We all knew it was coming, and the day has finally arrived. The first trilogy in the Ultima series, the Ages of Darkness (comprising Ultima 1, Ultima 2, and Ultima 3) are available for purchase at Good Old Games, for a mere $5.99.

Ultima fans have waited a long time for this, and I for one am confident that we will see more releases from the series in the near future. Today, though, you should totally head on over to GOG.com and grab yourselves copes of these classic RPG titles, all of which have been helpfully DOSboxed in advance so you can just grab them and start playing.

I am hereby declaring this do be Ultima Day, Part the First; keep checking back during the day, as there will be a bunch of updates celebrating the Ultima series and the first four games therein. Also be sure to check in with the fandom on IRC (handy web-based client!) as the day rolls on; you can also follow Ultima Aiera on Twitter.