<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
series	O
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Sir-Tech	O
,	O
that	O
were	O
highly	O
influential	O
in	O
the	O
evolution	O
of	O
modern	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Wizardry	B-Application
was	O
a	O
significant	O
influence	O
on	O
early	O
console	O
role-playing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
by	O
Sir-Tech	O
was	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
simple	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
by	O
Andrew	O
C	O
.	O
Greenberg	O
and	O
Robert	O
Woodhead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
earlier	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
PLATO	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Oubliette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earliest	O
installments	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
were	O
very	O
successful	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
graphically-rich	O
incarnations	O
of	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons-type	O
gameplay	O
for	O
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
five	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
written	O
in	O
Apple	O
Pascal	B-Application
,	O
an	O
implementation	O
of	O
UCSD	B-Language
Pascal	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
ported	O
to	O
many	O
different	O
platforms	O
by	O
writing	O
UCSD	B-Language
Pascal	I-Language
implementations	O
for	O
the	O
target	O
machines	O
(	O
Mac	B-Device
II	I-Device
cross-development	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Aeria	O
IPM	O
merged	O
with	O
Gamepot	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamepot	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
and	O
absorbed	O
into	O
its	O
parent	O
company	O
GMO	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Datamost	O
released	O
the	O
menu-driven	O
WizPlus	B-Application
,	O
a	O
utility	O
program	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
make	O
changes	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
also	O
to	O
the	O
playing	O
environment	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
;	O
Bob	O
Reams	O
reviewed	O
the	O
utility	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
WizPlus	B-Application
should	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
great	O
caution	O
or	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
adventuring	O
will	O
be	O
diluted	O
and	O
,	O
more	O
importantly	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
continue	O
with	O
this	O
exciting	O
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Wizardry	B-Application
series	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
eight	O
different	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
trilogy	O
is	O
formed	O
by	O
installments	O
6	O
through	O
8	B-Application
–	O
Bane	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Forge	I-Application
,	O
Crusaders	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Savant	I-Application
and	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
–	O
with	O
settings	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
that	O
differed	O
greatly	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Werdna	I-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
significant	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Werdna	B-Application
(	O
"	O
Andrew	O
"	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
,	O
spelled	O
backwards	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
wizard	O
slain	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
summons	O
groups	O
of	O
monsters	O
to	O
aid	O
him	O
as	O
he	O
fights	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
prison	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
held	O
captive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Application
series	O
was	O
translated	O
by	O
ASCII	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
very	O
influential	O
during	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
even	O
as	O
its	O
popularity	O
at	O
home	O
declined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
misconception	O
appealed	O
to	O
early	O
computer	O
gamers	O
who	O
were	O
looking	O
for	O
something	O
different	O
and	O
made	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Application
series	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Werdna	I-Application
,	O
was	O
poorly	O
received	O
,	O
as	O
,	O
lacking	O
the	O
knowledge	O
of	O
subcultures	O
necessary	O
to	O
solving	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Japanese	O
players	O
had	O
no	O
chance	O
of	O
figuring	O
out	O
some	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
received	O
the	O
first	O
(	O
and	O
,	O
so	O
far	O
,	O
only	O
)	O
spin-off	O
developed	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
titled	O
Wizardry	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Wizardry	B-Application
title	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
saw	O
enemies	O
in	O
advance	O
and	O
thus	O
could	O
try	O
to	O
avoid	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popularity	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
inspired	O
several	O
original	O
sequels	O
,	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
and	O
ports	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
long	O
outliving	O
the	O
American	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Wizardry	B-Application
game	O
was	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
24,000	O
copies	O
by	O
June	O
1982	O
,	O
just	O
nine	O
months	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
according	O
to	O
Softalk	O
's	O
sales	O
surveys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
June	O
1983	O
,	O
issue	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
,	O
Wizardry	B-Application
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
without	O
a	O
doubt	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
fantasy	O
adventure	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
at	O
the	O
present	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
May	O
–	O
June	O
1982	O
,	O
issue	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
praised	O
Wizardry	B-Application
as	O
setting	O
a	O
standard	O
by	O
which	O
all	O
fantasy	O
role	O
playing	O
games	O
should	O
be	O
compared	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
call	O
it	O
an	O
all	O
time	O
classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
reviewed	O
Wizardry	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forsaken	I-Application
