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    Atic Atac is a ZX Spectrum video game developed and released by Ultimate Play The Game in 1983. It takes place within a flip-screen castle in which the player, either a wizard, a knight or a serf, must seek out the "Golden Key of A.C.G." (Ultimate is the trading name for '''A'''shby Computers and Graphics). It was written originally by Tim Stamper and Chris Stamper, and later ported to the BBC Micro.


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    TitleAtic Atac
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    CaptionAtic Atac loading screen
    DeveloperRare (video game company)
    PublisherRare (video game company)
    Released1983
    GenreArcade adventure; Maze
    ModesSingle player
    RatingsN/A
    PlatformsZX Spectrum, BBC Micro
    MediaCompact audio cassette
    InputComputer keyboard

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    Introduction
    Typically for an Ultimate release, players are given a tantalising and cryptic introduction


    "I never did believe in Ghosts or Monsters ...


    Not until now, not until the Main doors of the Castle closed and locked themselves behind me ...


    There's no key here!!! I'm trapped!!!


    HELP!!! ... HEELLLPPPP!!! ...


    No-one can hear me ... I'm alone ... Why do the doors open and slam shut??!! ... Is anybody there?? ... HHEELLLLPPPP!!! ...


    I can see strange shapes materialising on the other side of the room ... Evil eyes glaring at me ... Footsteps ... Something's' coming down the corridor ... Something large ... Something cold ... I must run quickly ...


    QUICKLY ... HHEELLLLPPPP!!!! ...


    I must escape before it's too late!!!!!"


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    Trivia
      The game was a major inspiration for the Children's ITV show Knightmare. The wellways accessing different levels were a direct lift from the game, and the 'life force' featuring a disintegrating human face was based on the game's rotting chicken graphic.

      The game was widely praised at the time of its release, later gaining a position in the Your Sinclair top 100 games.
     
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