ABSTRACT
Warriors of Destiny also marks a few important turning points. For one, it is the last of the series to originate on the Apple II and the last game for which Garriott did most of the coding. One of Origin's lesser-known masterpieces is Todd Mitchell Porter's Knights of Legend, a turn-based computer role-playing games (CRPG) with an extraordinarily detailed combat and character creation system. It seems to be an attempt to combine Pool of Radiance with the earlier Ultima games. Combat requires making far more tactical decisions than required in most CRPGs. Like the Phantasie series, attacking characters choose between different maneuvers—hack, thrust, and slash. Lord British's Ultima series in particular made a huge impact, not just on the CRPG genre but on computer games in general. His persistent drive to innovate and embrace the latest audiovisual technology helped move the industry forward.
