The Wizardry series has been on consoles as far back as the NES. The Japanese have always took to the series way more fanatically then anywhere else, hence all the console ports of the series over the years, plus all the Gaiden (side stories) versions and such.
The SNES had some really good ports and most of the series was released on it, but overall, The FM-Towns had some of the best ports of the games, with CD audio and completely redrawn graphics.
Rant aside, Im still happy the series is alive in some shape or form, and am also glad that we'll finally be getting a state side release.
On a side note, the translation for Wizardry VI on the SNES is getting close to being complete, for those that are interested.
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