Penult

Produced by: Karl Garrison
Website: Penult RPG
Forum: Penult RPG @ AtariAge

Penult Demo (NTSC)
Penult Demo (NTSC)

A limited demo of Penult — an Ultima 3-inspired RPG for the Atari 2600 — in NTSC format.


Penult Demo (PAL)
Penult Demo (PAL)

A limited demo of Penult — an Ultima 3-inspired RPG for the Atari 2600 — in PAL format.


Penult Manual
Penult Manual

The manual for Penult — an Ultima 3-inspired RPG for the Atari 2600.

Penult is, according to its developer, “a homebrew game for the Atari 2600“, a “work-in-progress RPG…in the style of the Ultima RPG series.” And, indeed, the Ultima influence can be felt quite strongly in the screenshots that have been released of the game:

Currently, there is a limited demo of Penult available, explore a “reduced” world map, including the starting city, one castle, and one dungeon. Progress through the demo can be saved (if you have an AtariVox or SaveKey attached to a controller, or if the analogous option is enabled in the Stella Atari emulator). The demo also features two display modes (color and monochrome), and is available in both NTSC and PAL formats; it is playable in the Stella emulator, or on original hardware through the use of either a Harmony Encore or a Unocart (with the latest firmware). The developer cautions that Penult is not compatible with Javatari, or the Atari Flashback Portable.

A manual for Penult is also available.

2 Responses

  1. September 30, 2021

    […] the demo, as well as the manual, either at the Penult discussion thread over at AtariAge, or at the newly-created project entry here at the […]

  2. October 26, 2023

    […] been a while since I’ve checked in on Karl Garrison’s Penult, an Ultima-inspired RPG he built for the Atari 2600. However, according to both the Penult thread […]

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