Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 8 – Video Games Are Already Grown Up
Do video games really need to grow up? Are they mostly just immature power fantasies at present, or are they vehicles for philosophy and mature storytelling?
Tagged: Akalabeth
The Origin of the MMORPG at Gamers Nexus: A Fine Ultima /Ultima Online Retrospective
Gamers Nexus chats with Richard Garriott about Ultima Online and the origin of MMORPGs.
Akalabeth Released on GOG For Free; Ultima Series On Sale
GOG have released Akalabeth, the precursor to the Ultima series, for free.
The CRPG Addict Plays Ring of Darkness (An Obvious Ultima Ripoff)
The CRPG Addict is playing through Ring of Darkness, a 1982 ZX Spectrum game that very obviously rips off Akalabeth, Ultima 1, and Ultima 2.
Linguistic Dragon Resumes Blogging His “Ultima Journeys”
Linguistic Dragon has resumed updating his Ultima Journeys blog, which chronicles his playthroughs of games in the Ultima series.
Shroud of the Avatar Challenge: Port Richard Garriott’s First Game to Unity (or Web)
RIchard Garriott has challenged the Shroud of the Avatar fandom to port his first game, D&D1, to either Unity or Web, for eventual inclusion in Shroud of the Avatar.
Dungeons & Dreamers (Second Edition) Review at GeekDad
GeekDad nabbed a review copy of Dungeons & Dreamers (the book about, among other things, Richard Garriott’s history as a game developer).
So There’s Another Akalabeth Auction…
Another Akalabeth disk has come up for auction, this time via GameGavel.
Transcription of the Wizards Journal Interview. Also, Non-Human Races Were Part of the Early Design for Ultima 4
A transcription of the Wizards Journal interview with Richard Garriott, and some commentary about the fact that in it, Ultima 4 is described as including the non-human races from earlier games in the series.
Jocksitter Dragon Has Some Incredible Vintage Computer Games For Sale on eBay (Including Akalabeth)
Jocksitter Dragon is auctioning off a number of vintage games…including a copy of Akalabeth that includes a sheet of green stickers, the stickers used by Richard Garriott to number the first copies of Akalabeth ever made.
