Ultima 3: Title Screen Comparison
Thanks to a little help from Dungy at the Codex of Ultima Wisdom, Ultima Aiera is pleased to present a (mostly) comprehensive comparison of title screens from the known ports of Ultima 3.
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The Apple II Original
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The Commodore 64 Port
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The Atari 8-bit Port
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The PC DOS Port
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The Amiga and Atari ST Port
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The PC8801 Port
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The NES Port
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The FM Towns POrt
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The Lairware Mac Port
As you can see, there is quite a range in terms of quality and interface design between different ports of the game; the Lairware port for Mac is probably the best-looking of the bunch.
For complete details about the different versions of the game — and the differences between — be sure to check out the Codex article on the subject.
The Lairware Mac port’s title screen looks like Ultima 4’s.
How so ?
Actually the 16 Bit version is the one who looks the most like Ultima IV.
One fun thing about the Lairware port too is that you can change the tileset and use any graphics you want, even the NES ones !
Oops, you’re right. Ultima 3 also had the demo minimap thing in its title screen. But WtF didn’t show that here except for the Lairware port.
Nice, that brings back memories… I’ve played the apple & pc versions and the lairware mac port. Hadn’t seen that FM Towns screen before though – looks cool.
The FM Town Ultima Trilogy actually use the same engine, tilesets and music for Ultima I, II and III. Which is pretty nice for U1&2, though Exodus lacks Kenneth Arnold’s music and U2 had some gameplay issues (Waiting causing to use food notably).