Gary Grigsby is a computer wargame

Wargame (video games)

Wargames are a subgenre of strategy video games that emphasize strategic or tactical warfare on a map, as well as historical accuracy.-History:The genre of wargame video games is derived from earlier forms of wargames...

 designer and programmer

Game programmer

A game programmer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebase for video games or related software, such as game development tools. Game programming has many specialized disciplines all of which fall under the umbrella term of "game programmer"...

.

Career

Grigsby's games were published by Strategic Simulations, Inc.

Strategic Simulations, Inc.

Strategic Simulations, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher with over 100 titles to its credit since its founding in 1979. It was especially noted for its numerous wargames, its official computer game adaptations of Dungeons & Dragons, and for the groundbreaking Panzer General...

 (SSI) from his first game design in 1982 until 1997. During that time he created several titles that are considered classics of the wargame genre, including Kampfgruppe, USAAF, War in Russia and the Steel Panthers

Steel Panthers

Steel Panthers is a series of computer wargames, developed and published by several different companies, with various games covering battles from 1930 to 2020. The first game was released in 1995, and the most recent was released in 2006 and is still updated regularly. Players control individual...

 series. Two games, Battle of Britain and 12 O'clock High, were done for Talonsoft in the late 90s. In 2001 Grigsby started a game development company called 2 By 3 Games with Joel Billings

Joel Billings

Joel Billings is an American computer game designer. He is the founder of the game company SSI. He was also the company's president.-Career:Billings started SSI in 1979 just after finishing college, with a $1000 initial investment. The first product was Computer Bismarck, which he co-wrote...

 (founder of SSI) and Keith Brors. Their latest Grigsby-designed title, Gary Grigsby's War Between the States, was released by Matrix Games

Matrix Games

Matrix Games is a publisher of computer games, specifically strategy games and wargames. They are based out of Staten Island, New York.Their focus is primarily but not exclusively on war games and turn-based strategy...

 in 2008.

Game designs

• Guadalcanal Campaign (1982)
• Bomb Alley (1982)
• North Atlantic '86
  North Atlantic '86
  North Atlantic '86 was a computer war game covering a hypothetical conflict between NATO and the Soviet Union. Written by game author Gary Grigsby and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. it ran on the Apple II platform....
  
   (1983)
• Carrier Force (1983)
• Objective: Kursk (1984)
• War in Russia (1984)
• Reforger '88 (1984)
• Kampfgruppe (1985)
• Mech Brigade (1985)
• USAAF (1985)
• Battlegroup (1986)
• Warship (1986)
• War in the South Pacific (1986)
• Battlecruiser (1987)
• Panzer Strike! (1987)
• Typhoon of Steel (1988)
• Overrun! (1989)
• Second Front (1990)
• Western Front (1991)
• Carrier Strike (1992)
• Gary Grigsby's Pacific War
  Gary Grigsby's Pacific War
  Gary Grigsby's Pacific War is a 1992 strategy wargame released by Strategic Simulations, Inc.. It covers World War II in the Pacific between the Japanese Empire and the Allies, which include the USA, the British Empire, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Philippines, and China...
  
   (1992)
• Gary Grigsby's War in Russia (1993)
• Steel Panthers
  Steel Panthers
  Steel Panthers is a series of computer wargames, developed and published by several different companies, with various games covering battles from 1930 to 2020. The first game was released in 1995, and the most recent was released in 2006 and is still updated regularly. Players control individual...
  
   (1995)
• Steel Panthers II (1996)
• Steel Panthers III (1997)
• Battle of Britain (1999)
• 12 O'clock High (1999)
• Uncommon Valor: Campaign for the South Pacific (2002)
• War in the Pacific: The Struggle Against Japan 1941-1945 (2004)
• Gary Grigsby's World at War (2005)
• Gary Grigsby's World at War A World Divided (2006)
• Gary Grigsby's War Between the States (2008)
• Gary Grigsby's War in the East (2010)

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