Seems to be a lack of websites that list all the know releases of Spectrum ultimate games so here is a brief list(!).
Single Tape - Single Tape Box
Cardboard Box - Cardboard box, similar to the Cardboard boxes used by Sinclair Research with high quality instruction manual (sheet...)
Double Tape - Double Tape Box, normally contains Ultimate branded Tape Cleaner (say normally as Bubbler and Martianoids only had the cleaner in the first prints). Also published by US Gold.
Sinclair Silver Release - Published by Sinclair Research in a single tape box, have a silver top and border hence the Silver release.
ROM Cartridge - In Interface II ROM cartridge format, published by Sinclair Research in a cardboard box.
Ricochet Re-Release - Released in Single tape box by Mastertronic.
Ultimate Play The Game: The Collected Works - US Gold. Contains 11 games on 2 Tapes also has a poster of original T Stamper artwork, the Interview given in crash, instructions for all the games, a plastic bag for all that lot and a nice largish cardboard box to keep it all safe in.
Master Games - Unbelievable! Ultimate 1
Master Games - Unbelievable! Ultimate 2 - Both these published by US Gold and contain 4 games on 2 tapes.
They were also published in the following collections.
Gremlin Graphics
4 Crash Smashes
Star Games 2
Activision
Kidsplay
Ocean
They Sold a Million
They Sold a Million 2
US Gold
Master Games - Spectrum Stingers
The Gold Collection 2
The Gold Collection 3
Atic Atac and Lunar Jetman also support the Currah Microspeech device. ^_^
Now the list...
Alien 8 - Cardboard Box (1985), 4 Crash Smashes (1986), Ricochet Re-Release (1987), Unbelievable! Ultimate 2 (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Atic Atac - Single Tape (1984), Unbelievable! Ultimate 2 (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Bubbler - Double Tape (1987) (only game not to be re-released in anything...)
Cookie - 16K, Single Tape (1983), Sinclair Silver Release (1984), ROM Cartridge (1984), Collected Works (1988)
Cyberun - Double Tape (1986), Spectrum Stingers (1987), Star Games 2 (1987)
Gunfright - Double Tape (1986), Collected Works (1988)
Jetpac - 16K, Single Tape (1983), Sinclair Silver Release (1984), ROM Cartridge (1984), Ricochet Re-Release (1987), Unbelievable! Ultimate 1 (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Knight Lore - Cardboard Box (1984), Gold Collection 2 (1986), They Sold a Million 2 (1986), Ricochet Re-Release (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Lunar Jetman - Single Tape (1984), Unbelievable! Ultimate 1 (1987), Kidsplay (Activision) (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Martianoids - Double Tape (1987), Gold Collection 3 (1987)
Nightshade - Cardboard Box (1985), Ricochet Re-Release (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Pentagram - Double Tape (1986), Gold Collection 2 (1986)
Pssst - 16K, Single Tape (1983), Sinclair Silver Release (1984), ROM Cartridge (1984), Unbelievable! Ultimate 1 (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Sabre Wulf - Cardboard Box (1984), They Sold a Million (1985), Unbelievable! Ultimate 2 (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Tranz Am - 16K, Single Tape (1983), Sinclair Silver Release (1984), ROM Cartridge (1984), Unbelievable! Ultimate 1 (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Underwurlde - Cardboard Box (1984), Unbelievable! Ultimate 2 (1987)
Next Ultimate games on ROM Cartridges on the MSX in Japan....
Single Tape - Single Tape Box
Cardboard Box - Cardboard box, similar to the Cardboard boxes used by Sinclair Research with high quality instruction manual (sheet...)
Double Tape - Double Tape Box, normally contains Ultimate branded Tape Cleaner (say normally as Bubbler and Martianoids only had the cleaner in the first prints). Also published by US Gold.
Sinclair Silver Release - Published by Sinclair Research in a single tape box, have a silver top and border hence the Silver release.
ROM Cartridge - In Interface II ROM cartridge format, published by Sinclair Research in a cardboard box.
Ricochet Re-Release - Released in Single tape box by Mastertronic.
Ultimate Play The Game: The Collected Works - US Gold. Contains 11 games on 2 Tapes also has a poster of original T Stamper artwork, the Interview given in crash, instructions for all the games, a plastic bag for all that lot and a nice largish cardboard box to keep it all safe in.
Master Games - Unbelievable! Ultimate 1
Master Games - Unbelievable! Ultimate 2 - Both these published by US Gold and contain 4 games on 2 tapes.
They were also published in the following collections.
Gremlin Graphics
4 Crash Smashes
Star Games 2
Activision
Kidsplay
Ocean
They Sold a Million
They Sold a Million 2
US Gold
Master Games - Spectrum Stingers
The Gold Collection 2
The Gold Collection 3
Atic Atac and Lunar Jetman also support the Currah Microspeech device. ^_^
Now the list...
Alien 8 - Cardboard Box (1985), 4 Crash Smashes (1986), Ricochet Re-Release (1987), Unbelievable! Ultimate 2 (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Atic Atac - Single Tape (1984), Unbelievable! Ultimate 2 (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Bubbler - Double Tape (1987) (only game not to be re-released in anything...)
Cookie - 16K, Single Tape (1983), Sinclair Silver Release (1984), ROM Cartridge (1984), Collected Works (1988)
Cyberun - Double Tape (1986), Spectrum Stingers (1987), Star Games 2 (1987)
Gunfright - Double Tape (1986), Collected Works (1988)
Jetpac - 16K, Single Tape (1983), Sinclair Silver Release (1984), ROM Cartridge (1984), Ricochet Re-Release (1987), Unbelievable! Ultimate 1 (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Knight Lore - Cardboard Box (1984), Gold Collection 2 (1986), They Sold a Million 2 (1986), Ricochet Re-Release (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Lunar Jetman - Single Tape (1984), Unbelievable! Ultimate 1 (1987), Kidsplay (Activision) (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Martianoids - Double Tape (1987), Gold Collection 3 (1987)
Nightshade - Cardboard Box (1985), Ricochet Re-Release (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Pentagram - Double Tape (1986), Gold Collection 2 (1986)
Pssst - 16K, Single Tape (1983), Sinclair Silver Release (1984), ROM Cartridge (1984), Unbelievable! Ultimate 1 (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Sabre Wulf - Cardboard Box (1984), They Sold a Million (1985), Unbelievable! Ultimate 2 (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Tranz Am - 16K, Single Tape (1983), Sinclair Silver Release (1984), ROM Cartridge (1984), Unbelievable! Ultimate 1 (1987), Collected Works (1988)
Underwurlde - Cardboard Box (1984), Unbelievable! Ultimate 2 (1987)
Next Ultimate games on ROM Cartridges on the MSX in Japan....
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