Qt3 Podcast: Spoofychop and Wizard Wars

Posted by on August 22, 2011 in Game Podcasts

You probably don’t know what Wizard Wars is. From that picture of the game above, taken by Keith (aka Spoofychop), it doesn’t look like much. But assuming your concept of computer RPGs predates the latest visual feast, and assuming you remember what it was like being a kid, you will absolutely understand the magic of Wizard Wars. Because — no joke — a bunch of museum curators understood it. Hear the tale on this episode of the Quarter to Three Podcast.

After the jump, we have visual aids, which we’ll explain as you’re listening!

Wizard Wars map 1

Wizard Wars map 2

Wizard Wars map 3

Wizard Wars map 4

Wizard Wars map 5

Wizard Wars map 6

Wizard Wars map 7

Wizard Wars map 8

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  • http://www.yellow-menace.com Musashi

    Loved this one – those maps are a thing of beauty. I love speaking with gamers in my age group (read: middle-aged grognards) and finding out what kind of weird, obsessive gaming artifacts they have lurking in their parents basements.

    And – FYI…just found Wizard Wars lurking on an abandonware site. Might have to fire that puppy up and see if Spoofychop’s maps still cut the mustard.

  • http://www.quartertothree.com Tom Chick

    Musashi, you’ll note that Keith pointed out on the podcast those maps are only from the endgame dungeon, and that there aren’t any dungeons in the rest of the game. Which is a weird design decision that I kind of respect. You have to show really commitment before being dumped into a frustrating maze! Mere tourists need not apply!

  • http://www.yellow-menace.com Musashi

    Yeah, so I played a little bit of this last night (it actually booted under WinXP) and..huh. I spent 30 minutes killing ninja and gathering weird random loot like baskets and cherry twigs. Not sure but this may be just my kind of crazy. Also not sure if I’m playing it right.