Wing Commander 2 being tested for re-release?
It seems like BioWare Mythic are pressing ahead with their project to get DOSboxed versions of the old Origin games — or, at least, the Wing Commander and Ultima series — re-released via digital...
Monthly Archive: October 2010
Restored: Ultima Classics Revisited
This short-lived, ambitious project by prmths aimed to create engines, compatible with most modern operating systems, for the first six Ultima games (and Akalabeth). It…fell short of that goal, disappearing shortly after the release...
Birth Announcement: Cael Pearson
Commenter and contributor Saxon1974 dropped a comment to let us know that he and his wife have just welcomed their son into the world: Cael Pearson the future Ultima fan came into this world...
Restored: Blackrock Engine
I know, I know…it’s not being developed anymore. I get that…it’s why I have a section called the Orphanage. That said, I’ve always hosted a download of the no-longer-under-development Blackrock Engine — an online...
Warren Spector: Epic Mickey behind the scenes
Former Ultima developer and go-to keynote speaker these days Warren Spector discusses his latest project, the soon-to-be-released Epic Mickey: (via)
Ultima Underworld 2…is it really consistent with Ultima canon?
Sergorn Dragon stokes the fires of controversy, arguing that the Guardian as portrayed in Ultima Underworld 2 is inconsistent, in many respects, with the Guardian as portrayed in other Ultima titles…even Ultima 9: [No]...
Akalabeth for iPhone updated
Granted, I didn’t need to make and adjustments to the project entry, since the download link there is just a link to the relevant entry at the Apple App Store. Still, for what it’s...
Another Origin IP gets a new incarnation
Of course, it might surprise some of you to learn that several of the old Jane’s Combat Simulations games were developed by none other than our much-beloved Origin Systems. I know I was unaware...
Restored: DOS4GW
This DOS-extender, utilized by several of the programs hosted on the site here (e.g. DOS-based and Windows-based emulators) is once again available for download.
Restored: Win64
A guy by the name of Ralph Manson produced an alternative Commodore 64 emulator a few years back, which purportedly ran a little bit better than the recently-restored CCS64 emulator. Honestly, having never played...
