Boxer for Mac now ships with the Ultima Underworld demo
Boxer, for those who don’t know the name, is a Mac port of DOSBox that claims to vastly simplify the process of playing DOS games using that software. Having used it, I’d say that...
Tagged: Ultima Underworld
Added: The Great Stygian Abyss (1st Floor) for Unreal
Another excellent Unreal map created by Ryan “Zerker” Armstrong, this project is a re-creation of “the entire first floor of Ultima Underworld for Unreal.” The level fully supports all of Unreal‘s default gaming modes,...
Added: Ultima Underworld for Unreal Tourmanent
A remake of the maps of all eight levels of Ultima Underworld for Unreal Tournament. Each map has been “enhanced,” according to the producer, over the original version, so expect your favourite areas from...
An appropriate font test
“The quick brown fox” has nothing on this: Not that there have been goblins or dwarves in the Ultima series since…well, okay, Ultima Underworld, yes, but…ah, nevermind. The font is meh, but the phrase?...
Sergorn Dragon continues his Ultima adventures
If you haven’t already checked out Sergorn Dragon’s Ultima Adventures blog, go thou and do so. He doesn’t necessarily go into as much detail about each individual game (he’s already up to Ultima Underworld,...
Can you complete an Ultima game without killing anyone?
Can any of the Ultimas be completed without resorting to combat?
Restored: Arx Fatalis
Some of you may recall that Aiera did in fact play host to a demo version of Arkane Studios’ epic, Ultima Underworld-inspired RPG Arx Fatalis. Also to be found were a handful of update...
Arkane Studios purchased by Zenimax
Some of you may recognize Arkane Studios as the developer of Arx Fatalis, the game that many considered to be, unofficially of course, Ultima Underworld 3. Well, they’ve just been purchased by Zenimax, who...
News I've neglected to post
First, Sergorn Dragon’s Return to the Serpent Isle has posted its June update, which makes mention of the magic system that the project team is in the process of developing. Work is also proceeding...
Exactly what are the differences between System Shock 1 and Underworld?
I ask, because I just got this message, from reader Rodrigo, by email: I am a fan of Ultima games and I have followed this site for a long time. Maybe you know about...
To-do list for the site
Bumped again for my own purposes: there’s a few things left undone here. [image:98:r:s=0:l=x] This is mostly for my benefit, O Reader, as my memory is not what it once was (not that it...
