Wizardry: Your Grandpa's RPG

A Deep dive into the Sir-Tech's Wizardry series and how it was instrumental in creating the RPG genre as we know it. From Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest to Persona and Shin Megami Tensei to Ultima, Might & Magic and even Pokemon, gaming would be forever changed by Wizardry 00:00 - How Wizardry Created the RPG Genre 01:27 - Ultima vs. Wizardry 03:19 - Wizardry: The Proving Grounds Of The Mad Overlord 04:14 - The Story 05:12 - Character Creation, Classes and how it influenced Final Fantasy 06:33 - The Gameplay & How It Created The JRPG 08:05 - This Game Is Brutal! 11:24 - The Wizardry Experience 13:46 - How Wizardry Influenced Anime & Gaming 15:56 - This Game is Hilarious! 17:55 - Japan Missed The Joke 18:56 - The Wizardry Anime 19:44 - Japan vs. The World 21:34 - The APPLE II Version 21:54 - The Ms-Dos Version 22:14 - The NES Version 24:36 - The Game Boy Color Version 25:18 - The PC Engine/Turbografx-16 Version 26:22 - The Super Famicom Version 27:22 - The PS1/Sega Saturn & Windows Versions 28:38 - The WonderSwan Color Version 29:43 - The 2023 remake 30:18 - Wizardry II: The Knight Of Diamonds 34:00 - What happens if your characters get too old 35:03 - Wizardry III: Legacy Of Llylgamyn 35:33 - How Wizardry Influenced Fire Emblem and Phantasy Star 36:02 - Why Your Alignment matters 37:03 - Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna 39:07 - Wizardry Meets Pokemon 40:24 - Wizardry IV vs. The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy & Dungeon Master 41:40 - Do you play against Robin Williams in Wizardry IV? 42:50 - The Hardest RPG Ever Made! 43:46 - The PS1 and PC Engine Ports 44:45 - Why Wizardry IV is so Unique 46:56 - Persona & Megami Tensei vs. Wizardry IV 48:18 - How This Series Was Doomed 48:43 - How This Series Was Saved #retrogaming #nintendo #rpg