Re: Pristine Ultima Images

["BLuRry" <brendan.robert@gmail.com>]

from what i remember, the maps start off in a pristine state when you
create a new player -- so any apple disk image should suffice.  The
only disk that gets modified is the player disk, from what I recall.
If that wasn't the case the I'm sure it would have caused a grudge
match between me and my brother growing up. :-)  (Man, I told you not
to take that chest from behind Lord British, you bozo-brain!!  i needed
that gold, man!)

-B

eric.scharff@gmail.com wrote:
> There is no lack of versions of Ultima I through V out there for the
> Apple II, but finding pristine images is extremely difficult.  I'm
> especially interested in Ultima III, where the overworld is unalterably
> changed (chests, monsters).
>
> Which versions of Ultima out there are best for pristine play, start to
> finish, in an emulator-friendly format?  In particular, does anyone
> know what a pristine image of the Ultima III player disk should look
> like?
>
> I own the Ultima Collection, a PC CD-ROM with all of the original
> Ultimas, but it would be nice to use an Apple version instead.  Is it
> possible to use the data from the original ultimas to reconstruct
> pristine images for the apple?
>
> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.  It would be wonderful to
> play these games on the platform for which they were originally
> designed.
> 
> -Eric