1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 FLAVOR TEXT: Ultima The year was 1979 and a scrappy little 16 year old named Richard Garriott started coding his friends' latest Dungeons &amp;amp; Dragons campaign into an Apple II. This is the small domino that fell over to eventually result in millions of players worldwide romancing a bear 30+ years later in Baldur's Gate 3. How did we get there? Well, there's a lot of answers to that question but a predominant step was through the landmark CRPG series, Ultima. Imgur library link: https://imgur.com/a/5wN6Mec&amp;nbsp; Special thanks to &quot;@NathanLV&quot; for commissioning today's episode! If you want your own personal history lesson on some niche area, check out patreon.com/debatethiscast and consider sponsoring $60 one time to get your very own FLAVOR TEXT. Recommended Reading: The Assassination of Lord British by the Coward &quot;rainz&quot;:&amp;nbsp;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GomZNDLX9SU Retro Tea Break's interview with Richard Garriott:&amp;nbsp;https://youtu.be/LU90N4Cbj10?si=_N0zxqkkfZEBu-vo A complete breakdown of the Ultima series by Finntrovert:&amp;nbsp;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQmCK5A6Jg&amp;amp;t=22069s&amp;nbsp; Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast&amp;nbsp; Have you seen our Threads? threads.net/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net! Debate This! http://debatethis.libsyn.com/debatethiscast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/38577500/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/38577500