Spam Spam Spam Humbug 134 – Ultima 9: Final Thoughts
It was a game ahead of its time, and in some ways remains so.
It was a game ahead of its time, and in some ways remains so.
A postmortem report on the development — and challenges — of Ultima 9, authored by lead programmer Bill Randolph.
The last numbered, single-player entry in the Ultima series enters its second decade, and yet is still unrivaled in some ways.
Sixteen years ago today, the last single-player Ultima title was released.
Battle Realms, the RTS by Ed Del Castillo’s Liquid Entertainment, is available for free at GOG today.
Bill Randolph graciously took over an hour out of his busy schedule to chat with us about his work at Origin Systems, especially on Ultima 9. He answered a number of questions about the game and its development, and shed some new light on its difficult development.
A summary of Ed del Castillo’s revisions to the plot of Ultima 9.