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Ultima series

Main series
I · II · III · IV · V · VI · VII · VIII · IX

Worlds of Ultima series
The Savage Empire
Martian Dreams

Ultima Underworld series
The Stygian Abyss
Labyrinth of Worlds

Other games
Akalabeth
Escape from Mt. Drash
Ultima Online
Ultima Worlds Online: Origin
Ultima X: Odyssey

The Ultima Universe
Worlds of Ultima Online
Britannia
Writing systems
Virtues of Ultima

Ultima Characters
The Avatar  · Lord British  · The Time Lord  · Companions of the Avatar  · Mondain  · Minax  · Lord Blackthorn  · The Guardian  · List of characters  · Based on developers

Other Ultima subjects
Ultima V: Lazarus
Origin Systems
Richard Garriott
For other uses, see Ultima (disambiguation). Ultima, later known as Ultima I The First Age of Darkness or simply Ultima I, is the first game in the Ultima "Ultima II" redirects here For the cosmetics line see Revlon. Ultima III Exodus is the third game in the Ultima series Exodus is also the name of the game's principal antagonist 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 Ultima VI The False Prophet, released by Origin Systems in 1990, is the sixth part in the Computer role-playing game series of Ultima VII is the seventh of the Ultima series of Computer role-playing games The game was released in two parts Ultima VII The Ultima VIII Pagan is a Video game, the eighth part of the Computer role-playing game series Ultima. Ultima IX Ascension ( 1999) is the ninth and final part of the Computer role-playing game series Ultima. The Worlds of Ultima series (later called Ultima Worlds of Adventure) was a short lived spin-off of the well-known Ultima series Worlds of Ultima The Savage Empire is a computer RPG set in the Ultima series published in 1990. Ultima Worlds of Adventure 2 Martian Dreams is a computer RPG set in the Ultima series published in 1991. Ultima Underworld is a series of two Computer role playing games published by Origin Systems in the early 1990s Ultima Underworld The Stygian Abyss is a computer game, developed by Blue Sky Productions (later Looking Glass Studios and published by Origin Systems Ultima Underworld II Labyrinth of Worlds, developed by Looking Glass Technologies and published by Origin Systems in 1993, is a computer Akalabeth World of Doom (əˈkæləbɛθ released in 1979 by Richard Garriott, and published by the California Pacific Computer Company for the Ultima Escape from Mt Drash is a computer game for Commodore VIC-20 home computer Ultima Online ( UO) is a graphical Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG released on September 25 1997 As of Ultima Worlds Online Origin (UWOO &mdash originally titled Ultima Online 2 (UO2 &mdash was to be the first sequel to the popular 1997 Ultima X Odyssey (UXO was to be a Massively multiplayer Computer role-playing game ( MMORPG) based in the Ultima universe Felucca Felucca is the original facet from when Ultima Online was first released on September 25, 1997 and was the only facet for over Britannia is a fictitious land in the Ultima universe It consists of the remains of Sosaria which were united under the rule of Lord British The Ultima series of computer games employed several different Artificial scripts The people of Britannia, the fantasy world where the games are set speak English 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. The Avatar is the main (player character in the Ultima series of games 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 The Time Lord is a fictional character from the Ultima computer game series The Companions of the Avatar are various fictional characters that appear in the Ultima series of computer role-playing games Mondain was a fictional evil wizard in the first Ultima game and one of its main Villains. Minax was a fictional evil Enchantress in the second Ultima game and one of its main Villains. In the Ultima game series Lord Blackthorn (also frequently spelled Blackthorne) is a recurring character that first appears in Ultima The Guardian is the final Villain of the Ultima series of Computer role playing games He is also the series' most frequently recurring villain This is a list of significant recurring characters in the Ultima series of computer games indicating the games in which they appeared 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 Ultima V Lazarus is a fanmade remake of Ultima V. The game uses Gas Powered Games ' Dungeon Siege engine and that game is required to play Origin Systems Inc (sometimes abbreviated as OSI) was a Computer game developer based in Austin Texas that was active from 1983 to Richard Allen Garriott (born July 4, 1961) also known as Lord British in Ultima and General British

