p2pnet news | Games:- Gary Gygax, co-creator one of the most famous games and games in the world, has died at the age of 69.

“For those of you in the ‘who the hell is Gary Gygax?’ camp - he was the old, wise, bearded gentleman most commonly associated with the invention of the role-playing game,” says SPOnG, going on:

“Yes, Gygax is seen as inventing Dungeons and Dragons (and Advanced Dungeons and Dragons). By doing so he brought the notion of turn-based role-playing games to the tables and cellar floors of millions around the world.

“This means that, if you’re playing and loving Mass Effect, Tabula Rasa, Final Fantasy 0-XXXIV or - poor you - Folklore, many people will claim that you owe it all to Mr Gary Gygax and his cohorts at TSR Games.”

He’d been suffering from health problems for several years, including an abdominal aneurysm, said his wife, Gail Gygax, according to the Minneapolis-St Paul Star Tribune.

“Gygax and co-creator Dave Arneson developed the fantasy role-playing game in 1974,” it says, adding:

“It became one of the best-selling games ever and influenced video games, books and movies.”

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Also See:
SPOnG - Father of RPG, Gary Gygax is Dead, March 5, 2008
Star Tribune - Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies at 69, March 4, 2008

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