Ultima Trilogy I II III

Ultima Trilogy I II III is a compilation of Ultima I, Ultima II and Ultima III, released by Origin in 1989. It was available for the C64, Apple II and IBM-PC.

Its contents are:


 * All three of the games. Ultima II was altered to remove all references to Sierra (Origin had regained the rights to the game from them).
 * A combined handbook for all three of the games, called Ultima Trilogy Manual.
 * Three cardboard maps (one for each game).

Note that the real cover art for Ultima II isn't used on this collection's box. That's because Sierra for was unwilling to release it to Origin, regardless how much they were offered. In its place is a mock-up adapted from the original cover of Akalabeth.



The japanese edition of the compilation for the FM-Towns computer was released in 1990 and had numerous differnces to the original package. This was unavoidable, since the games had't been ported to this computer before, and technical advance made the originals painfully dated.


 * All three games got a complete graphical overhaul and a high-quality intro each as a bonus. They also got CD-quality music (the first two games originally had no music). FOr more detail, see Computer Ports of Ultima I, II and III.


 * Included was a message from Richard Garriott to the fans concerning the port. It even was included as an CD-audio track, as the compilation was sold on a CD-ROM.


 * Apart from that, the box contained paper maps, an operation manual and a manual.