Ultima is a series of fantasy computer role-playing games from Origin Systems, Inc. Ultima was created by Richard Garriott, a. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting A computer role-playing game ( CRPG) is a broad Video game genre originally developed for personal computers and other home computers Origin Systems Inc (sometimes abbreviated as OSI) was a Computer game developer based in Austin Texas that was active from 1983 to Richard Allen Garriott (born July 4, 1961) also known as Lord British in Ultima and General British k. a. Lord British. 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 Several games of the series are considered seminal games of their genre. Today, Electronic Arts holds the brand.

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Overview

The main Ultima series consists of nine installments (the seventh is further divided into two parts) which are grouped into trilogies or "Ages": The Age of Darkness (Ultima I-III), The Age of Enlightenment (Ultima IV-VI), and The Age of Armageddon (Ultima VII-IX), also referred as "The Guardian Saga" after its chief antagonist. The categorization of Time into discrete named blocks is called Periodization. An antagonist (from Greek ανταγωνιστής - antagonistes, "opponent competitor rival" is a character or The first three games were set in a fantasy world named Sosaria but during the cataclysmic events of The Age of Darkness, three quarters of it vanished. A fantasy world is a type of Imaginary world, part of a Fictional universe used in Fantasy novels and games Britannia is a fictitious land in the Ultima universe It consists of the remains of Sosaria which were united under the rule of Lord British What was left became known as Britannia, a realm ruled by the benevolent Lord British where the later games mostly take place. Britannia is a fictitious land in the Ultima universe It consists of the remains of Sosaria which were united under the rule of Lord British 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 The protagonist of all games is a canonically male resident of Earth who is called upon by Lord British to protect Sosaria and later, Britannia from various dangers. This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 Originally, the player character was referred as "the Stranger" in the games but by the end of Ultima IV, he becomes universally known as the Avatar. A player character or playable character (PC is a Fictional character in a Video game or Role playing game who is controlled or controllable The Avatar is the main (player character in the Ultima series of games

In Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness (1980), the Stranger is first summoned to Sosaria to defeat the evil wizard Mondain who aims to enslave it. Ultima, later known as Ultima I The First Age of Darkness or simply Ultima I, is the first game in the Ultima Events Notable releases Mattel releases the Intellivision Video game console. Mondain was a fictional evil wizard in the first Ultima game and one of its main Villains. Since Mondain possesses the Gem of Immortality, which makes him invulnerable, the Stranger locates a time machine, travels back in time to kill Mondain before he creates the Gem, and shatters the incomplete artifact. Immortality (or eternal life) is the concept of living in physical or spiritual form for an Infinite length of Time. This article details time travel itself For other uses see Time Traveler. In Role-playing games and fantasy literature an artifact is a magical object with great power Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress (1982) details Mondain's secret student and lover Minax's attempt to avenge him. "Ultima II" redirects here For the cosmetics line see Revlon. Events December 27 - Starcade, a Video game Television Game show, debuts on TBS in the United States Minax was a fictional evil Enchantress in the second Ultima game and one of its main Villains. Having destroyed Earth, Minax launches the conquest of Sosaria but the Stranger escapes Earth in time, pursues the evil sorceress to the Castle Shadowguard at the Origin of Time and defeats her. Ultima III: Exodus (1983) reveals that Mondain and Minax had an offspring, the titular Exodus, "neither human, nor machine", according to the later games. Ultima III Exodus is the third game in the Ultima series Exodus is also the name of the game's principal antagonist Events A major shakeout of the video game industry begins By 1986, total video games sales will decrease from US$ 3200 million to US$100 million Some time after Minax's death, Exodus starts his own attack on Sosaria and the Stranger is summoned once again to destroy it. Exodus was the first installment of the series featuring a player party system, which was used in many later games. A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters.

