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"Ultima Underworld 1" -- Origin release

"ウルティマ アンダーワールド" -- Japanese spelling

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According to PC Gamer (July 2000), Warren Spector wasn't involved with Ultima Underworld until about a year into production.

until about a year into production. The programmers' test image for the texture-mapping code was a digitized B&W photo of Abraham Lincoln.

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Awards

Computer Gaming World November 1992 (Issue #100) – Role-Playing Game of the Year April 1995 (Issue #129) – Introduced into the Hall of Fame November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #68 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list

GameSpy 2001 – #8 Top Game of All Time

GameStar (Germany) Issue 02/1999 – #8 in the "100 Most Important PC Games of the Nineties" ranking

Origin Awards 1992 – Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Computer Game

PC Games (Germany) Issue 01/1993– Best RPG in 1992

Power Play Issue 02/1993 – Best Game in 1992 Issue 02/1993 – #2 Best RPG in 1992

Retro Gamer September 2004 (Issue #8) – #62 Best Game Of All Time (Readers' Vote)



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