In the early 1980s, Richard Garriott (aka Lord British) released "Ultima - The First Age of Darkness," a game for the Apple II which took adventurous game players from the darkest dungeons to deepest space.
The original Ultima was such a popular game that it spawned an unprecedented number of sequels.
In 1994, IIGS programming master Bill Heineman assembled the same team of programmers, musicians and artists who ported "Out of this World" to the IIGS, with the goal of creating an updated GS/OS-specific version of Ultima I for the IIGS. With Super Hi Res graphics and a synthLAB-based musical soundtrack, Ultima I for the IIGS was brought to market by Vitesse, and it received critical acclaim from Apple IIGS game players.
Sadly, Ultima I for the IIGS was available for sale for only a short time, as Vitesse is no longer in business. But, in order to assure that even new IIGS owners could partake in the same joys as previous generations of Apple II users, Bill Heineman and Joe Kohn have teamed up once again, and the IIGS version of Ultima I is once again available, exclusively from Shareware Solutions II
The cost of Ultima 1 for the Apple IIGS is $20.
To read an independent review of Ultima I, and/or to see some screenshots from Ultima 1, click here.
To purchase Ultima 1 for the Apple IIGS by credit card over the Internet, visit Shareware Solutions II's Online Store.
To purchase Ultima 1 for the Apple IIGS by check/money order, in US funds, send those to:
Joe Kohn
Shareware Solutions II
166 Alpine St
San Rafael, CA 94901