Comments on: Mapping Games – Ultima VII

By: Infinitron

Infinitron — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:15:45 +0000

http://ultimacodex.com/2012/10/britannia-in-bing-maps/
Bring it back!

By: Greg J. Smith

Greg J. Smith — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:51:00 +0000

In addition to liking the substance of this post, I have to admit to having a bit of nostalgia. I used to play Ultima VII, it is weird that this game has been popping up in discussion online lately.

By: Darius Kazemi

Darius Kazemi — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:16:00 +0000

Awesome, thanks for the update!

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:48:00 +0000

Darius,

Thanks for the comment on the cube map! I've changed the post and added in the image.

Thanks again, sorry about the error :)

Andy

By: Darius Kazemi

Darius Kazemi — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:28:00 +0000

You say that maps like the Cube Generator map for Ultima VII "simply communicate location." That's far from the truth. The cube map you show is a solution to a puzzle, not a geospatial orientation guide of some sort. It's specifically structured to say, "First you go here, then you do this, then you go here, then you do this." It would be very hard to simply be placed somewhere randomly in the Cube Generator maze and to reference the map and know where you were.

I do agree that most old video game maps were built to "simply communicate location," but I don't think the map you used is a good example. Here's a better one.

By: Greg J. Smith

Greg J. Smith — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:22:00 +0000

This is a great series of posts. Keep up the good work. 🙂