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== Consolle ports == | == Consolle ports == | ||
Five ''Ultima'' games were portd to Nintendo consolles, and one to the Sega Mster System. Obviously, changes had to be made for two main reasons: (1) consolles use joypad instead of keyboard; (2) consolle cartridges have limited memory. In general, ports developed in Japan managed to be more faithful to the original than the ports developed in the USA. Indeed, the US-made Nintendo ports of ''Ultima V'' and ''VII'' are so different from the original versions that separate guides are necessary on StrategyWiki. | Five ''Ultima'' games were portd to Nintendo consolles, and one to the Sega Mster System. Obviously, changes had to be made for two main reasons: (1) consolles use joypad instead of keyboard; (2) consolle cartridges have limited memory. | ||
In general, ports developed in Japan managed to be more faithful to the original than the ports developed in the USA. Indeed, the US-made Nintendo ports of ''Ultima V'' and ''VII'' are so different from the original versions that separate guides are necessary on StrategyWiki. | |||
Sorting the table by '''R.''' (Rate), the games will be listed from the most faithful to their original. | Sorting the table by '''R.''' (Rate), the games will be listed from the most faithful to their original. | ||
{|{{prettytable|sortable=1}} | {|{{prettytable|sortable=1}} | ||
! Game !! Port !! Development and main differences !! R | !width=210px| Game !! Port !! Development and main differences !! R | ||
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! [[Ultima III: Exodus]] | ! [[Ultima III: Exodus]] | ||
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* Developed in Japan; | * Developed in Japan; | ||
* Greatly improved graphics; full-screen field of view; | * Greatly improved graphics; full-screen field of view; | ||
* Random | * Random encounters with enemies invisible on the field (as in ''[[:Category:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy]]'' and ''[[:Category:Dragon Quest|Dragon Quest]]''); | ||
* Simplified sea travel. | * Simplified sea travel. | ||
| 4 | | 4 | ||
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| 1 | | 1 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny]] | ! [[Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny]] <br/> ([[Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (NES)|NES guide]]) | ||
| NES || | | NES || | ||
* Developed in | * Developed in USA, never exported; considered '''the worst''' consolle port; | ||
* Sluggish commands, | * Sluggish commands, non-existing music and sounds; | ||
* Developers tried to recreate Ultima 6 graphics and gameplay with hardware and software limited to the level of Ultima 4. | * Developers tried to recreate ''Ultima 6'' graphics and gameplay with hardware and software limited to the level of ''Ultima 4''. | ||
| 6 | | 6 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Ultima VI: The False Prophet | ! [[Ultima VI: The False Prophet]] | ||
| SNES || | | SNES || | ||
* Developed in Japan; | * Developed in Japan; | ||
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| 2 | | 2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[Ultima VII: The Black Gate]] | ! [[Ultima VII: The Black Gate]] <br/> ([[Ultima VII: The Black Gate (SNES)|SNES guide]]) | ||
| SNES || | | SNES || | ||
* Developed in USA; | * Developed in USA; | ||
* No party: the Avatar travels alone; | * No party: the Avatar travels alone; | ||
* Simplified magic system | * Simplified magic system: 16 spells instead of 72, no purchasing, no reagents; | ||
* Extra dungeons. | * Extra dungeons. | ||
| 5 | | 5 | ||