Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (1981) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

The Mad Overlord Trebor was once only power-mad, but went off the deep end after he acquired a magical amulet of immense power, only to have it stolen from him by his nemesis, the evil archmage Werdna. Werdna…

1 September 1981

What Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Sir-tech Software and released in 1981. It is available on Apple II and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The land of Llylgamyn is the basis of many legends. It is the center of commerce throughout the land, and home of the academy where some of the bravest warriors are trained. In it's early days it was a monarchy ruled by the royal family, but as time passed the power shifted to aristocrats and theocrats, and eventually the royal family became more symbolic then anything else. Under a more democratic system, the High Council of Sages appointed an Overlord to govern over the kingdom. With that, the power of the royal family diminished almost completely. The Overlord was a former warrior of the realm, and a local hero. His name was Trebor. At first everything seemed well, but as time went by…

Description from the publisher · source

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: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is the first of 48 entries we hold in the Wizardry series. The next entry was Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario in 1982.

See all 48 Wizardry games in release order →