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OctarineDragon
Head Merchant
Joined: 28 Nov 2003
Posts: 57
Location: The Void |
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Checking out Dino's site today, I came across a fascinating newsbit. Dubs Dragon, a longtime member of the Arx modding community from France and recent recruit with the Ultima Dragons, has quietly been working on a Gameboy Advance version of Ultima 6: The False Prophet.
<br>His neat, Internet Explorer-only <a href="http://notrecause.free.fr/u6/" target="_blank">site</a> is navigated most stylishly by moving the avatar with your arrow keys through a set of rooms. However, the most impressive part of this whole thing is certainly that you can not only have a look at some screenshots and download the latest beta version of the game but you can actually play it right there in your IE window by means of a GBA emulator! It doesn't get any easier to dive back into early 90's Ultima goodness than that - go <a href="http://notrecause.free.fr/u6/" target="_blank">there</a> right now and check this out!
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<br>Thanks, Dino! |
Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:19 pm |
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OctarineDragon
Head Merchant
Joined: 28 Nov 2003
Posts: 57
Location: The Void |
Damn - am I the only one who thinks this is highly interesting? :O |
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Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:20 pm |
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piln
High Emperor
Joined: 22 May 2003
Posts: 906
Location: Leeds, UK |
That site is fantastic. Is the game available as GBA cartridge, or is it just for emulators? |
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Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:26 pm |
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OctarineDragon
Head Merchant
Joined: 28 Nov 2003
Posts: 57
Location: The Void |
Well, it is available as a ROM, and I think there are ways to put ROMs back onto custom GBA cartridges. Don't know the specifics, though.
Since I haven't got a GBA, I don't mind - it's fun enough for the moment to play the game in my browser  |
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Thu Apr 08, 2004 10:17 pm |
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Val
Risen From Ashes
Joined: 18 Feb 2002
Posts: 14724
Location: Utah, USA |
That's pretty cool.
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Fri Apr 09, 2004 4:44 pm |
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OctarineDragon
Head Merchant
Joined: 28 Nov 2003
Posts: 57
Location: The Void |
Ok - Dubs has now encrypted the files with a neat little encryption/decryption routine. This guy is quite fantastic! This should remove any copyright issues EA might otherwise have had with his site.
As a downside, you can't currently play the game directly in your browser, but I'm sure he'll find a solution for that, too.
@piln:
Yes, you can buy those cartridges for example here:
http://www.link-to-us.com/productlist.asp?CategoryID=1
or in other places. You just stick them to your USB port and upload stuff (ROMs I suppose), plug it in your GBA and play the games.
Again thanks Dubs for his quick answer! |
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Fri Apr 09, 2004 7:18 pm |
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