The Ultimate Wizardy Archives

PhilM13 · 05-01-2002, 11:01 PM

Just got this yesterday in the B Bin.
W1 to WVII and W Gold.
Just entered the maze in W1 and had a few encounters.

I have never played any Wizardy games before or
"any" DOS Games this primative infact.
The black and white maze has me "Strangely" captivated.
Should I really be playing a game like this I ask myself?

Anyhow, is it worth the trip going through all these
prehistoric episodes or are some just not worth it?.

GenXCub · 05-02-2002, 06:40 AM

I never did the really early ones. My first exposure was back when I was in Junior High and Wiz 5 Heart of the Maelstrom came out. It's basically the same as Wiz 1,2,3 (Wiz 4 was a different game written for the apple... go trebor and werdna)

I don't think that Wiz 5 is really all that necessary for your game play, but doing Wiz 6, Bane of the Cosmic Forge is still fun since it was the first one that let you see the names of spells instead of having to type in "Halito" or something like that... you can also transfer your Wiz 6 characters to Wiz 7, then to Wiz 8, so you can go the whole way with one set of people.

GodSlayer · 05-02-2002, 08:20 AM

Hello

What's the difference betwwen wiz 7 and wiz gold ?

GodSlayer

Avenstar · 05-02-2002, 01:55 PM

The difference between Wiz 7 and Wiz Gold is that Wiz Gold has alot of annoying features and additions that make it a pain to play if your used to the dos version.

Wiz 6 and 7 are two of my favorite games, and for those that have a system with pure dos mode(windows 98 or earlier), give them a shot. The story is more in depth than Wizardry 8 because everything has to be told to you in text instead of shown to you in flashy graphics. Wizardry 6 gives you the beginning of the story, and is just alot of fun. Wizardry 7 has roaming NPCs and the famous Gorrors.

Saltheart Foamfollower · 05-02-2002, 10:40 PM

I have played all of the Wizardry series. Starting back in 1986 or so. These were cutting edge back in the days of simple graphics and text adventures.

I still have the original triology on 5 1/4" disks for the Apple II.

I also own the Ultimate Archives also, and have gone back and played all of them before Wiz 8 came out...

otter · 05-03-2002, 03:05 AM

Does the Archive run well on the various Windoses et.al?
Is W-6 very much like W-7? I really liked W-7, it might be a fun project to play 6 to import into 7 and then on to 8...
But mostly, Where can i get this Archive?

GenXCub · 05-03-2002, 03:11 AM

I have the ultimate wiz archives CD, and I play them on Windows 2000. To be honest, they're a real pain in the ass. If I were on Windows 98, I'd have no problem with it, but Win2k, Win ME, and Win XP don't have native DOS compatibility (aka real mode), so you have to reboot from a boot disk (in the case of Win2k, the emergency disk, so that you can read NTFS).

If you're REALLY wanting to play them, I suppose you can look past a lot of that.. or, if you still have Win 98 or Win 95, you'll be fine. Best place to get the Ult Wiz Archives is Ebay.

otter · 05-03-2002, 03:37 AM

thank you thank you thank you. Win 98 here, to play Civilization and Ult Und (now i hear it's out in some new version???)

GodSlayer · 05-03-2002, 04:34 AM

To my question about wiz 7 and wiz gold - is wiz gold the same game as wiz 7, but with added features. what I mean is - is it the same story ? (I do have wiz gold, but not wiz 7)

The reason I ask, is that I am thinking about playing through it so I can import chars to wiz 8.
I never played it when I got it. It was in one of those archives together with bard's tale 1,2,3 and some other games. I bought the archives because of the bard's tale games, I played those on my amiga, and I loved them. I had never played any wizardry games before.

GodSlayer

otter · 05-04-2002, 12:55 AM

did you ever play Captive on your Amiga?

