On 3/13/2017 5:43 PM, clipka wrote:
> To all retro game enthusiasts:
>
>
> Electronic Arts has exhumed the complete(*) DOS-era "Wing Commander" and
> "Ultima" series of games, and is currently offering them on their Origin
> store.
>
> (* Well, /almost/ complete that is. The "Ultima" series does not seem to
> include the "Worlds of Ultima" spin-offs like "Martian Dreams", for
> instance.)
>
> I've just tried out "Ultima Underworld 1" (aka "Ultima Underworld - The
> Stygean Abyss"), and it seems to run fine on 64-bit Wndows 10.
> Apparently they're using DOSBox with a custom-tailored configuration to
> get the old games to run.
>
> There's a little catch though: For 20+-year-old games they're quire
> pricey, about 5 EUR apiece.
>


A lot of these games are also available at https://www.gog.com/, for a 
dollar more, but minus the intrusive digital rights management (DRM) 
software.


Mike

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