Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (C64)
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- For other games in the series see Ultima.
Although Ultima III: Exodus (C64) defined many of the ingredients that would we used by RPGs that followed it, Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar was the landmark which defined the role of a hero. Instead of merely walking through a dungeon killing monsters and getting gold, you actually had to walk the straight and narrow path of a hero. You give money to the poor, tell the truth, display honor and valor, resist temptation, and sacrifice everything to become the hallowed and sacred symbol of the people: The Avatar! The game doesn't feature the standard villain, but there are several tasks that must be accomplished. You must find the 8 rune stones of virtue, collected to artifacts of the three principles, find reagents, learn spell ingredients, cast the skull of Mondain into the Abyss, and find the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom.
Ultima IV was original released for the Apple II, but was ported to several other systems immediately after including the Commodore 64. The graphics and sound are nearly identical between the two. The DOS version had better graphics, but it didn't have any music, which greatly reduced the game's mood.
Screenshots
Music
Ultima IV features a completely unique music compared to it's predecessor, but in a very similar style. It's a little disappointing that no strides were made to improve the fidelity of the sound. However, it's comfortable to hear a musical sound you're already familiar with. Once again, Thomas Arne's Rule, Britannia! make an appearance.
If you watch the opening demo of Ultima IV it plays various tracks from the score in a semi-random fashion. It plays all the tracks that you commonly hear in the game, but it will not play Fanfare of Lord British, or any of the Unknown tracks.
Recording
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Title |
Composer |
Arranger |
Length |
Size |
Listen |
01 | Wanderer | Ken Arnold | Ken Arnold | 1:48 | 1.5 MB | |
02 | Towne | Ken Arnold | Ken Arnold | 3:36 | 3.1 MB | |
03 | Lord British's Castle | Ken Arnold | Ken Arnold | 2:03 | 1.7 MB | |
04 | Rule, Britannia! | Thomas Arne | Ken Arnold | 1:26 | 1.2 MB | |
05 | Shopping | Ken Arnold | Ken Arnold | 1:18 | 1.2 MB | |
06 | Combat | Ken Arnold | Ken Arnold | 0:35 | 469 KB | |
07 | Shrines | Ken Arnold | Ken Arnold | 1:27 | 1.5 MB | |
08 | Dungeons | Ken Arnold | Ken Arnold | 2:08 | 2.0 MB | |
09 | Fanfare of Lord British | Ken Arnold | Ken Arnold | 1:37 | 1.6 MB | |
10 | Unknown 1 | Ken Arnold | Ken Arnold | 0:18 | 299 KB | |
11 | Unknown 2 | Ken Arnold | Ken Arnold | 0:18 | 299 KB | |
12 | Unknown 3 | Ken Arnold | Ken Arnold | 0:18 | 300 KB | |
13 | Unknown 4 | Ken Arnold | Ken Arnold | 0:20 | 356 KB | |
Credits
- Ripper: HVSC
- Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
- Game Credits:
- ? Ken Arnold
- Not Credited Composer: Thomas Arne
(Missing Source)
Game Rip
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The tracks have been recorded in roughly the order you hear them during normal game play. They were recorded with SIDPlay (Windows) v2.
Releases
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Links
- mobygames.com/game/c64/ultima-iv-quest-of-the-avatar - Moby Games.
- gamefaqs.com/c64/572141-ultima-iv-quest-of-the-avatar - GameFAQs.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_IV:_Quest_of_the_Avatar - Wikipedia.