Video game · 1981
Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness
Released 1 June 1981 on MS-DOS, Apple IIGS, Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64 and MSX
- Developer
- Richard Garriott
- Publisher
- California Pacific Computer Company
- Made in
- United States
- Genre
- Role-playing (RPG)
- Themes
- Fantasy, Open world
- Series
- Ultima
IGDB PLAYERS6430 ratings
About Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness
Ultima (later titled, Ultima: The First Age of Darkness) is the first game in the Ultima series of role-playing video games created by Richard Garriott. The game was one of the first definitive commercial computer RPGs, and is considered an important and influential turning point for the development of the genre throughout years to come.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| Apple II | 1 June 1981 |
|---|---|
| Apple IIGS | 1 June 1981 |
| MS-DOS | 1 June 1981 |
| Atari 8-bit computers | 1982 |
| Commodore 64 | later, date unknown |
| MSX | later, date unknown |
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Ultima series
Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness is game 1 of 17. All 17 in order ›
- Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness 1981
- Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress 1982
- Ultima: Escape from Mt. Drash 1983
- Ultima III: Exodus 1983
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