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67.231.64.42: An update of what Ultima's creator is currently up to.

2022-05-11T07:18:01Z

An update of what Ultima's creator is currently up to.

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	If you want more detail, go look for [[Counter Monkey\|The Spoony One]]'s review of the series. The guy is an idiot, but he gives a good overview of what the series was like, and why ''Ultima 9'' is so hated. If it's still up when you read this, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SnzXsJ2vmQ here's a version that cuts out the skits]. You could also look at HardcoreGaming101's retrospective on the entire series, which includes all the spinoffs.		If you want more detail, go look for [[Counter Monkey\|The Spoony One]]'s review of the series. The guy is an idiot, but he gives a good overview of what the series was like, and why ''Ultima 9'' is so hated. If it's still up when you read this, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SnzXsJ2vmQ here's a version that cuts out the skits]. You could also look at HardcoreGaming101's retrospective on the entire series, which includes all the spinoffs.


			As of 2022, the creator of Ultima having more or less written off a crowdfunded Mmo game has announced he is working on yet another crowdfunded MMO with NFT elements making him yet another of the classic 1980s game developers that stayed within the industry to have become a completely irrelevant and out of touch embarrassment. https://ultimacodex.com/2022/04/richard-garriott-and-todd-porter-are-creating-a-new-nft-based-mmorpg/

1d4chan>Saarlacfunkel at 12:07, 23 January 2020

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	The '''Ultima''' series was a surprisingly influential collection of [[video games\|vidya]] RPGs. Nowadays it's mostly known as the first sign of [[EA]]'s descent into capital E evil.		The '''Ultima''' series was a surprisingly influential collection of [[video games\|vidya]] RPGs. Nowadays it's mostly known as the first sign of [[EA]]'s descent into capital E evil.

1d4chan>JackalRobot: A picture is worth a thousand GP, if you find the right buyer.

2019-08-15T21:42:26Z

A picture is worth a thousand GP, if you find the right buyer.

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	The '''Ultima''' series was a surprisingly influential collection of [[video games\|vidya]] RPGs. Nowadays it's mostly known as the first sign of [[EA]]'s descent into capital E evil.		The '''Ultima''' series was a surprisingly influential collection of [[video games\|vidya]] RPGs. Nowadays it's mostly known as the first sign of [[EA]]'s descent into capital E evil.

1d4chan>JackalRobot: Bonus material.

2019-08-15T21:33:34Z

Bonus material.

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	After receiving feedback from his first 3 games, Richard Garriot (author of Ultimas 1 through 3) decided to make a game about virtues and ideals that are beyond just killing shit (perhaps inspired by the fact that one of the more viable strategies in 3 was to ''wipe out an entire peaceful town... '''repeatedly'''''). The result was probably one of the most influential Western computer RPGs ever made: ''Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar''. (Fun fact: the word "Avatar" for an in-game character starts with Ultima 4.) What was unique about it? It had a plot that was more than an excuse for dungeon crawling or combat; the basic idea was to become worthy of being a champion of the realm of Britannia.		After receiving feedback from his first 3 games, Richard Garriot (author of Ultimas 1 through 3) decided to make a game about virtues and ideals that are beyond just killing shit (perhaps inspired by the fact that one of the more viable strategies in 3 was to ''wipe out an entire peaceful town... '''repeatedly'''''). The result was probably one of the most influential Western computer RPGs ever made: ''Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar''. (Fun fact: the word "Avatar" for an in-game character starts with Ultima 4.) What was unique about it? It had a plot that was more than an excuse for dungeon crawling or combat; the basic idea was to become worthy of being a champion of the realm of Britannia.

	And he followed it up with 4 sequels that attempted to top it ~~and~~ some spinoffs that go in some different directions. (''Ultima Underworld'', for example, was one of the earliest first-person RPGs to have a real 3D engine.)		And he followed it up with 4 sequels that attempted to top it, along with some spinoffs that go in some different directions with innovations of their own. ''Ultima Underworld'', for example, was one of the earliest first-person RPGs to have a real 3D engine. ''Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny'' had a day/night cycle, and NPCs that would move around following a schedule — a cunning player could trail one and learn all manner of secrets, such as secret meetings of a resistance movement, or where treasures had been hidden.

