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'''Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss''' is a 1991 CRPG and early immersive sim.
'''Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss''' is a 1992 CRPG and early immersive sim.


== Previews ==
== Previews ==
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|title=PC Review
|date=January 1992
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|file=PC Format (1992-03) 006 (Future) pp28-29.jpg
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|date=March 1992
|date=March 1992
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|file=CG-StrategyPlus-16_pages_36_37_optim.pdf
|title=Computer Games Strategy Plus
|date=March 1992
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|file=ACE55-Apr92_pages_36-41.pdf
|title=ACE
|date=April 1992
|country=UK
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|file=Weekly Famitsu - No. 173 April 10th 1992 - img0100.jpg
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== Development ==
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== Marketing ==
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|title=PC Format
|date=April 1992
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|file=Pelit (1992-02)_pages_1_22-24_opt.pdf
|title=Pelit
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|description=Cover and review
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|file=Tilt100_pages_137_138_139.pdf
|title=Tilt
|date=March 1992
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|file=The_Atlanta_Constitution_Thu__Mar_19__1992_.jpg
|title=Atlanta Constitution
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|file=Gen4 N043 1992-04 pp1, 74-77.pdf
|title=Génération 4
|date=April 1992
|description=Cover and review
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|description=Review by Scorpia
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|file=Drmg187 pages 64, 65.pdf
|title=Dragon Magazine
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== Interviews ==
== Interviews and Retrospectives ==


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* ''[https://www.ttlg.com/articles/UW2int2.asp Conversation with Paul Neurath and Doug Church before release of Underworld 2]'' — development of UW1 is discussed at length
* ''[https://www.ttlg.com/articles/uw2.asp The Story of Ultima Underworld]'' by Paul Neurath
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20030908171031/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/025/191/dougc_interview.html The Tracks of his Games: Reflections on a decade of games from Doug Church]'' (Wayback link)
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20071212192612/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=28003 Games that changed the world: Ultima Underworld]'' — 2002 interview with Paul Neurath for defunct CVG website (Wayback link)
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sh_DY28wl4 PC classic commentary: Ultima Underworld with Paul Neurath]'' — Playthrough and interview about the game with Paul Neurath
* ''OtherSide plays Looking Glass: Ultima Underworld'' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-vehfVUGR0 Part 1]) ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqbD4E5D4SA Part 2]) — Commentated playthrough of ''Ultima Underworld'' with Paul Neurath, Stephen Russell, and Fred Galpern


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Latest revision as of 15:04, 5 September 2024

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss is a 1992 CRPG and early immersive sim.

Previews[edit]

PC Review -03 pages 12 13.pdf
PC Review
🇬🇧 January 1992
  Download PDF
PC Format (1992-03) 006 (Future) pp28-29.jpg
PC Format
🇬🇧 March 1992
  Download File
CG-StrategyPlus-16 pages 36 37 optim.pdf
Computer Games Strategy Plus
🇺🇸 March 1992
  Download PDF
ACE55-Apr92 pages 36-41.pdf
ACE
🇬🇧 April 1992
  Download PDF
Weekly Famitsu - No. 173 April 10th 1992 - img0100.jpg
Famitsu
🇯🇵 10th April 1992
  Download File

Development[edit]

Point of Origin Vol 2 No 14.pdf
Point of Origin
🇺🇸 27th March 1992

Origin internal newsletter from release week

  Download PDF

Marketing[edit]

Compute Issue 137 1992 Jan page 25-1.jpg
Compute!
🇺🇸 January 1992

US advertisement

  Download File
PCFormat-007 1992-04 pp037.jpg
PC Format
🇬🇧 April 1992

UK advertisement

  Download File

Reviews[edit]

Pelit (1992-02) pages 1 22-24 opt.pdf
Pelit
🇫🇮 February 1992

Cover and review

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Tilt100 pages 137 138 139.pdf
Tilt
🇫🇷 March 1992
  Download PDF
The Atlanta Constitution Thu Mar 19 1992 .jpg
Atlanta Constitution
🇺🇸 19 March 1992
  Download File
Gen4 N043 1992-04 pp1, 74-77.pdf
Génération 4
🇫🇷 April 1992

Cover and review

  Download PDF
The Los Angeles Times Sat Apr 25 1992 .jpg
Los Angeles Times
🇺🇸 25 April 1992
  Download File
Page 66 from Datormagazin 1992 nr09 optim.pdf
Datormagazin
🇸🇪 7–26 May 1992
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PCFormat-009 pages 1,63-66 optim2.pdf
PC Format
🇬🇧 June 1992

Cover and review

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PC Review - Issue 8 (1992-06)(EMAP Images)(GB) pages 38-42 optim.pdf
PC Review
🇬🇧 June 1992
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Cgw 96 pages 42 43 44 optim.pdf
Computer Gaming World
🇺🇸 July 1992

Review by Allen Greenberg

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Cgw 96 pages 106 107 108 optim.pdf
Computer Gaming World
🇺🇸 July 1992

Review by Scorpia

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Drmg187 pages 64, 65.pdf
Dragon Magazine
🇺🇸 November 1992
  Download PDF
The Age Thu Nov 5 1992 .jpg
The Age
🇦🇺 5 November 1992
  Download File

Interviews and Retrospectives[edit]

PC Gamer (2000-07) 074 page 63 optim.pdf
PC Gamer
🇺🇸 July 2000

Retrospective interview with Warren Spector and Doug Church

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