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(OT) Ultima series on sale at GOG right now

Raptor85

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Thought this might interest some people here on the forums, got the promo email this morning, if you don't already have the whole series now is the time to grab it, it's 50% off this weekend.

GOG.com
 
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Appalachian

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Raptor85 said:
Thought this might interest some people here on the forums, got the promo email this morning, if you don't already have the whole series now is the time to grab it, it's 50% off this weekend.

GOG.com
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Wow good call. They have most of them for 2.99, and they have Ultima IV as a free download. I haven't played some of these since my last Commodore 64 died. Ultima VII parts 1 and 2 were two of my favorite games of all time.
 
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Yeah I played a few of those games. Ultima 7 was by far imo the best. But yeah good memories. :)
 
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chise2 said:
Yeah I played a few of those games. Ultima 7 was by far imo the best. But yeah good memories. :)
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Are these newer versions that work ok on todays machines? I only played Serpent Isle, think it was Ultima VI but really enjoyed it. Tried to load it years later on a newer machine and it would not run.
 
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Are these newer versions that work ok on todays machines? I only played Serpent Isle, think it was Ultima VI but really enjoyed it. Tried to load it years later on a newer machine and it would not run.
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Yeah, they have engineered them for todays machines. These old games used to be run from DOS instead of Windows so they use a DOS emulator to get them . They are all ready to go when you download them andstart right up after install. No tweaking.
 
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Rothen said:
Are these newer versions that work ok on todays machines? I only played Serpent Isle, think it was Ultima VI but really enjoyed it. Tried to load it years later on a newer machine and it would not run.
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There is a program called exult you can download. That is what I last used.
 
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