Haxima 2 Is In Development!
Gordon McNutt has begun work on Haxima 2, the sequel to his Nazghul-based tiled RPG.
Creation takes time. Time is limited.
Rather Infrequent Open Thread
I’ve got about a month’s worth of links and notes in my inbox that I am really intent on clearing out. I’ve also got tons of legitimate news updates to make, of course, and clearing out the inbox will help me prioritize those as well.
Unboxing Autoduel
Old Games Italia continues their new video feature with a look at the box contents of Autoduel.
Richard Garriott Beats NCSoft…Again. For Good. Hopefully.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a 2009 court decision awarding a rather large sum of money to Richard Garriott in his dispute with NCSoft. And they even awarded him some extra coin.
New Gallery: Ultima 8: The Lost Vale (Plot Documents)
Courtesy of Joe Garrity and former Origin programmer Bill Randolph, Ultima Aiera is pleased to present three different revisions of the plot document for the lost expansion to Ultima 8, appropriately titled The Lost Vale.
Ultima 6: Speed Run, Part the Second
In eighty-eight minutes and fifty-five seconds, I passed Ultima 6. Here, again, is video footage to both prove the claim and demonstrate how I went about it.
Britannia Manor II For Sale!
RIchard Garriott is selling Britannia Manor II, the palatial Austin, Texas home where he once fended off an intruder with — yes — an Uzi.
Ultima 6: The Speed Run
In two hours, twelve minutes, and twenty seconds, I passed Ultima 6. Here’s how I did it, with video footage in support of the claim!
Updated: That Akalabeth Fake…Was Probably A Fake (Or: Another Scam?)
The seller of the (probably) fake copy of Akalabeth recently had a couple of other dubious pieces of vintage software up for sale on eBay. With the APPLE-OIDS copy in particular, it seems he did a rather sloppy job.
Beautiful Britannia: U9BB.EXE Updated
Firstknight has provided an updated version of the main Beautiful Britannia executable; it now functions as a patch for the penultimate Forgotten World update for Ultima 9.
