<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Black	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
and	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
being	O
widely	O
lauded	O
as	O
a	O
high	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
RPGs	O
ever	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
stated	O
that	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
"	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
masterfully	O
executed	O
of	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
also	O
often	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Ultima	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
his	O
own	O
favorite	O
installment	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
introduced	O
major	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
serious	O
alteration	O
is	O
that	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
concerned	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
tile	B-Application
and	O
grid-based	O
;	O
tiles	O
are	O
still	O
used	O
internally	O
(	O
in	O
a	O
largely	O
improved	O
way	O
where	O
the	O
tiles	O
themselves	O
are	O
smaller	O
and	O
frequently	O
grouped	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
no	O
longer	O
affect	O
character	O
and	O
monster	O
movement	O
or	O
the	O
item	O
placement	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
striking	O
visual	O
change	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
gameworld	O
now	O
takes	O
up	O
the	O
entire	O
screen	O
in	O
its	O
original	O
DOS	B-Device
environment	O
,	O
while	O
previous	O
Ultimas	O
used	O
a	O
substantial	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
for	O
text	O
,	O
dialogue	O
,	O
buttons	O
,	O
icons	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
is	O
entirely	O
mouse-driven	O
,	O
with	O
optional	O
keyboard	B-Device
hotkeys	O
for	O
some	O
common	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
earlier	O
parts	O
that	O
were	O
entirely	O
keyboard-driven	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
Ultima	B-Application
VI	I-Application
which	O
supplemented	O
keyboard	B-Device
commands	O
with	O
on-screen	O
command	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
Ultima	B-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
specifically	O
use	O
a	O
"	O
move	O
"	O
command	O
to	O
move	O
an	O
item	O
from	O
place	O
to	O
place	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
drop	O
"	O
to	O
drop	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
in	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
items	O
are	O
simply	O
dragged	O
and	O
dropped	O
in	O
their	O
desired	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
entirely	O
with	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
doing	O
so	O
is	O
very	O
difficult	O
,	O
and	O
in-game	O
characters	O
would	O
recommend	O
the	O
player	O
use	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
introduces	O
Graphical	O
User	O
Menu	O
Pop-ups	O
(	O
"	O
gumps	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
on-screen	O
representations	O
of	O
containers	O
,	O
later	O
employed	O
in	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
and	O
IX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
clicking	O
on	O
a	O
drawer	O
or	O
backpack	O
will	O
show	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
container	O
on	O
screen	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
items	O
within	O
arranged	O
freely	O
with	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
Part	I-Application
Two	I-Application
:	I-Application
Serpent	I-Application
Isle	I-Application
,	O
the	O
inventory	O
view	O
uses	O
a	O
paper	O
doll	O
concept	O
:	O
equipping	O
items	O
will	O
change	O
the	O
character	O
inventory	O
display	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
worn	O
or	O
held	O
items	O
in	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
system	O
was	O
changed	O
accordingly	O
:	O
every	O
party	O
character	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
desired	O
behavior	O
can	O
be	O
chosen	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
stronger	O
characters	O
can	O
be	O
ordered	O
to	O
autonomously	O
waylay	O
your	O
toughest	O
opponents	O
,	O
while	O
more	O
vulnerable	O
characters	O
will	O
keep	O
their	O
distance	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
choose	O
manual	O
targeting	O
for	O
the	O
Avatar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
mainline	O
Ultima	O
series	O
to	O
use	O
dialogue	O
trees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
old	O
keywords	O
themselves	O
,	O
but	O
uses	O
a	O
dialogue	O
tree	O
where	O
dialogue	O
options	O
are	O
picked	O
with	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
rather	O
than	O
entered	O
on	O
keyboard	B-Device
;	O
previously	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
had	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
keyword	O
which	O
instead	O
of	O
getting	O
through	O
dialogue	O
they	O
could	O
just	O
guess	O
by	O
randomly	O
entering	O
words	O
to	O
see	O
which	O
got	O
the	O
result	O
they	O
wanted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameworld	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
is	O
highly	O
interactive	O
:	O
virtually	O
everything	O
not	O
nailed	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
not	O
excessively	O
heavy	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
,	O
taken	O
,	O
or	O
interacted	O
with	O
in	O
some	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
allows	O
free	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
main	O
plot	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
major	O
subquests	O
and	O
tasks	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Black	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
is	O
highly	O
nonlinear	O
;	O
although	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
linear	O
storyline	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
countered	O
by	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
map	O
in	O
any	O
order	O
when	O
coupled	O
with	O
the	O
many	O
subquests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
features	O
less	O
emphasis	O
on	O
behaving	O
virtuously	O
than	O
other	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Black	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
features	O
a	O
deed	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Avatar	O
must	O
purchase	O
and	O
carry	O
a	O
title	O
to	O
any	O
horse-and-carriage	O
or	O
ship	O
that	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
wishes	O
to	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
this	O
deed	O
system	O
;	O
instead	O
ships	O
,	O
barges	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Serpent	O
Gates	O
are	O
all	O
triggered	O
by	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Trinsic	O
,	O
the	O
Avatar	O
gets	O
to	O
meet	O
several	O
members	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
religious	O
organization	O
called	O
the	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
in	O
Britain	O
,	O
he	O
meets	O
Batlin	B-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
founders	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
meets	O
Lord	B-Application
British	I-Application
,	O
who	O
urges	O
the	O
Avatar	O
