D&D Dave Arneson in 1988 wrote that Ultima IV and a few other games "have stood pretty much alone as quirks instead of trend setters" in the CRPG industry, as other games did not follow their innovations. With a score of 7.80 out of 10, in 1988 Ultima IV was among the first members of the Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame for those games rated highly over time by readers. In 1990 the game received the third-highest number of votes in a survey of readers' "All-Time Favorites". In 1996, the magazine ranked it as the second-best video game of all time, and the second most-innovative computer game. In 2013, IGN placed Ultima IV at #26 in its list of top 100 RPGs of all time. In 2015, Peter Tieryas of Tor.com stated that the NES version "represented a different type of ideal... You make up the narrative and you determine the course of your journey, engendering a sense of immersion that had the effect of making you feel like you were in more control than any previous RPG." Reviews Casus Belli #31 (Feb 1986) See also Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar References Kasavin, Greg & Soete, Tim (1998). "The Ultima Legacy ". GameSpot. External links Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar at C64Sets.com Free download of the DOS version at GOG.com Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar at the Codex of Ultima Wisdom Ultima IV – Quest of the Avatar at C64 Wiki 1985 video games Amiga games Apple II games Atari 8-bit family games Atari ST games Commodore 64 games DOS games FM Towns games FM-7 games Freeware games Games commercially released with DOSBox Master System games MSX2 games NEC PC-8801 games NEC PC-9801 games Nintendo Entertainment System games Open-world video games Role-playing video games ScummVM-supported games X68000 games Sharp X1 games Single-player video games U.S. Gold games Ultima (series) Video game sequels Video games developed in the United States Video games featuring protagonists of selectable gender Video games with tile-based graphics