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Ultima: Runes of Virtue

Runes Of Virtue is an action-RPG specifically made for the Game Boy. Taking place in the Ultima universe, your task is to gather the eight virtue rune stones from the eight dungeons which oppose the virtues. The Black Knight has stolen the virtues from the castle of Lord British, and it is your job to recover them. Initially, you can choose between four characters. These characters are Shamino the ranger, Dupre the swordsman, Iolo the bard, and Mariah the mage. There are three modes of difficulty. Ultima vets will recognize many of the characters from the other Ultimas, including Sherry, Dr. Cat, and Chuckles.

Genre: Role-Playing
Year: 1992
Developer: ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
Publisher: Pony Canyon, Inc.
Players: 2

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Achievements

28 achievements · 245 total points

Are These For Sale Too? Go into Gnu Gnu's basement.
1 pts
Compassionate Pick up the Rune of Compassion.
10 pts
Place Your Bets Watch the monsters fight in the Cavern of Hatred.
1 pts
Honest Pick up the Rune of Honesty.
10 pts
Firewand Find a Wand of Fireballs in the Cavern of Deceit.
5 pts
Valorous Pick up the Rune of Valor.
10 pts
Rope Trick Find the rope in the Cavern of Cowardice.
3 pts
Armored Up Purchase the Plate Mail armor from Zoltan.
3 pts
OK Boomerang Find the boomerang in the Cavern of Injustice.
5 pts
Just Pick up the Rune of Justice.
10 pts
Did You Write That Down? Find the pan pipes in the Cavern of Injustice.
5 pts
Amulightning Find the Lightning Amulet in the Cavern of Selfishness.
5 pts
Selfless Pick up the Rune of Sacrifice.
10 pts
Honorable Pick up the Rune of Honor.
10 pts
Armored Up II Find the Holy Armor.
5 pts
Are You Not Entertained? Accept the challenge then kill all the enemies in the arena in the Cavern of Hatred.
3 pts
Dragon Slayer Destroy the first dragon in the Abyss.
5 pts
Cheese-loving Spiders Clear the spider cave of the spiders.
2 pts
Throwing Axe Find the axe in the Cavern of Hatred.
3 pts
Origami Dragons Find the hidden developers' area.
4 pts
Pile of One-Eyed Corpses Wipe out all the cyclops in the Cyclops Cave.
5 pts
Knighthood Acquire all eight runes.
25 pts
Noble Knight Acquire all eight runes on Hard difficulty.
25 pts
Humble Pick up the Rune of Humility.
25 pts
Chalice of Life Find the Chalice in the Cavern of Selfishness.
10 pts
Whiplash Find the Whip in the Cavern of Dishonor.
10 pts
+2 Longsword Find the Magic Sword.
10 pts
Spiritual Pick up the Rune of Spirituality.
25 pts

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How do I play Ultima: Runes of Virtue on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Ultima: Runes of Virtue in the Game Boy library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Ultima: Runes of Virtue have achievements?

Yes, Ultima: Runes of Virtue has 28 achievements worth 245 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Ultima: Runes of Virtue for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

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