UO Flashback

ltima Online is a multi-player role-playing game designed for real-time adventuring over the Internet. Eventually, thousands of people will be able to access this fantastic world around the clock and interact simultaneously with each other and the entire world. Set in the Ultima universe, Ultima Online enables players to adventure in a truly ongoing world. A world where battles are fought with might and mind, alliances are formed and shattered, and both enemies and friends are just as interested in wealth and power as you are. Slay a dragon, form a government, join a guild, craft and sell wares, and meet your friends at the tavern, all while playing Ultima Online." - ORIGIN

Here you will find several pictures from the Ultima Online pre-alpha phase. Game and character art as well as paperdolls looked kind of premature, but they already had implemented the visual effect of light sources like lanterns etc. Interesting to see the big ships which they took out again in the alpha.

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he beta of Ultima Online had a much bigger player base. The graphics have been improved a lot. The game seemed to offer a most innovating and promising online gaming experience. Multiplayer online games like UO were basically unknown at that time.

During the beta lots of bugs were found, abused and eliminated. Due to a bug Lord British was actually murdered by a player while holding a speech in Britain. Take a look at the screenshots here!

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in September 1997 Ultima Online finally came to the stores. A most exciting and controversially discussed gaming experience came to life. UO was doubtless the most innovating and interesting multiplayer online game at that time. Even severe bugs, performance problems and excessive player killing could not break the spirit of the big UO community.

Turn the page and see many screenshots of the days of old, pictures of adventures, events and quests that haven't been published before in the Ultima Online Travelogues.

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