Ultima I is a remake of the classic RPG Ultima from 1981. You must travel to another world and save the land Sosaria from the evil wizard Mondain. The game features tile based top-down overworld graphics and first person perspective pseudo-3D dungeons.

The original Ultima was re-programmed using assembly language, with updated graphics, minor changes in towns' and people's names, and some different puzzles.

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Screenshots

Ultima I DOS Given the plot twist in Ultima VI in regard to Daemons, Origin's first representation of them here is interesting.

Ultima I PC-98 Attacked by a bandit. Dungeon entrance behind a mountain range...

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Alternate Titles

"Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness" -- PC-88 / PC-98 title
"Ultima I: The Beginning..." -- Media title

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User Reviews

A great start to a great series.	DOS	Salim Farhat (68)
A grand start to a series that has entertained millions.	DOS	jeff leyda (1819)
A Confusing Journey Through Space and Time	DOS	vedder (57153)
This game creaks with age but is still fun enough for a couple of hours.	DOS	Pix (1234)
Playing it 28 years after release - a wonderful experience.	DOS	Bruce Wayne (3)

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Critic Reviews

Retrogaming.it	DOS	May 29, 2008	9 out of 10	90
GamesVault	DOS	Jul 10, 2009	8 out of 10	80
Your Commodore	Commodore 64	Oct, 1987	7 out of 10	70
Commodore User	Commodore 64	Oct, 1987	7 out of 10	70
Retro Archives	MSX	Jul 09, 2017	13.5 out of 20	68
Retro Archives	DOS	Jul 09, 2017	13.5 out of 20	68
Retro Archives	Commodore 64	Jul 09, 2017	13.5 out of 20	68
Retro Archives	Apple II	Jul 09, 2017	13 out of 20	65
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	Commodore 64	1992	45 out of 100	45
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	DOS	1992	44 out of 100	44

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Apple IIgs Version.	4	Edwin Drost (4204) Feb 11, 2017
Sharp X1	2	Freeman (65665) Jan 30, 2017
Regaining your Health.	3	Edwin Drost (4204) Jan 26, 2017
Health	2	Rwolf (19322) Jan 28, 2013

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Ultima I appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Extras

Origin, like they did with many of the Ultima games, included a "trinket" in the box. In this case the trinket consisted of a small cloth bag with five metal coins.

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Related Web Sites

Ultima 1: The First Age of Darkness Shrine (This RPG shrine has complete information on Ultima 1; information based on 1986 DOS release, but should also be useful for Apple release.)

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