Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
a.k.a. UUW
type: role-play
genre: Fantasy, Dungeon Crawler, Immersive sim
series: Ultima, Ultima Underworld
perspective: 1st person
player options: single player
languages: eng
genre: Fantasy, Dungeon Crawler, Immersive sim
series: Ultima, Ultima Underworld
perspective: 1st person
player options: single player
languages: eng
4.6/5
Description
Historical note: This game was the first, first person 3D game (it preceded Wolfenstein 3D by two months). Also the engine is much more advanced than the Wolfenstein 3D engine was. Not just in the RPG elements but the 3D environment, dynamic lighting, curved surfaces, real bridges and tunnels, texture resolution and variation, and vertical variation in the terrain. However, the system requirements of UW are higher than Wolf 3D.
Zerothis - # 2006
Zerothis - # 2006Technical specs
Authors / Staff
design
Doug Church (design concept)Doug Wike (screen designs)Paul Neurath (design concept)Tim Stellmach (lead designer)coding
Carlos Smith (programmer)Dan Schmidt (programmer)Doug Church (lead programmer)Ed Nelson (programmer)Fred Lim (programmer)Greg Travis (programmer)James Dollar (portraits)James Flemming (programmer)Jon Maiara (programmer)Jonathain Arnold (programmer)Karl Dolgener (portraits)Mark Leblanc (programmer)Micael Priest (portraits)Robert Frye (portraits)Tim Stellmach (programmer)graphics
Bill Narum (creature art)Carolly Hauksdottir (creature art)Dan Bourbounnals (creature art)Glen Johnson (manual art)James Dollar (textures)James Fleming (creature art)Jeff Dee (creature art)Jerry O'Flaherty (creature art)Karl Dolgener (creature art)Micael Priest (creature art)Robert Frye (creature art)Stu Sheppard (creature art)Terry Manderfeld (map art)Whitney Caughlin (creature art)audio
Dan Schmidt (music)George Alistair Sanger 'The Fat Man' (music)John Blackley (music)John Miles (ail sound)John Miles (music system)Rob Wallaca (sound effects)other
Austin Grossman (conversations)David Shapiro 'Dr. Cat' (conversations)Dorian Hart (conversations)Doug Wike (objects)James Dollar (intro)James Dollar (end game cut scenes)Tags (56)
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Related games
has influenced
Arx Fatalis (Windows)
Delver (Linux)
The Elder Scrolls: Arena (MS-DOS)
Barony (Windows)
The Slimy Lichmummy (Linux)
ported to
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (Mac OS X)
prequel of
Ultima VII: The Black Gate (MS-DOS)
version of
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (NEC PC9801)
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (FM Towns)
Underworld Adventures (BeOS)
was remade as
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (PS)
Arx Fatalis (Windows)
Delver (Linux)
The Elder Scrolls: Arena (MS-DOS)
Barony (Windows)
The Slimy Lichmummy (Linux)
ported to
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (Mac OS X)
prequel of
Ultima VII: The Black Gate (MS-DOS)
version of
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (NEC PC9801)
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (FM Towns)
Underworld Adventures (BeOS)
was remade as
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (PS)
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