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Ashby Computers and Graphics Limited, trading as Ultimate Play the Game, was a British video game developer and publisher, founded in 1982 by Tim and Chris Stamper, their friend John Lathbury, and Carole Ward. Ultimate released a series of successful games for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, MSX and Commodore 64 computers from 1983 until its closure in 1988. Ultimate is best known for Jetpac and Sabre Wulf, each of which sold over 300,000 copies in 1983 and 1984 respectively. The company is also known for its series of isometric arcade adventures using a technique termed Filmation, starting with Knight Lore.

By the time of the label's last use in 1988 on a retrospective compilation, Ultimate had evolved into Rare, and moved on to developing titles for Nintendo console. In 2006, Rare revived the "Ultimate Play the Game" name for Jetpac Refuelled, an Xbox Live Arcade remake of Jetpac. In 2015, several games from Ultimate Play the Game were included on Rare Replay.

History

Prior to Ultimate, Tim and Chris Stamper had worked in arcade game development. Having grown tired of making arcade games and lacking control of their creative output, the brothers formed Ashby Computers and Graphics Limited in 1982, in the Leicestershire town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. The company was initially located in a house next to the family-run newsagent.[1][2] Other members of the Stamper family were also involved in the early running and support of Ashby Computers and Graphics Limited. The company's initial trade was in creating arcade conversion kits.[1] Their first release, Jetpac, was both a critical and a commercial success. The company formed a new trade name, Ultimate Play the Game, which they would publish Jetpac and subsequent games under. The ZX Spectrum was their platform of choice.[3]

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  1. a b "A Rare Breed", Retro Gamer no. 20, pp. 26–33, January 2006
  2. Jones, Darran and King, Ryan. X360 Magazine supplemental: Rare – The Ultimate Story, page 9. Imagine Publishing, 2005.
  3. McLaughlin, Rus. 28 July, 2008. "IGN Presents the History of Rare". IGN. Retrieved 17 July, 2015.