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Games We Can't Go Back To

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 52:13


Oh, to wander some long-forgotten game worlds once more. Podcast Feed | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Pandora Podcast Topic(s) Cear Dragon, Cocoa, WtF Dragon, and Goldenflame discuss a bunch of games that they used to play, which they can't ever play again for various reasons. Community & Patronage As always, this episode of Spam Spam Spam Humbug is brought to you by our Patreon backers; thank you to everyone who supports Spam Spam Spam Humbug and the Ultima Codex by that means. And, as always, a hearty thank you to our co-producers: Seth, Goldenflame, Dominik, Violation, Helgraf, Gronkh, Pascal, and Thorwan. Support Spam Spam Spam Humbug Patreon | Ko-fi | Buy Me a Coffee | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on Twitter Join the Ultima Community UDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on Discord Send Feedback Send Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on Discord Get Social WtFD - Twitter | Twitch| The Ultima Codex | Link in Bio Goldenflame - Tapestry of Ages Games | Twitter | Facebook | SoundCloud Cear Dragon - Ultima 6 Online | Twitter Chlorthos - Walking Through the Book | Facebook Cocoa Music Ultima VI Gates of Creation by OC ReMix Ultima 6 Theme (from Punchfest) by Lorto Dragon 8bit Music for Game by Pixabay --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate - False Step

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 12:19


Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato's “Through the Moongate”! Podcast Feed | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Pandora Podcast Topic(s) Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate, per its Kickstarter page, “illuminates the path of the Ultima games' history and the creative people behind this landmark series. It also covers some of Origin's other games, especially Wing Commander, and touches on several contemporary titles. Many of these tales have never before been told.” The book “aims to be a more complete account of Origin's history than has ever been presented before.” This episode covers Origin Systems' struggle to adapt to developing Ultima 6 for MS-DOS. Support Spam Spam Spam Humbug Patreon | Ko-fi | Buy Me a Coffee | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on Twitter Join the Ultima Community UDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on Discord Send Feedback Send Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on Discord Get Social WtFD - Twitter| Twitch| The Ultima Codex | Link in Bio Chlorthos - Walking Through the Book | Facebook Andrea Contato - Twitter | Facebook | Theira.it | AndreaContato.com Music & Sound Effects ‘Warriors of Destiny' - an Ultima V Orchestral Remix by Scott Buckley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

UO Development Woes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2023 76:29


Thoughts on some of the questionable design decisions made over “Ultima Online's” lengthy history. Podcast Topic(s) Other News Stories Starfield Is Officially the Biggest Bethesda Game Launch of All Time Baldur's Gate 3 Review Intermittent Nonsense Discussion Cear Dragon and his friend Cocoa discuss changes made to the game that negatively affected Ultima Online, and what sort of solutions to the problems being addressed – with benefit of hindsight – might have worked better. Community & Patronage As always, this episode of Spam Spam Spam Humbug is brought to you by our Patreon backers; thank you to everyone who supports Spam Spam Spam Humbug and the Ultima Codex by that means. And, as always, a hearty thank you to our co-producers: Seth, Goldenflame, Dominik, Vladimir, Gronkh, Helgraf, Violation, Winfield, and Pascal. Support Spam Spam Spam Humbug Patreon | Ko-fi | Buy Me a Coffee | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on Twitter Join the Ultima Community UDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on Discord Send Feedback Send Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on Discord --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate - Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 21:55


Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato's “Through the Moongate”! Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate, per its Kickstarter page, “illuminates the path of the Ultima games' history and the creative people behind this landmark series. It also covers some of Origin's other games, especially Wing Commander, and touches on several contemporary titles. Many of these tales have never before been told.” The book “aims to be a more complete account of Origin's history than has ever been presented before.” This episode covers the development and release of Ultima 5 across various platforms. Community & Patronage As always, this episode of Spam Spam Spam Humbug is brought to you by our Patreon backers; thank you to everyone who supports Spam Spam Spam Humbug and the Ultima Codex by that means. And, as always, a hearty thank you to our co-producers: Seth, Goldenflame, Dominik, Violation, Helgraf, Gronkh, Pascal, Thorwan, John, and Winfield. Support Spam Spam Spam Humbug Patreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on Twitter Join the Ultima Community UDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on Discord Send Feedback Send Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on Discord Get Social WtFD - Twitter| Facebook| The Ultima Codex | About.me Chlorthos - Walking Through the Book | Facebook Andrea Contato - Twitter | Facebook | Theira.it | AndreaContato.com Music & Sound Effects ‘Warriors of Destiny' - an Ultima V Orchestral Remix by Scott Buckley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate - Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 21:55


Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato's “Through the Moongate”!Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on StitcherPodcast Topic(s)Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate, per its Kickstarter page, “illuminates the path of the Ultima games' history and the creative people behind this landmark series. It also covers some of Origin's other games, especially Wing Commander, and touches on several contemporary titles. Many of these tales have never before been told.” The book “aims to be a more complete account of Origin's history than has ever been presented before.”This episode covers the development and release of Ultima 5 across various platforms.Community & PatronageAs always, this episode of Spam Spam Spam Humbug is brought to you by our Patreon backers; thank you to everyone who supports Spam Spam Spam Humbug and the Ultima Codex by that means. And, as always, a hearty thank you to our co-producers: Seth, Goldenflame, Dominik, Violation, Helgraf, Gronkh, Pascal, Thorwan, John, and Winfield.Support Spam Spam Spam HumbugPatreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on TwitterJoin the Ultima CommunityUDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on DiscordSend FeedbackSend Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on DiscordGet SocialWtFD - Twitter| Facebook| The Ultima Codex | About.meChlorthos - Walking Through the Book | FacebookAndrea Contato - Twitter | Facebook | Theira.it | AndreaContato.comMusic & Sound Effects‘Warriors of Destiny' - an Ultima V Orchestral Remix by Scott Buckley

The Elevator Pitch

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 53:47


How would YOU reboot the Ultima series? Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) If you could have the ear of somebody who could make a new Ultima game, even for a minute...what would your proposal for that game be? That was the topic suggested just prior to this episode's recording session, and by and large it's the topic we stuck with all through the conversation. Community & Patronage As always, this episode of Spam Spam Spam Humbug is brought to you by our Patreon backers; thank you to everyone who supports Spam Spam Spam Humbug and the Ultima Codex by that means. And, as always, a hearty thank you to our co-producers: Seth, Goldenflame, Vladimir, Dominik, Violation, Helgraf, Gronkh, Pascal, and Winfield. Support Spam Spam Spam Humbug Patreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on Twitter Join the Ultima Community UDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on Discord Send Feedback Send Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on Discord Get Social WtF Dragon - Twitter | The Ultima Codex | The Scouting Stuff Podcast | The Other Stuff Cear Dragon - Ultima 6 Online | Twitter Goldenflame - Tapestry of Ages Games | Twitter | Facebook OrganMike - Twitch | YouTube Music and Sound Effects Ultima V - Stones 2001 Remix by DJ Lizard Ultima VI Gates of Creation by OC ReMix Ultima 6 Theme (from Punchfest) by Lorto Dragon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

The Elevator Pitch

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 53:47


How would YOU reboot the Ultima series?Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on StitcherPodcast Topic(s)If you could have the ear of somebody who could make a new Ultima game, even for a minute...what would your proposal for that game be?That was the topic suggested just prior to this episode's recording session, and by and large it's the topic we stuck with all through the conversation.Community & PatronageAs always, this episode of Spam Spam Spam Humbug is brought to you by our Patreon backers; thank you to everyone who supports Spam Spam Spam Humbug and the Ultima Codex by that means. And, as always, a hearty thank you to our co-producers: Seth, Goldenflame, Vladimir, Dominik, Violation, Helgraf, Gronkh, Pascal, and Winfield.Support Spam Spam Spam HumbugPatreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on TwitterJoin the Ultima CommunityUDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on DiscordSend FeedbackSend Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on DiscordGet SocialWtF Dragon - Twitter | The Ultima Codex | The Scouting Stuff Podcast | The Other StuffCear Dragon - Ultima 6 Online | TwitterGoldenflame - Tapestry of Ages Games | Twitter | FacebookOrganMike - Twitch | YouTubeMusic and Sound EffectsUltima V - Stones 2001 Remix by DJ LizardUltima VI Gates of Creation by OC ReMixUltima 6 Theme (from Punchfest) by Lorto Dragon