to	O
join	O
the	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
,	O
which	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
has	O
done	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
good	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
the	O
Avatar	O
's	O
investigation	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Trinsic	O
murders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Avatar	O
finds	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
clues	O
that	O
implicate	O
the	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
in	O
shady	O
dealings	O
;	O
more	O
murders	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Avatar	O
himself	O
goes	O
undercover	O
by	O
entering	O
the	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
destroying	O
them	O
,	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
companions	O
follow	O
several	O
leads	O
to	O
the	O
Isle	O
of	O
Avatar	O
,	O
where	O
members	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
are	O
waiting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
has	O
fashioned	O
a	O
black	O
moongate	O
out	O
of	O
blackrock	O
on	O
this	O
island	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
Guardian	O
to	O
enter	O
Britannia	O
when	O
the	O
astronomical	O
alignment	O
happens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Avatar	O
confronts	O
the	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
members	O
and	O
defeats	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
where	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
did	O
any	O
sort	O
of	O
planning	O
ahead	O
for	O
future	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
laying	O
out	O
a	O
preplanned	O
trilogy	O
which	O
would	O
conclude	O
with	O
Ultima	O
IX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
game	O
creator	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
 '	O
conflicts	O
with	O
competitor	O
(	O
and	O
later	O
owner	O
)	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
religious	O
cult	O
the	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
Scientology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Garriott	O
also	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
Times	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first-person	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
cost	O
to	O
develop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
credits	O
,	O
notoriously	O
,	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
mention	O
that	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
is	O
available	O
from	O
Origin	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
actually	O
was	O
n't	O
until	O
1993	O
(	O
as	O
Origin	O
Soundtrack	O
Series	O
volume	O
2	O
)	O
;	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
Part	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Serpent	I-Application
Isle	I-Application
credits	O
actually	O
said	O
"	O
Soundtrack	O
CD	O
NOT	O
available	O
from	O
Origin	O
,	O
so	O
do	O
n't	O
ask	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
The	O
Black	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
did	O
use	O
a	O
custom	O
DOS	B-Device
extender	I-Device
called	O
"	O
Voodoo	O
"	O
which	O
put	O
the	O
CPU	O
in	O
an	O
unreal	B-Device
mode	I-Device
and	O
was	O
incompatible	O
with	O
other	O
DOS	B-Device
extenders	I-Device
following	O
the	O
DPMI	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Scorpia	O
in	O
1992	O
praised	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Gates	I-Application
"	O
first-class	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
realism	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
story	O
"	O
engrossing	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
liked	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
-	O
and	O
keyboard-based	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
slow	O
performance	O
(	O
"	O
I	O
estimate	O
that	O
the	O
slow	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
added	O
about	O
a	O
week	O
to	O
my	O
playing	O
time	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
several	O
serious	O
bugs	O
,	O
and	O
combat	O
(	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
least	O
fun	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Ardai	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
widespread	O
sentiment	O
that	O
after	O
six	O
installments	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
had	O
been	O
done	O
to	O
death	O
,	O
but	O
argued	O
that	O
"	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
is	O
not	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Forge	O
of	O
Virtue	O
were	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1993	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#191	O
by	O
Hartley	O
,	O
Patricia	O
,	O
and	O
Kirk	O
Lesser	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
for	O
its	O
1992	O
"	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Stygian	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wrote	O
that	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
"	O
pushed	O
the	O
technological	O
envelope	O
with	O
its	O
new	O
AI	O
routines	O
for	O
party	O
movement	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
object-oriented	O
approach	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Black	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
was	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
50	O
Best	O
Games	O
Ever	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
1997	O
issue	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
and	O
ranked	O
number	O
ten	O
on	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
100	O
Best	O
PC	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
2011	O
survey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
named	O
The	O
Black	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
collectively	O
the	O
39th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forge	O
of	O
Virtue	O
was	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
that	O
adds	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
Avatar	O
must	O
pass	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tests	O
to	O
revalidate	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
three	O
principles	O
of	O
Truth	O
,	O
Love	O
,	O
and	O
Courage	O
,	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
last	O
remnants	O
of	O
Exodus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
speaking	O
to	O
Lord	B-Application
British	I-Application
about	O
the	O
tremors	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
given	O
free	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
ship	O
called	O
The	O
Golden	O
Ankh	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
visit	O
the	O
Isle	O
of	O
Fire	O
to	O
begin	O
the	O
expansion	O
subquests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Isle	O
of	O
Fire	O
was	O
previously	O
the	O
site	O
of	O
Castle	O
Exodus	B-Application
in	O
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
reappears	O
only	O
during	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
subquests	O
involves	O
destroying	O
the	O
Dark	O
Core	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
last	O
remnants	O
of	O
Exodus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concave	O
