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Ultima

Video game serie

Ultima is a series of open world fantasy role-playing video games from Origin Systems, Inc. Ultima was created by Richard Garriott. A significant series in computer game history, it is considered, alongside Wizardry and Might and Magic, to be one of the e

179
games
19
characters
36
platforms

Most popular characters

The Guardian, Avatar, Lord British, Batlin, Erethian, Alagner, Arcadion, Chuckles, Abraham, Smith, Spark, Forskis, Nastassia, Elizabeth, Exodus
(view all the 19 "Ultima" characters)
Ultima III: Exodus (Apple II E)
Ultima III: Exodus
IIE 1983
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (PlayStation)
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
PS1 1997-03-14
Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress (Atari ST)
Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress
ST 1985
Ultima Online: Lord Blackthorn's Revenge (Windows)
Ultima Online: Lord Blackthorn's Revenge
WIN 2002-02-12
Ultima VI: The False Prophet (Commodore 64)
Ultima VI: The False Prophet
C64 1991
Ultima VI: The False Prophet (MS-DOS)
Ultima VI: The False Prophet
DOS 1990
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (MS-DOS)
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
DOS 1985-09-16
Ultima Online: The Second Age (Windows)
Ultima Online: The Second Age
WIN 1998-10-31
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (Master System)
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
SMS 1990
Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness (NEC PC8801)
Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness
8801 1988-12
Ultima III: Exodus (NEC PC8801)
Ultima III: Exodus
8801 1989-11
Ultima VII Part 2: Serpent Isle (Linux)
Ultima VII Part 2: Serpent Isle
LIN 2001
Sub-series:
* Age of Darkness
* Age of Enlightenment
* Age of Armageddon
* Underworld
* Worlds of Adventure

Game engines:
* Ultima 6
* Ultima 7
* Ultima 8

Implied:
* From another world

Popular tags

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Child groups

Ultima: Age of Armageddon, Ultima: The Age of Darkness, Ultima: The Age of Enlightenment, Ultima Underworld, Ultima Worlds of Adventure

Games by year

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A1979 - Richard Garriott packages DND28 as Akalabeth and selfpublishes at his place of work.
B1980 - California Pacific Computer Company begins publishing Akalabeth
C1981 - Ultima is published box while Akalabeth re-published in a box.
D1983 - Origin Systems is founded to publish Richard Garriott's games (Business)
E1992 - Origin Systems is acquired by Electronic Arts
F2001 - Origin Systems' unnoficial funereal administered by founders and former employees
G2004 - Origin Systems company is offically disbanded

The first Ultima video game was released on June 1979.

Origin, Pony Canyon and Electronic Arts published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 22
MS-DOS 17
Apple II E 14
NEC PC9801 13
Linux 12
Amiga 8
NEC PC8801 7
C64 7
Mac OS X 7
FM Towns 6
Atari ST 5
Mac OS Classic 5
MSX2 5
Atari 400/800 4
Xbox 4
GP2X 4
X68000 4
BeOS 4
SNES 4
MICRO 7 - FM7 3
Sharp X1 3
NES 3
Apple IIGS 2
Pandora 2
Zaurus 2
GB 2
VIC-20 1
PSP 1
Master System 1
C128 1