The Worlds of Origin: A Fun Theory
A look at the career of Raph Koster, the designer of “Ultima Online’s” virtual world, and a multi-talented creative in his own right.
Category: Origin Systems
The Worlds of Origin: Ion Junction Glass and the Arkane Floodgate
Ion Storm, Looking Glass, Junction Point, Arkane, Irrational, Floodgate, and OtherSide…just a few of the many studios founded by ex-Origin talent.
Spam Spam Spam Humbug 160 – Games We Can’t Go Back To
Oh, to wander some long-forgotten game worlds once more.
Through the Moongate 19 – False Step
Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato’s “Through the Moongate”! This episode covers Origin Systems’ struggle to adapt to developing “Ultima 6” for MS-DOS.
Through the Moongate 18 – Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato’s “Through the Moongate”! This episode covers the development and release of Ultima 5 across various platforms.
Through the Moongate 17 – Return Home
This episode covers the development of Ultima 5, and the fracturing of Origin Systems into its New England and Texas offices.
Through the Moongate 16 – Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato’s “Through the Moongate”!
