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Wizardry 6&7 RPG Games On Steam Using Dosbox

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So hot no the heels of GOG.com stating they aren't supporting Linux Night Dive Studios has put Wizardry 6 & Wizardry 7 onto Steam using Dosbox. Something that GOG.com feel is too hard to do across many distributions yet they have just done it.

Just be aware only Windows gets Wizardry 7 gold, Linux only gets the DOS version (source).

I love the descriptions used for them on Steam, looks like the original descriptions stating things like:
QuoteFULL-COLOR ANIMATED graphics
DIGITIZED sound (NO add-on cards required)
HARD DISK supported


That's right folks, hard disks are supported, you don't have to play them on floppy disks.

Wizardry 6 Features
  • 11 Races, 14 Professions (with rankings!)
  • Weaponry, Physical and Academia Skills
  • Six Spellbooks, 462 Combinations
  • Non-Player Characters
  • An arsenal of over 400 researched items
  • Varied Fighting Modes
  • Primary and Secondary Attack
  • Continuous Journey
  • Unlimited Backups
  • Save Game

    
Wizardry 7 Features
  • Outdoor Campaigns
  • Full Soundtrack and Effects
  • True Point & Click Mouse Interface
  • Auto-Mapping
  • Unprecedented Depth of Story


There is also this post on the Steam forums to ask for Linux support of Wizardry 8, go give it a +1 and let the developer know that you want it. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Tags: Adventure, RPG, Steam
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6 comments

DrMcCoy Sep 12, 2013
It's also very weird that they use the same screenshots GOG uses, char names referencing GOG and all...

I'd really like a Linux version of Wizardry 8, though that one could be a bit more complex. When I tried it last in Wine a few years ago, there were problems with crashes, reproducible, when I moved to certain places in the game world. As long as I didn't look at those places, it was fine, but as soon as I changed the camera so that those would be in view, CRASH.

Still, I do have some nostalgia related to this game. It was one of the last I played before I kicked Windows off my HDD. :)
adolson Sep 12, 2013
Argh. I don't have any hard disks. Only floppies and cassettes. :(
Speedster Sep 12, 2013
Oooo this looks like a winner -- played the wizardry 8 demo a while back under wine and wanted more, but wasn't willing to buy windows-only games any more.
izberion Sep 12, 2013
Actually both of these games are in Steam for Linux.
izberion Sep 12, 2013
Oh maybe I should try reading next time :P
Lord Avallon Sep 12, 2013
It´s awesome to have classics on Steam for Linux! Super Frog HD is out now too, I hope Sega make the Genesis classics available for Linux too.
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