• Ultima!!!!!

    From Spalls Hurgenson@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, January 22, 2026 12:03:02

    [I could have sworn I posted a link to this before, but
    searching through the archives, I couldn't find mention
    of it. Maybe it was on some other forum. But apologies
    if this is old news to some of you]


    Anyway, there's a series of YouTube videos (link below*, as usual)that
    are going into extensive detail about each of the Ultima games. The
    producer recently released his latest video (this one detailing
    "Serpent Isle"), which is why the series came to mind again. Each
    video is well researched and the producer has a very obvious love of
    the franchise. In some case even I learned something new about the
    games! I don't always agree with their conclusions, but I enjoy
    reminiscing about the games and the era in which those games were
    developed. He goes into detail not only what the games were, but about
    the how and why they were developed.

    A warning, though: the videos are _long_. Like, the shortest video is
    a 'mere' 52 minutes; the latest 'Serpent Isle' video is over 200
    minutes long! Undeniably, the guy could use an editor to tighten up
    his diatribes** but, at the same time, I found the videos entertaining
    enough to keep watching to the end.

    Arguably, the Spoony Ultima Retrospective videos*** are more fun to
    watch (and they won't steal a whole day's worth of your time!) but
    it's nice to have a detailed and definitive history of this classic
    series.





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    * the promised link (this is to the playlist; you can pick-n-choose
    individual games/videos to watch from there) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIWyHd3FFFU&list=PL16yfJJxAM6g-4YxKGI-17q-K3nrXuVSd
    ** like I'm anyone to talk! ;-)
    *** if you haven't seen them: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsiB-TGW2GU9B5K9x70LidUhHy-VzqA2X


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  • From Mike S.@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, January 22, 2026 12:26:18
    On Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:03:02 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:


    [I could have sworn I posted a link to this before, but
    searching through the archives, I couldn't find mention
    of it. Maybe it was on some other forum. But apologies
    if this is old news to some of you]

    I think you did post this before. I've seen these videos already.

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, January 22, 2026 18:36:29
    On Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:26:18 -0500, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
    wrote:

    On Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:03:02 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson ><spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:


    [I could have sworn I posted a link to this before, but
    searching through the archives, I couldn't find mention
    of it. Maybe it was on some other forum. But apologies
    if this is old news to some of you]

    I think you did post this before. I've seen these videos already.

    Not really sorry. More Ultima is good Ultima! Besides, you might have
    missed the new video otherwise! ;-)
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    Have I ever mentioned that I really like the Ultima games?


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  • From Zaghadka@3:633/10 to All on Friday, January 23, 2026 18:58:43
    On Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:36:29 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
    Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    On Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:26:18 -0500, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
    wrote:

    On Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:03:02 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson >><spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:


    [I could have sworn I posted a link to this before, but
    searching through the archives, I couldn't find mention
    of it. Maybe it was on some other forum. But apologies
    if this is old news to some of you]

    I think you did post this before. I've seen these videos already.

    Not really sorry. More Ultima is good Ultima! Besides, you might have
    missed the new video otherwise! ;-)
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    Have I ever mentioned that I really like the Ultima games?
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    Me too.

    --
    Zag

    Give me the liberty to know, to think, to believe,
    and to utter freely according to conscience, above
    all other liberties. ~John Milton

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, January 24, 2026 11:01:11
    On Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:58:43 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
    wrote:
    On Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:36:29 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
    Spalls Hurgenson wrote:


    Have I ever mentioned that I really like the Ultima games?


    Me too.


    I always knew you were a person of taste and refinement.



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