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Three levels of nostalgia to choose from: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2518960/Wizardry_Proving_Grounds_of_the_Mad_Overlord/ https://store.steampowered.c

Three levels of nostalgia to choose from: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2518960/Wizardry_Proving_Grounds_of_the_Mad_Overlord/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2518960/Wizardry_Proving_... https://www.wizardryarchives.com/downloadsw4.html https://www.wizardryarchives.com/downloadsw4.html https://archive.org/details/wizardry-proving-grounds-of-the-mad-overlord-sir-tech-1980-source-code.-7z https://archive.org/details/wizardry-proving-grounds-of-the-... RIP, Werdna

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jghn 2y ago
Speaking of nostalgia, I'm always on the lookout for a playable version of the Mac port. I've found a few of them over the years but never managed to get them to work. I don't even want to know how many hours I spent playing this in the mid-80s, and always liked the Mac port better than the PC one my friends had. The kicker is I do have the original box & floppy, so it's "legal". I am skeptical that the disk still works and it's been almost 20 years since I had a floppy drive at all much less attached to a computer that could read this disk.
- aidenn0 2y ago
  If you do try to revive the floppies, be aware that most USB floppy drives can't read 400k and 800k Mac disks, so check a mac specific forum before buying one.
  - jghn 2y ago
    oh for sure it wouldn't have ever occurred to me that it could possibly work
- shagie 2y ago
  The Mac port was really well done. I had played it on the Apple ][+ and Mac version (and now the Steam updated version). The thing with the Mac port is that it wasn't just a port but a reimplementation that was designed for the Mac UI of the day. https://www.macintoshrepository.org/5149-wizardry-proving-grounds-of-the-mad-overlord https://www.macintoshrepository.org/5149-wizardry-proving-gr...
  - jghn 2y ago
    Hmm, I think this is one of the ones I've tried. Perhaps it was operator error, I'll have to give it another try. That version was soooo much better than other implementations I saw. If I had a windows machine instead the remake on Steam looks like it'd also be great to try but alas.
    - shagie 2y ago
      I'd have to check... it might be playable on Steam Deck and/or streamable to a Mac. While I've got an acceptable windows gaming machine so the Mac gets less play now, I did have a period of time where I had the Steam Deck and streamed the odd game to my Mac where I played it.
      - shagie 2y ago
        ... I checked. It's ok on a Steam Deck, not great, but ok. It streams perfectly to a Mac and is quite playable on the Mac in that way. So, if you've got one, it works.
        jghn 2y ago
        I do not. And won’t get one just for this hut as I’ve considered it here & there I’ll have to keep this in mind!
smrtinsert 2y ago
The Wizardry box was absolutely epic. I can feel its texture through that jpg.

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jghn 2y ago

Speaking of nostalgia, I'm always on the lookout for a playable version of the Mac port. I've found a few of them over the years but never managed to get them to work. I don't even want to know how many hours I spent playing this in the mid-80s, and always liked the Mac port better than the PC one my friends had. The kicker is I do have the original box & floppy, so it's "legal". I am skeptical that the disk still works and it's been almost 20 years since I had a floppy drive at all much less attached to a computer that could read this disk.

aidenn0 2y ago
If you do try to revive the floppies, be aware that most USB floppy drives can't read 400k and 800k Mac disks, so check a mac specific forum before buying one.
- jghn 2y ago
  oh for sure it wouldn't have ever occurred to me that it could possibly work
shagie 2y ago
The Mac port was really well done. I had played it on the Apple ][+ and Mac version (and now the Steam updated version). The thing with the Mac port is that it wasn't just a port but a reimplementation that was designed for the Mac UI of the day. https://www.macintoshrepository.org/5149-wizardry-proving-grounds-of-the-mad-overlord https://www.macintoshrepository.org/5149-wizardry-proving-gr...
- jghn 2y ago
  Hmm, I think this is one of the ones I've tried. Perhaps it was operator error, I'll have to give it another try. That version was soooo much better than other implementations I saw. If I had a windows machine instead the remake on Steam looks like it'd also be great to try but alas.
  - shagie 2y ago
    I'd have to check... it might be playable on Steam Deck and/or streamable to a Mac. While I've got an acceptable windows gaming machine so the Mac gets less play now, I did have a period of time where I had the Steam Deck and streamed the odd game to my Mac where I played it.
    - shagie 2y ago
      ... I checked. It's ok on a Steam Deck, not great, but ok. It streams perfectly to a Mac and is quite playable on the Mac in that way. So, if you've got one, it works.
      - jghn 2y ago
        I do not. And won’t get one just for this hut as I’ve considered it here & there I’ll have to keep this in mind!

smrtinsert 2y ago

The Wizardry box was absolutely epic. I can feel its texture through that jpg.