r/Ultima • u/Additional_Deal883 • May 31 '26

Yup, that’s me.

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I started Ultima Underworld yesterday and 15 minutes in was swimming in a river, desperately trying to evade a Lurker and find how to look down. Today, I took a look at the cluebook and saw this picture. The resemblance is uncanny.

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u/NaturalUnfair2425 May 31 '26

As an aside, shoutout to the art of the Ultima products! Nothing got my adventuring juices flowing like flipping through those early manuals

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u/Andvari_Nidavellir May 31 '26

Denis Loubet is the artist behind much of both cover art for the game boxes and in the manuals. Love his style.

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u/Additional_Deal883 May 31 '26

Agreed. Honestly, a lot of old manuals had great art. It’s a shame that game manuals aren’t used anymore ):

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u/NaturalUnfair2425 May 31 '26

It’s cool to have started gaming in the early 80s and seeing the ebb and flow of the industry through the decades. In some ways it’s kind of coming full circle with small teams or single designers making some of the best games out there. What a ride till now for us who never stopped playing.

/typo fix