Monthly Archive: September 2011
Ultima 5 Main Theme Renditions
Three renditions — two official, one not — of the haunting, moody main theme from Ultima 5.
Good Old Games: Save Game Imports for Ultimas 4, 5, and 6 Do Not Work
The save-game import/character transfer feature of Ultima 5 and 6 apparently do not work in the Good Old Games releases.
Ultima 5 Commodore Port Introductions
Introductory sequences from the two Commodore ports of Ultima 5.
Ultima 5: the FM Towns Background Story Sequence
The backstory sequence from the FM Towns port of Ultima 5.
Ultima 4, 5 and 6 Released on Good Old Games
Ultima 5 and 6 — the latter of which is my favourite in the series — are available for download from Good Old Games. And Ultima 4 is included as well, to round out the trilogy.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning…One Massive Demo
A lengthy (seriously: 22 minutes!) demo of Kingdoms of Amalur, Reckoning, the upcoming RPG from 38 Studios and Big Huge Games. And yes, Tibby hosts this one as well.
Project Entry Added: Ultima IX: Salvation
Opera Dragon has released what few planning documents he has held on to from an Ultima 9 remake he had once planned to do.
The Codex of Ultima Wisdom…on YubNub
Ultima fan Dee DæGraaffe has created an “Ultima” keyword on YubNub, the “(social) command line for the web”, that automatically triggers a search of the Codex of Ultima Wisdom.