Tagged: The Black Gate

Ultima 7’s 20th Anniversary

The Ultima Codex is pleased to present a tribute to Ultima 7: The Black Gate, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its release.

Do RPGs Require a Foozle?

Rowan Kaiser, writing at the Escapist, examines the small number of significant games that eschewed the typical RPG formula of presenting the character with a final boss or villain to fight.

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.

The Ultima 7 "Google Map"

To celebrate its release on Good Old Games, Ryan Allen has created a Google Maps-like browser for the map of Britannia from Ultima 7: The Black Gate.