Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 81 – Gameplay Features: Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em
We take a look at gameplay features — NPC schedules, day/night cycles, and other systems — and their impact on one’s enjoyment of a game.
Tagged: Ultima
Richard Garriott to Speak (And Be Awarded) at Gamelab 2017
Richard Garriott will be one of the speakers (and the recipient of the Honorary Award) at Gamelab Barcelona next month.
The Ultima Game Music Fan Recreation Project: Round Two This Fall
It has been a year since the Ultima Game Music Fan Recreation Project wrapped up. Now, there’s another round of tunes on the way.
New Ultima-Inspired Project: Nox Archaist
An Ultima-inspired, tile-based RPG coded from scratch for the Apple II.
Someone Is Remaking Ultima 7 Using Unity
A remake of Ultima 7, as a first-person RPG, using the Unity engine.
Omega: Player Stats and Monster Spawns
Fregas Baratis has added monster spawns and rudimentary player, monster, and NPC stats to his Ultima-inspired project.
Age of Ultimacraft: Lord Blackthorn’s Castle
The Age of Ultimacraft team have re-created Lord Blackthorn’s Castle on their Ultima-themed Minecraft server.
uUltima: Title Screen Concept; Planned Support for Multiple Ultima Games
Neocron Dragon has plans to expand uUltima beyond support for Ultima 1.
Check Out These Ultima-Themed Paper Dolls by CakeForge
CakeForge has created some neat paper figurines — literal paper dolls — based on characters from Ultima.
Whiskeybarrel Studios Wants Your Feedback: What Makes Ultima So Compelling?
The team at Whiskeybarrel Studios are interested in creating an Ultima-like game, and want input from the community as to what makes the series so compelling.
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 79 – Ultima 7
This episode was nearly given the title “Chekov’s Pixels”, for reasons that will become apparent. Also, Ultima 7: The Black Gate is 25 years old now.
