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Own a Piece of the Origin Museum!

Own a Piece of the #OriginMuseum! #OriginSystems #RetroGames #Ultima

It wasn’t widely publicized, but some months back Joe Garrity sold off the entirety of his extensive collection of Origin Systems memorabilia to Jordan Carroll, another collector. There’s a long story behind Joe’s decision to hand over the Origin Museum to the care of another, which isn’t material to this post; all you need to know is that the entire collection (more or less) has changed hands…

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Meet the man who runs the Origin Museum, collecting the history of Wing Commander and Ultima | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Meet the man who runs the #OriginMuseum, collecting the history of #WingCommander and #Ultima | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

In the basement of an unassuming suburban home just outside Washington, D.C., you’ll find one of the largest collections of documents, data, images and props from Origin Systems, the company behind the Ultima and Wing Commander game series of the 80s and 90s. The Origin Museum is owned and curated by Joe Garrity, and has been running since 1999, when Garrity lived in Virginia. Over the past 18…

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Even More Arthurian Legends Plot Documents!

Even More #ArthurianLegends Plot Documents! #Ultima #Ultima7

[full_width][/full_width] This isn’t directly Ultima 7-related, but when one is short on content to celebrate something like a game’s 25th anniversary, one posts what one has. And arguably, Arthurian Legends was slated to be built using the Ultima 7 engine, so it’s not like we can say these documents are entirely unrelated to The Black Gate. So, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of…

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#Arthurian Legends #Brian Martin #Joe Garrity #Origin Museum #Origin Systems #Prem Krishnan #Sheri Graner Ray #Ultima 7

Arthurian Legends Plot Documents

Arthurian Legends was a cancelled project, briefly in development at Origin Systems. The idea for the game, which was co-designed by Sheri Hobbs (now Sheri Graner Ray) and Brian Martin, would have used the Ultima 7 engine to re-tell the legend of King Arthur. Although the game would have likely been released under the Worlds of Ultima brand, it doesn’t seem to have featured many (if any) of the…

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#Arthurian Legends #Brian Martin #Joe Garrity #Origin Museum #Sheri Graner Ray #Ultima 7 #Worlds of Ultima

The Origin Museum: Un-Tub-Ing Video #6

The #OriginMuseum: Un-Tub-Ing Video #6

[full_width][/full_width] Joe Garrity unpacks another tub of treasures from The Origin Museum.

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The Origin Museum: Un-Tub-Ing Video #5

The #OriginMuseum: Un-Tub-Ing Video #5

[full_width][/full_width] Joe Garrity unpacks another tub of treasures from The Origin Museum.

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