Majuular looks back at Ultima III and Origin:

Ultima III Retrospective | Origins & Exoduses

In 1983 the Garriott brothers, dissatisfied with the state of the industry, took matters into their own hands, forming the now legendary Origin Systems. Within a year, the developer released Ultima III: Exodus - a game regarded as foundational not only within its own series, but for RPGs in general. This video chronicles the story of Richard Garriott's exodus from Sierra, and the origin of Origin Systems.

@Gamebanshee they reveal an upgrade for the venerable Ultima III: Exodus which adds sound effects to the pc version.

Early Ultima games were multi-platform releases with IBM PC being an afterthought, lagging behind the likes of Atari, Apple II, and Commodore. But times have changed considerably over the last 30 years, and the Exodus Project strives to bring early Ultima games on PC up to par with the way they played on other platforms. It has recently received a new update for Ultima III: Exodus, with this v3.2 upgrade addressing something that has been asked ever since the project began - sound effects.