The Ultima Franchise is often credited with being the foundation of the popular MMO genre as well. Yes, Meridian 59 existed but it wasn’t a breakthrough. Yes, EverQuest and WoW get all the glory. But without Lord British, the MMO genre may never have happened.
#mmorpg #rpg #ultima #lordbritish
Happy 15th to the NY Game Awards Show!
As we gear up for our next event, let's take a look back at the 6th Annual NYGA Legend Award winner Richard Garriott, the one and only #LordBritish!
A depiction of my Bard from Ultima 4.
#ultima4 #ultima #originsystems #questfortheavatar #compasion #mu #lordbritish
One day, I'll continue Ultima 4.
« Exodus », 1983
by Denis R. Loubet (American artist, born 1957)
Box cover illustration for "Ultima III : Exodus ", #AppleII, #Atari800, #C64 videogame by Richard Garriott, #OriginSystems, 1983
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #DenisLoubet #ultimaiiiexodus #LordBritish #VRPG
youtu.be/7VzxW16j7fQ?...
Rewatching Lord British antics once again
#lordbritish #ultima #tabularasa #ultimaonline #richardgarriot
Pixel art isn’t just style, it’s history.
Origin’s Ultima VI shaped it.
The box was packed with add-ons that invited every PC gamer to its fantastic lore.
Unboxing on Boxography:
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#pixelart #gamedev #indiegame #gameart #Ultima #retrogames #unboxing #EA #LordBritish
Screenshot from the videogame Ultima III showing the player and two castles on an overhead view map. Game Released in 1983.
Screenshot from the videogame Skyrim showing the player inside of a building. Game Released in 2011.
My first computer RPG character in 1983 (Ultima III) -vs- my character in 2025 (Skyrim). Skyrims' almost 14 years old now!
Unless I count Infocom games as RPGs? Which they are..
I've had great fun in all of them.
#CRPG #RPG #Videogames #Ultima #LordBritish #Skyrim #ToddHoward #RichardGarriott
It was so embarassing though but won fairly. And Siccoro was professional. He didn't brag or anything.
I have to admit, that impromptu event was inspired by the incident in #UltimaOnline with #LordBritish and a player. 😅 (Sorry @richardgarriott.bsky.social 🙇🏽)
What I’m playing today:
⚔️ Ultima: Exodus (NES, 1989)
Old-school RPG vibes with turn-based combat, cryptic townsfolk, and the constant threat of accidentally talking to your own party members.
#UltimaExodus #NESgames #Retropute #WhatImPlaying #8bitRPG #RetroGaming #LordBritish #NESFantasy #ClassicRPG
Picture of my character standing next to a pirate ship near Lord British's castle in Ultima IV
Picture of a battle scene between my party and the pirates.
Picture of me standing right next to the ship after successfully killing the pirates and stealing it for myself. (Again, near Lord British's castle)
I'm a pirate now, I wonder what #lordbritish would think seeing the Avatar steal a pirate friggate right next to his castle and immediately points it's canons towards said castle...
#ultima #ultimaIV #crpg #retrogaming #dosgaming #pirate
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews and in no particular order.
#c64 #commodore64 #commodore #rpg #crpg #ultimaiv #ultima #lordbritish #gamedev
11/20
#Retrogaming vibes on a Sunday morning? Yes please! Ultima IX Ascension may have a bad reputation as it had bugs and was hard to get running but it was the last of its kind and look what you got in the box!!! Isn't it wonderful?
#LordBritish #Ultima #PCGaming
Anyone interested, here is the PDF to that actual Ultima3 childhood quest notebook! (I think I skipped some pages that were extra boring)
Free PDF file from my server (enjoy!):
erickinkead.com/questnoteboo...
#Ultima #Ultima3 #RichardGariott #LordBritish
#atari #atari8bit #ultima #lordbritish #origin
My Copy of "Ultima 4" Finally Comes Home youtu.be/6utzyyKI2uM?... via @YouTube
My fav! 🗡️✨
I'm currently reading @richardgarriott.bsky.social's Create/Explore, & in it he discusses the challenges of translating his (fantasy) languages to other (real) languages.. so cool.
#Ultima #UltimaUnderworld #bigboxPCgames #PCgaming #DOSgaming #retrogaming #OriginSystems #LordBritish
A comparison of the character selection screen of both Ultima: Runes of Virtue II and its Japanese counterpart Ultima Gaiden: Kuro Kishi no Inbou, showing how the latter has anime styled character portraits.
Fun fact about Ultima: Runes of Virtue II for the SNES. 🎮
The Japanese version has anime portraits.
(Also the GameBoy version has co-op multiplayer support.)
#SnesFriday #SuperNintendo #SNES #Nintendo #LordBritish #Ultima #retrogaming #gaming #retrogames #GamersUnite
Dude, it's chills every time I have some kinda interactions w/ #LordBritish!
#PCgaming #DOSgaming #retrogaming
#GameMusicRemake by Pieces of 8-bit's HQ Remakes (@hqremakes.bsky.social)
#Ultima #TheFalseProphet #RetroGaming #ClassicRPG #VGM #HQRemake #LordBritish #Avatar #Virtues #Iolo #Stones
#GameMusicRemake by Pieces of 8-bit's HQ Remakes (@hqremakes.bsky.social)
#Ultima #WarriorsOfDestiny #ClassicRPG #RetroGaming #VGM #HQRemake #LordBritish #Avatar #Virtues #Iolo #Stones
🎶 Iconic VGM from the past 🏰
✨ Ultima V (1988) - "Stones" by David R. Watson ✨
#Ultima #GameMusic #ClassicRPG #RetroGaming #RetroVGM #VGM #OST #Chiptune #8bitMusic #LordBritish #Iolo #Stones
Avatars! We need to help #FreeLordBritish from the underworld the Shadowlords and the Guardian trapped him in!
@richardgarriott.bsky.social is the real #LordBritish!
@safety.bsky.app @moderation.bsky.app @support.bsky.team @bsky.app
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4396...
#videogames #gamehistory #ultima #lordbritish #richardgarriott #origingames
I faithfully remake retro video game soundtracks as I envision the composers would have done if they'd had the technology of today.
I am presently working on an Ultima VII mod for Exult:
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#Ultima #UltimaVII #RichardGarriott #LordBritish #Exult #RetroVideoGames
Did you ever play Ultima I? Its the only Ultima game I ever finished. I played the heck out of II, III, and IV, but never finished them. Maybe it's time to try again #ultima #lordbritish #rpg #computergames #vintagecomputergames #pixelart
Cosa hanno in comune la saga di #Ultima di #RichardGarriott e gli #Isekai? Scopriamo insieme la storia di #LordBritish e della sua #Britannia su #Shadowsplay
Per dettagli: www.bufale.net/la-saga-di-u...
![Ultima IV (1985) with voice-over dialog and high quality soundtrack [xu4 - Ultima IV Recreated]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5fpms64awytjwopwyisjvjq2/bafkreihemczr7jmuxnow4axikazl33ikjuedgq54xkmqyhexgva4yj6kmm)
The xu4 game module 'U4-Recreated' adds voice-overs for all dialogue.
For this video, I swapped Lord British’s voice with one I generated using Baron Almric’s voice from the Ultima Underworld intro, originally voiced by Richard Garriott.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-_L...
#LordBritish #RichardGarriott
I grew up on these streets,.
#DnD #ClassicDnD #CastellanKeep #B2 #BreeYark #Ultima3 #LordBritish #Macintosh
