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Ultima is a series of fantasy computer role-playing games from Origin Systems, Inc.. Ultima was created by Richard Garriott, a.k.a. Lord British. Several games of the series are considered seminal games of their genre. Today, Electronic Arts holds the brand. It is considered the longest running RPG game franchise, as well as being one of the longest running, if not the longest, video game series. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ...
The Mongbat is a fictional flying monkey, a sweet, cute & cuddly monster from the Ultima series of computer games. ...
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Richard Garriott in Lord British attire Richard Allen Garriott (born July 4, 1961; nickname Lord British) is a significant figure in the video game industry. ...
A screenshot of Lord British in his castle from Ultima III. Lord Cantabrigian British is the name of the ruler of Britannia, kingdom of the fictional world of Sosaria, created by Richard Garriott for his computer game series Ultima. ...
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Overview Ultima tells the story of a hero who would be summoned by the ruler of a fantasy world, known first as Sosaria, later as Britannia, whenever troubles would arise. The ruler of that world is called Lord British, and his pleas would be answered by a stranger coming from another world known only as Earth through a magical portal. As time passed, that hero would overcome several obstacles and fight several entities (both in Britannia and in other planes), and gain the title of Avatar, becoming the embodiment of the Virtues. Sosaria is the fictional world in which the majority of the Ultima series of computer games are set. ...
Britannia is a fictitious land in the Ultima universe. ...
A screenshot of Lord British in his castle from Ultima III. Lord Cantabrigian British is the name of the ruler of Britannia, kingdom of the fictional world of Sosaria, created by Richard Garriott for his computer game series Ultima. ...
Earth (IPA: , often referred to as the Earth, Terra, the World or Planet Earth) is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest. ...
The Avatar from Ultima IX: Ascension The Avatar is the main (player) character in the Ultima series of games. ...
The Ultima series is divided in three parts. The first three games (Ultima I-III), the Age of Darkness trilogy, are the typical "kill the evil overlord" fantasy games. The antagonists of the first three games reside in their castles, but have summoned forth legions of monsters that make prey of the land; the protagonist must defeat them, but does have the option of stealing and murdering. The next three games (Ultima IV-VI), the Age of Enlightenment trilogy, add a revolutionary moral element into the fantasy game genre. The character had to attain the eight virtues of honesty, compassion, valor, justice, sacrifice, honor, spirituality and humility. The eight virtues are loosely based on the Hindu concept of Avatarhood, which involves sixteen paths of purification, with the final (sixteenth) path being to become one with God (according to 'the Official Book of Ultima' by Shay Addams.) The three principles of Truth, Love, and Courage echo the quests of the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion from The Wizard of Oz; though Garriott denies that they were the original source. The third and final trilogy (Ultima VII-IX), the Age of Armageddon (also known as The Guardian Saga), pits the Avatar against an anti-virtue deity known as the Guardian. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ...
The Guardian from Ultima VII intro The Guardian is the final villain of the Ultima series of computer role playing games. ...
Ultima I-V were originally developed on and released for the Apple II family of computers. All the games from Ultima VI on were developed on IBM PC compatible machines. The earlier Ultima games were ported to many computer types, including 8-bit Atari (Ultima I-IV), Atari ST (Ultima II-VI), Commodore 64 (Ultima I-VI), Commodore Amiga (Ultima III-VI, VII Part 1) and IBM PC (Ultima I-V). The 1977 Apple II, complete with integrated keyboard, color graphics, sound, a plastic case and eight expansion slots. ...
One of the first PCs from IBM - the IBM PC model 5150. ...
An Atari 800XL, one of the most popular machines in the series. ...
The Atari 520ST Atari 1040STF with SC1224 color monitor The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was commercially popular from 1985 to the early 1990s. ...
The Commodore 64 is the best selling single personal computer model of all time. ...
Amiga is the name of a range of home/personal computers using the Motorola 68000 processor family, whose development started in 1982. ...
IBM PC (IBM 5150) with keyboard and green screen monochrome monitor (IBM 5151), running MS-DOS 5. ...