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (1985) marked a turning point in the series from the traditional "hero vs. 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 Events Notable releases Brøderbund releases Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, the first game of the prolific A hero (from Greek grc ἥρως hērōs) in Greek mythology and Folklore, was originally a Demigod, the offspring of a mortal and villain" plots, instead introducing a complex alignment system based upon the Eight Virtues. In some Role-playing games alignment is a categorisation of the moral and ethical perspective of the Player characters Non-player characters 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. Although Britannia now prospers under Lord British's rule, he fears for his subjects' spiritual well-being and summons the Stranger again to become a spiritual leader of Britannian people by example. Spiritual leader is a form of Title that is used to refer to religious leaders. Throughout the game, the Stranger's actions determine how close he comes to the ideal and upon achieving enlightenment in every Virtue, he becomes their "Avatar". An ideal is a Principle or value that one actively pursues as a goal. In Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (1988), Avatar returns to Britannia to find that after Lord British had been lost in the Underworld, his throne was usurped by Lord Blackthorn who enforces a radical, twisted vision of the Virtues, deviating considerably from their original meaning. Events July &mdash Nintendo releases the first issue of Nintendo Power magazine In the study of Mythology and Religion, the underworld (gr κάτω κόσμος) is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term Afterlife In the Ultima game series Lord Blackthorn (also frequently spelled Blackthorne) is a recurring character that first appears in Ultima Political radicalism or simply radicalism is adherence to radical views and principles in Politics. Avatar and his companions overthrow the tyrant and restore the Virtues in their true form. The Companions of the Avatar are various fictional characters that appear in the Ultima series of computer role-playing games Ultima VI: The False Prophet (1990) details the invasion of Britannia by Gargoyles, which Avatar and his companions have to repel, and explores the themes of racism and xenophobia. Ultima VI The False Prophet, released by Origin Systems in 1990, is the sixth part in the Computer role-playing game series of Events Notable releases Bonk's Adventure is released for the TurboGrafx-16 and In Architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone Grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Xenophobia is an intense and/or irrational dislike and sometimes fear of people from other countries

The spin-off Worlds of Ultima series uses the game engine of Ultima VI and describes Avatar's adventures after its conclusion. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing The Worlds of Ultima series (later called Ultima Worlds of Adventure) was a short lived spin-off of the well-known Ultima series A game engine is a software system designed for the creation and development of computer and video games In Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire (1990), a failed experiment transports Avatar to the Valley of Eodon, a jungle world populated by thirteen primitive tribes whom he unites against the common enemy, the insectoid Myrmidex. Worlds of Ultima The Savage Empire is a computer RPG set in the Ultima series published in 1990. Events Notable releases Bonk's Adventure is released for the TurboGrafx-16 and Jungle usually refers to a dense Forest in a hot climate such as a Tropical rainforest. The term Indigenous Peoples or autochthonous peoples can be used to describe any Ethnic group who inhabit a geographic region with which they have the earliest historical Insectoid denotes any creature or object that shares a similar body or traits with common earth insects. Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams (1991) takes place after The Savage Empire and sees Avatar travel back in time to the Victorian era and eventually land on Mars to rescue humans stranded on it by accident and to restore the native Martian civilization. Ultima Worlds of Adventure 2 Martian Dreams is a computer RPG set in the Ultima series published in 1991. Events Notable releases Namco releases Star Blade, Super World Stadium, Solvalou Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities The third game, Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 3: Arthurian Legends was planned to be set in the times of King Arthur but was canceled in 1993. King Arthur is a legendary British leader who according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against the Saxon invaders Events March &mdash In Sweden, the Swedish Video game Magazine Super PLAY (SP starts

