ORIGIN Systems, Inc.

Origin Systems, Inc. was founded in 1983 and operated from Texas with early offices in Houston and later Austin. Its founders were Richard Garriott, Robert Garriott, their father Owen Garriott, and programmer Chuck Bueche. Active through the 1980s and 1990s, the studio produced the Ultima role‑playing series and expanded into other franchises including Wing Commander, Strike Commander and System Shock, and later developed content for Ultima Online. Electronic Arts agreed to acquire Origin in 1992; the company continued releasing titles under the Origin name in the years that followed. The game entries below, including versions and later rereleases grouped in this archive, span systems such as DOS, Windows, Apple II, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, FM Towns, Atari 8-bit, MSX, and NES.