The Ultima games were also famous for the trinkets included in the game boxes. From Ultima II on, every main Ultima game came with a cloth map of the game world. Starting with Ultima IV, small trinkets like pendants, coins and magic stones were found in the boxes. Made of metal or glass, they usually represented an important object also found within the game itself. Originated in Infocom games, these trinkets were called feelies. Zork universe Zork games Zork Anthology Zork trilogy Zork I Zork II Zork III Beyond Zork Zork Zero Planetfall Enchanter trilogy Enchanter Sorcerer Spellbreaker Other games Wishbringer Return to Zork Zork: Nemesis Zork Grand Inquisitor Zork: The Undiscovered Underground Topics in Zork Encyclopedia Frobozzica Characters Kings Creatures Timeline Magic Calendar...
Infocom used the term feelies to refer to the extra content included with the boxed versions of their interactive fiction computer games. ...
The creator, Richard Garriott, no longer owns the rights to the game, nor participates in the development, however he still owns the rights to several of the characters from the game. Due to this, it is impossible for either Richard Gariott or EA to create a new Ultima game without first getting permission from the other, which is unlikely. Richard Garriott in Lord British attire Richard Allen Garriott (born July 4, 1961; nickname Lord British) is a significant figure in the video game industry. ...
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The Age of Darkness Ultima I (1986 re-release) on the Commodore 64 Ultima, later known as Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness or simply Ultima I, is the first game in the Ultima series of computer role-playing games and was published by California Pacific Computer Co. ...
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Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress (1982) is the second computer role-playing game in the Ultima series. ...
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Ultima III: Exodus, the third game in the Ultima series. ...
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The Age of Enlightenment Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar, first released in 1985 (USCO# PA-317-504) for the Apple II, is the fourth in the series of Ultima computer role-playing games. ...
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Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (1988) is the fifth part of the computer role-playing game series Ultima. ...
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Ultima VI: The False Prophet, released in 1990, is the sixth part in the computer role-playing game series of Ultima. ...
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The Age of Armageddon (The Guardian Saga) Ultima VII is the seventh part of the computer role-playing game series Ultima. ...
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Ultima VII is the seventh part of the computer role-playing game series Ultima. ...
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Ultima VII is the seventh part of the computer role-playing game series Ultima. ...
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Ultima VII is the seventh part of the computer role-playing game series Ultima. ...
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Ultima VIII: Pagan (1994) is the eighth part of the computer role-playing game series Ultima. ...
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Ultima IX: Ascension (1999) is the ninth and final part of the computer role-playing game series Ultima. ...
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Other Ultima games In the map view, the player (a +) could visit towns (five squares), dungeons (x), and Lord Britishs castle. ...
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The Worlds of Ultima (also: Ultima: Worlds of Adventure) has been a short lived spin-off series of the well known computer role playing series Ultima. ...
Ultima is a series of fantasy computer role-playing games from Origin Systems, Inc. ...
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Ultima is a series of fantasy computer role-playing games from Origin Systems, Inc. ...
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Ultima Underworld is a series of two computer role playing games published by Origin Systems in the early 1990s. ...
Ultima Underworld is a series of two computer role playing games published by Origin Systems in the early 1990s. ...
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Unreleased Ultima games Ultima is a series of fantasy computer role-playing games from Origin Systems, Inc. ...
Ultima Worlds Online: Origin (originally titled Ultima Online 2) was to be the first sequel to the popular 1997 massively multiplayer online role-playing game Ultima Online. ...
Ultima X development has ceased. ...
Ultima Online series (1997) - See the main article Ultima Online
A MMORPG version of the world of Britannia. In Ultima Online, thousands of players interact online in Britannia. See Ultima Online for more information. See also: 1996 in video gaming, other events of 1997, 1998 in video gaming, history of video games Events 3rd annual E³ (Electronic Entertainment Expo) October 4 - Gunpei Yokoi (1941-1997) dies after a double car accident. ...
Ultima Online File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Ultima Online File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
IBM PC (IBM 5150) with keyboard and green screen monochrome monitor (IBM 5151), running MS-DOS 5. ...
Released on September 25, 1997, by Origin Systems, Ultima Online (UO) is a popular graphical massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that was instrumental to the development of the genre, and is still running today. ...
Players interacting in Ultima Online. ...
Released on September 25, 1997, by Origin Systems, Ultima Online (UO) is a popular graphical massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that was instrumental to the development of the genre, and is still running today. ...
UO spawned two sequel efforts that were cancelled before release: Ultima Worlds Online: Origin (cancelled in 2001, though the game's storyline was published in the Technocrat War trilogy.) and Ultima X: Odyssey (cancelled in 2004). However, several expansions were released for Ultima Online, adding new features and areas to be explored. They are The Second Age, Renaissance, Third Dawn, Lord Blackthorn's Revenge, Age of Shadows, Samurai Empire, and Mondain's Legacy. Ultima Worlds Online: Origin (originally titled Ultima Online 2) was to be the first sequel to the popular 1997 massively multiplayer online role-playing game Ultima Online. ...
