Ultima 1: Gameplay Graphics 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 gameplay graphics from the known ports of Ultima 1.
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The Apple II Original
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The Atari 8-bit Port
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The 1986 Apple II Remake
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The Commodore 64 Port
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The PC DOS Port
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The MSX 2 Port
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The PC8801 Port
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The Apple IIgs POrt
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The FM Towns Port
As you can see, there is quite a range in terms of quality and interface design between different ports of the game. 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.
Did any of the remakes have the cool demo mode that you could boot up on the original Cal Pacific Apple ][ Player Master? The one that cycled through screenshots and had an adventurer face that morphs into a skull with the caption “SOME FIND FORTUNE…SOME FIND DEATH !!” ??