JCG018 - Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (1985/1987) (Atari ST)
0Time to spend nearly 2 hours on one of the most unique RPGs ever created, Ultima IV! Not my favorite of the series, but probably the most important.
Segments:
00:00:18 Intro
00:01:54 Description
00:29:15 My Take
00:34:44 Extras
00:38:54 Versions
- 00:39:49 - Apple II (1985)
- 00:41:50 - Commodore 64 (1985)
- 00:43:33 - Atari 8bit (1986)
- 00:45:37 - MS-DOS (1987)
- 00:47:49 - MSX (1987)
- 00:50:36 - PC-88 (1987)
- 00:52:30 - PC-98 (1987)
- 00:54:59 - Sharp X1 (1987)
- 00:55:53 - FM-7 (1987)
- 00:56:17 - Sharp X68000 (1988)
- 00:57:01 - Amiga (1988)
- 00:58:33 - NES (1990)
- 01:05:04 - SEGA Master System (1990)
- 01:08:37 - FM Towns (1992)
- 01:11:40 - Enhanced (VGA) MS-DOS (2001)
- 01:14:04 - XU4 (2003ish)
- 01:15:57 - Virtue of Humility (2003)
- 01:21:15 - Flash (2010)
- 01:22:02 - MegaZeux (2010)
- 01:24:10 - Genesis Project (C64) (2015)
- 01:25:18 - Comparison Chart
01:31:00 Spinoffs
- 01:31:06 - Avatarship (2007ish) (NWN Mod)
- 01:34:41 - Ultima IV Reborn (2010ish) (NWN Mod)
- 01:37:30 - Ultima IV Trinity (2019?)
- 01:39:21 - Ultima IV Part 2 (2009)
- 01:42:00 - Ultima Forever (2013)
01:45:41 Final Tidbits
01:49:02 Credits
1080p Comparison Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XeLHvZZ-yQ
Links:
https://www.mobygames.com/game/ultima-iv-quest-of-the-avatar
https://www.gog.com/game/ultima_4 - Download the game for free
http://xu4.sourceforge.net/ - XU4 - Requires the MS-DOS version which you can get for free from the previous link
https://vault.digitalmzx.net/index.php - MegaZeux game system
https://vault.digitalmzx.net/show.php?id=1711 - Ultima IV in MegaZeux
http://magervalp.github.io/2015/03/30/u4-remastered.html - Ultima IV Remastered by Genesis Project (2015) for C64
https://cambragol.github.io/ultima-IV-trinity/ - Ultima IV Trinity mod for the MS-DOS version
http://www.80sgaming.org/ultima-parody/ - Ultima IV Part 2 (Free Download)
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/avatarship-ultima-4-remake-repolished - Neverwinter Nights mod called "Avatarship"
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/ultima-iv-reborn-aet-englishita-121 - Neverwinter Nights mod called "Ultima IV Reborn"
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-09-05-ultima-forever-review - Ultima Forever review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPSy0FfRnzQ - HD Gameplay Trailer of "Ultima Forever" by TouchGameplay
NOTICE: For "Virtue of Humility", I found a later version after recording. It changed to 1024x768 and changed Iolo to a Bard, but didn't address any of the other issues I saw. The patch notes mention viewing Zstats to fix the flickering. HA! Nothing could make me want to try that horrible thing again.
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