I swore you use to be able to throw these at enemies? I've tried equipping them, using them on targets and idk I'm lost. I could be mixing them up with oil flasks but I swore when I played the Super Nintendo version ages ago you could throw them and I can't seem to find a throw hotkey.

I definitely wished some of the improvements from the SNES version got carried over at some point because I like the PC version better but still love them both.

Can you at least sell them or am I better off just not picking them up? Maybe I was just thinking of the oil flasks but it's been like 25 years since I last touched either version for more than an hour and I was 8 then so might explain my garbled memory. Thanks for the reply!

I don't know if there's a place to sell potions.

Of course, the SNES version does have its shortcomings, like not being able to attack friendly NPCs, and the omission of some spells (mostly spells that most people never use, but Enchant is one of the missing spells), but it still has some nice improvements.

Ultima 4's two console versions also have some nice improvements. The NES version has less random combat, and I especially like the fact that you can equip a sword and a bow at the same time; also, reducing the maximum number of participants in a battle helps keep the game flowing, as does allowing you to wander rooms outside of combat mode after all enemies are killed. The SMS version while more faithful to the original, allows you to attack diagonally, and allows you to mix multiples of a spell in a single operation (like in Ultima 5).

The NES version of Ultima 4 is different enough from the original while still being good in its own way that I recommend it even if you've played the original.

The NES version of Ultima 5, on the other hand, should be avoided.

I think Animate was another one missing from the SNES version of 6 too which I was sad to find out because I loved that one. I didn't even know Ultima 4 and 5 were on consoles either, only thought it was 6 and 7. I've never played 7 though but was also told to avoid the console version on that one since it apparently cut out a ton of stuff.

I'll have to try one of 4's console versions then next time I get around to it, just finished it awhile back while working my way through the series. Thanks for the helpful advice, definitely appreciated.

Actually, both console versions are worth trying. The Sega Master System version is pretty faithful to the original, while the NES version does its own thing and I feel does it rather well. If the PC version is still fresh in your mind, you might want to play the NES version first, just to have something different to play.

Again, stay away from Ultima 5 NES unless you're the type of player who would seek out games like ET, Action 52, and Big Rigs.

I actually really enjoyed ET on the Atari! I challenge you to a duel for its honor! First to finish ET wins!

:P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFt-La3UUu0

Personally, I'd rather play Hoshi Wo Miru Hito

Just my preference regarding game genres.

Or, if we want to at least stay on topic, how about Ultima 5 NES?

You got it, I can do with another round of Ultima 5, is there an emulator or do I need to get the NES for the true experience?

Yes, there is an emulator. In fact, there are a lot of NES emulators out there, as it's one of the most popular systems to emulate. I'm not familiar enough with the NES emulation scene to know what emulator is the most accurate. (For SNES there's bsnes if you're going for perfect accuracy, though I tend not to use it these days because of its heavy CPU usage.)