and	O
convex	O
lenses	O
from	O
Ultima	B-Application
VI	I-Application
are	O
also	O
required	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Avatar	O
also	O
gains	O
maximum	O
strength	O
,	O
intelligence	O
,	O
and	O
dexterity	O
in	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
tests	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
completing	O
the	O
quest	O
,	O
Lord	B-Application
British	I-Application
grants	O
the	O
player	O
double	O
strength	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
releases	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
this	O
add-on	O
was	O
always	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
only	O
added	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
of	O
time	O
to	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIIs	I-Application
estimated	O
more	O
than	O
200	O
hours	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
sort	O
of	O
a	O
'	O
cheat	O
 '	O
program	O
...	O
mak[ing]	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
even	O
better	O
"	O
that	O
made	O
completing	O
the	O
main	O
plot	O
easier	O
by	O
giving	O
players	O
higher	O
stats	O
and	O
powerful	O
new	O
gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
various	O
parts	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
have	O
been	O
published	O
in	O
at	O
least	O
the	O
following	O
forms	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
The	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
available	O
on	O
5.25	O
"	O
and	O
3.5	O
"	O
floppies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	O
Forge	O
of	O
Virtue	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
The	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
available	O
on	O
5.25	O
"	O
and	O
3.5	O
"	O
floppies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
Part	I-Application
Two	I-Application
:	I-Application
Serpent	I-Application
Isle	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
The	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
available	O
on	O
5.25	O
"	O
and	O
3.5	O
"	O
floppies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
Part	I-Application
Two	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Silver	O
Seed	O
(	O
1993	O
)	O
The	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
available	O
on	O
5.25	O
"	O
and	O
3.5	O
"	O
floppies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
(	O
1993	O
)	O
has	O
both	O
games	O
and	O
both	O
expansion	O
disks	O
,	O
available	O
on	O
3.5	O
"	O
floppies	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Complete	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
has	O
both	O
games	O
and	O
both	O
expansion	O
disks	O
,	O
on	O
CD-ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
:	O
the	O
original	O
SNES	B-Application
action-adventure	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
CD-ROM	O
Classics	O
:	O
The	O
Complete	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
:	O
budget	O
release	O
that	O
has	O
both	O
games	O
and	O
both	O
expansion	O
disks	O
,	O
on	O
CD-ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
of	O
a	O
brief	O
installation	O
and	O
quick-start	O
guide	O
,	O
no	O
printed	O
documentation	O
or	O
trinkets	O
;	O
all	O
documentation	O
is	O
on	O
CD-ROM	O
in	O
PDF	B-Application
format	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
CD-ROM	O
Classics	O
:	O
The	O
Complete	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
:	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
1994	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
gold-edged	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Origin	O
Top	O
Ten	O
Pack	O
Includes	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
(	O
pre	O
EA	O
buyout	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	O
Collection	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
Contains	O
all	O
cardinal	O
Ultima	O
games	O
between	O
Ultima	O
I	O
and	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
Akalabeth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Black	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
French	O
and	O
Spanish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Ultima	O
games	O
,	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
came	O
with	O
a	O
trinket	O
,	O
a	O
cloth	O
map	O
,	O
and	O
in-universe	O
manuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
the	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
demo-disk	O
for	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	O
Forge	O
of	O
Virtue	O
,	O
included	O
the	O
Guide	O
to	O
the	O
Isle	O
of	O
Fire	O
pamphlet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FCI	O
/	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
published	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
Ultima	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
inside	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
reported	O
that	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
would	O
be	O
porting	O
Ultima	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
(	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
)	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
EA	B-Device
Replay	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
parts	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
used	O
a	O
non-standard	O
DOS	B-Device
memory	B-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
extension	O
called	O
Voodoo	B-Device
Memory	I-Device
Manager	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
typical	O
DOS	B-Device
extender	I-Device
;	O
therefore	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
later	O
are	O
completely	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
original	O
form	O
,	O
unless	O
rebooted	O
into	O
DOS	B-Device
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
playable	O
in	O
x86	B-Operating_System
DOS	B-Device
emulators	B-Application
such	O
as	O
DOSBox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exult	O
is	O
a	O
cross-platform	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
GPL-2.0-or-later	I-License
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
modern	O
machines	O
and	O
across	O
different	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exult	O
contributors	O
have	O
also	O
expanded	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
enabling	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
paper	O
doll	O
graphics	O
in	O
Black	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
and	O
fixed	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
bugs	O
and	O
design	O
flaws	O
found	O
in	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
originally	O
left	O
in	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
rushed	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
few	O
projects	O
to	O
make	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
fan	O
remakes	O
in	O
other	O
game	O
engines	O
,	O
but	O
so	O
far	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
these	O
projects	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GOG.com	O
has	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
that	O
allows	O
it	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
modern	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
custom	O
DOSBox	B-Application
installation	O
.	O
</s>
