Month: March 2020

Game 363: Ultima VII: The Black Gate

A deceptively pleasant introductory screen.               Ultima VII: The Black Gate United StatesORIGIN Systems (developer and publisher) Released in 1992 for DOS; 1994 for SNES Forge of Virtue expansion released later in 1992 for DOS Date Started: 20 March 2020 I first played Ultima VII in 1999. I had just […]

Game 39: Dog Star Adventure (1979)

The title screen. Note, if you will, the masterful use of negative space. Before I kick things off, I should mention that I’ve completely redone all the Final Ratings, and converted them to the new RADNESS Index (standing for Righteous Admirability Designation, Numerically Estimating Seven Scores).  I’m pretty pleased with how […]