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Ultima: The Black Gate

The Avatar is once again summoned to the land of Britannia and this time he has to investigate ritual murders that have occurred in the town of Trinsic. Meanwhile, a new philosophical/social doctrine is…

1 November 1994

Ultima: The Black Gate is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Origin Systems, released 1 November 1994 on Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Ultima: The Black Gate is

Ultima: The Black Gate is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Origin Systems and released in 1994. It was published by FCI. It is available on Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Avatar is once again summoned to the land of Britannia and this time he has to investigate ritual murders that have occurred in the town of Trinsic. Meanwhile, a new philosophical/social doctrine is spreading through Britannia, promoted by the mysterious Fellowship. The story of this version of Ultima VII is essentially the same as in the original PC version. However, the dialogues have been greatly reduced and/or simplified. This applies also to the size of the game's cities and other locations, the amount of items to pick up, interior details, etc. Combat also underwent significant changes. The battles in this version are action-based; the player has to click on the enemy repeatedly…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Ultima: The Black Gate launched on 1 November 1994, within three weeks of Donkey Kong Country, The Lion King, Super Punch-Out!! and Killer Instinct.

Released around the same time: Donkey Kong Country, The Lion King, Super Punch-Out!!, Killer Instinct.

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When did Ultima: The Black Gate come out?
Ultima: The Black Gate was released on 1 November 1994 for Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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