Chris “Binky” Launius kindly allowed the Ultima Codex to re-post photographs of his collection of Origin Systems booklets and paintings (Ultima VIII, Ultima Underworld Cluebooks, Quest for Clues, Autoduel, Silver Seed).
Over 180 scanned images from a guidebook issued to prospective Ultima Online Game Managers (GMs), and to members of the now-defunct Counselor programme.
The auto-mapping feature of Ultima Underworld was one of its most inventive, and sadly under-praised, elements.
Dan Schmidt’s notebook from during the development of Ultima Underworld.
A very in-depth and detailed four-page press kit promoting Ultima Underworld to gaming media outlets.
The completion certificate that players of Ultima Underworld could receive from Origin upon reporting their completion of the game.
A selection of ads produced by Origin to promote Ultima Underworld’s 1992 release, including an ad announcing “the next wave” of Sega CD titles, which would have included Ultima Underworld…but, sadly, didn’t.
Concept sketches for the box art of the game, as drawn by Warren Spector.
Images, from Pix, of original proofs for a magazine ad promoting Ultima 8.
Amiga Future, a German-language technology magazine, featured articles about Nuvie and Pentagram back in 2011.
