Ultima Underworld III: Difference between revisions

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Ultima Underworld III was a planned third entry in Origin Systems' Ultima Underworld spin-off series. Initially planned for release in 1994 and ultimately pushed back to late 1998 before being cancelled, the game should not be confused with "spiritual successor" Underworld Ascendant^[1].

Design documents[edit]

Underworld III internal pitch document (pre-1994)
Ultima Underworld III design document (file 1 of 4) (1997-08-27)
Ultima Underworld III design document (file 2 of 4) (1997-08-27)
Ultima Underworld III design document (file 3 of 4) (1997-08-27)
Ultima Underworld III design document (file 4 of 4) (1997-08-27)

A Link Section[edit]

https://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Ultima_Underworld_III — Ultima Underworld III entry in the Ultima Codex wiki
https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure/c/FOSOe4PO0ak?hl=en - Lord British talks about Ultima VIII in Berlin (1993-12-06 post to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure)
https://www.pixsoriginadventures.co.uk/ultima-underworld-3-script/ - Ultima Underworld 3 – Game Story at Pix's Origin Adventures

References[edit]

↑ Underworld Ascendant official website: https://underworldascendant.com/

[1] Underworld Ascendant official website: https://underworldascendant.com/

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 * https://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Ultima_Underworld_III — Ultima Underworld III entry in the Ultima Codex wiki
 * https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure/c/FOSOe4PO0ak?hl=en - Lord British talks about Ultima VIII in Berlin (1993-12-06 post to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure)
+* https://www.pixsoriginadventures.co.uk/ultima-underworld-3-script/ - Ultima Underworld 3 – Game Story at Pix's Origin Adventures
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 == References ==