{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"FLAVOR TEXT: Ultima","description":"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! ","author_name":"Debate This!","author_url":"http:\/\/debatethis.libsyn.com\/debatethiscast","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38577500"}