Found Image: Papa British on Skylab
That would be NASA astronaut Owen Garriott, father of Ultima creator (and private astronaut himself) Richard Garriott (known to us all as, of course, Lord British). Here he is posing by a console aboard...
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I'm beginning to understand the power of Minecraft
Not that I stalk Paul Barnett’s Twitter feed or anything, but I admit to being intrigued by this tweet he posted earlier in the month. Honestly, I hadn’t heard of Minecraft before then, and...
Restored: CCS64
Another Commodore 64 emulator, this one specifically built for Windows and DOS, is once again available for download. It should be noted that Hakan Sundell’s emulator has been quite recently updated and supports everything...
It's looking like a slow news day…
…finally! Not that I’m complaining, mind you; I’ve been averaging about 740 visits a day (about half of them being uniques) over the past several days, and over 1000 visits a day (with about...
Paul Barnett: "Why games are important"
One more interesting thing from Paul Barnett’s Twitter feed for today. Here, he draws attention to a video he did for AbleGamers, a gaming news & reviews blog with a focus on disabled persons...
Ship-to-ship combat coming to Ultima Online; Returning players can play for free
The Wing Commander CIC reports that BioWare Mythic is planning on releasing a series of “booster packs” to enhance Ultima Online in new and exciting ways. The recent Town Hall event was the venue...
Restored: VICE
The Versatile Commodore Emulator began as a Linux-based emulator for the Commodore 64, which some of the earlier Ultimas were built for or ported to. It has since grown into a cross-platform project, with...
EA and Activision execs trade barbs
Apropos of the discussion that took place in this article, you Dragons and Dragonettes might be interested to read about a wee dust-up that took place between EA and Activision executives over the weekend:...
Sergorn Dragon continues his Ultima adventures
If you haven’t already checked out Sergorn Dragon’s Ultima Adventures blog, go thou and do so. He doesn’t necessarily go into as much detail about each individual game (he’s already up to Ultima Underworld,...
Richard Garriott: "Kids today!"
Ultima creator and private astronaut Richard Garriott has issued a short response, on Twitter, to this bit of admittedly sorry news. His opener: And a follow-up comment: I think most of my own thoughts...
