Akalabeth



Akalabeth is the in-official "Ultima 0", created by Richard Garriot in early 1980 for the Apple II. Actually, Akalabeth was a free-time project of him, and he only got the idea to sell it, after it was finished. Later, the California Pacific Computer Company brought the rights from him, and published it.

The game is, compared to today's standard, really primitive. All that is to do is to slay monsters. No sound, black and wite graphics.

Story
As far as a story is concerned, it was later reconstructed, that Mondain attacks Sosaria for a first time, but the effords in this game deflect his attack, making him frustrated and finally leading to the events of Ultima I.

That is all of it.

Trivia

 * California Pacific sold thousands of the game. For Garriot, who got 5$ for each sold game, a good deal.


 * Akalabeth was Garriot's 28th programmed game.


 * In the Ultima Collection, a PC-Version is included, complete with some MIDI music.

Extrenal Links
Akalabeth at the Notable Ultima

Ultima Collection: Akalabeth