Rarest Ultima Item Ever: Ultima VIII: The Lost Vale game box

"Frank" <frank.rieter-lambers.DeleteThis@nl.abnamro.com> wrote in
news:1129300681.467675.322230@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

> It is a know fact Origin planed the Lost Vale, but as it was canceled
> in an (as far as I know) early production stage,

There was an interview (on Bootstrike?) with one of the production team. Not
only was the add-on completed, they even struck a gold master CD of the
program. Now where this master is, and who has it, is a very good question...
If Origin hasn't moved office since then, it might still be there...


-==Kensu==-
The box may be a hoax, though.

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Greetings.

In article <1129300681.467675.322230 RemoveThis @f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, Frank
wrote:
> It is a know fact Origin planed the Lost Vale, but as it was canceled
> in an (as far as I know) early production stage, its unlikely they made
> box-prints.

I don't know how to verify the authenticity of the print, but whether or
not a cover was designed should be easy to check. Denis Loubet was
responsible for almost all the Ultima artwork. He regularly posts to
Usenet; someone could ask him if he produced the artwork shown on this
box. If so, then that would lend credence to the claim that a box was
designed, if not printed.

Regards,
Tristan

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Tristan Miller <psychonaut.TakeThisOut@nothingisreal.com> wrote in
news:5213649.ZsxsLK2mZi@ID-187157.News.Individual.NET:
> I don't know how to verify the authenticity of the print, but whether or
> not a cover was designed should be easy to check. Denis Loubet was
> responsible for almost all the Ultima artwork. He regularly posts to
> Usenet; someone could ask him if he produced the artwork shown on this
> box. If so, then that would lend credence to the claim that a box was
> designed, if not printed.
>

I just e-mailed him. Time will tell.


-==Kensu==-