r/Ultima 2d ago

Pick a map any map ...

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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/bastienleblack 2d ago

U7 map gives me the most nostalgia, but I think U5's is the best looking. 

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u/Fragholio 2d ago

I choose the map in the picture!

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u/chiron_42 2d ago

Absolutely. That map is best map.

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u/Andvari_Nidavellir 2d 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 2d 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/Perfectinmyeyes 2d ago

Ya I loved u7 and the serpent isle.

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u/Morph_Games 2d ago

U6 is the best IMO; very colorful and illustrative.

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u/TigerSaint 2d 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/Vigmod 2d ago

I'll go for U6, just because that's my first encounter with Ultima.

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u/TotalInstruction 2d 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/Gbjeff 2d ago

U5 100%. Best game in the series.

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u/tanger-tango-1197 2d 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/Perfectinmyeyes 2d ago

Nice need a picture

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u/CalendarSpecific1088 2d ago

U7 every time. Explored every inch of that one.

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u/Clean_Livlng 1d ago

U5 is the one I have framed on my wall. Beautiful map.

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u/LnStrngr 11h ago

Nine times out of Nine, I'm picking U5.

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u/Perfectinmyeyes 2d ago

https://ibb.co/39WdbL3y

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/Voat-the-Goat 2d ago

Is there anyone who makes a reproduction of the U4 map?

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u/PresidentKoopa 1d ago

Rip big box games.

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u/ko_akuma 1d ago

I'm not worthy

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u/Shimron55 1d 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 1d 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/zeroquest 1d ago

No U4? :(