Byte-Sized Virtue - Impermanence

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 11:56


Humility, of all the Eight Virtues, is the most difficult to really understand.Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on StitcherPodcast TopicThe virtue of Humility, in Ultima lore and in real life, is one of the more difficult virtues to describe. In fact, it is often easier to analyze by looking at what it is not, rather than at what it is.Saint Josemaria Escriva, in life a Catholic priest, was a philosopher who mused quite a lot on the concept of Humility, and in one of his “Furrows” (writings), he put forth a list of signs of a lack of humility. The seventeen points on this list will form the basis of this Byte-Sized Virtue season; if all goes well, we'll handle one a week, but if need be we'll consider multiple signs in a single episode.This week offers a look at the sixth and seventh signs (we'll come back to the fifth later): “Not being aware that all the gifts and qualities you have are on loan,” and “not acknowledging that you are unworthy of all honour or esteem, even the ground you are treading on or the things you own.”Support Spam Spam Spam HumbugPatreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on TwitterJoin the Ultima CommunityUDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on DiscordSend FeedbackSend Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on DiscordMusicNew Magincia and New Magincia End, from the *Ultima 9 *Soundtrack by George Oldziey

Byte-Sized Virtue - Impermanence

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 11:55


Humility, of all the Eight Virtues, is the most difficult to really understand. Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher Podcast Topic The virtue of Humility, in Ultima lore and in real life, is one of the more difficult virtues to describe. In fact, it is often easier to analyze by looking at what it is not, rather than at what it is. Saint Josemaria Escriva, in life a Catholic priest, was a philosopher who mused quite a lot on the concept of Humility, and in one of his “Furrows” (writings), he put forth a list of signs of a lack of humility. The seventeen points on this list will form the basis of this Byte-Sized Virtue season; if all goes well, we'll handle one a week, but if need be we'll consider multiple signs in a single episode. This week offers a look at the sixth and seventh signs (we'll come back to the fifth later): “Not being aware that all the gifts and qualities you have are on loan,” and “not acknowledging that you are unworthy of all honour or esteem, even the ground you are treading on or the things you own.” Support Spam Spam Spam Humbug Patreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on Twitter Join the Ultima Community UDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on Discord Send Feedback Send Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on Discord Music New Magincia and New Magincia End, from the Ultima 9 Soundtrack by George Oldziey --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Byte-Sized Virtue - Akshually...

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 6:13


Humility, of all the Eight Virtues, is the most difficult to really understand.Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on StitcherPodcast TopicThe virtue of Humility, in Ultima lore and in real life, is one of the more difficult virtues to describe. In fact, it is often easier to analyze by looking at what it is not, rather than at what it is.Saint Josemaria Escriva, in life a Catholic priest, was a philosopher who mused quite a lot on the concept of Humility, and in one of his “Furrows” (writings), he put forth a list of signs of a lack of humility. The seventeen points on this list will form the basis of this Byte-Sized Virtue season; if all goes well, we'll handle one a week, but if need be we'll consider multiple signs in a single episode.This week offers a brief - very brief - look at the fourth sign: “Giving your opinion without being asked for it, when charity does not demand you to do so.”Support Spam Spam Spam HumbugPatreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on TwitterJoin the Ultima CommunityUDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on DiscordSend FeedbackSend Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on DiscordMusicNew Magincia and New Magincia End, from the *Ultima 9 *Soundtrack by George Oldziey

Byte-Sized Virtue - Akshually...

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 6:13


Humility, of all the Eight Virtues, is the most difficult to really understand. Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher Podcast Topic The virtue of Humility, in Ultima lore and in real life, is one of the more difficult virtues to describe. In fact, it is often easier to analyze by looking at what it is not, rather than at what it is. Saint Josemaria Escriva, in life a Catholic priest, was a philosopher who mused quite a lot on the concept of Humility, and in one of his “Furrows” (writings), he put forth a list of signs of a lack of humility. The seventeen points on this list will form the basis of this Byte-Sized Virtue season; if all goes well, we'll handle one a week, but if need be we'll consider multiple signs in a single episode. This week offers a brief - very brief - look at the fourth sign: “Giving your opinion without being asked for it, when charity does not demand you to do so.” Support Spam Spam Spam Humbug Patreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on Twitter Join the Ultima Community UDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on Discord Send Feedback Send Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on Discord Music New Magincia and New Magincia End, from the Ultima 9 Soundtrack by George Oldziey --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Byte-Sized Virtue - Humility Is Not Stubborn

