New Project: To Be A Hero
A 2D RPG in development for Apple’s iOS mobile operating system, To Be A Hero draws several obvious influences from both Japanese RPGs and the Ultima series, especially Ultima 7.
Tagged: Apple
New Gallery: Ultima 2 Manuals
Courtesy of Natreg Dragon and Pix, Ultima Aiera is pleased to present images of the manuals for two different Apple II versions of Ultima 2: the original, and the “grey box” version.
New Gallery: Ultima 1 Manuals
Courtesy of Natreg Dragon and Pix, Ultima Aiera is pleased to present images of the manuals for the Apple II, PC, and Atari versions of Ultima 1. And yes, there were quite steep differences between the manuals for each platform!
Rather Infrequent Open Thread
The no longer anywhere near nightly open discussion thread at Ultima Aiera.
xu4 Snapshots Updates
While you’re enjoying your free copy of Ultima 4 from Good Old Games, why not update your copy of the xu4 snapshots as well?
Ultima 3: Title Screen Comparison
Comparison screenshots of the title screens from the various ports of Ultima 3.
Ultima 3: Gameplay Graphics Comparison
Comparison screenshots of the gameplay graphics from the various ports of Ultima 3.
Site Updates Will Be Sparse Until September (Also: Open Thread)
I have a lot of research to do — and a lot of articles to draft — over the next few days. As such, site updates will probably be minimal, if not non-existent, during that time.
An Ultima 5-Style RPG for iOS? Yes, Please!
Cody Ellsworth has released a short video demonstrating his work-in-progress, Ultima 5-inspired RPG for iOS.
Rather Infrequent Open Thread (All Gaming News Edition)
I’ll be offline for pretty much all of the weekend, so feel free to read up on this selection of gaming-related news and discuss anything — related to the links, or not — amongst yourselves.