	And then EA came. We don't speak about that, mainly because it's a story that's being told all too often - company gets bought out, company's games decline in quality, company is shuttered and the IP gets shelved until the end of time or until they need another shooter.		One characteristic the early Ultima titles had was a genuine attempt at immersion, through inclusion of physical props boxed in with the game. These included cloth maps, amulets and coins.

			And then EA came. We don't speak about that, mainly because it's a story that's being told all too often — company gets bought out, company's games decline in quality, company is shuttered and the IP gets shelved until the end of time or until they need another shooter.

	But we will speak about how the first western MMORPG — if you ignore [[MUD]]s — was ''Ultima Online'', a game so influential to the point that it coined the word "MMORPG".		But we will speak about how the first western MMORPG — if you ignore [[MUD]]s — was ''Ultima Online'', a game so influential to the point that it coined the word "MMORPG".

	If you want more detail, go look for [[Counter Monkey\|The Spoony One]]'s review of the series. The guy is an idiot, but he gives a good overview of what the series was like, and why ''Ultima 9'' is so hated. If it's still up when you read this, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SnzXsJ2vmQ here's a version that cuts out the skits]. You could also look at HardcoreGaming101's retrospective on the entire series, which includes all the spinoffs.		If you want more detail, go look for [[Counter Monkey\|The Spoony One]]'s review of the series. The guy is an idiot, but he gives a good overview of what the series was like, and why ''Ultima 9'' is so hated. If it's still up when you read this, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SnzXsJ2vmQ here's a version that cuts out the skits]. You could also look at HardcoreGaming101's retrospective on the entire series, which includes all the spinoffs.

1d4chan>JackalRobot: Using "earliest" helps avoid the repetition of "first" look incorrect; using "3D" helps avoid the reader thinking we meant 3 pence in old money.

2019-08-15T21:21:25Z

Using "earliest" helps avoid the repetition of "first" look incorrect; using "3D" helps avoid the reader thinking we meant 3 pence in old money.

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	After receiving feedback from his first 3 games, Richard Garriot (author of Ultimas 1 through 3) decided to make a game about virtues and ideals that are beyond just killing shit (perhaps inspired by the fact that one of the more viable strategies in 3 was to ''wipe out an entire peaceful town... '''repeatedly'''''). The result was probably one of the most influential Western computer RPGs ever made: ''Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar''. (Fun fact: the word "Avatar" for an in-game character starts with Ultima 4.) What was unique about it? It had a plot that was more than an excuse for dungeon crawling or combat; the basic idea was to become worthy of being a champion of the realm of Britannia.		After receiving feedback from his first 3 games, Richard Garriot (author of Ultimas 1 through 3) decided to make a game about virtues and ideals that are beyond just killing shit (perhaps inspired by the fact that one of the more viable strategies in 3 was to ''wipe out an entire peaceful town... '''repeatedly'''''). The result was probably one of the most influential Western computer RPGs ever made: ''Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar''. (Fun fact: the word "Avatar" for an in-game character starts with Ultima 4.) What was unique about it? It had a plot that was more than an excuse for dungeon crawling or combat; the basic idea was to become worthy of being a champion of the realm of Britannia.

	And he followed it up with 4 sequels that attempted to top it and some spinoffs that go in some different directions. (Ultima Underworld, for example, was one of the ~~first~~ first-person RPGs to have a real 3d engine.)		And he followed it up with 4 sequels that attempted to top it and some spinoffs that go in some different directions. (''Ultima Underworld'', for example, was one of the earliest first-person RPGs to have a real 3D engine.)

	And then EA came. We don't speak about that, mainly because it's a story that's being told all too often - company gets bought out, company's games decline in quality, company is shuttered and the IP gets shelved until the end of time or until they need another shooter.		And then EA came. We don't speak about that, mainly because it's a story that's being told all too often - company gets bought out, company's games decline in quality, company is shuttered and the IP gets shelved until the end of time or until they need another shooter.

