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'''Ultima VI: The False Prophet''' was the first [[:Category:Ultima|Ultima]] game to be developed primarily for [[MS-DOS]] (previous games were developed for other systems and later ported to it). It takes full advantage of the hardware with 256-color VGA graphics and the first use of the series' unusual perspective.
'''Ultima VI: The False Prophet''' was the first [[:Category:Ultima|Ultima]] game to be developed primarily for [[MS-DOS]] (previous games were developed for other systems and later ported to it). It takes full advantage of the hardware with 256-color VGA graphics and the first use of the series' unusual perspective.


A somewhat different [[Super Nintendo]] version was produced, called simply '''Ultima: The False Prophet'''. There were [[Ultima VI: The False Prophet/Version differences|many changes]] but on the whole it is still the same game, unlike [[Ultima VII: The Black Gate]].
A [[Super Nintendo]] version was produced, called simply '''Ultima: The False Prophet'''. There were [[Ultima VI: The False Prophet/Version differences|many minor changes]], but on the whole it is still the same game, unlike the other four Ultima games ported on Nintendo consolles.


In [[1991]] Fujitsu Japan released a version of Ultima VI for the Japan-only [[FM Towns]], what was at the time a considerably advanced PC. It was Origin's first CD-ROM game, and features fully digitized speech for all characters—in English!—many of which are voiced by their real-world namesakes (Richard Garriott voices Lord British, and so forth). Nuvie now supports these voiceovers, but it still requires the MS-DOS version as the base.
In [[1991]] Fujitsu Japan released a version of Ultima VI for the Japan-only [[FM Towns]], what was at the time a considerably advanced PC. It was Origin's first CD-ROM game, and features fully digitized speech for all characters—in English!—many of which are voiced by their real-world namesakes (Richard Garriott voices Lord British, and so forth). Nuvie now supports these voiceovers, but it still requires the MS-DOS version as the base.

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Ultima VI: The False Prophet was the first Ultima game to be developed primarily for MS-DOS (previous games were developed for other systems and later ported to it). It takes full advantage of the hardware with 256-color VGA graphics and the first use of the series' unusual perspective.

A Super Nintendo version was produced, called simply Ultima: The False Prophet. There were many minor changes, but on the whole it is still the same game, unlike the other four Ultima games ported on Nintendo consolles.

In 1991 Fujitsu Japan released a version of Ultima VI for the Japan-only FM Towns, what was at the time a considerably advanced PC. It was Origin's first CD-ROM game, and features fully digitized speech for all characters—in English!—many of which are voiced by their real-world namesakes (Richard Garriott voices Lord British, and so forth). Nuvie now supports these voiceovers, but it still requires the MS-DOS version as the base.

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  • Nuvie - an engine remake project similar to Exult
  • U6Edit - enables viewing and editing of most parts of the game
  • Ultima 6 Online, an MMOG reimplementation (not covered by this guide)