Rare Ltd

Rare, Ltd. (formerly known as Rareware) is a British video game development company. It was founded in 1982 by brothers Tim and Chris Stamper as Ashby Computers and Graphics Ltd. (ACG). Publishing as Ultimate Play the Game, they developed games for 8-bit platforms such as the ZX Spectrum, the Commodore 64 and the BBC Micro, before the name was sold to U.S. Gold in 1985....

Date founded:

  • 1982

Also known as:

  • Ultimate Play The Game

Founders

Tim Stamper

Tim Stamper is of the Stamper brothers who founded Rare (the other is Chris Stamper). He produced video games such as Donkey Kong Country. He is married to Carol Stamper...

Chris Stamper

Chris Stamper is of the Stamper brothers who founded Rare (the other is Tim Stamper). Stamper, Chris

Rare Ltd Headquarters

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