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Ultima X development has ceased. ...
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Ultima Online: Renaissance is the second expansion to the popular Ultima Online (UO) MMORPG. Released on April 3, 2000, it added content, fixed bugs, and made gameplay changes in response to common player complaints. ...
Ultima Online: Age of Shadows is the fifth expansion for the popular MMORPG Ultima Online. ...
Console games Console versions of Ultima have allowed further exposure to the series, especially in Japan where the games have been bestsellers and were accompanied by several tie-in products including manga based on Ultima. In most cases, gameplay and graphics have been changed significantly. Pope Benedict XVI merchandise One definition of Merchandising is a marketing practice in which the brand or image from one product or service is used to sell another. ...
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- Ultima: Exodus (NES)
- Ultima: Quest of the Avatar (NES, Master System)
- Ultima: Warriors of Destiny (NES)
- Ultima: Runes of Virtue (Game Boy) — Non-canonical, action based gameplay and puzzle solving. The antagonist is called the "Black Knight."
- Ultima: Runes of Virtue 2 (Game Boy, SNES)
- Ultima VI: The False Prophet (SNES) — Gameplay adapted for the game pad. Includes plot changes and reduction in violence.
- Ultima VII: The Black Gate (SNES) — Gameplay adapted for the game pad. Includes plot changes and reduction in violence.
- Ultima: The Savage Empire (SNES) — A graphical update using the Black Gate engine for the SNES. Japan only, cancelled in the US.
- Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (PlayStation) — Released in Japan only.
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Sega Master System The Sega Master System (SMS for short) (Japanese: マスターシステム), was an 8-bit cartridge-based gaming console manufactured by Sega. ...
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The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ...
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For other versions of PlayStation, please see PlayStation (disambiguation) The PlayStation ) is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ...
Major and recurring characters The Avatar from Ultima IX: Ascension The Avatar is the main (player) character in the Ultima series of games. ...
The Companions of the Avatar are various fictional characters found in the Ultima series of computer role-playing games. ...
Dupre as he appears in Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle Dupre is a fictional character from the Ultima universe. ...
Gwenllian Gwalchgaeaf, or Gwenno, is a fictional character in the Ultima computer game series. ...
Iolo as he appears in Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle Iolo (pronounced yo-lo) FitzOwen is a bard, a fictional character in the Ultima computer game series. ...
Jaana, as she appears in Ultima V: Lazarus, a fan remake of Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny. ...
Katrina, as she appears in Ultima V: Lazarus, a fan remake of Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny. ...
Shamino as he appears in Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle Shamino Sallé Dacil, generally referred to only by the first name name Shamino, is a fictional character from the Ultima series of computer role-playing games. ...
Batlin is a character in the computer game series Ultima, first appearing in Ultima VII: The Black Gate and then in Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle (as well as being referenced in Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds). ...
In the Ultima game series, Lord Blackthorn (also frequently spelled Blackthorne) is a recurring character that first appears in Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (1988). ...
A screenshot of Lord British in his castle from Ultima III. Lord Cantabrigian British is the name of the ruler of Britannia, kingdom of the fictional world of Sosaria, created by Richard Garriott for his computer game series Ultima. ...
Chuck Bueche (also known as Chuckles) is a programmer most famous for his involvement with the Ultima computer game series. ...
Ultima is a series of fantasy computer role-playing games from Origin Systems, Inc. ...
The Guardian from Ultima VII intro The Guardian is the final villain of the Ultima series of computer role playing games. ...
Spoiler warning: Mondain was a fictional evil wizard in the first Ultima game and one of its main villains. ...
Spoiler warning: Minax was a fictional evil enchantress in the second Ultima game and one of its main villains. ...
Smith is the often sardonic and occasionally witty talking horse, most often seen dwelling in Iolos hut, in the popular computer role-playing game series, Ultima. ...
Dr. Johann Spector is a present day Earth scientist in the Worlds of Ultima computer games The Savage Empire and Martian Dreams. ...
The Time Lord is a fictional character from the Ultima computer game series. ...
