“There’s a new plaque on the wall of a small building in Ashby de la Zouch”.
Rare has been making headlines for less than positive reasons recently, but the company remains one of the most important and influential in the history of British game development thanks to a string of hits that goes all the way back to the 1980s.
Rare actually began life as Ashby Computers & Graphics in 1982, which would morph into Ultimate Play The Game. Based out of a small building in the sleepy market town of Ashby de la Zouch, Ultimate was founded by Tim and Chris Stamper, who would eventually sell the brand to US Gold and shift focus from home computers to consoles under the name Rare.
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“There’s a new plaque on the wall of a small building in Ashby de la Zouch”.
Rare has been making headlines for less than positive reasons recently, but the company remains one of the most important and influential in the history of British game development thanks to a string of hits that goes all the way back to the 1980s.
Rare actually began life as Ashby Computers & Graphics in 1982, which would morph into Ultimate Play The Game. Based out of a small building in the sleepy market town of Ashby de la Zouch, Ultimate was founded by Tim and Chris Stamper, who would eventually sell the brand to US Gold and shift focus from home computers to consoles under the name Rare.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
