Sir-Tech
Encyclopedia
Sir-Tech Software, Inc. was a United States
-based video game developer
and publisher
founded by Robert Woodhead
and Norman Sirotek. While the original company closed its doors in 2001, its Canadian
counterpart Sir-Tech Canada continued to operate up until late 2003.
Sir-Tech is best known for the Wizardry
computer role-playing game series. The Jagged Alliance series (started in 1994) was also a popular franchise. The third game in the series, Jagged Alliance 2, is twelve years old, and is still available from its current publisher.
United States
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-based video game developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
and publisher
Video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....
founded by Robert Woodhead
Robert Woodhead
Robert J. Woodhead is a entrepreneur, software engineer and former game programmer. He claims that a common thread in his career is "doing weird things with computers". Along with Andrew C...
and Norman Sirotek. While the original company closed its doors in 2001, its Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
counterpart Sir-Tech Canada continued to operate up until late 2003.
Sir-Tech is best known for the Wizardry
Wizardry
Wizardry is a series of computer role-playing games, developed by Sir-Tech, which were highly influential in the development of modern console and computer role playing games. The original Wizardry was a significant influence to early console RPGs, such as Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy. ...
computer role-playing game series. The Jagged Alliance series (started in 1994) was also a popular franchise. The third game in the series, Jagged Alliance 2, is twelve years old, and is still available from its current publisher.
Developed and published
- Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (1981)
- Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds (1982)
- Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn (1983)
- Crypt of MedeaCrypt of MedeaCrypt of Medea is an adventure video game written by Arthur Britto and Allan Lamb. It was published for the Apple II by Sir-Tech in 1984. Crypt of Medea is one of the early text-based adventure games to make use of graphics, but the game is still controlled through the use of text commands in the...
(1984) - Rescue RaidersRescue RaidersRescue Raiders is a game by Sir-Tech Software for the Apple II.In 1991 Three-Sixty Pacific released Armor Alley, a recreation of Rescue Raiders for Mac OS and DOS...
(1984) - Deep Space: Operation Copernicus (1986)
- Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna (1987)
- Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom (1988)
- The Usurper: The Mines Of Qyntarr (1989)
- Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge (1990)
- Freakin' Funky FuzzballsFreakin' Funky FuzzballsFreakin' Funky Fuzzballs is a DOS, top-down computer game written by Ian Currie and Robert Koller as part of Sir-Tech Software. In it, a fuzzball must navigate several maps and avoid the "enemy."-Gameplay:...
(1990) - Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant (1992)
- Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games (1996)
- Wizardry Gold (1996)
- Wizardry 8Wizardry 8Wizardry 8 is the eighth and final title in the Wizardry series of computer role-playing games by Sir-Tech. It is the third in the Dark Savant trilogy, which includes Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge and Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant...
(2001)
Developed only
- Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure (1996)
- Jagged Alliance 2Jagged Alliance 2Jagged Alliance 2 is a tactical role-playing game for PC, released in 1999 for Windows, and later ported to Linux by Tribsoft. It is the third game in the Jagged Alliance series, and was followed by two expansions: Unfinished Business and Wildfire...
(1999) - Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business (2000)
Published only
- The Seven Spirits of Ra (1987)
- Realms of Arkania: Blade of DestinyRealms of Arkania: Blade of DestinyRealms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny is a computer role-playing game developed by Attic Entertainment Software. It was the first game based on the German pen & paper RPG system Das Schwarze Auge by Fantasy Productions. The original German version of the game was released in 1992...
(1993) - Realms of Arkania: Star TrailRealms of Arkania: Star TrailRealms of Arkania: Star Trail is a computer role playing game by Attic Entertainment Software based on the German RPG system Das Schwarze Auge. The original German version of the game was released in 1994...
(1994) - Druid: Daemons of the Mind (1995)
- Jagged AllianceJagged AllianceJagged Alliance is a tactical role-playing game released in 1994 for MS-DOS and in 2009 for the Nintendo DS. It is the first game in the Jagged Alliance series, and was followed by Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games and Jagged Alliance 2 .-Plot:Jagged Alliance takes place on the fictional south...
(1995) - FableFable (1996 video game)Fable is a PC adventure game from 1996, of the point-and-click genre, developed by Simbiosis Interactive and released by Sirtech in the United States....
(1996) - Armed & DeliriousArmed & DeliriousArmed & Delirious is a 1997 computer game for Microsoft Windows. It was created by Makh-Shevet Ltd., and published by Sir-Tech. An adventure game, it has many puzzles along the way as the player, as a delirious grandmother, tries to save her family...
(1997) - Excalibur 2555 AD (1997)
- Virus: The GameVirus: The GameVirus: The Game is a strategy/action video game by Sir-Tech. The game levels take place in the user's 'hard drive'. The objective is to battle against 'viruses' that invade the user's directory structure and files. The game and its advertisement included warnings reminding the player that "it's...
(1997) - Realms of Arkania: Shadows over RivaRealms of Arkania: Shadows over RivaRealms of Arkania: Shadows over Riva is a computer role playing game based on the German RPG system Das Schwarze Auge by Attic Entertainment Software. The original German version of the game was released in 1996...
(1997)
External links
- Sir-Tech profile on MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...
- A history of Sir-Tech Role Playing Games