25th anniveraries abound!
Nintendo has announced a special red Wii version to mark the 25th anniversary of the Mario franchise; the first Super Mario Brothers game released on September 13, 1985. Interestingly enough, just three days later,...
Tagged: Ultima 4
Richard Garriott: "Kids today!"
Ultima creator and private astronaut Richard Garriott has issued a short response, on Twitter, to this bit of admittedly sorry news. His opener: And a follow-up comment: I think most of my own thoughts...
14,000 players: Ultima 4 Flash Version
According to a briefly visible revision to the Ultima 4 entry at the Codex of Editable Wisdom, Blair Leggett’s Flash-based port of Ultima 4 has had over distinct 14,000 players between May and September...
Ultima 4…unplayable?
The Brainy Gamer — who in real life teaches a class in which he periodically subjects his students to classic computer games like Fallout and Planetfall — has written an interesting article that really...
Restored: Ultima 1 to 5 Savegame Editor
Xenerkes Dragon’s editor for savegame files from the first few Ultima titles is once again available for download.
EA Mobile getting on board with Android
[singlepic id=80 w=250 h=250 float=right]From Joystiq: Speaking at the Deutsche Bank 2010 Technology Conference, as reported by Gamasutra, EA CFO Eric Brown discussed the company’s plans to ramp up support for Android in the...
Can you complete an Ultima game without killing anyone?
Can any of the Ultimas be completed without resorting to combat?
Spoony reviews Ultima 4
Spoony’s review of Ultima 4 is online and available for the watching, and Spoony himself is at his profane best throughout it. His…observation about the shape of the dungeon is unfortunate but, in this...
An Ultima 4 Development Challenge
I was told the most interesting thing today. As the good reader is probably aware, a port of Akalabeth was recently released on the iPhone (or, more correctly, iOS) platform, Apple’s mobile device operating...
