Ultima VII: The Black Gate: all version differences

5 documented differences between the releases of Ultima VII: The Black Gate, each with a source. Back to the main page for names, releases and where to play.

Category × version

CategorySuper NESForge of Virtue
Gameplay20
Censorship10
Content11

Version differences

  • GameplaySuper NES

    The Super NES version drops the party system, so the Avatar travels alone.1

  • CensorshipSuper NES

    To meet Nintendo's content guidelines, the murder investigations of the PC story became kidnapping investigations on the Super NES.1

  • ContentSuper NES

    Maps, many items and plotlines were redesigned for the Super NES, which squeezed the whole game into one megabyte against about 20 MB on PC.1

  • GameplaySuper NES

    On the Super NES monsters and chests respawn, so rooms can be looted again by leaving and coming back; GamePro criticized this.1

  • ContentForge of Virtue

    The Forge of Virtue expansion adds a quest to destroy the Dark Core and the Golden Ankh ship, and every later release includes it.1

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Sources

  1. 1en.wikipedia.org

Checked: 2026-10-13