Spam Spam Spam Humbug 159 – UO Development Woes
Thoughts on some of the questionable design decisions made over “Ultima Online’s” lengthy history.
Thoughts on some of the questionable design decisions made over “Ultima Online’s” lengthy history.
Also some stuff about MMOs, Outriders, and cheating in X-Wing.
“Outward” – is it everything “Shroud of the Avatar” should have been? And can we all agree that “Commander Keen” was great?
We get lost somewhere between nostalgia and novelty, and spend a lot of time talking about Star Wars, anime, and World of Warcraft.
A new CRPG for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, set in ancient Greece.
After too long of an absence, we return to discuss some of the made-up languages that have appeared in video games over the years.
This episode was nearly given the title “Chekov’s Pixels”, for reasons that will become apparent. Also, Ultima 7: The Black Gate is 25 years old now.
Ultima Underworld was released a quarter-century ago.
When we were kids, at least, messing around with video games was at least as fun as playing them to pass them.