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April 16, 1992 - Ultima 7 is released September 1992 - Origin Systems acquired by EA for $35m March 15, 1994 - Ultima 8 released ... I will credit Garriott

April 16, 1992 - Ultima 7 is released September 1992 - Origin Systems acquired by EA for $35m March 15, 1994 - Ultima 8 released ... I will credit Garriott and Molyneux as being some of the most [overly] ambitious game designers, and this is not at all a bad thing in my opinion. Not everything they did worked, but when it did, they created history. And even when it did not work, at least they attempted to break new ground.

mschaef 6y ago
> Not everything they did worked, but when it did, they created history. This reminds me of Seymour Cray... he had his share of setbacks, many due to ambitious designs, but when he succeeded, it was historic. (CDC6600, 7600, and Cray 1 come to mind immediately)
tibbydudeza 6y ago
Ultima 8 was the end - the jumping Super Mario mechanics and crappy story.