Gary Grigsby Games
Residence | Encinitas, California (in 1997)[1] |
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Occupation | computerwargamedesigner and programmer |
Years active | 1979–present |
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Gary Grigsby is a computerwargamedesigner and programmer. In 1997, he was described as 'one of the founding fathers of strategy war games for the PC.'[1]
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Career[edit]
Gary Grigsby purchased a TRS-80 computer in May 1979[2] to write wargames, but did not know how to approach the two publishers of computer wargames, Strategic Simulations, Inc. (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,[3] and was nominated for 'Best Adventure Game for Home Computer' at the 1983 Origins Game Fair.[4] 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. 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.[5] Their latest Grigsby-designed title, Gary Grigsby's War in the West, was released by Matrix Games in 2014.
Game designs[edit]
- Guadalcanal Campaign (1982)
- Bomb Alley (1982)
- North Atlantic '86 (1983)
- Carrier Force (1983)
- Objective: Kursk (1984)
- War in Russia (1984)[6]
- Reforger '88 (1984)
- Kampfgruppe (1985)
- Mech Brigade (1985)
- USAAF (1985)[6]
- Battlegroup (1986)
- Warship (1986)[6]
- War in the South Pacific (1986)[6]
- Battlecruiser (1987)
- Panzer Strike! (1987)
- Typhoon of Steel (1988)[6]
- Overrun! (1989)
- Second Front (1990)[6]
- Western Front (1991)[6]
- Carrier Strike (1992)
- Gary Grigsby's Pacific War (1992)
- Gary Grigsby's War in Russia (1993)
- Steel Panthers (1995)
- Steel Panthers II (1996)
- Steel Panthers III (1997)
- Battle of Britain (1999)
- 12 O'clock High (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)
References[edit]
- ^ abDunne, Alex (19 June 1997). 'Interview with Gary Grigsby, Developer of SSI's Steel Panthers'.
- ^Parrino, Scott (16 July 2003). 'Interview: Joel Billings and Gary Grigsby'. wargamer.com.
- ^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.
- ^'About Us'. 2 By 3 Games. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ abcdefgBrooks, M. Evan (October 1993). 'Brooks' Book Of Wargames: 1900-1950, R-Z'. Computer Gaming World. pp. 144–148. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
External links[edit]
- Gary Grigsby profile at MobyGames