Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What happened to Ultimate Play The Game?
In this episode we follow the remarkable rise and heartbreaking fall of one of Britain's greatest video game companies.
From the release of Alien 8 and the move onto the Commodore 64, through the controversial US Gold buy-out, we'll uncover the decisions that led to the company's decline and its eventual disappearance in 1987.
Ultimate had created some of the most iconic games of the 8-bit era, including Jetpac, Knight Lore, Sabre Wulf and Underwurlde, but by the late 1980s the magic seemed to have vanished. So what went wrong?
Join me as we look at the final years of Ultimate Play The Game, the games that defined its last chapter, and how the ashes of one legendary company eventually gave birth to Rare, one of the most successful game developers in history.
If you enjoyed this video, don't forget to like, subscribe and let me know your favourite Ultimate game in the comments!
#UltimatePlayTheGame #Rare #ZXSpectrum #Commodore64 #RetroGaming #VideoGames #BritishGaming #8Bit #GamingHistory #Retrogaming
What happened to Ultimate Play The Game?
In this episode we follow the remarkable rise and heartbreaking fall of one of Britain's greatest video game companies.
From the release of Alien 8 and the move onto the Commodore 64, through the controversial US Gold buy-out, we'll uncover the decisions that led to the company's decline and its eventual disappearance in 1987.
Ultimate had created some of the most iconic games of the 8-bit era, including Jetpac, Knight Lore, Sabre Wulf and Underwurlde, but by the late 1980s the magic seemed to have vanished. So what went wrong?
Join me as we look at the final years of Ultimate Play The Game, the games that defined its last chapter, and how the ashes of one legendary company eventually gave birth to Rare, one of the most successful game developers in history.
If you enjoyed this video, don't forget to like, subscribe and let me know your favourite Ultimate game in the comments!
#UltimatePlayTheGame #Rare #ZXSpectrum #Commodore64 #RetroGaming #VideoGames #BritishGaming #8Bit #GamingHistory #Retrogaming
