Gary Grigsby
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Gary Grigsby | |
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| Occupation(s) | Computer wargame designer and programmer |
| Years active | 1979–present |
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Gary Grigsby is a designer and programmer of computer wargames. In 1997, he was described as "one of the founding fathers of strategy war games for the PC."[1] Computer Games Magazine later dubbed him "as much of an institution in his niche of computer gaming as Sid Meier, Will Wright, or John Carmack are in theirs."[2]
Career
[edit]Gary Grigsby purchased a TRS-80 computer in May 1979,[3] to write wargames, but did not know how to approach the two publishers of computer wargames, Strategic Simulations (SSI) and Avalon Hill. In February 1982 he called SSI to complain about a bug in its Torpedo Fire; during the conversation Joel Billings encouraged Grigsby to submit his designs. That year Guadalcanal Campaign, written in BASIC, became his first game for SSI,[4] and was nominated for "Best Adventure Game for Home Computer" at the 1983 Origins Game Fair.[5] Through 1997 he created for SSI several titles that are considered classics of the wargame genre, including Kampfgruppe, USAAF, War in Russia and the Steel Panthers series.[6] Two games, Battle of Britain and 12 O'clock High, were done for TalonSoft in the late 90s. In 2001 Grigsby started a game development company called 2 By 3 Games with Billings and Keith Brors.[7] Their latest Grigsby-designed title, Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2, was released by Matrix Games in 2021.
Game designs
[edit]- Guadalcanal Campaign (1982)[8]
- Bomb Alley (1982)[8]
- North Atlantic '86 (1983)[8]
- Carrier Force (1983)[8]
- Objective: Kursk (1984)[8]
- War in Russia (1984)[8]
- Reforger '88 (1984)[8]
- Kampfgruppe (1985)[8]
- Mech Brigade (1985)[8]
- USAAF (1985)[9]
- Battlegroup (1986)[8]
- Warship (1986)[9]
- War in the South Pacific (1987)[8]
- Battle Cruiser (1987)[8]
- Panzer Strike (1988)[8]
- Typhoon of Steel (1988)[9]
- Overrun! (1989)[8]
- Second Front: Germany Turns East (1990)[9]
- Western Front (1991)[9]
- Carrier Strike (1992)[8]
- Gary Grigsby's Pacific War (1992)[8]
- Gary Grigsby's War in Russia (1993)[8]
- Steel Panthers (1995)
- Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles (1996)
- Steel Panthers III: Brigade Command 1939–1999 (1997)
- Battle of Britain (1999)
- 12 O'Clock High: Bombing the Reich (1999)
- Uncommon Valor: Campaign for the South Pacific (2002)
- War in the Pacific: The Struggle Against Japan 1941–1945 (2004)
- Gary Grigsby's World at War (2005)
- Gary Grigsby's World at War A World Divided (2006)
- Gary Grigsby's War Between the States (2008)
- Gary Grigsby's War in the East (2010)
- Gary Grigsby's War in the West (2014)
- Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2 (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ Dunne, Alex (19 June 1997). "Interview with Gary Grigsby, Developer of SSI's Steel Panthers".
- ^ Mayer, Robert (January 10, 2001). "Uncommon Valor: Campaign for the South Pacific First Look". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on April 19, 2005.
- ^ Parrino, Scott (16 July 2003). "Interview: Joel Billings and Gary Grigsby". wargamer.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ Grigsby, Gary (November–December 1982). "The History of a Wargame Design". Computer Gaming World. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Jackson, Steve (Jan–Feb 1984). "Origins Story". Softline. p. 44. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Generali e imperatori per gioco - I game designer Gary Grigsby". Videogames - La grande storia dei videogiochi (in Italian). Vol. 1, no. 7. Sprea Editori. 8 October 2009. p. 5. ISSN 2035-5955.
War in Russia e Steel Panthers, in grado di influenzare in maniera decisiva l'evoluzione del genere e di definire nuovi standard di realismo e profondità.
- ^ "About Us". 2 By 3 Games. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Emrich, Alan (September 1995). "The Pioneering Spirit of a Wargame Guru". Computer Gaming World. No. 134. pp. 201, 202, 204.
- ^ a b c d e Brooks, M. Evan (October 1993). "Brooks' Book Of Wargames: 1900-1950, R-Z". Computer Gaming World. pp. 144–148. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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