Each Ultima has been built from scratch-from "Each time we've introduced as many newĪnd unique things as we could, such as new technology, a new interfaceĪnd always a new story. "From the very beginning, I've tried to give each Ultima its own Includes the Ultima Atlas, a collection of all the signature UltimaĬloth maps reproduced on high-quality paper in a 16-page booklet. Gives fans a brief preview of what to expect in the next title in the Interviews included with the Ultima Collection software. Innovations that went into creating each Ultima are described inĭetail by Garriott himself in a special section of multimedia In all, the Ultima Collection includes 10įans of the Ultima series will find plenty of added value inside thisĬollection of classic role-playing games. Included Akalabeth(tm) (1979), Garriott's very first game that To Ultima VIII (1994) and includes the Ultima VII add-ons, Forge of The UltimaĬollection is a history of the role-playing genre from Ultima I (1980) Legendary computer game designer, Richard Garriott. Ultima(tm) Collection, a compilation of every lineage Ultima game from Games designed by Richard Garriott, including Ultima 1 through Ultima 8Īustin, TX, February 17, 1998-ORIGIN Systems(tm), an ElectronicĪrts(tm) (Nasdaq: ERTS) company, announces the shipment of the The worlds of Ultima await you in this special collection of 10 Top-selling Role-Playing Series Now Available On One CD-ROM Ĭhronicles 14 Years of Computer Gaming from One of Industry's Wing Commander: Prophecy presser when I arrive back in Austin. Heres a press release on Ultima Collection. Those who were in on the computer gaming industry early on, and played games on the Apple II computer will find a return to Alkabeth in order when they see the new product. If you missed the first introduction of Alkabeth, this Ultima Collection gives you the chance to see first hand one of the games that started the computer gaming industry. Alkabeth was the first game to come from Origin Systems, a company which now makes up one part of Electronic Arts, valued at over 50 million dollars with over 50 game titles to its credit. Alkabeth started the entire Ultima story which now encompasses 12 single player over head perspective games, one online game world (Ultima Online) and two first person perpective games (Ultima Underworld and Ultima Underworld II). Click on this Big Bang ad!Ībout 18 years ago Richard Garriott, aka Lord Brittish, released a game called Alkabeth. Windows 95 compatible sound card, Microsoft or 100% compatible mouse. Hard drive space, 16 MB RAM, SVGA video card, 4x speed CD-ROM drive, Microsoft Windows 95, Intel Pentium(r) or 100% compatible, 90 MB free Windows 95 Ultima VII and Ultima VIII do not run through Windows 95) To Play in Windows(r) 95 (Only Ultima I-VI & Akalabeth run through For Sound Effects: SoundBlaster or 100% compatible sound board with DOS-based drivers. For Music: MPU 401, Ad Lib, SoundBlaster(r) or 100 % compatible sound board with DOS-based drivers. Requirements: System Requirements for the Ultima Collection: To Play in DOS (All games run in DOS) MS-DOS 5.0 or higher, Intel 486 DX 33 MHZ+ or 100% compatible PC system, 90 MB free hard drive space, 4 MB RAM, 256-color VGA video card, 4x speed CD-ROM drive. Release: Shipping February 17th, 1998 - United States, Shipping February 27th, 1998 - World Wide The Ultima Collection review by Al Giovetti
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