The official X/Twitter account for the fantasy role-playing simulation recreation franchise Wizardry introduced on September 1 that the franchise’s co-founder Andrew C. Greenberg has died. He was 67.
The Twitter account famous Greenberg had an enormous affect on pc RPGs and gaming tradition. The account added that though Greenberg didn’t make many public appearances within the later years of his life, he was at all times comfortable to reply questions on his work, and cared in regards to the work till the top of his life.
Greenberg and AnimEigo co-founder Robert Woodhead co-created the unique Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord recreation in 1981. The sport’s boss “Werdna” is Andrew’s identify spelled backward.
Wizardry is an ongoing franchise that has impressed many RPGs within the West and Japan. The franchise stays constantly well-liked amongst Japanese gamers, with the nation’s Wizardry spin-offs outnumbering the first video games within the collection. Japanese online game developer Drecom acquired copyrights and home and international logos for the sport collection in October 2020.
The Wizardry franchise impressed an OVA in 1991.
Greenberg attended Cornell College, and he additionally labored on video games akin to Q*bert. He went on to turn out to be a patent lawyer and was a previous chairman of the Mental Property Committee for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Sources: Wizardry franchise’s X/Twitter account (link 2), Famitsu (ミル☆吉村), PC Gamer (Ted Litchfield)
