The Wizard Files

Wizards_HDRWhat’s up with wizards in video games – why do they wear those hooded robes and why must they have long white beards? Well, most of them do. I guess I would have to be into sorcery stuff to know such things *wink*.

My first interaction with a wizard in a video game was in Wizard of Wor. The evil wizard was one scary dude – with his face hidden under his blue hood, he would move swiftly about the dungeons, taunting you to shoot him. The satisfaction when you got him was overwhelming, but the disappointment was just as intense if he escaped. Damn wizard!

Wizards have featured in many video games, some were good and others were evil. Some wizards were even awesome characters you could select – just like Merlin in Gauntlet! Here are a few famous (or infamous) wizards that you may have played as or against, in a video game. Who were your favourites?

 Wizard_Merlin Wizard: Merlin

Game: Gauntlet

Comment: “Wizard needs food – badly!” – Merlin was always a popular character choice in Gauntlet.

 Wizard_wizball Wizard: Wiz

Game: Wizball 

Comment: Not your conventional wizard, but Wiz was most definitely dabbling in wizardry. Wiz even had a feline companion, Nifta!

 Wizard_Wor Wizard: Wizard of Wor

Game: Wizard of Wor

Comment: The titular evil wizard that lurks in the dungeon and taunts you to shoot him before he escapes through the side exits, is one shifty dude.

 Wizards_Chaos Wizard: Wizard 1

Game: Chaos: The Battle of Wizards

Comment: Wizard 1 battles it out till the death. Last wizard standing, wins!

 Wizard_Axil Wizard: Axil The Able

Game: Heavy On The Magick

Comment: The neophyte wizard Axil has a few magic tricks up his generously big sleeves. Those goblins, vampires and wyverns don’t stand a chance.

 Wizards_TheWizard Wizard: The Wizard

Game: Atic Atac

Comment: Do you want to swing an axe, a sword or cast awesome spells? That’s easy, casting spells is always damn cool.

 Wizards_Sabreman Wizard: Sabreman

Game: Pentagram

Comment: Your typical wizard with a pointy hat, beard and dapper robe, sets out on a quest to resurrect a mystical pentagram. Oooooooooo!

 Wizard_Sorcery Wizard: Sorcerer

Game: Sorcery

Comment: Travel from your home in Stonehenge to free the enslaved and save your three wizard mates from the Necromancer. It is all up to the Sorcerer!