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Produced by: The Retelling
Website: The Retelling
Getting Connected:
* Connection Guide: How to join The Retelling

Currently in an “open alpha” release state, Retelling: Exodus is a remake of Ultima 3 using Ultima Online. It features PvP and PvM according to Ultima Online’s Felucca ruleset, and role-playing is (of course) strongly encouraged. The map of Sosaria is entirely custom, and seems to be a very expert re-creation of Ultima 3′s game world. Pirates roam the seas, slimes split into more slimes, swamps poison you…many of the finer trappings of Ultima games are present. Siege warfare and player-created cities are also enabled, and houses (though secure) can be robbed under certain conditions.

I can’t find out much about The Retelling’s creator, but he describes himself in this way:

I grew up playing the original Ultima series, I have a lot of fond memories of time spent in Britannia. I also remember the theme of interactivity, a believable, consistent world (for the most part=) with a touch of humor. I’m looking to recapture the same feeling in an MMO.

To join The Retelling, follow the directions in this forum thread (also linked above).

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Produced by: MagerValp
Website: Ultima III Gold
Releases:
* Ultima III Gold (170.8 KiB, 513 hits)

This project is an improved version of Ultima 3 for the Commodore 64. Notably, it features optimized code and fits on a single disk side, and the save system has been revamped. Trainers have been improved, and even little fixes have found their way in — it is possible, for example, to buy more than one dagger at a time.

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Produced by: Render Dragon
Releases:
* U3 Project Test Release (2004) (184.1 KiB, 836 hits)

An ambitious attempt to port Ultima 3 to Windows. Headed by Render Dragon, this port intended to incorporate high-resolution tilesets, variable resolution modes, and possibly mp3 audio.

The project’s initial aim was to create a raw port of Ultima 3. Following that, Render and his team hopep to implement the multiple resolutions, high-res graphics, and in-game documentation. The final project stage was the development of some form of isometric engine, to bring Ultima 3 to us in a never-before-seen way!

Sadly, the project never made it past the demo stage. For now, I’m going to keep it here, in the remakes section, but only because I haven’t yet tested the demo personally and so don’t know how feature-complete it is/isn’t.

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Produced by: SoftwareByPaul
Website: Ultima 3 for Palm @ CNet
Releases:
* Ultima 3 Demo (241.4 KiB, 257 hits)

This novel port of Ultima 3 to the PalmOS offers a number of improvements over the original game, including the addition of a party-system – you can have up to a 4-person party. This version also features top-down dungeon navigation (instead of the forward-facing view of the originals) and battle sequences. Now you can battle monsters and overthrow the hellspawn Exodus on your PDA, as long as you have PalmOS 5 or better.

This development does come at a price, however, because this port is shareware. There is a demo available for download, but the noteable limitations in it are that you cannot purchase food, reach Ambrosia, or find Exotic items. The full-version can be purchased from the developer.

The developer’s website has since shut down (it was hosted at the now-defunct Geocities), but you may be able to purchase the game via CNet.

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Produced by: Lair Ware
Website: LairWare Ultima III
Releases:
* Ultima 3 Demo v1.3 for 68k Macs (2.8 MiB, 626 hits)
* Ultima 3 Demo v1.4.2 (3.7 MiB, 957 hits)
* Ultima 3 Demo v2.2 for Mac OS X (5.6 MiB, 341 hits)
* Ultima 3 for Mac OS X Cheater (123.0 KiB, 284 hits)

This stunning port of Ultima 3 to the Macintosh features 32-bit graphics, 3D-rendered fountains and shrines, the friendly Macintosh interface, and a wonderful musical score. It is shareware, so you will need to buy the full version from Lair Ware (current price: $5 USD) in order to be able to complete the game.

For those of you who don’t have a Mac but want to give this one a try, the Basilisk Mac Emulator is your best bet.

A beta, OS X-specific version of the port was released in March 2007. During its beta, LairWare asked that no external site host a copy of the beta for download, but since it has now gone to market release I have added a download to Aiera.

The OS X version, as was the case with the older version, cannot be completed without registering (specifically, it prevents you from reaching Ambrosia), which now costs only $5. For a professionally-done, classical graphics remake, that’s a reasonable fee indeed.

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Produced by: Sven Carlberg
Website: Sven on the ‘Net
Releases:
* Ultima 3 for Game Boy (198.7 KiB, 403 hits)
* Ultima 3 for Game Boy (Source) (934.6 KiB, 304 hits)

Proving once again that Ultima 3 is one of the most cross-platform games out there, this is a novel version of the game for the Game Boy Color.

In addition to the complete quest to destroy Exodus, Sven has added a second quest in a custom map of Sosaria that immediately follows the normal game.