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Exodus (Ultima)
''Ultima III: Exodus'' is the third game in the series of ''Ultima (series), Ultima'' role-playing video games. List of Ultima characters#Exodus, Exodus is also the name of the game's principal antagonist. It is the final installment in the "Age of Darkness" trilogy. Released in 1983, it was the first ''Ultima'' game published by Origin Systems. Originally developed for the Apple II series, Apple II, ''Exodus'' was eventually ported to 13 other platforms, including a Nintendo Entertainment System, NES/Famicom Video game remake, remake. ''Ultima III'' revolves around Exodus, the spawn of Mondain and Minax (from ''Ultima I'' and ''Ultima II'', respectively), threatening the world of Sosaria. The player character travels to Sosaria to defeat Exodus and restore the world to peace. ''Ultima III'' hosts further advances in graphics, particularly in animation, adds a musical score, and increases the player's options in gameplay with a larger party and more interactivity with the game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Origin Systems
Origin Systems, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas. It was founded on March 3, 1983, by Richard Garriott and his brother Robert Garriott, Robert. Origin is best known for their groundbreaking work in multiple genres of video games, such as the ''Ultima (series), Ultima'' and ''Wing Commander (franchise), Wing Commander'' series. The company was purchased by Electronic Arts in 1992. History Brothers Richard Garriott, Richard and Robert Garriott, their astronaut-engineer father Owen K. Garriott, Owen, and programmer Chuck Bueche founded Origin Systems in 1983 because of the trouble they had collecting money owed to Richard for his games released by other companies. Origin was initially based in the Garriotts' garage in Houston, Texas. The company's first game was ''Ultima III: Exodus''; because of Ultima's established reputation and the fact that the company's games were released on computers and not consoles, Origin survived the Video game crash of 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |