Ultima Is (Of Course) Featured In This Excellent Gallery of Classic CRPG Magazine Ads
Gordon Cameron is amassing a collection of scans of magazine ads for classic CRPGs. Naturally, several Ultima games are already represented in his gallery.
Tagged: Ultima
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 19 – Great Expectations
An examination of games which have over- or under-delivered on promises made early in development.
The Dark Unknown: Quests, NPCs, and Monster AI; Demo Coming Soon, Possibly
Goldenflame Dragon has been working on getting The Dark Unknown ready to be shown off in a demo.
Dino’s Ultima Page: New Links and Minor Improvements
Dino the Dark Dragon has made a few more updates to his well-known Ultima website,
UDICraft: Yet Another Update; Guide API Added
Darkling Dragon has released an updated set of mods for UDICraft.
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 18 – And Art Thou Male or Female?
How does the Ultima series handle masculinity and femininity? How are certain characters — or even the Virtues — portrayed as masculine/feminine?
Blast from the Past: The Codex of Ultima Wisdom on Geocities
A screenshot of an old, Geocities-hosted Ultima fansite.
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 17 – How Necessary is Combat in RPGs?
How much prominence does combat need to have in an RPG? How necessary should combat be to progressing through — or passing — the game? And is there something “lesser” about including an “easy” difficulty setting?
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: New Subdomain; Now on Stitcher; Hosted on Podbean
Spam Spam Spam Humbug is now hosted on Podbean, and is available on Stitcher (in addition to being on iTunes).
The Dark Unknown: Development Progress; Denis Loubet Art
Goldenflame Dragon has been making impressive progress on The Dark Unknown. And the manual will even feature Denis Loubet’s artwork!
