Obviously inspired by Ultima
Obviously inspired by Ultima, an interesting Sierra advertisement from 1988 for The Wrath of Denethenor
Tagged: Ultima 2
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.
Ultima 2: Title Screen Comparison
Comparison screenshots of the title screens from the various ports of Ultima 2.
Ultima 2: Gameplay Graphics Comparison
Comparison screenshots of the gameplay graphics from the various ports of Ultima 2.
Ultima 2…As A Home Movie
Found by Sergorn Dragon, here are three short movies posted to YouTube that appear to be a home movie rendition of Ultima 2…a very amateur rendition.