Ultima VII consists of two games: Ultima VII: The Black Gate (1992) and Ultima VII, Part Two: Serpent Isle (1993), with an expansion pack released for each (Forge of Virtue and The Silver Seed, respectively). Ultima VII is the seventh of the Ultima series of Computer role-playing games The game was released in two parts Ultima VII The Events Notable releases Namco releases Suzuka 8 Hours, Bakuretsu Quiz Ma-Q Dai Bouken, Events March &mdash In Sweden, the Swedish Video game Magazine Super PLAY (SP starts An expansion pack, expansion set, or supplement is an addition to an existing Role-playing game, Tabletop game or Video game. In The Black Gate, Avatar is entangled in the plan of a seemingly virtuous organization named the Fellowship to create a gateway for the evil entity known as the Guardian to enter Britannia. Britannia is a fictitious land in the Ultima universe It consists of the remains of Sosaria which were united under the rule of Lord British The Guardian is the final Villain of the Ultima series of Computer role playing games He is also the series' most frequently recurring villain Following the Fellowship's defeat, its founder Batlin flees to the Serpent Isle, the remnant of a lost Sosarian continent, and is pursued by Avatar and companions in Part Two. 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 By the end of the game, Avatar confronts the Guardian but is overpowered and thrown into another world, where Ultima VIII: Pagan (1994) is set. Ultima VIII Pagan is a Video game, the eighth part of the Computer role-playing game series Ultima. Events 1994 &mdash Nintendo calls this year "1994 The Year of the Cartridge" In Pagan, Avatar masters the ways of Elemental Titans, god-like servants of the Guardian now controlling that world, defeats them with their own magic, and finally returns to Britannia. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. An expansion pack, The Lost Vale, was canceled after Ultima VIII failed to meet sales expectations. The final installment of the series, Ultima IX: Ascension (1999) sees Britannia conquered and its Virtues corrupted by the Guardian, so Avatar has to cleanse and restore them. Ultima IX Ascension ( 1999) is the ninth and final part of the Computer role-playing game series Ultima. Events BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards March – The Guardian is revealed to be the evil part of Avatar himself, expelled from him when he became the Avatar. To stop it, he has to merge with it, destroying himself as a separate entity. The unreleased version of the plot featured a more apocalyptic ending, with the Guardian and Lord British killed, Britannia destroyed, and Avatar ascending to a higher plane of existence. Ultima IX Ascension ( 1999) is the ninth and final part of the Computer role-playing game series Ultima.

The second spin-off series, Ultima Underworld, consisted of two games. Ultima Underworld is a series of two Computer role playing games published by Origin Systems in the early 1990s Set after Ultima VI, Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992) sees Avatar descending into the Great Stygian Abyss to rescue a Britannian baron's kidnapped daughter and prevent the summoning of a powerful demon. Ultima Underworld The Stygian Abyss is a computer game, developed by Blue Sky Productions (later Looking Glass Studios and published by Origin Systems Events Notable releases Namco releases Suzuka 8 Hours, Bakuretsu Quiz Ma-Q Dai Bouken, Baron is a specific Title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin (liber Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993) is set between the two parts of Ultima VII and starts with the Guardian trapping Lord British, Avatar and his companions within impenetrable barrier in their castle. Ultima Underworld II Labyrinth of Worlds, developed by Looking Glass Technologies and published by Origin Systems in 1993, is a computer Events March &mdash In Sweden, the Swedish Video game Magazine Super PLAY (SP starts To free them, Avatar has to travel through several parallel universes looking for a way to undo the spell. Parallel universe or alternative reality is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with one's own

