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Wizardry 1 - Story about a Video Game Pirate

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    [​IMG]Time Extension tells a story about a video game pirate:
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    Wizardry Co-Creator Shares Surprisingly Wholesome Story About A Video Game Pirate

    "The day after Andy passed away, I got a letter in the mail from a Wizardry player"

    We recently spoke to the co-creator of Wizardry Robert Woodhead for an article about the making of the Apple II classic, and during that conversation, we ended up chatting to the developer about his views on piracy and how they have changed over time.

    This led Woodhead to share with us a particularly wholesome encounter he had with an ex-video game pirate earlier this year, which had arrived the day after he had learned that his friend and former programming partner Andrew C. Greenberg had passed away.

    "The day after Andy passed away, I got a letter in the mail from a Wizardry player," Woodhead told Time Extension. "And the letter basically said, 'Dear Mr Woodhead, I enjoyed your game quite a lot, but I have a confession to make. I had a pirated copy of the game I didn't buy. Please find enclosed $300, which is the value of the game adjusted for interest and inflation to assuage my conscience.'

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