r/Ultima • u/Perfectinmyeyes • 1d ago
Pick a map any map ...
Went back to my parents and found a box with my old ultima games ... I actually had 2 ultima 5's one for pc and one for I think it was the atari computer ... the U5 I dont think it was even unfolded yet ... You can see I got a bit of use out of the U7 map. I only took the maps with me back home, rest I left there ... Maybe Ill make a collage and hang em in a picture frame on the wall - what do you think?
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u/Andvari_Nidavellir 1d ago
I love the Serpent Isle map as it not only looks the best and is the most colorful, but also has drawn upon it little unlabeled points of interest that makes you want to go there and find out what it is.
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u/jimhassomehobbies 1d ago
I know it’s incomplete and more or less busted, but damned if I’m not the most nostalgic for Serpent Isle.
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u/TigerSaint 1d ago
I love the U5 map, but the U4 map is my favorite. I also love the SI map just because it's a distinctly new (and cool looking) land mass.
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u/tanger-tango-1197 1d ago
I made it an effort to get all the Ultima boxes I didn’t already own. Very happy to have the complete set.
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u/TotalInstruction 1d ago
I love the U5 map. The colors aren’t overly saturated, which makes it look more handmade. That was also my first Ultima, so it has a special place in my heart
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u/Perfectinmyeyes 1d ago
Not sure how to post a pic here - but its the U6 box - thought it looked really cool. Brought the maps back home in this thing. Glad you guys like the maps - they look beautiful. Fond memories of playing ...
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u/Shimron55 19h ago
Of this group of maps U6 looks the best. But my favorite is the U4 map. Not just because it was my first Ultima game. But it also had a hidden place under the center emblem on the map. It was only when traveling the water while playing the game you discover the secret.
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u/Perfectinmyeyes 19h ago
Im pretty sure I started the ultima's with U3 - but its been a long time so cant quite remember; maybe I started with U1 - I threw out most of the games etc or my parents did of my old computers ie atari, and older pc ... I think I played ultima on an atari computer back then. Cant remember the u4 map ... as mentioned the u5 map I had there still looked brand new and actually had 2 u5 maps but just took the new one with me. Brings back a lot of memories.
to be honest I always wanted another game like ultima - the party play, the story telling, the history, the adventure and discovery, the rpg, the strategy and of course the loot and level up. I cant think of another game that tops this. I know your Bg3 and solastra of the modern age tried but ultima was the big map and you and you made a party and you could go anywhere and do anything ...
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u/bastienleblack 1d ago
U7 map gives me the most nostalgia, but I think U5's is the best looking.