Hal-abuurka Wizardry, Andrew Greenberg, wuxuu ku dhintay da'da 67

Andrew C. Greenberg, oo ah isku-hawlgalaha taxanaha seminal Wizardry RPG, ayaa geeriyooday 67. Dhimashadiisa waxaa ku dhawaaqay Facebook-ga oo uu la shaqeynayay Wizardry, Robert Woodhead, iyo sidoo kale la wadaago Twitter by horumarinta ciyaaraha iyo borofisar naqshadeynta David Mullich.

Wax ku biirinta Greenberg iyo Woodhead ee RPG-yada iyo ciyaaraha PC waa mid aan la qiyaasi karin. Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord waxay ahayd mid ka mid ah RPG-yada ugu horreeya ee lagu aqoonsan karo kombuyuutarrada guriga. Waxay keentay waayo-aragnimada RPG-yada miiska-korka ah iyo ciyaaraha loogu talagalay dhismooyinka muhiimka ah ee PLATO ee xoogga leh ee laga helay xarumaha kulliyadda Apple II, kombuyuutar guri.

Wizardry waxa uu ahaa mid u gogol xaaraya siyaabo badan, oo ay ku jirto in uu noqdo mid ka mid ah RPG-yadii ugu horreeyay si loogu ogolaado ciyaartoydu inay xakameeyaan koox buuxda oo jilayaal ah, mid kasta oo leh karti iyo astaamo u gaar ah. Ciyaartoyda waxay sahamiyeen shaybaadh silig ah oo aad u balaadhan, qof-koowaad ah, oo daaha ka qaaday albaabada qarsoon, ka baxsanayay dabinada, iyo soo food saartay cadawga cabsida leh. Dhammaadkii godka ayaa la sugayay "Mad Overlord" Werdna⁠—oo si cayaareed u lulay magaca Greenberg magaciisa, Andrew, ayaa gadaal u higgaadiyay. Greenberg waxa uu sii waday isticmaalka monikerkan muddo dheer ka dib xirfadiisa ciyaaraha, isaga oo u qaatay sidii email shakhsi ahaaneed iyo magaca isticmaalaha kanaalka YouTube halkaas oo uu ku diiwaangeliyay shaqadiisa barnaamijka dhibcaha bowling.

Saamaynta Wizardry, oo ay weheliso taxanaha Ultima, waxay ahayd mid qoto dheer 1980-meeyadii, iyadoo labada ciyaarood iyo taxanahoodaba loo gudbiyay kombiyuutarrada gaarka ah ee waaweyn sida Commodore 64 iyo MS-DOS PCs. Saamaynta Wizardry ayaa si gaar ah ugu xooggan Japan, halkaas oo ay si weyn uga qayb qaadatay dhalashada nooca JRPG.

Ka dib markii la horumariyay ciyaaraha Star Saga ee 1988 iyo 89, Greenberg waxay ka gudubtay warshadaha ciyaaraha una gudubtay xirfad sharci ah, markii hore waxay ku takhasustay sharciga hantida garaadka ee Florida ka hor inta uusan noqon lataliyaha guud ee shirkadda tamarta dib loo cusboonaysiin karo ee Xslent. In kasta oo uu shaqadiisa iska beddelay, hamigii Greenberg ee barnaamij-samaynta waa uu adkaystay, sida lagu caddeeyey nooc kaydsan oo boggiisa gaarka ah iyo kanaalka YouTube-ka ee firfircoon. Warqad 1999 ah oo lagu wadaagay barta Wizardry taageere ayaa muujineysa in Greenberg uu guursaday Sheila McDonald, oo ah ciyaarta Wizardry, lammaanuhuna waxay lahaayeen laba carruur ah.

In kasta oo Greenberg uu ka tagay warshadaha ciyaaraha wakhti dheer ka hor, dhaxalkiisu wuxuu ku sii socdaa RPG-yada casriga ah, laga bilaabo Baldur's Gate ilaa Persona. Shaqadiisa Wizardry wali waa la heli karaa maanta, gaar ahaan iyada oo loo marayo Dib-u-maareeyaha Dijital Eclipse ee ugu dambeeyay ee ciyaarta asalka ah, oo ay kujirto muuqaal-sawir-sawir garaafyadeeda 1-bit ee caadiga ah waxaana lagu soo saaray talobixin ka timid hal-abuurayaasha Wizardry.