05-02-2002, 06:40 AM	#2
GenXCub Drow Warrior Join Date: January 30, 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 251	I never did the really early ones. My first exposure was back when I was in Junior High and Wiz 5 Heart of the Maelstrom came out. It's basically the same as Wiz 1,2,3 (Wiz 4 was a different game written for the apple... go trebor and werdna) I don't think that Wiz 5 is really all that necessary for your game play, but doing Wiz 6, Bane of the Cosmic Forge is still fun since it was the first one that let you see the names of spells instead of having to type in "Halito" or something like that... you can also transfer your Wiz 6 characters to Wiz 7, then to Wiz 8, so you can go the whole way with one set of people. __________________ \"I\'m sure I\'d be quite upset if I weren\'t under such heavy sedation.\" - David St. Hubbins

05-02-2002, 01:55 PM	#4
Avenstar Dungeon Master Join Date: March 31, 2002 Location: USA Posts: 76	The difference between Wiz 7 and Wiz Gold is that Wiz Gold has alot of annoying features and additions that make it a pain to play if your used to the dos version. Wiz 6 and 7 are two of my favorite games, and for those that have a system with pure dos mode(windows 98 or earlier), give them a shot. The story is more in depth than Wizardry 8 because everything has to be told to you in text instead of shown to you in flashy graphics. Wizardry 6 gives you the beginning of the story, and is just alot of fun. Wizardry 7 has roaming NPCs and the famous Gorrors. __________________ Wizardry 8 Resource Page<br />[url]\"http://www.geocities.com/shau185/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.geocities.com/shau185/index.html</a>

05-02-2002, 10:40 PM	#5
Saltheart Foamfollower Manshoon Join Date: September 30, 2001 Location: your darkest fears... Posts: 229	I have played all of the Wizardry series. Starting back in 1986 or so. These were cutting edge back in the days of simple graphics and text adventures. I still have the original triology on 5 1/4" disks for the Apple II. I also own the Ultimate Archives also, and have gone back and played all of them before Wiz 8 came out... __________________ it was the 7th day and i was the 7th son, it scared the hell outta everyone...

05-03-2002, 03:11 AM	#7
GenXCub Drow Warrior Join Date: January 30, 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 251	I have the ultimate wiz archives CD, and I play them on Windows 2000. To be honest, they're a real pain in the ass. If I were on Windows 98, I'd have no problem with it, but Win2k, Win ME, and Win XP don't have native DOS compatibility (aka real mode), so you have to reboot from a boot disk (in the case of Win2k, the emergency disk, so that you can read NTFS). If you're REALLY wanting to play them, I suppose you can look past a lot of that.. or, if you still have Win 98 or Win 95, you'll be fine. Best place to get the Ult Wiz Archives is Ebay. __________________ \"I\'m sure I\'d be quite upset if I weren\'t under such heavy sedation.\" - David St. Hubbins

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05-01-2002, 11:01 PM	#1
PhilM13 Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: November 7, 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 47	Just got this yesterday in the B Bin. W1 to WVII and W Gold. Just entered the maze in W1 and had a few encounters. I have never played any Wizardy games before or "any" DOS Games this primative infact. The black and white maze has me "Strangely" captivated. Should I really be playing a game like this I ask myself? Anyhow, is it worth the trip going through all these prehistoric episodes or are some just not worth it?.

05-02-2002, 08:20 AM	#3
GodSlayer Dungeon Master Join Date: April 12, 2002 Location: Aarhus, Denmark Age: 51 Posts: 68	Hello What's the difference betwwen wiz 7 and wiz gold ? GodSlayer

05-03-2002, 03:05 AM	#6
otter Elminster Join Date: March 26, 2002 Location: portland or Posts: 434	Does the Archive run well on the various Windoses et.al? Is W-6 very much like W-7? I really liked W-7, it might be a fun project to play 6 to import into 7 and then on to 8... But mostly, Where can i get this Archive?

05-03-2002, 03:37 AM	#8
otter Elminster Join Date: March 26, 2002 Location: portland or Posts: 434	thank you thank you thank you. Win 98 here, to play Civilization and Ult Und (now i hear it's out in some new version???)

05-03-2002, 04:34 AM	#9
GodSlayer Dungeon Master Join Date: April 12, 2002 Location: Aarhus, Denmark Age: 51 Posts: 68	To my question about wiz 7 and wiz gold - is wiz gold the same game as wiz 7, but with added features. what I mean is - is it the same story ? (I do have wiz gold, but not wiz 7) The reason I ask, is that I am thinking about playing through it so I can import chars to wiz 8. I never played it when I got it. It was in one of those archives together with bard's tale 1,2,3 and some other games. I bought the archives because of the bard's tale games, I played those on my amiga, and I loved them. I had never played any wizardry games before. GodSlayer

05-04-2002, 12:55 AM	#10
otter Elminster Join Date: March 26, 2002 Location: portland or Posts: 434	did you ever play Captive on your Amiga?

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