Tagged: Martian Dreams
More Great Ultima Things Coming to GOG Soon? (Updated!)
Jeff Skalski posted a most interesting tweet today involving Ultima…and GOG.com.
About the Ultima Series
The games comprising the Ultima series were, between 1981 and 1999, the defining computer role-playing games. Both the Western and Eastern RPG “schools”, if that is an appropriate term for them, were heavily inspired by the Ultima games, and still feature numerous gameplay and interface conventions that one Ultima or another introduced.
What Games Would Count As Ultima "Clones"?
Sergorn Dragon posed an interesting question on Twitter last night, which I am now repeating here for further commentary by the Ultima fan community.
Nuvie: Official Release v0.2
Eric Fry has just posted the second official release — at version 0.2 — of Nuvie, his Exult-like front-end for Ultima 6 (and, one day, Savage Empire and Martian Dreams as well).
New Gallery: Origin Software Technogoly Entertainment Report
A technology report/industry brochure from Origin Systems, profiling the company’s corporate culture and spotlighting several of its new and upcoming games (such as Ultima 7 and Wing Commander 2).
New Gallery: Martian Dreams Design Documents
Courtesy of Bill Randolph and Joe Garrity of the Origin Muesum, Ultima Aiera is pleased to present a series of design documents for Martian Dreams, covering areas such as the game’s alpha testing, the clue path and plot, the planned dream world encounters, maps, tilesets, and in-game flags.
DOSBox…Now With MT-32 Emulation
A custom DOSBox build which incorporates the MUNT Roland MT-32 emulation patch has been released.
How To Play (And Patch) The Ultima Games Today!
A long-overdue guide to patching and getting the various Ultima games running.