1d4chan>Saarlacfunkel at 16:11, 15 August 2019

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	The short version? They were some of the first computer roleplaying games to get popular. Ultimas 1, 2, and particularly 3 were old school [[Dungeon crawling\|hack & slash]] affairs, with brief voyages into [[Science Fantasy]] just to liven things up.		The short version? They were some of the first computer roleplaying games to get popular. Ultimas 1, 2, and particularly 3 were old school [[Dungeon crawling\|hack & slash]] affairs, with brief voyages into [[Science Fantasy]] just to liven things up.

	After receiving feedback from his first 3 games, Richard Garriot (author of Ultimas 1 through 3) decided to make a game about virtues and ideals that are beyond just killing shit. The result was probably one of the most influential Western computer RPGs ever made: ''Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar''. (Fun fact: the word "Avatar" for an in-game character starts with Ultima 4.) What was unique about it? It had a plot that was more than an excuse for dungeon crawling or combat; the basic idea was to become worthy of being a champion of the realm of Britannia.		After receiving feedback from his first 3 games, Richard Garriot (author of Ultimas 1 through 3) decided to make a game about virtues and ideals that are beyond just killing shit (perhaps inspired by the fact that one of the more viable strategies in 3 was to ''wipe out an entire peaceful town... '''repeatedly'''''). The result was probably one of the most influential Western computer RPGs ever made: ''Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar''. (Fun fact: the word "Avatar" for an in-game character starts with Ultima 4.) What was unique about it? It had a plot that was more than an excuse for dungeon crawling or combat; the basic idea was to become worthy of being a champion of the realm of Britannia.

	And he followed it up with 4 sequels that attempted to top it and some spinoffs that go in some different directions.		And he followed it up with 4 sequels that attempted to top it and some spinoffs that go in some different directions. (Ultima Underworld, for example, was one of the first first-person RPGs to have a real 3d engine.)

	And then EA came. We don't speak about that, mainly because it's a story that's being told all too often - company gets bought out, company's games decline in quality, company is shuttered and the IP gets shelved until the end of time or until they need another shooter.		And then EA came. We don't speak about that, mainly because it's a story that's being told all too often - company gets bought out, company's games decline in quality, company is shuttered and the IP gets shelved until the end of time or until they need another shooter.

1d4chan>ThatOneBruvva at 13:45, 15 August 2019

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	The '''Ultima''' series was a surprisingly influential collection of [[video games\|vidya]] RPGs. Nowadays it's mostly known as the first sign of [[EA]]'s ~~decent~~ into capital E evil.		The '''Ultima''' series was a surprisingly influential collection of [[video games\|vidya]] RPGs. Nowadays it's mostly known as the first sign of [[EA]]'s descent into capital E evil.

	The short version? They were some of the first computer roleplaying games to get popular. Ultimas 1, 2, and particularly 3 were old school [[Dungeon crawling\|hack & slash]] affairs, with brief voyages into [[Science Fantasy]] just to liven things up.		The short version? They were some of the first computer roleplaying games to get popular. Ultimas 1, 2, and particularly 3 were old school [[Dungeon crawling\|hack & slash]] affairs, with brief voyages into [[Science Fantasy]] just to liven things up.

	After receiving feedback from his first 3 games, Richard ~~Garriott — the~~ author of Ultimas 1 through 3 — decided to make a game about ~~virtue, rather than~~ just killing shit. The result is probably one of the most influential Western computer RPGs ever made: ''Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar''. (Fun fact: the word "Avatar" for an in-game character starts with Ultima 4.) What was unique about it? It had a plot that was more than an excuse for dungeon crawling or combat; the basic idea was to become worthy of being a champion of the realm of Britannia.		After receiving feedback from his first 3 games, Richard Garriot (author of Ultimas 1 through 3) decided to make a game about virtues and ideals that are beyond just killing shit. The result was probably one of the most influential Western computer RPGs ever made: ''Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar''. (Fun fact: the word "Avatar" for an in-game character starts with Ultima 4.) What was unique about it? It had a plot that was more than an excuse for dungeon crawling or combat; the basic idea was to become worthy of being a champion of the realm of Britannia.

