Ultima VII: The Black Gate - Versions and Releases

Versions and Releases

The various parts of Ultima VII have been published in at least the following forms:

  • Ultima VII: The Black Gate (1992) The original release, available on 5.25" and 3.5" floppies.
  • Ultima VII: Forge of Virtue (1992) The original release, available on 5.25" and 3.5" floppies.
  • Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle (1993) The original release, available on 5.25" and 3.5" floppies.
  • Ultima VII Part Two: The Silver Seed (1993) The original release, available on 5.25" and 3.5" floppies.
  • Ultima VII: Complete Edition (1993) Has both games and both expansion disks, available on 3.5" floppies only.
  • The Complete Ultima VII (1994) Has both games and both expansion disks, on CD-ROM.
  • Electronic Arts CD-ROM Classics: The Complete Ultima VII (1994) Budget release that has both games and both expansion disks, on CD-ROM. Aside of a brief installation and quick-start guide, no printed documentation or trinkets; all documentation is on CD-ROM in PDF format.
  • Ultima: The Black Gate (1994) The original SNES version.
  • Electronic Arts CD-ROM Classics: The Complete Ultima VII: Gold Edition (1996) Same as the 1994 release, but with gold-edged box.

In addition, it has been published as part of collections:

  • Origin Top Ten Pack Includes Ultima VII: The Black Gate. (pre EA buyout)
  • EA Compilation, bundled with some Creative Labs sound cards.
  • Ultima Collection (1996) Contains all cardinal Ultima games between Ultima I and Ultima VIII, and also Akalabeth.

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