Sir-Tech Software, Inc. was a

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and

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based in the United States and Canada.

History

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

Robert Woodhead Robert J. Woodhead (born 1958 or 1959) is an American entrepreneur, software engineer and former game programmer. He is the co-creator of the ''Wizardry'' franchise, and the co-founder of both the video game publishing company Sir-Tech and ani ...

. Sirotech Software published ''Info Tree'', a

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, ''

Galactic Attack ''Galactic Attack'' is a 1980 space combat simulator video game written by Robert Woodhead for the Apple II and published by the company he co-founded, Siro-Tech. It is a single-player adaptation of the game ''Empire (1973 video game), Empire'' ...

'' 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 may refer to: * ''Wizardry'' (video game series), role-playing video game series, originally published by Sir-Tech ** '' Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord'', the first game of the series, released in 1981 * ''Wizardry'' (The ...

'' 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 series of turn-based tactics video games. The first games in the series were released for DOS. From ''Jagged Alliance 2'' on, the games were developed using DirectX for native Windows operation. ''Jagged Alliance 2'' was ...

'' 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 1999 tactical role-playing game developed by Sir-Tech, Sir-Tech Canada for Microsoft Windows and later porting, ported to Linux by Tribsoft. It is the third entry in the Jagged Alliance (series), ''Jagged Alliance'' seri ...

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

Games

Developed and published

* ''Info Tree'' (1979) (as Sirotech) * ''

'' (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 game written by Arthur Britto and Allan Lamb for the Apple II. It was published by Sir-Tech in 1984. ''Crypt of Medea'' makes use of graphics, but is controlled via text commands. The game begins with the player t ...

'' (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 ''Freakin' Funky Fuzzballs'' is a top-down puzzle video game written by Ian Currie and Robert Koller for DOS and published by Sir-Tech Software. In it, a fuzzball must navigate several maps and avoid the "enemy." Gameplay There are two differ ...

'' (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 last installment in the '' Wizardry'' series of role-playing video games developed by Sir-Tech Canada. Serving as the third game in the "''Dark Savant'' trilogy," it follows '' Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge'' and '' ...

'' (2001)

Developed only

* ''

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

Published only

* ''

Star Maze ''Star Maze'' is a space-themed shooter taking place in a multidirectional scrolling maze published by Sir-Tech in 1982. It was written by Canadian programmer Gordon Eastman for the Apple II, based on a design by Robert Woodhead. Versions for th ...

'' (1982) * ''

The Seven Spirits of Ra ''The Seven Spirits of Ra'' is an action-adventure game set in ancient Egypt, developed by Macrocom and published by Sir-Tech for DOS in 1987 Gameplay ''The Seven Spirits of Ra'' is a game in which the player is the Egyptian god Osiris, whose s ...

'' (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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