Company:Sir-Tech
Formerly | Sirotech Software |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | 1979 |
Founder | Norman Sirotek Robert Sirotek Robert Woodhead |
Defunct | 2003 |
Products | Wizardry series Jagged Alliance series |
Sir-Tech Software, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher based in the United States and Canada .
History
In fall 1979, Sirotech Software was founded by Norman Sirotek, Robert Sirotek and Robert Woodhead. 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 and formally released in fall 1981. It was the first game in the Wizardry series.[1]
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.[2] The Canada counterpart, Sirtech Canada Limited, continued to operate until late 2003.[3]
Sir-Tech is best known for Wizardry, the role-playing video game series. The Jagged Alliance series, first published by Sir-Tech in 1994, became a popular franchise. The third game in the series, Jagged Alliance 2, 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 (1981)
- Wizardry II (1982)
- Wizardry III (1983)
- Crypt of Medea (1984)
- Rescue Raiders (1984)
- Deep Space (1986)
- Wizardry IV (1987)
- Wizardry V (1988)
- The Usurper: The Mines of Qyntarr (1989)
- Wizardry VI (1990)
- Freakin' Funky Fuzzballs (1990)
- Wizardry VII (1992)
- Jagged Alliance (1996)
- Nemesis (1996)
- Wizardry Gold (1996)
- Wizardry 8 (2001)
Developed only
- Jagged Alliance 2 (1999)
- Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business (2000)
Published only
- Star Maze (1982)
- The Seven Spirits of Ra (1987)
- Realms of Arkania (1993)
- Realms of Arkania (1994)
- Druid (1995)
- Jagged Alliance (1995)
- Fable (1996)
- Armed & Delirious (1997)
- Excalibur 2555 AD (1997)
- Virus (1997)
- Realms of Arkania (1997)
Canceled
References
- ↑ Wilson, Johnny L. (November 1991). "A History of Computer Games". Computer Gaming World: 10. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1991&pub=2&id=88. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ↑ "Sir-tech's Last Words". 16 October 1998. http://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/16/sir-techs-last-words.
- ↑ A brief history from MobyGames
- ↑ Museum of Computer Adventure Game History. "Wizardry 8: Stones of Arnhem". http://www.mocagh.org/loadpage.php?getgame=wiz8arnhem-map1.
External links
- Sir-Tech at MobyGames
- A history of Sir-Tech role-playing games at Bitmob via Internet Archive
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir-Tech.
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