Ultima Online (1997), a MMORPG spin-off of the main series, has become an unexpected hit, making it one of the earliest and longest running successful MMORPGs of all time. Ultima Online ( UO) is a graphical Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG released on September 25 1997 As of Events October 4 &mdash Gunpei Yokoi (1941-1997 dies after a double Car accident A massively multiplayer online role-playing game ( MMORPG) is a genre of Computer role-playing games (CRPGs in which a large number of players interact with Its lore retconned the ending of Ultima I, stating that when the Stranger shattered the Gem of Immortality, he discovered that it was tied to the world itself, therefore its shards each contained a miniature version of Britannia. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction Britannia is a virtual world which exists in the Ultima Online MMORPG and is based on the original Britannia from the main Ultima The player characters in Ultima Online exist on these "shards". Seven expansion packs for UO have been released (The Second Age, Renaissance, Third Dawn, Lord Blackthorn's Revenge, Age of Shadows, Samurai Empire, and Mondain's Legacy), with the eighth (Stygian Abyss) currently in development. Ultima Online The Second Age was the first expansion Ultima Online Renaissance is the second expansion to the popular Ultima Online (UO MMORPG. Ultima Online Third Dawn, released in 2001, introduced 3D models to the Ultima Online MMORPG franchise Ultima Online Lord Blackthorn's Revenge ( 2002) was the first of the two "darker" Ultima Online MMORPG expansions (the second Ultima Online Age of Shadows is the fifth Expansion pack for the popular MMORPG Ultima Online. Samurai Empire is the sixth expansion to the Mondain's Legacy is the seventh expansion to the Ultima Online Stygian Abyss is the eighth Expansion pack for the 1997 MMORPG Ultima Online. The aging UO graphic engine was renewed in 2007 with the official Kingdom Reborn client. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ultima Online Kingdom Reborn is a client for the 1997 MMORPG Ultima Online, created in 2007 with updated graphics Ultima Online 2, later renamed to Ultima Worlds Online: Origin and canceled in 2001, would have introduced steampunk elements to the game world, following Lord British's unsuccessful attempt to merge past, present, and future shards together. Ultima Worlds Online Origin (UWOO &mdash originally titled Ultima Online 2 (UO2 &mdash was to be the first sequel to the popular 1997 Events Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts John Carmack of Id Software Steampunk is a subgenre of fantasy and Speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s

The canceled MMORPG Ultima X: Odyssey (2004) would have continued the story of Ultima IX. Ultima X Odyssey (UXO was to be a Massively multiplayer Computer role-playing game ( MMORPG) based in the Ultima universe Events January 20 — Wired s Vaporware Awards gives its first "Lifetime Achievement Award" to recurring winner Now merged with the Guardian, Avatar creates a world of Alucinor inside his mind, where the players were supposed to pursue the Eight Virtues in order to strengthen him and weaken the Guardian. Ultima X was developed without participation of the original creator Richard Garriott and he no longer owns the rights to the series. Richard Allen Garriott (born July 4, 1961) also known as Lord British in Ultima and General British However, he still owns the rights to several of the game characters so it is impossible for either him or Electronic Arts to produce a new Ultima title without getting permission from each other.

Ultima game boxes often contained so-called "feelies", e. Video game Packaging refers to the physical storage of the contents of a computer or Video game, both for safekeeping and shop display Infocom used the term feelie to refer to the extra content included with the boxed versions of their Interactive fiction Computer games Feelies differed g. from Ultima II on, every game in the main series came with a cloth map of the game world. A map is a visual representation of an area—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, Regions, and Themes 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.

