Ultima 2: 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 2.
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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 PC8801 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. The Commodore 64 port, in particular, stands out as being of substantially lower quality.
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.
Oh my. Who is “Bobbit”?
Bobbits were Garriott’s “Hobbit” equivalents.
Yeah, I know, but look at the Commodore 64 port title screen.
The C64 version is good example of a sub-par port.