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Wizardry I & II

Wizardry I & II contains the first two installments of the Wizardry series: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord and Knight of Diamond. Both games were ported to the PC Engine (TurboGrafx) CD console with…

23 July 1993

Wizardry I & II is an adventure developed by Sir-tech Software, released 23 July 1993 on Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.

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What Wizardry I & II is

Wizardry I & II is an adventure game developed by Sir-tech Software and released in 1993. It was published by Naxat Soft. It is available on Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Wizardry I & II contains the first two installments of the Wizardry series: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord and Knight of Diamond. Both games were ported to the PC Engine (TurboGrafx) CD console with various enhancements, unreleased separately. In fact, the two games are merged into one, as the player is able to play through both of them continuously directly from the main menu. Though the game(s) are rather faithful in gameplay and graphical design to the original computer versions, the enhancements are significant enough to consider this release a remake. Similarly to the NES / Famicom version, the dungeons have simple graphics, unlike the computer originals with their vector lines…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Wizardry series

Wizardry I & II is the 14th of 48 entries we hold in the Wizardry series. The next entry was Wizardry Gaiden III: Scripture of the Dark in 1993.

See all 48 Wizardry games in release order →

What it launched against

Wizardry I & II launched on 23 July 1993, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo, Super Mario All-Stars, Daytona USA and Samurai Shodown.

Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo, Super Mario All-Stars, Daytona USA, Samurai Shodown.

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When did Wizardry I & II come out?
Wizardry I & II was released on 23 July 1993 for Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD.

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