The ACG amulet (a reference to Ultimate's formal name of Ashby Computers and Graphics), has been split into four pieces, which are located in different parts of a jungle, and you're the intrepid explorer sent to locate them. The game takes place on a large map, and the viewed area often includes section which overlap and can't be reached directly, …

Nightshade was released for the BBC Micro in 1985 by Ultimate Play The Game. It was the first game using the Filmation II graphics engine. The new engine allowed scrolling around a large world and arcade-like play, rather than the room-based puzzles of the earlier Filmation titles The BBC version is quite a bit different from the other formats, firstly …

Our hero must reach Melkhior, a somewhat eccentric wizard who is the only one who can save him. As with most Ultimate titles of the day, reaching him is a long and treacherous challenge, involving both puzzle-solving and action, meaning that each screen requires thorough planning and precise navigation. The game uses the isometric viewpoint in a manner similar to …

Jetpac is a 1983 shooter video game developed and published by Ultimate Play The Game and released for the ZX Spectrum and VIC-20. It was released for the BBC Microcomputer in 1984. It was written by Chris Stamper and graphics were designed by Tim Stamper. It was converted for the BBC Microcomputer by David Rhys Jones. The game is the …

Atic Atac is an arcade-adventure video game developed and published by Ultimate Play The Game, released for the ZX Spectrum and the BBC Micro in 1983. The game takes place within a castle in which the player must seek out the "Golden Key of ACG" through unlocking doors and avoiding enemies. It was Ultimate's second game to require 48K of …

Alien 8 is an isometric action-adventure video game developed and published by Ultimate Play The Game. It was released for the ZX Spectrum, BBC Microcomputer, Amstrad CPC and MSX in 1985. The game was written by Chris Stamper and graphics were designed by Tim Stamper. The BBC Microcomputer version was converted from the Spectrum by Paul Proctor. The player takes …

Alien 8 is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Ultimate Play The Game. It was released for the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC and MSX in 1985.[a] The game is a spiritual successor to the best-selling Knight Lore, which was lauded by critics for its isometric graphics. In the game, the player takes control of a robot, …

The game world is presented in a horizontal wraparound and consists of three platforms which Jetman can manoeuvre onto. Jetman must assemble his rocket (which spawns in instalments scattered around the map), and then fill it with fuel before taking off to the next planet, where the procedure is broadly repeated. In addition, the player has to defend themselves from …

The Staff of Karnath is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Ultimate Play the Game for the Commodore 64 originally in 1984 and in the United States in 1985. The game is the first instalment of the Pendragon series and is the first to feature the aristocrat adventurer Sir Arthur Pendragon. In the game, Sir Pendragon is tasked …

Many years ago, rode a band of men. They came from the East of the desert and with them they brought terror and destruction. Nobody was safe from the perils of a merciless death, no family was complete, no man was free. They were the OUTLAWS. Driven only by murderous ambition and selfish greed they scoured the land, leaving behind …

Life as a Pharoh for Zoser has been a prosperous and peaceful time in Egypt until in his tenth year a great famine has swept the land causing hardship and death for his loyal subjects. Years have passed with still no solution to the problem and now his subjects who worshipped him have lost patience and are now gathered outside …

Entombed is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Ultimate Play the Game for the Commodore 64 in 1985. It is the second instalment of the Pendragon series and is a sequel to The Staff of Karnath. The game features series protagonist and aristocrat adventurer, Sir Arthur Pendragon, as he attempts to escape an ancient Egyptian tomb before all …

In this game, you are trying to search for the evil skull of souls. You begin an a small island where the evil skull has summoned many minions to eliminate you. You discover that many people have tried to obtain this skull. Their graves are inside the cave, and their life force may help you or try to kill you. …

The wizard tyrant Vadra has enslaved the inhabitants of the ancient city of Irkon and made them into immobile blobs. To further strengthen his grip of the city, he has created giant bottles that spew magical bubbles that create mutant enemies that enforce his control. His former assistant Kintor has given you the ability to move and created magical corks …