I Have No Money And I Must Buy...

Oh, I guess it's more pasta this month...

got 2 copies instantly!

Screenshot two? I instantly thought "AVATAR MAH BOI"

Good thing you have a Mouth ;-)

I somehow missed this the first time around - so happy to have a chance to play them now!

Just fantastic GOG - and I swore I wouldn't buy anything this week!

Stop swearing or Gog'll take yer mouth like they did with poor XA_chan above. :(

Wonderful release.
May you continue all the way through from Ultima VII to Ultima IX !
And PLEASE PLEASE go back one step and bring us also this older little gem : Ultima Martian Dreams

Although I've never played any of Ultimas, I took my chances and purchased the games :) Yes, I know that the whole Underworld series is a spin-off.

I really hope this means that we will see the Ultima collection (1-8) on here at some point. Though I have owned most of them at one point, the only one I can currently locate in my collection at this time is a CD of Ultima7 & Serpents Is. I would love a chance to purchase and play these games again.

Though I had UU1 back when it came out and considered it a great game, I was never as big on the UU series as I was on the original games. Ultima 4 for the Atari 800 was the first well rounded complex CRPG that I ever played. Before then all my CRPG experiences were dungeon crawls like Temple of Asphai and other rogeulikes.

Yeah, I remember playing Ultima IV on the old Atari 800 too. Searching for mandrake root and deadly nightshade at midnight. :) and the moongates.. Must have played it for over 2 years. Never finished it. I hope they too get all the Ultima's here too.

WRT the press release in this story:
http://www.bluesnews.com/s/122330/free-ultima-iv-released

and the following quote specifically: Can anyone elaborate on the "remastered" comment?

For the moment I'm assuming that the author doesn't know what they're talking about, and that these are the original games being run via DOSBox, just like the majority of the older GOG titles; but if that's somehow not the case, I'd love to know about it.

Ah, too bad the only Ultima thing that GoG can't revive is the best one, I mean the early times of Ultima Online. Those who played back then, I think it was between 1998 and 2000, know what I'm talking about. A wonderful experience of discovery, adventure, lag and friendship. The ultimate role playing experience.
VAS REL POR !

EDIT: WOW! A few days after writing the above message, I just found a way to play online UO in its "second age" version, which was definitely the best release/period of the game. I have ve not tested it yet... But you bet I will!!! (Here: http://www.uosecondage.com/ )

Am i crazy that I get so pumped up by the look of the screenshots form this game than from any modern super-realistic ps3 style 3d shooters? And no, it's not nostalgia, I never played the game before and only heard the name of the game, I was 4 years old when this come out. I just love the oldschool graphics there's something beautiful in it. This one in particular looks so beautiful. I'll be buying it soon.

No, you're not crazy! Underworld's graphics weren't great even back then -- small screen area, very pixellated and Origin's infamous "bendy texture" problem -- but despite this it managed to be one of the most atmospheric games there has ever been. It was the combination of the music, sound, level design -- and some of the most effective use of darkness there has ever been.

Here's hoping my dosbox can handle it :)