{{short description|Canadian-American video game developer and publisher}} {{Infobox company | name = Sir-Tech Software, Inc. | logo = Sir-Tech.png | image = | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- Use ISO 639-1 code, e.g. "fr" for French. For multiple names in different languages, use {{lang|[code]|[name]}}. --> | former_name = Sirotech Software | type = | industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]] | founded = {{sda|1979}} | founder = Norman Sirotek<br>Robert Sirotek<br>[[Robert Woodhead]] | defunct = {{end date|2003}} | hq_location = | key_people = | products = ''[[Wizardry (video game series)|Wizardry]]'' series<br>''[[Jagged Alliance (series)|Jagged Alliance]]'' series | owner = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''Sir-Tech Software, Inc.''' was a [[video game developer]] and [[video game publisher|publisher]] based in the United States and Canada.
==History== In fall 1979, '''Sirotech Software''' was founded by Norman Sirotek, Fred Sirotek and [[Robert Woodhead]]. Sirotech Software published ''Info Tree'', a [[database management system|database management program]], ''[[Galactic Attack]]'' and a beta version of ''Wizardry: Dungeons of Despair'' which was later renamed ''[[Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord]]'' and formally released in fall 1981. It was the first game in the ''[[Wizardry (video game series)|Wizardry]]'' series.<ref name="wilson199111">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1991&pub=2&id=88 | title=A History of Computer Games | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=November 1991 | access-date=18 November 2013 | author=Wilson, Johnny L. | pages=10}}</ref>
In spring 1981, Sir-Tech Software, Inc was incorporated as a video game developer and publisher in the United States.
In 1998, Sir-Tech USA closed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir-tech's Last Words|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/16/sir-techs-last-words|website=IGN|date=16 October 1998 |access-date=16 January 2014}}</ref> The [[Canada|Canadian]] counterpart, Sirtech Canada Limited, continued to operate until late 2003.<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/company/sir-tech-software-inc A brief history] from [[MobyGames]]</ref>
Sir-Tech is best known for ''Wizardry'', the role-playing video game series. The ''[[Jagged Alliance (series)|Jagged Alliance]]'' series, first published by Sir-Tech in 1994, became a popular franchise. The third game in the series, ''[[Jagged Alliance 2]]'', was still available from its current publisher 15 years after its initial release.
==Games== ===Developed and published=== * ''Info Tree'' (1979) (as Sirotech) * ''[[Galactic Attack]]'' (1980) (as Sirotech) * ''[[Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord]]'' (1981) * ''[[Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds]]'' (1982) * ''[[Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn]]'' (1983) * ''[[Crypt of Medea]]'' (1984) * ''[[Rescue Raiders]]'' (1984) * ''[[Deep Space: Operation Copernicus]]'' (1986) * ''[[Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna]]'' (1987) * ''[[Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom]]'' (1988) * ''[[The Usurper: The Mines of Qyntarr]]'' (1989) * ''[[Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge]]'' (1990) * ''[[Freakin' Funky Fuzzballs]]'' (1990) * ''[[Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant]]'' (1992) * ''[[Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games]]'' (1996) * ''[[Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure]]'' (1996) * ''[[Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant#Wizardry Gold|Wizardry Gold]]'' (1996) * ''[[Wizardry 8]]'' (2001)
===Developed only=== * ''[[Jagged Alliance 2]]'' (1999) * ''[[Jagged Alliance 2#Unfinished Business|Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business]]'' (2000)
===Published only=== * ''[[Star Maze]]'' (1982) * ''[[The Seven Spirits of Ra]]'' (1987) * ''[[Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny]]'' (1993) * ''[[Realms of Arkania: Star Trail]]'' (1994) * ''[[Druid: Daemons of the Mind]]'' (1995) * ''[[Jagged Alliance (video game)|Jagged Alliance]]'' (1995) * ''[[Fable (1996 video game)|Fable]]'' (1996) * ''[[Armed & Delirious]]'' (1997) * ''[[Excalibur 2555 AD]]'' (1997) * ''[[Virus: The Game]]'' (1997) * ''[[Realms of Arkania: Shadows over Riva]]'' (1997)
===Canceled=== * ''[[Wizardry 8#Development|Wizardry: Stones of Arnhem]]'' (1994)<ref>{{cite web|last=Museum of Computer Adventure Game History|title=Wizardry 8: Stones of Arnhem|url=http://www.mocagh.org/loadpage.php?getgame=wiz8arnhem-map1|access-date=14 March 2014}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.mobygames.com/company/sir-tech-software-inc Sir-Tech] at [[MobyGames]] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120330022656/http://bitmob.com/articles/forgotten-ruins-the-roots-of-computer-role-playing-games-sir-tech A history of Sir-Tech role-playing games] at Bitmob via [[Internet Archive]]
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