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 15:08


Humility, of all the Eight Virtues, is the most difficult to really understand. Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher Podcast Topic The virtue of Humility, in Ultima lore and in real life, is one of the more difficult virtues to describe. In fact, it is often easier to analyze by looking at what it is not, rather than at what it is. Saint Josemaria Escriva, in life a Catholic priest, was a philosopher who mused quite a lot on the concept of Humility, and in one of his “Furrows” (writings), he put forth a list of signs of a lack of humility. The seventeen points on this list will form the basis of this Byte-Sized Virtue season; if all goes well, we'll handle one a week, but if need be we'll consider multiple signs in a single episode. For this week, only two more of the signs are under discussion: “Always wanting to get your own way,” and “[a]rguing when you are not right or — when you are — insisting stubbornly or with bad manners.” Support Spam Spam Spam Humbug Patreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on Twitter Join the Ultima Community UDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on Discord Send Feedback Send Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on Discord Music New Magincia and New Magincia End, from the *Ultima 9 *Soundtrack by George Oldziey --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Byte-Sized Virtue - Humility Is Not Stubborn

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 15:08


Humility, of all the Eight Virtues, is the most difficult to really understand.Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on StitcherPodcast TopicThe virtue of Humility, in Ultima lore and in real life, is one of the more difficult virtues to describe. In fact, it is often easier to analyze by looking at what it is not, rather than at what it is.Saint Josemaria Escriva, in life a Catholic priest, was a philosopher who mused quite a lot on the concept of Humility, and in one of his “Furrows” (writings), he put forth a list of signs of a lack of humility. The seventeen points on this list will form the basis of this Byte-Sized Virtue season; if all goes well, we'll handle one a week, but if need be we'll consider multiple signs in a single episode.For this week, only two more of the signs are under discussion: “Always wanting to get your own way,” and “[a]rguing when you are not right or — when you are — insisting stubbornly or with bad manners.”Support Spam Spam Spam HumbugPatreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on TwitterJoin the Ultima CommunityUDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on DiscordSend FeedbackSend Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on DiscordMusicNew Magincia and New Magincia End, from the *Ultima 9 *Soundtrack by George Oldziey

Byte-Sized Virtue - A Lack of Humility

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 16:40


Humility, of all the Eight Virtues, is the most difficult to really understand.Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on StitcherPodcast TopicThe virtue of Humility, in Ultima lore and in real life, is one of the more difficult virtues to describe. In fact, it is often easier to analyze by looking at what it is not, rather than at what it is.Saint Josemaria Escriva, in life a Catholic priest, was a philosopher who mused quite a lot on the concept of Humility, and in one of his “Furrows” (writings), he put forth a list of signs of a lack of humility. The seventeen points on this list will form the basis of this Byte-Sized Virtue season; if all goes well, we'll handle one a week, but if need be we'll consider multiple signs in a single episode.For this week, only the first sign is under discussion: “Thinking that what you do or say is better than what others do or say.”Support Spam Spam Spam HumbugPatreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on TwitterJoin the Ultima CommunityUDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on DiscordSend FeedbackSend Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on DiscordMusicNew Magincia and New Magincia End, from the *Ultima 9 *Soundtrack by George Oldziey

Byte-Sized Virtue - A Lack of Humility

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 16:40


Humility, of all the Eight Virtues, is the most difficult to really understand. Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher Podcast Topic The virtue of Humility, in Ultima lore and in real life, is one of the more difficult virtues to describe. In fact, it is often easier to analyze by looking at what it is not, rather than at what it is. Saint Josemaria Escriva, in life a Catholic priest, was a philosopher who mused quite a lot on the concept of Humility, and in one of his “Furrows” (writings), he put forth a list of signs of a lack of humility. The seventeen points on this list will form the basis of this Byte-Sized Virtue season; if all goes well, we'll handle one a week, but if need be we'll consider multiple signs in a single episode. For this week, only the first sign is under discussion: “Thinking that what you do or say is better than what others do or say.” Support Spam Spam Spam Humbug Patreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on Twitter Join the Ultima Community UDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on Discord Send Feedback Send Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on Discord Music New Magincia and New Magincia End, from the *Ultima 9 *Soundtrack by George Oldziey --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate – Return Home

