Wizardry, the Landmark RPG That Inspired Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy
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- Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is one of the most influential early RPGs, inspiring creators of later hits like Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy
- Co-creators Andrew C. Greenberg and Robert Woodhead met at Cornell University, initially disliking each other due to competition for PLATO terminal access, but later collaborated to combine their dungeon game concepts, with Greenberg's earlier BASIC version providing the name and foundational ideas, while Woodhead's Pascal expertise offered technical advantages
- Woodhead's passion for programming led to his suspension from college, which his mother turned into an opportunity by getting him to write inventory management software for Fred Sirotek, eventually giving him access to an Apple II and sparking the discussions that led to the founding of Sir-Tech