Lord British's Ultima Returns (In 2027?) - This Week In Retro 274

Lord British's Ultima Returns (In 2027?) - This Week In Retro 274

From This Week in Retro by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles

June 27, 2026 · 45 min · Episode 271

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The episode discusses Richard Garriott's potential reclaiming of the Ultima series and new development environments for retro platforms.

Has Richard Garriott (Lord British) truly maxed out his Intelligence and Wisdom scores so that he can undo a 1992 transaction and reclaim Ultima? Can Chris tell the difference between reality and a simulation, or does it all end in air sickness? And will new code development environments for the C64 Ultimate, and for the Atari ST, Amiga, Macintosh, and other 16-bit platforms uncork a tsunami of new applications and games? All these questions answered plus first takes on the Commodore phone and other topics of retro interest as June 2026 winds to a close! 00:00 - Show Opening 01:50 - Britannia Is Saved?Story Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-creator-of-ultima-is-reportedly-reclaiming-the-series-rights-back-from-ea-and-it-could-happen-as-soon-as-next-year/Additional Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_aVTHKzGbA 13:35 - New IDEs For Old MachinesStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjqnU-YNF78C64U Engine: c64portal.plAdditional Link: https://macumbaeditor.com/ 24:21 - Housekeeping - News links found below 30:31 - Real Or Sim?Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1u7r9cc/comparison_of_geoff_crammonds_f1gp_with_real_track/Revs Footage…

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Hosts: Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave, Duncan Styles

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Organizations: EA

Products: Ultima, C64 Ultimate, Atari ST, Amiga, Macintosh

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