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...
Tagged: Ultima 6
Restored: LZW Decompressor
One more utility from Xenerkes Dragon — his decompressor for the no-longer-patented LZW algorithm, which is used to encode certain files for Ultima 5 and Ultima 6 — is once again available for download.
Anybody got a spare copy of Savage Empire or Martian Dreams?
[singlepic id=93 w=300 h=217 float=right]As was reported yesterday, Mythic Entertainment has been in talks with the developers of DOSbox; I received word this morning from Paul Barnett that Mythic has been given the OK...
Playing computer games…not actually bad for your marks!
Your parents were wrong. A new study from the University of Maryland shows that more time spent in front of a computer doesn’t hurt a child’s academic performance, and, in some cases, actually improves...
Updated: Ultima 6 Online
Cear Dragon informed me that the Ultima 6 Online client has been updated, and now points to a somewhat more stable, North America-based host.
Restored: Ultima Songbook
I’m in the home stretch now, I think; I’ve gotten around to restoring the Utilities, the first of which is Alcibiade’s excellent Ultima Songbook. Okay, it could be argued that a collection of guitar...
Can you complete an Ultima game without killing anyone?
Can any of the Ultimas be completed without resorting to combat?
Released: Ultima 6 Project Patch 1.01
From the good Dragons and Dragonesses at U6P: Team Archon has released the 1.0.1 patch for the Ultima 6 Project for Dungeon Siege 1 (PC and Mac). This release fixes a number of issues...
Restored: IRE
DOUG the Eagle Dragon’s Ultima 6-inspired RPG creation software is once again available for download.
'Syndicate' might be making a comeback
I was always a big fan of Syndicate when I was a kid; I spent countless hours in front of my friend Tiago’s Mac LCIII laying into mercenaries (and sometimes civilians…who am I kidding?)...
Ultima 6 Project Patch Update
Zephyr posted a short note at the Ultima 6 Project website to let us know that a pre-release version of their version 1.01 patch is available for early testers to request and try out....
