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The time machine itself also needs to be found. Purchasing a space shuttle and travelling into outer space is a prerequisite of this —the PC must become a space ace, by destroying 20 enemy ships, in order to complete the game. Once this task has been completed, rescuing a princess will reveal the location of the time machine. The main character will then travel back in time and face Mondain before he has completed the gem of immortality. | The time machine itself also needs to be found. Purchasing a space shuttle and travelling into outer space is a prerequisite of this —the PC must become a space ace, by destroying 20 enemy ships, in order to complete the game. Once this task has been completed, rescuing a princess will reveal the location of the time machine. The main character will then travel back in time and face Mondain before he has completed the gem of immortality. | ||
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== Versions == | |||
The following table is based on the analisys by '''''Teran'''''<ref><small>[http://shrines.rpgclassics.com/pc/ultima1/index.shtml RPGclassics.com]</small></ref>. | |||
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! Year !!width=120| System !! Notes | |||
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| 1980 || [[Apple II]] | |||
| The very first version of Ultima. Technically not impressive but historically a ground-breaking version. | |||
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| 1983 || [[Atari 400]]/800 | |||
| The only version that is actually based on the first Apple II version and not falling in the time of remakes. Considering its age, it is still an impressive piece of software and highly playable. | |||
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| 1986 || Apple II | |||
| Major re-release under the title "Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness" in 1986. Gameplay-wise its identical to the old version. Graphically its slightly better, everything looks more colorful. | |||
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| 1986 || [[Commodore 64]] | |||
| Another fine version. Graphics are neat, the loading times are bearable and playability is very high. | |||
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| 1986 || [[MS-DOS]] | |||
| In contrast to the very bad looking MS-DOS versions of ''[[Ultima 2]] and [[Ultima 3]]'', they used the 16 color EGA-palette for this conversion. The result is a very good looking version. Since there are no loading times at all, the gameplay is considerably faster than with the other homecomputer versions. | |||
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| 19?? || Apple II/gs | |||
| This version features better graphics than any other ''Ultima 1'' version (with the exception of the versions for Japanese computer systems) and a full musical score. | |||
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| 1988 || [[MSX2]] <br/> [[PC-8801]] <br/> [[PC-98x1]] | |||
| These versions were released by the Japanese publisher [[Pony Canyon]]. Besides Japanese translation, some enhancements in the graphic department and some music, it's very similar to the remake version for western homecomputers. | |||
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