The game was released on PC and SNES, there are some small differences between the 2 versions, most notably gore and blood in the PC version and different music.
I mapped the controls on Classic Controller, exactly like in the SNES version.
The PC version is downloadable for free on Battle.net. Being uncertain of the license, the game is not included here.
Funny, just now I was visiting battle.net and Blackthorne's download is nowhere to be found, I read about everywhere that it was released as freeware, along with the lost vikings, and r'n r racing, but they are no more downloadable on that site.Blackthorne is totally free, so while you could avoid distributing it, linking to the download page would be perfectly fine.
Just so you know, that free version has a different control scheme than the commercial version, and maybe lacks music, not sure. Stupidly weird, to be honest.
I am kinda perplexed as to why you have not done all the Commander Keen series and Duke Nukums.
They are in the same place as always.Funny, just now I was visiting battle.net and Blackthorne's download is nowhere to be found, I read about everywhere that it was released as freeware, along with the lost vikings, and r'n r racing, but they are no more downloadable on that site.
Yeah, i thought it was something along those lines. They are simple and fun games, though, and had a cool evolution in terms of graphics and gameplay.About the first 3 Keen and the Duke games, yeah I guess I'll have to do them sooner or later. I've never been a fan of those early platforms, so I worked more on games that I really wanted to play. But I promise that I will do them, it wouldn't be a difficult task to configure them,
I think i would add a disclaimer for those games to be played with keyboard (and mouse?) only, since they use too much keys anyway. That's kinda the same situation you would have if you even tried to play MSX Snatcher on a controller, no way you can map all numbers and keys needed to a controller, and enjoy it.Wing Commander I & II: very difficult to map the huge amount of keys required to play. I'd need some help by some WC veteran, to find a good enough pad configuration.
It's really strange, if I visit that page I can see the downloads for games like Diablo and Warcraft, but I swear there's no Blackthorne, even in the Classic Games section. Didn't tried with the client.They are in the same place as always.
https://www.blizzard.com/en-us/download/
I think i would add a disclaimer for those games to be played with keyboard (and mouse?) only, since they use too much keys anyway. That's kinda the same situation you would have if you even tried to play MSX Snatcher on a controller, no way you can map all numbers and keys needed to a controller, and enjoy it.
Yep, right there, no changes:It's really strange, if I visit that page I can see the downloads for games like Diablo and Warcraft, but I swear there's no Blackthorne, even in the Classic Games section. Didn't tried with the client.
I am a huge Ultima VII fan since it was my first and only game of the main series, along with a demo that came on the original box for Ultima Underworld. Never played VI, though it is supposedly almost as great as VII, so i will probably give it a try someday... but that is gonna be after i finally finish the latter. Exult's new version came out just days ago after a long hiatus, so i am having a blast reliving the past.I know it's a huge limitation, but I was only working on games that can be controlled with a pad, to give an easy access to these games for everyone, without the need of plugging further peripherals. Mostly arcade action games, but there are some notable exceptions, like Ultima VI.
Couch potato gaming is always a plus, indeed.The interesting thing with the dosbox mapper, is that if you use a Classic Controller, you have access to all the buttons of your plugged wiimote too (except for the D-pad, which is shared). You can even add the left and right analog axis, for a total of 28 inputs that you can map. So I was able to map all the required keys that Ultima 6 needed, and I actually prefer to play it on the Wii (relaxing on the couch!) rather than on my PC.
Yeah, i guess it all comes down to having an adequate table or something to be able to play with wireless mouse/keyboard combo, which is sadly not my case, lol. That's what i love about remappings.But If I have to plug an usb keyboard or mouse just for some games, then I prefer to play them on my PC (without all the other limitations that the Wii has).
Funny, never ever before thought about "regional downloads HTML autocensoring"Now this is weird, how can it be?
I have been, for the first time since i was a child, inmersively playing it with the cloth map hanging on one of my side monitors, and the Fellowship book ready at hand for some real time old-school rune translations . This was my first ever original PC game. Gosh, this game has some much stuff to do...Ultima VII part1&2 are my all-time favourite rpg's! I could kill for a port of Exult on the Wii!
Another funny thing i just found out when browsing through the Exult homepage was this:Ultima Vi is really its progenitor. Interface was primitive, a mix of old and new, so you couldn't do everything with the mouse. You needed the keyboard for a lot of commands and during conversations you still had to type keywords. I eventually realized to be faster playing with the keyboard only. They simplified the interface a lot in U7, but I can't deny the charm of playing old rpgs with keyboard commands. It gave you that illusion of freedom, even with so limited resources, creating a different level of immersion and interaction. But it's not for everyone, that's for sure.
However if you don't mind about the very dated interface and you're a fan of U7, I think you'll like U6 very much
Now that you mention it, maybe, just maybe, the U7 BG files were updated between releases. There was the original floppy release, the Electronic Arts Complete Ultima VII CD, and the GOG release. Maybe one or the other could run better for you?@niuus with my conf file U7 is runs well but with some slowdowns. With a similar conf, Serpent isle seems to run slightly better, maybe it was more optimized
Sounds promising.wait... it's an old conf, and there are some things I've learned that I have to try. I think I can run it a little better.
Well, there's always real mouse support at least.True, I hadn't thought about it. I've played with the Complete Ultima VII, but I have the GOG version too, on my pc (but I always thought that the game files were from the Complete U7 CD).
Even so, the pointer controls would still be broken, because of Dosbox Wii.
Didn't ever heard about this. I am really curious to do it, just for the laughs. How is it done, just open any game with the GBA already attached? Is that specific version needed?One thing that comes to my mind is that the newest ScummVm plugin (mod15 by Wiimpathy) has the abiity to use a Gameboy advance as a secondary screen/controller to do a similar thing for scumm games, using a link cable in the first gamecube port.
While i wouldn't ever play RTS games with such an imprecise pointer as the Wiimote, is still find it pretty cool for those who want to use that option. Very nice finding! My mind inmediately thought of SimCity. Maybe someday a minor update could occur that squeezes a bit more performance out of it without a dynarec, or even just some sync with SVN, like it was done years ago.This finding could open the road to games like Warcraft 1 & 2