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You can never go home again

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: May 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Let me first say I'm a hugh fan of the Ultima series. I played Ultima IV-VI on my C64 back in the day and eventually replayed VI on the SNES (which was far better).

Fast forward to now. Maybe my tastes have changed or games have but I couldn't sit more than five minutes and play any of these.

1. Ultima I-III - 4 color (I and III can be upgraded to 16 color through patches), top down view. These are for historical purposes only. Not even hard core Ultima fans would have fun playing them

2. Ultima IV-V (IV has a 256 VGA patch you can download, V is in the works) top down view - If you solved these a long time ago, you won't have much fun trying to solve them now. Maybe first time players would have more fun, as they should start the series with IV.

3. Ultima VI - (256 VGA color and isometric view) - the first 'modern' one. This is the last one with turn based combat and somehow feels smaller than the other ones.

4. Ultima VII pt1 and pt2 - (256 VGA color and isometric view) - The combat system gets annoying (no more turn based system) but feels HUGH compared to VI. VI pt2 is a continuation of the story.

5. Ultima VIII - (256 VGA color and isometric view) - An experiment that just didn't quite work. They tried to turn Ultima into a 'action adventure' which could have worked on a controller based console system, but is akward on the PC. Don't waste your time playing with this one.

In conclusion, newcomers might buy this to see how Ultima basically began our current RPG games and old school players will enjoy a trip down memory lane but both people will put this on their shelves after 5 minutes.

Can you spell... C.L.A.S.S.I.C.?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Man. I have played and re-played this set of wonderful programs so many times i can't begin to tally the wasted years of my life. O.k., they weren't wasted. These games are the shining diamonds of the beginning of what true gaming was. Dated, absolutely. Great? WITHOUT A DOUBT. Any RPG fan of today needs this in their collection. A good tweaker can figure out how to get all of these to run in windows , too! Don't go without the ATLAS, though! These games lead you through a lot of territory.

The Best Games... Ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

If you are really into RPGs that have a good line and plot, this is the one for you! The graphics may not be the greatest, but never judge a book by it's cover! These games will really get you playing for 50+ hours with no stopping. However, this collection sadly lacks two things: Some of the Underworlds and the Worlds and also the fact that it may run too slow for your computer causing you to have a bunch of NPCs running 900mph. Over all, I really reccomend this collection to any beginning Ultima player as well as any old time fan.

technical problems don't mar the finest RPG's ever made...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The Ultima Series is older than Pac-Man. All the Ultimas from 0 (Akalabeth) to 8 are here, and no matter what anybody else says, they are, collectively, the most influential works in the history of computer gaming. They inspired every other RPG since 1980, including the ever-popular console RPG's such as Final Fantasy. By way of Warren Specter's Ultima Underwold games (unfortunately not included), they inspired first-person shooters from Wolfenstein 3D onward. The quality of these games shows why their maker Richard Garriot is one of the greatest game designers ever.

Be forewarned: Ultima 7 and 8 will probably not work on modern PC's without a significant amount of tweaking by a knowledgeable person. And the animation in the older games will run very fast. Nevertheless, they are well worth every frustration.

beware dont buy this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 50
Date: May 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

i bought this game but its graphics are primitive its just that i will never buy another origin title after this.
i threw it to the garbage the day after i played it for the 1 time.
Don't Buy This Game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seeking Update

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 9
Date: April 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This may be the wrong place for this, but I can't find another. Do you have, or will you soon have a version for Windows XP?
Thank-you.
Margaret R. Morgan

Ultima is the best overall RPG series ever made.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: July 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ultima 7 (both Black Gate and Serpent Isle) is definitely the best of the series, having the best story and the most interactive world. 4, 5, 6, and 8 are great also. You also get 1, 2, and 3 in this collection, but they're really not worth playing. If you love RPGs, and you've never played any of these games before, you're missing out!

Here is a chance to run under Linux!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: August 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Great series. My all time favorite was Ultima 4. With Wintendo 3.1/95 as the requirement for the OS, I'm thinking of trying to make this work with WINE under Linux (maybe even use transgaming if that fails).

Then I can make it work with my MythTV Mythgames. My kids are in for a surprise :-)

Hard to Use.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I never got into the ultima title so I thought this would be a great way to get into it. It advertised it was the complete first eight titles in one. However it was only the first three adventures and they are uncompatible with the newer computer systems despite the claim it would be. My computer locked up every time I tried to play it. Over all I found it very disappointing.

Perfect!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

In my opinion Ultima is a great game, sure the grapics are abit outdated, and if you go behind a building you cant see the guy, but its a good game! Its quite realistic with the explodeing oil flasks and the non-magical weaponery, and you drown if you fall in the water (who wouldn't if they were wearing heavy armor and fell into deep water?) Even thoough it has terrabley outdated grapics its a good game. Also Untima On-line (its not included in the pack) is very good.

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