Matt Chat: Ultima in the Silver Age of RPGs
Matt Barton takes a look at what he calls the Silver Age of RPGs, and the role that the early Ultima games played therein.
Tagged: Akalabeth
In Case You Didn’t Know: Richard Garriott Was the Inspiration for “Ready Player One’s” James Halliday
And the OASIS was inspired by the Ultima series, especially Ultima Online.
I Can’t Even With Film Goblin’s Attempt to Recap the Ultima Series
Film Goblin attempts to recap the Ultima series, and heaps some praise upon it…but also errors in numerous details.
SYFY Asserts That the First CRPG Was…Wizardry?
A controversial claim, with an equally controversial qualification.
The Bullock Texas State History Museum Now Houses Richard Garriott’s Old Apple ][
If you want to see the machine that Akalabeth was programmed on, you’ll need to head to a museum in Austin, Texas.
Richard Garriott Reflects on Forty Years of Game Development
GamesBeat sat down with Richard Garriott at Gamelab Barcelona for a wide-ranging interview about his life and his career in game development.
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 66 – Ultima Fan Projects Recap
Let’s take a look at the progress that various Ultima fan projects and Ultima-inspired projects made in 2016.
Vote For Your Favourite Fan Project of 2016!
It’s that time again: vote for your favourite Ultima fan project(s) of 2016.
You Can Now Download the Commodore 64 Port of Akalabeth
The Commodore 64 port of Akalabeth: World of Doom was initially released on a limited run of diskettes. A digital version, however, has now been made available.
The Akalabeth Port for Commodore 64 Has Been Released (Sort Of)
The Commodore 64 port of Akalabeth has been released, albeit only (so far) in a limited run of fifty copies on 5.25″ diskettes.
