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Ultima: Exodus

Ultima: Exodus is the first release for the Nintendo Entertainment System of the popular series. Don't expect to able to follow the storylines from the original computer series; this version is completely…

9 October 1987

Ultima: Exodus is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Origin Systems, released 9 October 1987 on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Ultima: Exodus is

Ultima: Exodus is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Origin Systems and released in 1987. It was published by Pony Canyon. It is available on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ultima: Exodus is the first release for the Nintendo Entertainment System of the popular series. Don't expect to able to follow the storylines from the original computer series; this version is completely different and is meant as a stand alone game. At the beginning of the game, you can form your party either from a computer generated randomization or make your own characters if you have the time and talent to do so (there are a TON of different options for characters). The evil Exodus has risen from the seas to make his new home on a fiery island near Britannia Kingdom. Lord British sends out a plea for the best and greatest warriors known to man to join your group as you set out to…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Ultima series

Ultima: Exodus is the 14th of 45 entries we hold in the Ultima series. The next entry was Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar in 1987.

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What it launched against

Ultima: Exodus launched on 9 October 1987, within three weeks of Maniac Mansion, International Karate + and Time Soldiers.

Released around the same time: Maniac Mansion, International Karate +, Time Soldiers.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Ultima: Exodus come out?
Ultima: Exodus was released on 9 October 1987 for Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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