenberg, onye na-emepụta usoro seminal Wizardry RPG, anwụọla na 67. Ọnwụ ya mara ọkwa na Facebook site n'aka Wizardry collaborator, Robert Woodhead, na-ekekọrịtakwa na Twitter site n'aka onye mmepụta egwuregwu na prọfesọ David Mullich.

Onyinye Greenberg na Woodhead nyere RPG na egwuregwu PC enweghị atụ. Ọkachamara: Ngosipụta Grounds of the Mad Overlord bụ otu n'ime RPG ndị izizi ama ama dị na kọmpụta ụlọ. Ọ wetara ahụmịhe nke RPGs tabletop na egwuregwu emebere maka nnukwu ihe nchekwa PLATO dị ike nke achọtara na ogige kọleji na Apple II, kọmpụta ụlọ.

Wizardry na-agbawa agbawa n'ọtụtụ ụzọ, gụnyere ịbụ otu n'ime RPG mbụ iji mee ka ndị egwuregwu nwee ike jikwaa otu agwa zuru oke, nke ọ bụla nwere ikike na àgwà pụrụ iche. Ndị na-egwu egwuregwu nyochara nnukwu mmadụ mbụ, wireframe labyrinth, kpughee ọnụ ụzọ zoro ezo, gbanarị ọnyà na chere ndị iro dị egwu ihu. N'ọgwụgwụ ụlọ mkpọrọ ahụ, chere "Mad Overlord" Werdna⁠—ntụgharị egwu n'aha Greenberg n'onwe ya, Andrew, spepere azụ. Greenberg gara n'ihu na-eji moniker a ogologo oge ka ọ rụchara ọrụ egwuregwu ya, na-ewere ya dị ka njikwa email nkeonwe yana aha njirimara maka ọwa YouTube ebe ọ dekọtara ọrụ ya na mmemme akara akara bọọlụ.

Mmetụta nke Wizardry, n'akụkụ usoro Ultima, dị omimi n'ime 1980s, na-ebufe egwuregwu abụọ na usoro ha na kọmputa ndị bụ isi dị ka Commodore 64 na MS-DOS PC. Mmetụta Wizardry siri ike na Japan, ebe o nyere aka nke ukwuu na ọmụmụ nke ụdị JRPG.

Mgbe emepechara egwuregwu Star Saga na 1988 na 1989, Greenberg gbanwere site na ụlọ ọrụ ịgba chaa chaa gaa na ọrụ iwu, na mbụ ọkachamara na iwu ikike ọgụgụ isi na Florida tupu ọ bụrụ ndụmọdụ izugbe maka ụlọ ọrụ ume ọhụrụ Xslent. N'agbanyeghị ngbanwe ọrụ ya, oke mmasị Greenberg maka mmemme diri, dị ka egosipụtara site na ụdị webụsaịtị ya na ọwa YouTube na-arụsi ọrụ ike. Akwụkwọ ozi 1999 kesara na saịtị Wizardry na-ekpughe na Greenberg lụrụ Sheila McDonald, onye ọkpụkpọ Wizardry, na di na nwunye ahụ nwere ụmụ abụọ.

Agbanyeghị na Greenberg hapụrụ ụlọ ọrụ egwuregwu ogologo oge gara aga, ihe nketa ya na-aga n'ihu na RPG nke ọgbara ọhụrụ, site na ọnụ ụzọ Baldur ruo Persona. A ka na-enweta ọrụ ya na Wizardry taa, ọkachasị site na Digital Eclipse's remaster na nso nso a nke egwuregwu izizi, nke gụnyere ihe onyonyo onyonyo nke eserese 1-bit ochie ya wee mepụta ya site na ntinye sitere na ndị okike Wizardry.