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> Like so much in Garriott’s early games, simply because it sounded cool; certainly this title has no more bearing on the game’s plot, such as it is, than does
by sedatk 3y ago
> Like so much in Garriott’s early games, simply because it sounded cool; certainly this title has no more bearing on the game’s plot, such as it is, than does the name Ultima.
I mean, the name doesn't even have a bearing on the game's genre, let alone its plot. I'd say Ultima was a space shooter if I'd only heard its name.
- jakderrida 3y agoYou mean like an 8-bit space shooter like Gradius or Blazing Lazers for Turbo Graphix? If so, I definitely agree. Actually sounds way more dope as a space shooter, tbh. Like the "ULTIMAte" fighter spaceship. Would also explain why even a novice pilot with an NES controller can still annihilate 100 other ships before going down.
- pvg 3y agoUltima 1 does have a space part where you need to become a space ace by shooting down bad space things that look like TIE fighters.
- thom 3y agoThere's also a later Easter Egg that implies it's in the same universe as Wing Commander.