Third if Activision ever intends to publish another Zork game. (The first home-computer version of "Zork I" was published in 1980.)
----- Original Message ----- From: Hugh Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 1:05 PM Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Wizardry, or the death of another Legend > Tis a sad day. > > FYI to all, Wizardry started in 81. That makes it the second oldest running > franchise...right behind Ultima. > > Hugh > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pedro Quaresma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 11:08 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [SWCollect] Wizardry, or the death of another Legend > > > > Some of you noticed that Sir-Tech released last week Wizardry 8, the latest > installment of their great Wizardry saga. Maybe not all of you know that > due to finance issues, this is the last game Sir-Tech is making, as they're > closing down doors. > > So one other RPG Legend is gone. Magic Candle is long gone, Bard's Tale > too, Ultima was died non-officially in 1993. Might & Magic is seriously > threatened due to cashflow problems. RPG gaming industry is getting > threatened by newcoming sagas with less quality and/or more arcade-ish RPGs > in opposition to the classic RPGs. Where's the future leading us to? > > About Wizardry specifically, Stephen or others are more qualified to talk > about it than I am, but I will start anyway. Andrew Greenberg and Robert > Woodhead started the saga in 1984, which (arguably) reached its peak by > 1991 with Wizardry 7, a creation of the ingenious D.W.Bradley. Bradley was > also behind 5 and 6, this last one having, IMHO, one of the best > storylines/plot/endings ever (knowing how demanding I am in terms of RPGs, > you can imagine how good this game is). > > Now Wizardry 8 is on the streets, attempting to finish with a "golden key" > the History of Wizardry. Even without the magical hands of Andrew, Robert, > or Bradley, I am sure it will make it. > > Long live Wizardry on the memories of RPG fans worldwide. > > Pedro > > PS: "Trebor sux!" ;) > > Pedro R. Quaresma > [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "So long, and thanks for all the fish" > > > > > http://www.salvador-caetano.pt > http://www.globalshop.pt > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to > the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' > Archives are available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to > the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' > Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
