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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

1981 video game
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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

Summary

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (372 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's instance of is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — instance of (P31): video game[3].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's genre is Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — genre (P136): role-playing video game[4].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord was followed by Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — followed by (P156): Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds[5].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's developer is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — developer (P178): Sir-Tech[6].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's part of the series is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — part of the series (P179): Wizardry[7].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's designed by is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — designed by (P287): Andrew C. Greenberg[8].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's platform is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — platform (P400): DOS[9].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's platform is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — platform (P400): Nintendo Entertainment System[10].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's platform is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — platform (P400): Super Nintendo Entertainment System[11].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's platform is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — platform (P400): MSX[12].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's platform is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — platform (P400): Commodore 64[13].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's platform is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — platform (P400): Apple II[14].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's platform is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — platform (P400): Classic Mac OS[15].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's game mode is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — game mode (P404): single-player video game[16].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord was distributed by Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — distribution format (P437): floppy disk[17].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's input device is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — input device (P479): computer keyboard[18].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's country of origin is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — country of origin (P495): United States[19].
  • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord was released on September 1981[20].

Body

Publication

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord was published on September 1981[20]. Its genre is Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — genre (P136): role-playing video game[4]. Its part of the series is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — part of the series (P179): Wizardry[7]. It was distributed by Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — distribution format (P437): floppy disk[17].

Subject and Themes

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord's part of the series is recorded as Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — part of the series (P179): Wizardry[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord was followed by Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — followed by (P156): Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds[5].

Why It Matters

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (372 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

Related Entities

Apple II Classic Mac OS computer keyboard DOS floppy disk Sir-Tech United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · Flagstaff12 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Sir-Tech
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P178]]: [[Q139796428]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778855496750"
  2. 9w ago · Flagstaff12 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Part of the series → Wizardry
    Publication date → +1981-09-00T00:00:00Z
    Developer → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P577]]: July 1990"
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