The year was 1979 and a scrappy little 16 year old named Richard Garriott started coding his friends' latest Dungeons & 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 predominent step was through the landmark CRPG series, Ultima. Imgur library link: <a href="https://imgur.com/a/5wN6Mec" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://imgur.com/a/5wN6Mec</a>  Special thanks to "@NathanLV" for comissioning 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: <ul> <li>The Assassination of Lord British by the Coward "rainz": <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GomZNDLX9SU" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GomZNDLX9SU</a></li> <li>Retro Tea Break's interview with Richard Garriott: <a href="https://youtu.be/LU90N4Cbj10?si=_N0zxqkkfZEBu-vo">https://youtu.be/LU90N4Cbj10?si=_N0zxqkkfZEBu-vo</a></li> <li>A complete breakdown of the Ultima series by Finntrovert: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQmCK5A6Jg&t=22069s" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQmCK5A6Jg&t=22069s</a> </li> </ul> Have you seen our Instagram? <a href= "https://instagram.com/debatethiscast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">instagram.com/debatethiscast</a>  Have you seen our Threads? <a href= "https://threads.net/debatethiscast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">threads.net/debatethiscast</a> Want to send us an email? <a href="mailto:debatethiscast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debatethiscast@gmail.com</a> 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!

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