Sir-Tech Software, Inc. was a

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based in the

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History

In fall 1979, Sirotech Software was founded by Norman Sirotek, Robert Sirotek and

Robert Woodhead Robert J. Woodhead is an entrepreneur, software engineer and former game programmer. He claims that a common thread in his career is "doing weird things with computers". Career In 1979 he co-founded Sirotech (later known as Sir-Tech) with ...

. Sirotech Software published ''Info Tree'', a database management program, '' Galactic Attack'' and a beta version of ''Wizardry: Dungeons of Despair'' which was later renamed '' Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord'' and formally released in fall 1981. It was the first game in the ''

Wizardry ''Wizardry'' is a series of role-playing video games, developed by Sir-Tech, that were highly influential in the evolution of modern role-playing video games. The original ''Wizardry'' was a significant influence on early console role-playing g ...

'' series. In spring 1981, Sir-Tech Software, Inc was incorporated as a video game developer and publisher in the United States. In 1998, Sir-Tech USA closed. The

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counterpart, Sirtech Canada Limited, continued to operate until late 2003. Sir-Tech is best known for ''Wizardry'', the role-playing video game series. The ''

Jagged Alliance ''Jagged Alliance'' is a tactical role-playing game released in 1995 for MS-DOS. It was developed by Madlab Software and published by Sir-Tech. It is the first game in the ''Jagged Alliance'' series. It was re-released in 2008 on GOG.com and i ...

'' series, first published by Sir-Tech in 1994, became a popular franchise. The third game in the series, ''

Jagged Alliance 2 ''Jagged Alliance 2'' is a tactical role-playing game for PC, released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows and later ported to Linux by Tribsoft. It is the third entry in the ''Jagged Alliance'' series. The game was followed by the expansion '' Unfinish ...

'', was still available from its current publisher 15 years after its initial release.

Games

Developed and published

* ''Info Tree'' (1979) (as Sirotech) * '' Galactic Attack'' (1980) (as Sirotech) * '' Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord'' (1981) * '' Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds'' (1982) * '' Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn'' (1983) * ''

Crypt of Medea Crypt 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'' makes use of graphics, but the game is still controlled through the use of text commands ...

'' (1984) * '' Rescue Raiders'' (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 Fuzzballs'' (1990) * '' Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant'' (1992) * '' Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games'' (1996) * '' Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure'' (1996) * '' Wizardry Gold'' (1996) * ''

Wizardry 8 ''Wizardry 8'' is the eighth and final title in the ''Wizardry'' series of role-playing video games by Sir-Tech Canada. It is the third in the ''Dark Savant'' trilogy, which includes '' Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge'' and '' Wizardry VI ...

'' (2001)

Developed only

* ''

'' (1999) * '' Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business'' (2000)

Published only

* '' Star Maze'' (1982) * ''

The Seven Spirits of Ra ''The Seven Spirits of Ra'' is an action-adventure game for DOS published by Sir-Tech in 1987. Gameplay ''The Seven Spirits of Ra'' is a game in which the player is the god Osiris. Reception Alan Roberts reviewed the game for ''Computer Gaming ...

'' (1987) * '' Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny'' (1993) * '' Realms of Arkania: Star Trail'' (1994) * '' Druid: Daemons of the Mind'' (1995) * ''

'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1996) * '' Armed & Delirious'' (1997) * '' Excalibur 2555 AD'' (1997) * '' Virus: The Game'' (1997) * '' Realms of Arkania: Shadows over Riva'' (1997)

Canceled

* '' Wizardry: Stones of Arnhem'' (1994)

References

External links

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A history of Sir-Tech role-playing games
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