> Was this a US version? No, it was a European release by Microprose. They used to distribute Origin's games in sturdy, small-sized, two-piece cardboard boxes (same measurements as the Rainbird blue boxes -- a bunch of Level 9 and Magnetic Scrolls titles came in these). For some inscrutable reason, they took the same box type for the Trilogy again but used an additional slipcase, leaving the box halfs plain and white. It has been speculated this happened right before their "joint venture" with Origin ended (the license was turned over to Mindscape), and they may have been pressed for time. This seems to be confirmed by the fact that instead of printing a custom-sized manual for this release, they simply 'trimmed' the Trilogy's manual by about an inch so it would fit in the box.
I can email you some pics. Also of the US Gold U3 if interested. /Alexander -----Original Message----- From: Edward Franks [mailto:xyzzy@;kc.rr.com] Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 8:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] [SWCollect] What's your favorite find? On Monday, November 11, 2002, at 06:36 AM, Alexander Zoller wrote: [Snip] > Favorite finds: items previously believed to NOT exist. Ultima III by > US > Gold, for example, or the slipcased Ultima Trilogy. Was this a US version? -- Edward Franks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@;oldskool.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@;oldskool.org/
