Andrew C. Greenberg

Andrew Clifford Greenberg (1957 – Aug 28, 2024) co-created Wizardry with Robert Woodhead,^[1] which was one of the first role-playing video games for a personal computer. He was also involved with the production of the game Q-Bert and several of the later Wizardry games in the 1980s. He is a graduate of Cornell University, where he did his first work on role-playing video games. He also is a proficient tuba player.

With Rick Dutton, Walter Freitag, and Michael Massimilla he created Star Saga One: Beyond the Boundary & Star Saga: Two - The Clathran Menace, in 1988 and 1989 respectively. Both were released by Masterplay Publishing.

The name of the evil wizard in the first Wizardry game is Werdna, Andrew spelled backwards.

After working as a patent attorney with Carlton Fields, a law firm in Tampa, Florida, Andrew moved to San Francisco, California where he serves as an executive and general counsel for a renewable energy company. Greenberg is a past Chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee for the IEEE, and has received the Institute's National Citation of Honor.

Robert Woodhead and David Mullich reported Greenberg's death on August 30, 2024.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Bateman, Chris (2011-11-16). Imaginary Games. O Books. pp. 288–. ISBN 9781846949418. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
^ Woodhead, Robert (August 30, 2024). "It is with great sadness that I mark the passing of my dear friend, the Evil Wizard Werdna". Facebook. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
^ @David_Mullich (August 30, 2024). "I am saddened to learn of the passing of game designer Andrew Greenberg. I never had the pleasure of meeting Andrew in person, but his landmark role-playing game series Wizardry was a joyful and influential part of my life in the 1980s. Rest in peace, Werdna!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

Andrew Greenberg's profile at MobyGames

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[Bateman2011-1] Bateman, Chris (2011-11-16). Imaginary Games. O Books. pp. 288–. ISBN 9781846949418. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

[2] Woodhead, Robert (August 30, 2024). "It is with great sadness that I mark the passing of my dear friend, the Evil Wizard Werdna". Facebook. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.

[3] @David_Mullich (August 30, 2024). "I am saddened to learn of the passing of game designer Andrew Greenberg. I never had the pleasure of meeting Andrew in person, but his landmark role-playing game series Wizardry was a joyful and influential part of my life in the 1980s. Rest in peace, Werdna!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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