Land	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Wizardry	B-Application
:	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
of	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
was	O
also	O
reviewed	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
considered	O
the	O
Famicom	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Wizardry	B-Application
I	I-Application
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
100	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
,	O
Wizardry	B-Application
established	O
the	O
conventions	O
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
command-driven	O
battle	O
system	O
with	O
a	O
still	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
monster	O
being	O
fought	O
would	O
be	O
emulated	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party-based	O
combat	O
in	O
Wizardry	B-Application
also	O
inspired	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
similar	O
party-based	O
system	O
in	O
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exodus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
elements	O
were	O
influential	O
in	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
Wizardry	B-Application
games	O
implemented	O
multiple	O
endings	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
only	O
accessible	O
to	O
people	O
who	O
imported	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
features	O
what	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
called	O
prestige	O
classes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
Wizardry	B-Application
games	O
,	O
some	O
classes	O
were	O
inaccessible	O
during	O
character	O
creation	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
high	O
requirements	O
;	O
this	O
meant	O
the	O
player	O
needed	O
to	O
first	O
gain	O
levels	O
and	O
then	O
change	O
their	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
VI	I-Application
allowed	O
starting	O
with	O
any	O
class	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
invested	O
enough	O
time	O
during	O
the	O
random	O
character	O
attribute	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
inspired	O
many	O
clones	O
and	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
template	O
for	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
notable	O
series	O
that	O
trace	O
their	O
look	B-Application
and	I-Application
feel	I-Application
to	O
Wizardry	B-Application
include	O
1985	O
's	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
specific	O
Wizardry	B-Application
formula	O
,	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
turn	O
based	O
RPG	O
taking	O
place	O
primarily	O
in	O
a	O
dungeon	O
via	O
first	O
person	O
exploration	O
,	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
is	I-Application
the	O
major	O
inspiration	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
title	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Spire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
its	O
own	O
story	O
and	O
maps	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
play	O
mechanics	O
,	O
even	O
going	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
including	O
a	O
"	O
classic	O
"	O
mode	O
that	O
removes	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
replacing	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
wireframe	O
environment	O
,	O
8-bit-style	O
sprites	O
for	O
monsters	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
chiptune	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
,	O
Atlus	O
,	O
also	O
published	O
another	O
Wizardry	B-Application
spin-off	O
,	O
Wizardry	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forsaken	I-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
designing	O
the	O
popular	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Application
series	O
,	O
1986	O
's	O
Mugen	O
no	O
Shinzou	O
(	O
Heart	O
of	O
Phantasm	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horii	O
's	O
obsession	O
with	O
Wizardry	B-Application
was	O
manifested	O
as	O
an	O
easter	O
egg	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
earlier	O
games	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Portopia	I-Application
Serial	I-Application
Murder	I-Application
Case	I-Application
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
fan	O
translation	O
added	O
a	O
sidenote	O
explaining	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
wishing	O
he	O
could	O
have	O
made	O
this	O
game	O
an	O
RPG	O
like	O
Wizardry	B-Application
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
's	O
legacy	O
continued	O
in	O
Japan	O
after	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
ended	O
,	O
with	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Wizardry	B-Application
Gaiden	O
,	O
Wizardry	B-Application
Empire	O
,	O
and	O
Wizardry	B-Application
XTH	O
,	O
being	O
developed	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
and	O
generally	O
keeping	O
the	O
same	O
tropes	O
,	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
Wizardry	B-Application
XTH	O
:	O
Academy	O
of	O
Frontier	O
swapped	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
Gothic	O
themes	O
for	O
a	O
modern	O
day	O
military	O
school	O
setting	O
,	O
adding	O
item	O
crafting	O
and	O
party	O
member	O
compatibility	O
to	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Application
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Wizardry	B-Application
,	O
XTH	O
spawned	O
a	O
direct	O
storyline	O
sequel	O
,	O
Wizardry	B-Application
XTH	O
:	O
Unlimited	O
Students	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
XTH	O
game	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
and	O
shared	O
code	O
with	O
Class	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
which	O
swapped	O
the	O
modern	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
for	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
High	O
School	O
,	O
High	O
Fantasy	O
,	O
and	O
Anime	O
aesthetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Class	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
spawn	O
several	O
sequels	O
and	O
spinoffs	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
Michaelsoft	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
XTH	O
,	O
Motoya	O
Ataka	O
took	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
programmers	O
he	O
called	O
"	O
Team	O
Muramasa	O
"	O
that	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Empire	O
and	O
XTH	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
found	O
Experience	O
Inc.	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
PC	O
games	O
with	O
Wizardry	B-Application