	And he followed it up with 3 sequels that attempted to top it.		And he followed it up with 4 sequels that attempted to top it and some spinoffs that go in some different directions.

	And then EA came. We ~~won~~'t speak about that.		And then EA came. We don't speak about that, mainly because it's a story that's being told all too often - company gets bought out, company's games decline in quality, company is shuttered and the IP gets shelved until the end of time or until they need another shooter.

	But we will speak about how the first MMORPG — if you ignore [[MUD]]s — was ''Ultima Online'', to the point that it coined the word "MMORPG".		But we will speak about how the first western MMORPG — if you ignore [[MUD]]s — was ''Ultima Online'', a game so influential to the point that it coined the word "MMORPG".

	If you want more detail, go ~~Google up "~~Spoony ~~Ultima"~~. ~~Guy~~ is an idiot, but he gives a good overview of what the series was like, and why ''Ultima 9'' is so hated. If it's still up when you read this, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SnzXsJ2vmQ here's a version that cuts out the skits].		If you want more detail, go look for [[Counter Monkey\|The Spoony One]]'s review of the series. The guy is an idiot, but he gives a good overview of what the series was like, and why ''Ultima 9'' is so hated. If it's still up when you read this, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SnzXsJ2vmQ here's a version that cuts out the skits]. You could also look at HardcoreGaming101's retrospective on the entire series, which includes all the spinoffs.

1d4chan>JackalRobot: A little more.

2019-08-15T13:08:19Z

A little more.

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	The '''Ultima''' series was a surprisingly influential collection of vidya RPGs. Nowadays it's mostly known as the first sign of [[EA]]'s decent into capital E evil.		The '''Ultima''' series was a surprisingly influential collection of [[video games\|vidya]] RPGs. Nowadays it's mostly known as the first sign of [[EA]]'s decent into capital E evil.

	The short version? They were some of the first computer roleplaying games to get popular. Ultimas 1, 2, and particularly 3 were old school [[Dungeon crawling\|hack & slash]] affairs, with brief voyages into [[Science Fantasy]] just to liven things up.		The short version? They were some of the first computer roleplaying games to get popular. Ultimas 1, 2, and particularly 3 were old school [[Dungeon crawling\|hack & slash]] affairs, with brief voyages into [[Science Fantasy]] just to liven things up.

	After receiving feedback from his first 3 games, Richard Garriott — the author of Ultimas 1 through 3 — decided to make a game about virtue, rather than just killing shit. The result is probably one of the most influential Western computer RPGs ever made: Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar. (Fun fact: the word "Avatar" for a in-game character starts with Ultima 4.) What was unique about it? ~~Well, first, it~~ had a plot that was more than an excuse for dungeon crawling or combat; the basic idea was to become worthy of being a champion of the realm of Britannia.		After receiving feedback from his first 3 games, Richard Garriott — the author of Ultimas 1 through 3 — decided to make a game about virtue, rather than just killing shit. The result is probably one of the most influential Western computer RPGs ever made: ''Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar''. (Fun fact: the word "Avatar" for an in-game character starts with Ultima 4.) What was unique about it? It had a plot that was more than an excuse for dungeon crawling or combat; the basic idea was to become worthy of being a champion of the realm of Britannia.

	And he followed it up with 3 sequels that attempted to top it.		And he followed it up with 3 sequels that attempted to top it.
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	And then EA came. We won't speak about that.		And then EA came. We won't speak about that.

	But we will speak about how the first MMORPG — if you ignore [[MUD]]s — was Ultima Online, to the point that it coined the word "MMORPG".		But we will speak about how the first MMORPG — if you ignore [[MUD]]s — was ''Ultima Online'', to the point that it coined the word "MMORPG".

	If you want more detail, go Google up "Spoony Ultima". Guy is an idiot, but he gives a good overview of what the series was like, and why Ultima 9 is so hated. If it's still up when you read this, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SnzXsJ2vmQ here's a version that cuts out the skits].		If you want more detail, go Google up "Spoony Ultima". Guy is an idiot, but he gives a good overview of what the series was like, and why ''Ultima 9'' is so hated. If it's still up when you read this, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SnzXsJ2vmQ here's a version that cuts out the skits].