SL195@cc.usu.edu (A banana is not a toy) (08/24/90)
Hi. I've got a friend who's looking at getting an Amiga, but wants to know what Ultimas have been released for it. This is a "LIFE AND DEATH question," for if it's not out for the Amiga, he'll pobably not get one. (Yes, he's getting it for a "game machine." He's got access to computing power out the yang at work, but you can't play Ultima on a supercomputer! (You'd have to know him to understand that all of this isn't as wierd as it sounds.)) -- All comments are my own, and many must be taken with a :-) =============================++++++++++++++++++++============================= | Demetrios Triandafilakos | James Knowles | "Remember, always remember,| | Shire of Cote du Ciel | BITNET: SL195@USU | my son -- a banana is not | | Principality of Artemesia | INTERNET: | a toy." | | Kingdom of Atenvelt | sl195@cc.usu.edu | - The Wise Guru | =============================++++++++++++++++++++============================= Be all that you can be - see your local SCA Knight Marshal now.
goris@eecae.uucp (Jason Goris) (08/25/90)
I have only seen Ultima III for the amiga (Came out the same time as
Bard's Tale I) a loooooong time ago (like when the Amiga first came out)
and Ultima IV (which just came out recently).
As far as I know (at least from looking at Ultima III), the graphics and
gameplay are just ported over from the IBM/C64 versions!
Ultima III is pretty expensive ($28-35 mailorder), so you may want to find
a copy to buy from someone who has had it for a long time (I sold mine
that way). Ultima IV is even more expensive ($37+ mailorder).
I wish that the Amiga would get 'up do date' on the Ultima World...seems like
if Richard Garriot (Lord British) would really want to make a great game
that he would jump off those ancient (no offense to anyone) Apple machines
which he makes them with, and get to a high-speed, graphic/sound multitasking
machine like the amiga!
Hope this helps a little!
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Phone: 517-337-3957
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=============================================================================elaine@hpmtlx.HP.COM ($Elaine_May) (08/27/90)
Ultima IV exists for the Amiga. V and VI are supposed to be released Real Soon Now.