Check Out Rothbardic’s “Origin Systems Anthology” Album on Bandcamp
Another anthology album by Rothbardic, featuring music from a variety of Origin Systems titles.
Tagged: Origin Systems
The Worlds of Origin: A Fun Theory
A look at the career of Raph Koster, the designer of “Ultima Online’s” virtual world, and a multi-talented creative in his own right.
The Worlds of Origin: Ion Junction Glass and the Arkane Floodgate
Ion Storm, Looking Glass, Junction Point, Arkane, Irrational, Floodgate, and OtherSide…just a few of the many studios founded by ex-Origin talent.
The Worlds of Origin: Preamble
An introduction to a series of articles about Origin Systems and its impact on the wider gaming industry.
The “O for Obfuscate” Podcast Discusses Origin Systems and “Ultima”
Twitch streamer Majuular joins the “O for Obfuscate” podcast to discuss Origin Systems and the “Ultima” series.
Requiescat in Pace: Kirk Winterrowd
Kirk Winterrowd, formerly a developer and composer at Origin Systems, has passed away.
“Ultima 8: Exult”: Jumping Yes, Party…Maybe
Ideal Dragon has added jumping to his “Exult”-based remake of “Ultima 8”, and is exploring adding a party of companions as well.
Ultima 9 Was Released 25 Years Ago
The last numbered, single-player entry in the “Ultima” series marks a quarter-century.
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”.
If You Haven’t Checked Out Majuular’s “Ultima” Retrospectives, You Really Should
Majuular has been publishing video retrospectives of the “Ultima” series; he’s already done the first five games, with more to come.
Through the Moongate 19 – False Step
Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato’s “Through the Moongate”! This episode covers Origin Systems’ struggle to adapt to developing “Ultima 6” for MS-DOS.
