THE VERY ANCIENT DRAGON'S
VERY FAVORITE GAMES LINKS

 

 

 

 

NEW(ish) THINGS

 (VAD's LOGApril 14, 2006) Ambrose (that's him getting out of his egg) reports that The Underdogs (source of many old DOS abandoned games) are back up and running. The new URL is Underdogs - The Gaming Depot (it seems that they've merged with The Gaming Depot, formerly a games database site). Not all of the games are there yet, but they're working at it. Ambrose is nagging me to get all of my Underdogs links updated, but I haven't done it yet (nothing worse than a mouthy hatchling). More news coming soon... Oh, and in case you want to adopt your own dragon hatchling (or take mine off my hands, sigh), you can do it here Silverphoenix's Adopt a Dragon.

:GAMES - CLASSIC AND MODERN

  • Here are two sites for getting information about classic games.
    • Classic Gaming. Mainly information about games on platforms other than PC, like Atari, Sega, Nintendo, etc. Good site
    • RPG Classics. Has information and FAQs for classic games (most platforms included). You can search alphabetically on game title. Excellent site.

  • LINKS FOR HOMELESS GAMES

    • Here are some links for the games which do not have their own pages yet.


    • AD&D GENERAL Links
    • ELDER SCROLLS III: MORROWIND LINKS
      • Aldrien's Chalice. Tutorials for using the Morrowind Construction Set. Also has patches and mod-building utilities. Useful site for mod-builders.
      • Better Bodies Mod. An in-progress mod to improve the "female form" for your playable character in Morrowind. Check this out! He has done a nice job. WARNING: nudity, viewer discretion advised :)
      • Destination Morrowind. Having trouble finding an out-of-the-way location in Morrowind? (Where the *@#$ is the Vassir-Didanat Cave?) This site has written directions to many Morrowind locales (ongoing progress, keep checking back). Very useful site.
      • Gamespot - Desslock's Guide to the Elder Scrolls III Morrowind. Excellent, comprehensive, GET IT! Has on online version (free) and a downloadable paying members only .pdf version. I simply took the time to download all 100+ pages of the online version (it's that good!)
      • Rhedd's Heads. Sick of playing an ugly character that looks like the hair was stuck on as an afterthought? Get Rhedd's heads! A must-have mod!
      • Morrowind Interactive Map can be found at either FilePlanet or uesp.net. A lovely little program that helps you locate places in Morrowind. This is an out-of-game-program, you can zoom in on the program's main map to check the surrounding terrain and locales so you know what to landmarks to look for when you're hoofing it across the continent. It also allows you to make notes on each location and to mark the locations as visited, unvisited, etc. The uesp.net site listed second above also has a version you can use on-line. A must-have
      • Morrowind Summit. News, faqs, and a fabulous collection of mods. Here's the link to their Mods database. Excellent site.
      • Morrowind Walkthrough and Strategy Guide - Stratos Group. Nice guide, gives the highlights of all the towns, etc.
      • The Adventurer's Guide to Morrowind - Links. Links to general and mod sites.
      • The Elder Scrolls. Official Morrowind developer's site, has patches. Check out Elder Scrolls IV!

    • ICEWIND DALE/HEART OF WINTER LINKS (page coming soon)
    • NEVERWINTER NIGHTS LINKS
    • QUAKE LINKS (page coming soon)

      • So who hasn't played Quake?  And you don't really need me to tell you what to do -- kill everything that moves, grab all the secrets, and find the level exit -- so these links deal with resources for building mods in Quake.
    • TOMB RAIDER LINKS
      • Stella's Tomb Raider Site. Has detailed walkthroughs, strategy, screenshots and maps for ALL the Tomb Raider games, also has a collection of savegames just in case you can't make it through those darned timed gates. Everything you need, excellent, excellent site.

