NES/Famicom

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

The first Wizardry game was one of the original CRPG dungeon crawlers, and stands along with Ultima and Might & Magic as one of the defining staples of the genre. You generate and control a party of up to six different adventurers and send them into a 3D vector dungeon to fight monsters and find treasure. The game takes place in the domain of Trebor, the titular Mad Overlord. Trebor was once only power-mad, but went off the deep end after he acquired a magical amulet of immense power only to have it stolen from him by his nemesis the evil archmage Werdna. Werdna, not quite sure how to use the amulet properly, accidentally causes an earthquake which creates a ten-level dungeon beneath Trebor'...

Genre: Role-Playing
Year: 1990
Developer: Sir-tech Software, Inc.
Publisher: NEXOFT Corporation
Players: 1

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Achievements

23 achievements · 192 total points

Dungeon Crawler Find the stairs down on level 1 of the maze.
2 pts
The Spiral Find the stairs down on level 2 of the maze.
2 pts
Spinner Hell Find the stairs down on level 3 of the maze.
4 pts
Monster Allocation Center Find the stairs down on level 4 of the maze.
4 pts
The Quest Begins Receive your true quest from the Mad Overlord on level 4 of the maze.
10 pts
Hall of Silence Find the stairs down on level 5 of the maze.
10 pts
NES Exclusive Find the stairs down on level 6 of the maze.
10 pts
The Diamond Find the stairs down on level 7 of the maze.
10 pts
Just Passing Through Descend from level 8 by using the elevator.
4 pts
Werdna's Lair Find the entrance to Werdna's lair on level 9.
10 pts
Dungeon Master Defeat Werdna and return the Amulet.
50 pts
Light Warrior Change a character's class to Lord.
10 pts
Master Of Magic Change a character's class to Wizard.
10 pts
Silent Assassin Change a character's class to Ninja.
10 pts
Way Of Bushido Change a character's class to Samurai.
10 pts
Happy Birthday! Celebrate a birthday at the Adventurer's Inn.
2 pts
It's A Secret To No-One, Really Defeat Murphy's Ghost on the first level of the maze.
4 pts
Need A Lift? Find the maze's first secret elevator.
4 pts
Really? Ignore the warnings on level 2.
2 pts
Keeping It Old-School Find the stairs to level 2 in "Line" mode.
2 pts
Thou Hath Lost An Eighth! Change any character's alignment from "Good" or "Neutral" to "Evil."
2 pts
Penny Pincher Have a character with 10,000 or more GP.
10 pts
KA-BLAM! Acquire the Tiltowait spell.
10 pts

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How do I play Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord online with a friend?

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (NES/Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord in the NES/Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord have achievements?

Yes, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord has 23 achievements worth 192 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.