Media

Games

Main series

Ultima Collection

The Ultima Collection is a CD-ROM collection of the first eight Ultima computer games, including their respective expansion packs. Ultima, later known as Ultima I The First Age of Darkness or simply Ultima I, is the first game in the Ultima Events Notable releases Mattel releases the Intellivision Video game console. "Ultima II" redirects here For the cosmetics line see Revlon. Events December 27 - Starcade, a Video game Television Game show, debuts on TBS in the United States Ultima III Exodus is the third game in the Ultima series Exodus is also the name of the game's principal antagonist Events A major shakeout of the video game industry begins By 1986, total video games sales will decrease from US$ 3200 million to US$100 million 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 Events Notable releases Brøderbund releases Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, the first game of the prolific Events July &mdash Nintendo releases the first issue of Nintendo Power magazine Ultima VI The False Prophet, released by Origin Systems in 1990, is the sixth part in the Computer role-playing game series of Events Notable releases Bonk's Adventure is released for the TurboGrafx-16 and Ultima VII is the seventh of the Ultima series of Computer role-playing games The game was released in two parts Ultima VII The Events Notable releases Namco releases Suzuka 8 Hours, Bakuretsu Quiz Ma-Q Dai Bouken, Ultima VII is the seventh of the Ultima series of Computer role-playing games The game was released in two parts Ultima VII The Events March &mdash In Sweden, the Swedish Video game Magazine Super PLAY (SP starts Ultima VII is the seventh of the Ultima series of Computer role-playing games The game was released in two parts Ultima VII The Events March &mdash In Sweden, the Swedish Video game Magazine Super PLAY (SP starts Ultima VII is the seventh of the Ultima series of Computer role-playing games The game was released in two parts Ultima VII The Events March &mdash In Sweden, the Swedish Video game Magazine Super PLAY (SP starts Ultima VIII Pagan is a Video game, the eighth part of the Computer role-playing game series Ultima. Events 1994 &mdash Nintendo calls this year "1994 The Year of the Cartridge" Ultima IX Ascension ( 1999) is the ninth and final part of the Computer role-playing game series Ultima. Events BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards March – CD-ROM (an initialism of "Compact Disc Read-Only Memory " is a pre-pressed Compact Disc that contains data accessible to but not writable A personal computer Game (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a Video game played on a Personal computer, rather An expansion pack, expansion set, or supplement is an addition to an existing Role-playing game, Tabletop game or Video game. It was released in February 17, 1998 for Windows and DOS. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. DOS, short for "Disk Operating System" is a shorthand term for several closely related Operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market

Along with Ultima's I-VIII this collection also included:

Other games

Unreleased games

Ultima Online

Main article: Ultima Online

A MMORPG version of the world of Britannia. Ultima X Odyssey (UXO was to be a Massively multiplayer Computer role-playing game ( MMORPG) based in the Ultima universe Ultima Online ( UO) is a graphical Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG released on September 25 1997 As of A massively multiplayer online role-playing game ( MMORPG) is a genre of Computer role-playing games (CRPGs in which a large number of players interact with In Ultima Online, thousands of players interact online in Britannia. See Ultima Online for more information. Ultima Online ( UO) is a graphical Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG released on September 25 1997 As of

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. Ultima Worlds Online Origin (UWOO &mdash originally titled Ultima Online 2 (UO2 &mdash was to be the first sequel to the popular 1997 Events Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts John Carmack of Id Software ) and Ultima X: Odyssey (cancelled in 2004). Ultima X Odyssey (UXO was to be a Massively multiplayer Computer role-playing game ( MMORPG) based in the Ultima universe Events January 20 — Wired s Vaporware Awards gives its first "Lifetime Achievement Award" to recurring winner 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 Online The Second Age was the first expansion Ultima Online Renaissance is the second expansion to the popular Ultima Online (UO MMORPG. Ultima Online Third Dawn, released in 2001, introduced 3D models to the Ultima Online MMORPG franchise Ultima Online Lord Blackthorn's Revenge ( 2002) was the first of the two "darker" Ultima Online MMORPG expansions (the second Ultima Online Age of Shadows is the fifth Expansion pack for the popular MMORPG Ultima Online. Samurai Empire is the sixth expansion to the Mondain's Legacy is the seventh expansion to the

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 Ultima manga. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Merchandising refers to the methods practices and operations conducted to promote and sustain certain categories of commercial activity ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly In most cases, gameplay and graphics have been changed significantly.

Remakes and new games

Novels

Manga

Engine rewrite projects

Characters

Ultima Dragons

The Ultima Dragons Internet Chapter is a large fanclub of Ultima devotees. The Time Lord is a fictional character from the Ultima computer game series 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.

See also

External links

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