<s>
Atic	B-Application
Atac	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atic	B-Application
Atac	I-Application
received	O
praise	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
mostly	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
retrospective	O
compilation	O
,	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
served	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
adventure	O
game	O
show	O
Knightmare	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
trading	O
name	O
of	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
,	O
they	O
began	O
producing	O
multiple	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
throughout	O
the	O
early	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
noted	O
that	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
Atic	B-Application
Atac	I-Application
,	O
staff	O
would	O
work	O
in	O
"	O
separate	O
teams	O
"	O
to	O
ensure	O
quality	O
control	O
;	O
one	O
team	O
would	O
work	O
on	O
graphics	O
whilst	O
the	O
other	O
would	O
oversee	O
gameplay	O
or	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Stamper	O
brothers	O
worked	O
seven	O
days	O
a	O
week	O
with	O
little	O
sleep	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
devote	O
more	O
time	O
into	O
developing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
frequently	O
re-use	O
the	O
same	O
mechanics	O
of	O
their	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
newer	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	O
Adventurer	O
mainly	O
praised	O
Ultimate	O
's	O
capabilities	O
of	O
developing	O
high	O
quality	O
games	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Atic	B-Application
Atac	I-Application
was	O
"	O
bound	O
to	O
fix	O
their	O
name	O
firmly	O
into	O
the	O
minds	O
of	O
adventurers	O
"	O
,	O
further	O
recommending	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
without	O
reservation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Atic	B-Application
Atac	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
79th	O
best	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
voted	O
the	O
8th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
the	O
readers	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
Magazine	O
for	O
an	O
article	O
that	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
Tribute	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
Ultimate	O
's	O
third	O
consecutive	O
number	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
Spectrum	O
sales	O
chart	O
,	O
following	O
Lunar	B-Application
Jetman	I-Application
and	O
Tranz	B-Application
Am	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
30	O
Rare-designed	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
gaming	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
CITV	O
game	O
show	O
Knightmare	B-Application
,	O
with	O
producer	O
Tim	O
Child	O
realising	O
that	O
if	O
a	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
could	O
run	O
a	O
compelling	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
then	O
a	O
television	O
programme	O
with	O
pre-rendered	O
graphics	O
could	O
revolutionise	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
by	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
later	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
was	O
noted	O
for	O
having	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Atic	B-Application
Atac	I-Application
,	O
including	O
its	O
similar	O
themes	O
of	O
a	O
continuous	O
maze	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
interview	O
with	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Rare	O
designer	O
Greg	O
Mayles	O
asserted	O
that	O
their	O
2003	O
game	O
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
was	O
not	O
inspired	O
by	O
Atic	B-Application
Atac	I-Application
,	O
despite	O
their	O
similar	O
themes	O
of	O
a	O
haunted	O
mansion	O
.	O
</s>
