Check Out This Promotional Video for “Ultima 9” From 1995
A promotional video recorded at Origin Systems for E3 1995, showing early work being done on “Ultima 9”.
Tagged: Crusader
Spam Spam Spam Humbug 154 – Oh no, not Moonglow again!
A rebroadcast of the Ultima Codex’s interview with former Origin Systems developer (and “Ultima 8” project director) Mike McShaffry.
“Crusader” Support in ScummVM Is Coming Along Nicely
ScummVM developers have been working on improving the support for the “Crusader” games in the Pentagram engine, which was recently incorporated into ScummVM.
Interview with Bill Randolph
Bill Randolph graciously took over an hour out of his busy schedule to chat with us about his work at Origin Systems, especially on Ultima 9. He answered a number of questions about the game and its development, and shed some new light on its difficult development.
Ultima 9: Isometric Dungeon Screenshot
An image from early in Ultima 9’s development, showing the Avatar exploring a dungeon in an isometric view.
Interview with Mike McShaffry
Mike McShaffry, the project director for Ultima 8, graciously agreed to answer a number of questions from the Ultima fandom.
Interview with Jason Ely
To mark the 20th anniversary of Ultima 8’s release, the Ultima Codex interviewed one of the game’s most well-known team members, programmer and designer Jason Ely.
GOG Comes To the Mac, Announces That the Ultima Games Will Be Among The First Released For OS X
CD Projekt and GOG announced today that the DRM-free digital distribution service would be available for OS X, and that Ultima 7 will be among the first titles made available to Mac gamers. Also, BioForge is now available.
Echo Sector: Crusader Fan Site Revamped, Improved
Echo Sector, the fan site dedicated to Origin Systems’ Crusader series, received a major facelift last week!
Crusader: No Regret…Many Ways to Die
Some of the different ways you could dispatch your foes in Crusader: No Regret.