XTH	O
's	O
mechanics	O
called	O
Generation	O
Xth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
their	O
ports	O
localized	O
as	O
Operation	B-Application
Abyss	I-Application
and	O
Operation	O
Babel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Experience	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
several	O
other	O
DRPGs	O
using	O
Wizardrys	O
mechanics	O
as	O
a	O
starting	O
point	O
,	O
including	O
Students	O
of	O
the	O
Round	O
,	O
Stranger	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Demon	B-Application
Gaze	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starfish	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
behind	O
Wizardry	B-Application
Empire	O
,	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
Elminage	B-Application
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
DRPGs	O
that	O
retained	O
the	O
original	O
Gothic	O
aesthetic	O
(	O
and	O
difficulty	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
western	O
Wizardry	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elminage	B-Application
was	O
notable	O
for	O
using	O
the	O
expanded	O
"	O
kemonojin	O
"	O
races	O
from	O
Wizardry	B-Application
Asterisk	O
,	O
also	O
by	O
Starfish	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
summoner	O
class	O
from	O
Wizardry	B-Application
:	O
Summoner	O
—	O
these	O
included	O
"	O
Were-Beast	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Dragonnewt	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Fairy	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Devilkin	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
expanded	O
classes	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Brawler	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
hand	O
to	O
hand	O
melee	O
specialist	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Alchemist	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
combination	O
crafting	O
class	O
and	O
spellcaster	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Summoner	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
spellcasting	O
class	O
that	O
can	O
tame	O
and	O
summon	O
monsters	O
from	O
the	O
dungeon	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
"	O
expanded	O
"	O
Japanese	O
Wizardry	B-Application
mechanics	O
would	O
be	O
reused	O
in	O
future	O
Elminage	B-Application
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
notably	O
Class	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
:	O
Stones	O
of	O
Arnhem	O
in	O
the	O
mid	O
1990s	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
Cleveland	O
Mark	O
Blakemore	O
,	O
started	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
Grimoire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Heralds	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Winged	I-Application
Exemplar	I-Application
which	O
is	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Wizardry	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
several	O
Japanese	O
publishers	O
and	O
development	O
teams	O
started	O
a	O
"	O
Brand	O
Revitalization	O
plan	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Wizardry	B-Application
Renaissance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Sir-Tech	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Wizardry	B-Application
creator	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
was	O
dissolved	O
,	O
several	O
semi-official	O
games	O
were	O
created	O
in	O
Japan	O
of	O
varying	O
quality	O
and	O
thematic	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Wizardry	B-Application
Renaissance	O
"	O
aimed	O
to	O
"	O
rebuild	O
"	O
the	O
brand	O
by	O
agreeing	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
"	O
worldview	O
"	O
and	O
quality	O
standards	O
to	O
these	O
semi-official	O
Wizardry	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
Renaissance	O
titles	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
PC	O
MMORPG	O
,	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torawareshi	I-Application
Tamashii	I-Application
no	I-Application
Meikyū	I-Application
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
,	O
iOS	O
,	O
Vita	O
,	O
and	O
PC	O
RPG	O
(	O
localized	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
as	O
Wizardry	B-Application
:	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
of	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
:	O
Seimei	O
no	O
Kusabi	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
:	O
Bōkyaku	O
no	O
Isan	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
title	O
,	O
which	O
re-used	O
elements	O
from	O
Seimei	O
no	O
Kusabi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
Mobile	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
MMORPG	O
,	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
:	O
Torawareshi	O
Bōrei	O
no	O
Machi	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tōkyō	O
Meikyū	O
–	O
Wizardry	B-Application
0	O
,	O
a	O
social-networking	O
card-battle	O
RPG	O
using	O
the	O
Mobage	O
service	O
on	O
smartphones	O
,	O
shut	O
down	O
sometime	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
:	O
Senran	O
no	O
Matō	O
,	O
a	O
social-networking	O
RPG	O
for	O
smartphones	O
,	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
Schema	O
,	O
an	O
incremental	B-Application
game	I-Application
RPG	O
for	O
smartphones	O
,	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizrogue	O
:	O
Labyrinth	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
,	O
an	O
isometric	O
roguelike	O
RPG	O
with	O
gacha	O
game	O
elements	O
,	O
originally	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
re-launched	O
in	O
2017	O
with	O
the	O
gacha	O
elements	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
titles	O
were	O
released	O
from	O
late	O
2009	O
to	O
2016	O
;	O
the	O
latest	O
activity	O
is	O
the	O
port	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
:	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
of	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
to	O
the	O
PC	O
in	O
January	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popularity	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
also	O
inspired	O
various	O
light	O
novels	O
,	O
manga	O
comics	O
,	O
Japanese	O
pen-and-paper	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
TMS	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
popular	O
light	O
novel	O
series	O
titled	O
Sword	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Online	I-Application
also	O
had	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
stated	O
that	O
his	O
inspiration	O
came	O
from	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
