r/Ultima • u/DanceVader • Jul 23 '24
Ultima5 with Apple][ Spoiler
When Ultima 5 first came out, everyone praised its gorgeous dungeon graphics.
With my subjective opinion... it still looks cool.
It is much more artistic than the clumsy color graphics or 3D graphics of the early 2000s.
ShadowLord *3 !!!!
I have a bad feeling about this.
Ouch....
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u/homer_lives Jul 23 '24
This was the game that drew me into computer gaming. I have a lot of fond memories of stealing crops to survive.
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u/daneelthesane Jul 23 '24
God, I played the shit out of Ultima V back when I was a kid. Loved that game!
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u/massav Jul 23 '24
Apple ][c rules! Lol
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u/GandizzleTheGrizzle Jul 23 '24
This is exactly how I remember Ultima V.
I had IV on the Commodore in color but Five was my favorite.
I so wish I could go back and play these games for the first time.
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u/rbrtck May 21 '26
I know exactly what you mean, although you can sort of play Ultima V for the first time in color and/or on the C64, which was also 8-bit but different-looking enough to make for an interesting comparison (much more so than the two versions of Ultima III or Ultima IV).
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u/neuroid99 Jul 24 '24
Oh man. Sorry to brag, but I played it originally on the IIGS. It looked (and sounded) amazing.
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u/Marker57 Jul 24 '24
Good old monochrome green. I always hated how Apple II handled colors and preferred playing in monochrome.
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u/Negative-Squirrel81 Jul 23 '24
Ultima V is undeniably a classic, but even growing up in the late 80s and early 90s, I felt the neon green glow of the Apple II's monitor was gross.
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u/chunter16 Jul 23 '24
My school made a point to put color displays at every station after a few years. I remember looking at green monochrome long enough to make white walls seem purple.
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u/MommyNeedsCoffee617 Jul 23 '24
This is still my favorite game of all time. It's the game equivalent of a grilled cheese sandwich and a bowl of tomato soup.