Ultima I

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Description

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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Alternate Titles

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

Part of the Following Groups

• Enhanced remakes
• Fantasy Creatures: Dwarves
• Fantasy Creatures: Elves
• Fantasy Creatures: Orcs
• Gameplay feature: Hunger / Thirst
• Games made into books
• Physical Bonus Content: World Map
• Ultima series
• Ultima universe

User Reviews

A great start to a great series.	DOS	Salim Farhat (63)
A grand start to a series that has entertained millions.	DOS	jeff leyda (1800)
A Confusing Journey Through Space and Time	DOS	vedder (50937)
This game creaks with age but is still fun enough for a couple of hours.	DOS	Pix (1224)
Playing it 28 years after release - a wonderful experience.	DOS	Bruce Wayne (3)

Critic Reviews

Retrogaming.it	DOS	May 29, 2008	9 out of 10	90
GamesVault	DOS	Jul 10, 2009	8 out of 10	80
Commodore User	Commodore 64	Oct, 1987	7 out of 10	70
Your Commodore	Commodore 64	Oct, 1987	7 out of 10	70
Retro Archives	Apple II	Jul 09, 2017	13 out of 20	65
Zzap! (Italy)	Commodore 64	Feb, 1989	52 out of 100	52
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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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.

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.)