Wizardry I - Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (Japan)
Game Boy Color
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Reviewed in 2000
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Wizardry I Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord brings the cult RPG to GBC. The franchise's first entry with first-person dungeon, classes and spells. A respectful adaptation of the 1981 classic.
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Category
RPG1 player12+
Description
First Wizardry dungeon RPG on GBC.
Wizardry I - Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Building your party before treading first-person dungeons sets up a demanding crawler where every step can cost you dearly. Varied classes, patient mapping and fearsome battles reward perseverance over long hours. That old-school depth, inherited from a pillar of the genre, offers a lifespan dear to dungeon-RPG fans.
Technical info
💾0,28 MB📅02/03/2000
Published by ASCII
Wizardry I - Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (GBC) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
GBC port of the very first Wizardry from 1981, the founding classic of the Western dungeon crawler, here adapted by ASCII for the Japanese market with English and Japanese text. Its high value reflects the original's historic status and a small Japanese print run. The dual-language cartridge broadens its appeal beyond Japan, making it the most prized entry of the Wizardry GBC lineage.
