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From: smsmith@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M. Smith)
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Subject: Re: Ultima 6 impressions, adventuring on Amiga...
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Date: 14 Nov 90 21:03:32 GMT
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In article <1990Nov14.105041.35786@eagle.wesleyan.edu> 
jtreworgy@eagle.wesleyan.edu (James Treworgy) writes:

>So my original point: we have great adventure games, and I would rather see new
>original adventures than ports from IBM adventures which are based on a 10 year
>old Apple II game. Let's hear it for new innovations in adventuring, rather
>than trying to patch up an old machine to make half-baked half-new adventures.

Ultima VI is the first in the Ultima series to have been programmed
specifically for the IBM *first*.  I have heard it said that when
Garriott was confronted with the memory availability of 640k as
opposed to the more limited memory on the Apple II he went crazy
with all the graphics and stuff, but the plot didn't improve that
much.

Actually, Garriott did none of the actual coding himself.  He did the
designing and his staff had fun with the more exciting assembly
stuff.   :-)

SS