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 26:12


Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato's “Through the Moongate”! Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate, per its Kickstarter page, “illuminates the path of the Ultima games' history and the creative people behind this landmark series. It also covers some of Origin's other games, especially Wing Commander, and touches on several contemporary titles. Many of these tales have never before been told.” This episode covers the development of Ultima 5, and the fracturing of Origin Systems into its New England and Texas offices. Community & Patronage As always, this episode of Spam Spam Spam Humbug is brought to you by our Patreon backers; thank you to everyone who supports Spam Spam Spam Humbug and the Ultima Codex by that means. And, as always, a hearty thank you to our co-producers: Seth, Goldenflame, Dominik, Violation, Helgraf, Gronkh, Pascal, Thorwan, John, and Winfield. Support Spam Spam Spam Humbug Patreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on Twitter Join the Ultima Community UDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on Discord Send Feedback Send Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on Discord Get Social WtFD - Twitter| Facebook| The Ultima Codex | About.me Chlorthos - Walking Through the Book | Facebook Andrea Contato - Twitter | Facebook | Theira.it | AndreaContato.com Music & Sound Effects ‘Warriors of Destiny' - an Ultima V Orchestral Remix by Scott Buckley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate - Return Home

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 26:12


Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato's “Through the Moongate”!Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on StitcherPodcast Topic(s)Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate, per its Kickstarter page, “illuminates the path of the Ultima games' history and the creative people behind this landmark series. It also covers some of Origin's other games, especially Wing Commander, and touches on several contemporary titles. Many of these tales have never before been told.”This episode covers the development of Ultima 5, and the fracturing of Origin Systems into its New England and Texas offices.Community & PatronageAs always, this episode of Spam Spam Spam Humbug is brought to you by our Patreon backers; thank you to everyone who supports Spam Spam Spam Humbug and the Ultima Codex by that means. And, as always, a hearty thank you to our co-producers: Seth, Goldenflame, Dominik, Violation, Helgraf, Gronkh, Pascal, Thorwan, John, and Winfield.Support Spam Spam Spam HumbugPatreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on TwitterJoin the Ultima CommunityUDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on DiscordSend FeedbackSend Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on DiscordGet SocialWtFD - Twitter| Facebook| The Ultima Codex | About.meChlorthos - Walking Through the Book | FacebookAndrea Contato - Twitter | Facebook | Theira.it | AndreaContato.comMusic & Sound Effects‘Warriors of Destiny' - an Ultima V Orchestral Remix by Scott Buckley

Byte-Sized Virtue – The Steady Improvement of the Soul

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 13:49


Let's explore the Virtue of Spirituality, the Virtue that encompasses all the others (in Ultima lore, at any rate). Full show notes at: https://spamspamspamhumbug.com Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/ultimacodex Subscribe to Spam Spam Spam Humbug! Tunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id978223252 Google Play: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kZDRiZjQvcG9kY2FzdC9yc3M Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1FBekB0ze6L6HEo6dP9yq9 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Media--Entertainment-Podcasts/Spam-Spam-Spam-Humbug-p838387/ Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/spam-spam-spam-humbug --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Byte-Sized Virtue - The Steady Improvement of the Soul

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 13:49


Let's explore the Virtue of Spirituality, the Virtue that encompasses all the others (in Ultima lore, at any rate).Full show notes at: https://spamspamspamhumbug.comSupport us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/ultimacodexSubscribe to Spam Spam Spam Humbug!iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id978223252Google Play: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kZDRiZjQvcG9kY2FzdC9yc3MSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1FBekB0ze6L6HEo6dP9yq9TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Media--Entertainment-Podcasts/Spam-Spam-Spam-Humbug-p838387/Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/spam-spam-spam-humbug

Through the Moongate - Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 19:18


Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato's "Through the Moongate"! Subscribe on Anchor | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher Podcast Topics Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate, per its Kickstarter page, “illuminates the path of the Ultima games' history and the creative people behind this landmark series. It also covers some of Origin's other games, especially Wing Commander, and touches on several contemporary titles. Many of these tales have never before been told.” The book “aims to be a more complete account of Origin's history than has ever been presented before.” This episode covers the development and release of Ultima 4, and the competition it received in the form of The Bard's Tale. Community & Patronage As always, this episode of Spam Spam Spam Humbug is brought to you by our Patreon backers; thank you to everyone who supports Spam Spam Spam Humbug and the Ultima Codex by that means. And, as always, a hearty thank you to our co-producers: Seth, Goldenflame, Dominik, Violation, Helgraf, Gronkh, Pascal, Thorwan, John, and Winfield. Support Spam Spam Spam Humbug Patreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on Twitter Join the Ultima Community UDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on Discord Send Feedback Send Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on Discord Get Social WtFD - Twitter | Facebook | The Ultima Codex | About.me Chlorthos - Walking Through the Book | Facebook Andrea Contato - Twitter | Facebook | Theira.it | AndreaContato.com Music & Sound Effects ‘Warriors of Destiny' - an Ultima V Orchestral Remix by Scott Buckley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate - Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 19:18


Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato's "Through the Moongate"!Subscribe on Anchor | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on StitcherPodcast TopicsAndrea Contato's Through the Moongate, per its Kickstarter page, “illuminates the path of the Ultima games' history and the creative people behind this landmark series. It also covers some of Origin's other games, especially Wing Commander, and touches on several contemporary titles. Many of these tales have never before been told.” The book “aims to be a more complete account of Origin's history than has ever been presented before.”This episode covers the development and release of Ultima 4, and the competition it received in the form of The Bard's Tale.Community & PatronageAs always, this episode of Spam Spam Spam Humbug is brought to you by our Patreon backers; thank you to everyone who supports Spam Spam Spam Humbug and the Ultima Codex by that means. And, as always, a hearty thank you to our co-producers: Seth, Goldenflame, Dominik, Violation, Helgraf, Gronkh, Pascal, Thorwan, John, and Winfield.Support Spam Spam Spam HumbugPatreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on TwitterJoin the Ultima CommunityUDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on DiscordSend FeedbackSend Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on DiscordGet SocialWtFD - Twitter | Facebook | The Ultima Codex | About.meChlorthos - Walking Through the Book | FacebookAndrea Contato - Twitter | Facebook | Theira.it | AndreaContato.comMusic & Sound Effects‘Warriors of Destiny' - an Ultima V Orchestral Remix by Scott Buckley

Redux: What Kind of Bad Behaviour Should Be Allowed in Games?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 98:14


In a multiplayer game, it is inevitable that some players will abuse or take advantage of others. Which of these behaviours, if any, should developers allow to take place, and which should they work to prevent? Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Who Spammed Roger Rabbit?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 64:09


The internet is a silly place. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Dishing on Square Enix

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 10:47


Harmony Dragon holds forth on Square Enix! Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Should We Release This Episode as an #NFT? Brand New Venture!

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 96:27


Or we could just watch and laugh at how many bots reply to the episode title on Twitter. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate 15 - Origin Systems Inc. Thrives

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 19:11


Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate. This episode covers some of the games released by — and some of the people brought on board at — Origin Systems between the release of Ultima 3 and Ultima 4. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

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Through the Moongate - Changes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 15:38


Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate. This episode covers the migration of Origin Systems from Texas to Massachusetts, and the inspirations for Ultima 4. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate - 1983

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 11:47


Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate. This episode covers the video game crash of 1983, and examines some of the factors in the gaming market which contributed to it. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate - Ultima 3: Exodus

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 19:27


Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate. This week covers the development, release, and reception of Ultima III: Exodus, the first game published by Origin Systems. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

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We Got to Let Our Imaginations Go

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 41:01


A rebroadcast of the Ultima Codex's interview with Derek Brinkmann and Tim Cotten of Citadel Studios. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Oh no, not Moonglow again!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 84:36


A rebroadcast of the Ultima Codex's interview with former Origin Systems developer (and “Ultima 8 project director) Mike McShaffry. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

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Through the Moongate - Escape from Mount Drash to Origin Systems Inc.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 21:16


Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate. This week covers the growing tensions (and eventual break) between Richard Garriott and Sierra On-Line, the development of Escape from Mount Drash, the development of Ultima 3, and the founding of Origin Systems Inc. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate - Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2021 13:49


Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate - Sierra On-Line

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2021 16:03


Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate - Difficult Choices

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 16:46


Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate - Ultima

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 16:20


Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Yeah, It's About Blizzard

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 67:28


Well, it's sort of about Blizzard. And Origin. And some games. And there are some technical difficulties. Subscribe on Anchor | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on Android Podcast Topic(s) Oh my gosh, yes! We're still alive! Though not really the planned topic — well, not WtF Dragon's planned topic — much of the discussion in this episode surrounds the recent controversies and allegations that have been leveled at Activision-Blizzard and many current/former employees thereof. We also discuss Genshin Impact and a few other games. It was kind of a weird episode, not terribly focused...and the recording bot was having issues. Community & Patronage As always, this episode of Spam Spam Spam Humbug is brought to you by our Patreon backers; thank you to everyone who supports Spam Spam Spam Humbug and the Ultima Codex by that means. And, as always, a hearty thank you to our co-producers: Seth, Goldenflame, Dominik, Violation, Helgraf, Gronkh, Pascal, and Thorwan. Support Spam Spam Spam Humbug Patreon | Like Ultima on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Codex on Twitter Join the Ultima Community UDIC.org | Ultima Dragons on Facebook | Follow the Ultima Dragons on Twitter | The Weyrmount | Ultima Dragons on Discord Send Feedback Send Us an Email | Leave a Voice Message | Join Us on Discord Get Social WtFD - Twitter | Facebook | The Ultima Codex | About.me Helgraf - Facebook | SSSH Discord Harmony - Twitch | Twitter Melavir Sauin - Ultima IV Rebirth | The Sosarian Paradox Music Ultima V - Stones 2001 Remix by DJ Lizard Ultima VI Gates of Creation by OC ReMix Ultima 6 Theme (from Punchfest) by Lorto Dragon --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Redux: Ultima 5 & The Fall of Astaroth

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 69:57


Two throwbacks for the price of one! This is a remix of two now-ancient (you can tell by the audio quality!) episodes of the podcast: Episode 5 (a discussion about — what else? — Ultima 5) and Episode 9 (a dramatic reading by Linguistic Dragon of a piece of fan fiction of his own creation, The Fall of Astaroth). Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

A Night at the Museum

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 98:13


Joe Garrity returns to the podcast, bringing us treasures from the Origin Museum. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate - The Difficult Chronology of the Dawn of CRPGs

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 12:03


Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato's Through the Moongate. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Byte-Sized Virtue - Sacrifice is Voluntary

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 11:12


Let’s take a look at some of the questions posed by the Gypsy in the character creation sequences of various Ultima games. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Byte-Sized Virtue - Orders Validly Given

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 14:18


Let’s take a look at some of the questions posed by the Gypsy in the character creation sequences of various Ultima games. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Byte-Sized Virtue - That’s Vengeance, My Friend

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 19:06


Let’s take a look at some of the questions posed by the Gypsy in the character creation sequences of various Ultima games. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Byte-Sized Virtue - Both a Verb and a Noun

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 18:41


Let’s take a look at some of the questions posed by the Gypsy in the character creation sequences of various Ultima games. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Escort Missions Suck (Mostly)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 77:06


Also some stuff about MMOs, Outriders, and cheating in X-Wing. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Everything is Broken

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 74:18


We’ve gotten rusty at this. Far, far too rusty. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

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Through the Moongate - Creative Anachronism

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 31:49


Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato’s Through the Moongate. This week covers Richard Garriott’s involvement with the Society for Creative Anachronism and some of the other influential members of the group in the Austin area; a few well-known Ultima personalities show up in this one! The development of Ultima 1 is also covered. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate - Akalabeth: World of Doom

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 22:01


Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato’s Through the Moongate. This week covers the release(s) of Akalabeth: World of Doom and its impact on the gaming market in its day, especially compared to its most direct competitor: Temple of Apshai. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Not Looking for Group

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 66:56


Quest chains and narrative storylines are commonplace in MMORPGs now, but do the inclusion of these elements break the group play experience? Also, Shroud of the Avatar is slated, possibly, for launch this March. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Through the Moongate - Whiz Kids

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 23:20


Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato’s “Through the Moongate”. This week covers the third chapter of the book, which details Garriott’s porting of DND28 to Applesoft BASIC, his exposure to several other notable computer games of the late 1970s and inspiration he drew therefrom, and the eventual release of Akalabeth: World of Doom.. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

Byte-Sized Virtue - Water is Always Needed

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 10:00


Winter, summer, hot, cold...everyone who is out in the elements will benefit from a drink of water. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ssshpodcast/message

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