Ultima IV - Sega Master System

In article <d72n1m$sgg$1@domitilla.aioe.org>,
Lumina Dragon <kewhitte.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
>LaFey Dragon wrote:
>>
>> I found a store that still has new copies of Ultima IV for the Sega
>> Master System for sale (English version). I can get them for you if
>> you wish - just drop me a line on the e-mail.
>
>Does anyone besides me HAVE a SMS? A working one? (Granted, mine has a
>hole in the case, and only one working controller - itself a replacement
>- but it WORKS, and that is the point.)
>
>It'd be interesting, I'll grant, to have the game, but I have to wonder
>what a classic like that is going for. Then there's shipping to account
>for.... *sigh*

I have one. In fact, I have three. However, it's worth noting that the
SMS version of Ultima IV is a pretty watered-down game experience. The
game isn't edited or truncated (like the Nintendo version of The Bard's
Tale) but it is harder to play the game with just a pad and two buttons in
place of a full keyboard. You're stick having to select commands from a
scrolling menu each time you want to do something other than move.

If you're interested in checking out the look of the game, there's a
resource called the Sega Notebook that has manuals and screenshots of all
the released titles. The specific Ultima page may be found here:

http://shell0.elnet.com/~gm-quinn/sms/ultima4/manual/ultima4m.html

Oh, bye the way? I picked my copy of Ultima IV up for less than $5. It's
worth checking used game shops for old stock, and Master System stuff is
not considered all that rare. In fact, in the United States it was held a
distant second place in the market against the Nintendo, so some people
have no idea how to assign a price to those old games. You may get lucky.

-KKC, who tends to be wary of console games which are ports of PC games.
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