    • ULTIMA LINKS
      • Claviers Baroques -- for all of you Ultima fans who loved the harpsichords in the games, here is a site with *real* harpsichords!
      • HRUMP - High Resolution Ultima Map Project (Xe Dragon). Absolutely gorgeous scans of the original Ultima CLOTH game maps. Now I can frame my cloth maps and still have a reasonable size printable and doodleable copy for playing the games -- well done, Xe Dragon!!
      • IT-HE (Doug the Eagle Dragon). Very funny site, especially "Misbehaving in the Ultima Games". If you visit, be sure to heed the "Health Warning" on his main page. Absolutely delightful!
      • Micro Dragon's Home Page. Game documentation (manuals, quick ref., spell lists, etc) in Word 97 and Plain ASCII format with Ultima-specific fonts -- YES!!!
      • Mike's RPG Center (Ultima 9). Very good, easy to read walkthrough for Ultima 9. He also has screen capture maps with great explanation keys for games like Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, Betrayal at Krondor, Icewind Dale, Might and Magic VII, and Ultima 3 and 4. Good site.
      • Moongate Central (Paulon Dragon). Links for all Ultima Games. Excellent, very useful site.
      • Mysterious Sosaria. Check out the Bard's Library link for the Ultima games music (midi)! Then visit Josef Drexler's home page. He has an extractor for the Ultima 9 music (250MG of .wav files) and sheet music for "Stones". Great site (now I have 4 versions of "Stones").
      • Origin Ultima IX. This is the old Origin website for Ultima IX, now "not" maintained by Electronic Arts (listed here only for old times sake). Has some music tracks (like "Stones"), patches, Quicktime walkthroughs and interviews with Richard Garriott (aka Lord British). You can reach the site but good luck trying to download anything from the ftp site. Annoying lack of good will on EA's part.
      • RGCU FAQ. Mainly Ultima game background and technical issues FAQ, includes where to find patches, technical help, etc. A must-have.
      • Ron Windeyer's Web Site. Handy advice for getting Ultima 7 and and Ultima 8 to run in DOS or WINDOWS!! A must-get.
      • The Complete Guide to Ultima IX Ascension (Prescient Dragon). Has patches, tips, in-progress walkthrough, some screen capture town maps. Also has tips, etc. for Ultima 1 and Ultima 8. Good site.
      • The Other Codex - Ultima Ascension (Paulon Dragon). Has links, FAQs, for Ultima 9. Also similar stuff for Ultima 8 and Akalabeth. Good site.
      • The Wayward Avatar (Ultima IX). Has game maps, cheats, walthrough (in progress), hints, tips. This is the place to visit if you can't find Dungeon Wrong (look under his walkthrough for Yew). Very good site.
      • The World of Ultima. Hit the Quick Access Link at the bottom of the page for info/links for all Ultima games and organizations. Handy site.
      • Trigon Dragons Ultima_Dox. Another Ultima game docs in-progress project. Scans of the ORIGINAL documentation in .pdf format. Also has great maps of towns, dungeons, etc. Very highly recommended site
      • Ultima IX Ascension - IGN Guide. IGN's on-line strategy guide for Ultima IX. Good hints, tips, etc.
      • Ultima_Ascension. Link page for Ultima IX sites. All kinds of wonderful goodies here including a link to a U9 music extractor (works!!!)
      • Ultima Dragons. Do you want to be a dragon? Of course you do. So join the Ultima Dragons, especially if you're a fan of the Ultima games.
      • Ultima Dragons Historical Society (UDHISS). If you're a scholarly Ultima Dragon, join UDHISS.
      • Ultima Gameplay FAQ. Comprehensive FAQ for all the Ultima, deals mainly with gameplay (plot, where do I find ...,etc.). A must-have.
      • Ultima - The Reconstruction. A must visit site for all Ultima enthusiasts. The Ultimas are being redone on fabulous graphics engines such as Dungeon Siege, Morrowind and Neverwinter Nights!! Goodbye DOS!!!

    • WIZARDRY LINKS (page coming soon)
    • WIZARDS & WARRIORS LINKS (page coming soon)
      • Activision - Wizards and Warriors. This the game developers site. Has background and character info, screenshots and Wiz&War wallpaper to download. OK site.
      • The Ironworks - Wizards and Warriors. Has walkthroughs of quests/areas, a large scan of the world map, maps of all areas, spoilers, editors/trainers, and the game patch. An excellent site.
      • Wizards and Warriors. This is a general Wizardry games site. Has a walkthrough, cheats, info on classes, and the game patch. Good site.

 

OTHER USEFUL GAME SITES



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