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Battleground series ( TalonSoft, 1995–1999).

It spawned several sequels, some of which explored different subject matter.

Panzer General - (Strategic Simulations, 1994) - recognizably a traditional wargame next to Close Combat.

Introduced scrolling maps, pondering AI, morale, supply considerations and many other advanced features that were common in later games.

Eastern Front (1941) - ( Atari Program Exchange, 1981) - Called "the first war game that competed with pencil-and-paper games" and one of the best selling programs on the Atari 8-bit family.

Computer Bismarck - ( Strategic Simulations, 1980) - generally credited as the first "serious" computer war-game.

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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification. TalonSoft started in 1995 with a similar focus, until purchased and later closed down by Take-Two Interactive in 2002.

The companies enjoyed a certain popularity throughout much of the 1980s and into the 1990s. SSI and Strategic Studies Group (SSG) were computer game companies that continued the genre by specializing in games that borrowed from board and miniature wargames.

In 2001, he co-founded the studio 2 by 3 Games with SSI's Joel Billings and Keith Brors, where they continued to work together on wargames. In 1997, he was described as "one of the founding fathers of strategy war games for the PC." 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." By 1996 he had released 23 wargames with SSI, including Steel Panthers, a commercial hit. Grigsby became one of the most respected designers of computer wargames. It is cited as the first monster wargame developed for computers. Wargame designer Gary Grigsby joined the industry in 1982 with Guadalcanal Campaign, published by SSI. A computerized version of the Avalon Hill board wargame Squad Leader