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Manga - Ultima: EXODUS No Kyoufu (The Terror of EXODUS)
- Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
- Ultima: Magincia no Metsubou (The Fall of Magincia)
Ultima Dragons The Ultima Dragons Internet Chapter is a large fanclub of Ultima devotees. Some members have been honored with tributes to them in various games in the Ultima series, and the Dragon Edition of Ultima IX was named in their honor.
Related projects Many communities of dedicated programmers have taken it upon themselves to patch the old Ultima games to run under modern operating systems, or to remake and/or revise their cherished series with modern gaming engines. This is a partial listing of them:
Engine rewrite projects - Ultima Classics Revisited - An open-source, work-in-progress portable engine, currently covering Akalabeth (complete) and Ultima I (partial).
- u3project - An open-source, work-in-progress portable Ultima III engine.
- xu4 - An open-source, portable Ultima IV engine.
- nu5 - A planned open-source, portable Ultima V engine.
- Nuvie (website) - An open-source, work-in-progress portable Ultima VI engine (works with Savage Empire and Martian Dreams, too).
- Exult (website) - An open-source, portable Ultima VII: The Black Gate and Serpent Isle engine (works with the expansions as well).
- Pentagram (website) - An open-source, work-in-progress portable Ultima VIII engine (may later work with Crusader games, too).
- Underworld Adventures - An open-source, work-in-progress portable Ultima Underworld engine.
- The System Shock Hack Project - An open-source, work-in-progress portable Ultima Underworld (and System Shock) engine. Currently abandoned.
Exult is a Free Software reimplementation of the Ultima VII game engine. ...
Pentagram is a Free software project to create a game engine that is capable of running Origin Systems computer role-playing game Ultima VIII: Pagan. ...
Crusader is a series of action oriented computer games created by Origin Systems, Inc. ...
System Shock is a computer game developed by Looking Glass Technologies (later Looking Glass Studios). ...
Remakes and new games - Ultima V: Lazarus - A remake of Ultima V by volunteer programmers using the Microsoft Dungeon Siege engine. The final version of the game, Ultima V: Lazarus 1.2, was released on April 1st, 2006. (website)
- The Ultima 6 Project - a remake of Ultima VI also using the Dungeon Siege engine. Currently in pre-alpha, but they have released a demo of their technical systems.
- Titans of Ether merges two former development efforts, both originally based on the The Elder Scrolls' Morrowind game engine. Ultima IX: Redemption is an effort to create an alternative to Ultima IX: Ascension, writing a new ending to the Age of the Guardian saga of the Ultima series. Production is currently half-way completed as of August 2006. Ultima X: The New King, a sequel to Ultima IX: Redemption, will be created by the same team and will feature the The Elder Scrolls' Oblivion game engine.
- EUO - An Ultima themed MMORPG with similar gameplay and graphics as Ultima V.
The Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ...
Dungeon Siege is a real time computer role-playing game developed by Gas Powered Games and published by Microsoft. ...
Dungeon Siege is a real time computer role-playing game developed by Gas Powered Games and published by Microsoft. ...
EUO is an Ultima-based ORPG with many influences, varying from Diablo-style hacknslash to NetHack quirks. ...
See also The Ultima series of computer games employed several different artificial scripts. ...
Britannia is a fictitious land in the Ultima universe. ...
The Codex of Ultimate Wisdom is a fictional book in the Ultima series of computer role_playing games. ...
In the Ultima series of computer role-playing games, Felucca is one of the moons of Britannia. ...
Gargish is the fictional language used by the gargoyle race in the Ultima computer game series. ...
Many designers, developers and other personnel of Ultima series of computer role playing games made a cameo appearance in it or had a character in the game modeled after them. ...
This is a list of significant recurring characters in the Ultima series of computer games. ...
This article is about the Ultima magical device. ...
Richard Garriott in Lord British attire Richard Allen Garriott (born July 4, 1961; nickname Lord British) is a significant figure in the video game industry. ...
Sosaria is the fictional world in which the majority of the Ultima series of computer games are set. ...
Stones is a song composed by David R. Watson (Iolo FitzOwen) and lyrics by his late wife Kathleen Jones (Gwenllian Gwalchgaeaf) for the computer role-playing game series, Ultima. ...
Trammel may refer to any of the following: A type of fishing net. ...
The fictional Ultima universe has quite a detailed history that has been built up in through both the games themselves, and the backstory therein. ...
The Ultima series of computer role-playing games featured a Virtue system that the player was required to follow in the game as the Avatar. ...
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