Tagged: Ultima 2
All Ultima Titles On Sale at GOG This Weekend (Wing Commander Too!)
GOG.com have put all of the Ultima and Wing Commander games on sale this weekend. Pick up the entire collection for under $30!
Patches & Updates for the GOG.com Ultima Releases
A quick look at some of the patches and updates for the Ultima titles presently available on Good Old Games, all of which should work with the GOG.com versions of the games.
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.
Obviously inspired by Ultima
Obviously inspired by Ultima, an interesting Sierra advertisement from 1988 for The Wrath of Denethenor
A Look Back at Ultima Advertisements
Courtesy of Dungy from the Codex of Ultima Wisdom, Ultima Aiera is pleased to present a gallery of Ultima-related advertisements from various gaming publications.
New Download: Portable Ultima Patches
Jason “Xarton Dragon” Penney has released a set of portable, delta-only patches for the first six Ultima games (the GOG versions and, presumably, other installations as well).
New Gallery: Ultima Trilogy Documentation
Courtesy of Natreg Dragon and Pix, Ultima Aiera is pleased to present images of the manual, quickstart guide, reference guide, and maps from the Ultima Trilogy (a compliation of the first three Ultima games released for DOS).
New Gallery: Ultima 2 Manuals
Courtesy of Natreg Dragon and Pix, Ultima Aiera is pleased to present images of the manuals for two different Apple II versions of Ultima 2: the original, and the “grey box” version.
Updated Download: Pix's Ultima Patcher
Pix has produced a patching utility that will automatically update Ultimas 1-6 and Ultima Underworld 1&2 (the Good Old Games versions) with all available patches and enhancements for each title.
The Ultima 2 Preservation Study
A report — using Ultima 2 as its example — examining the technical hurdles and other challenges associated with preserving and re-playing (many years later) old computer games.
