Chris StamperDeveloper BIO
Chris Stamper and his brother
Tim Stamper founded Ashby Computers and Graphics and
Ultimate Play The Game in 1983. Their first major game release was called
Jetpac, which sold about 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.
With the support of their parents, Chris and Tim began producing their games under the name of their residence in Ashby de la Zouch. Chris found out about the Nintendo Famicom system in Japan, and decided to begin figuring out its design, and decided to develop their games for this console. Chris and Tim teamed up with
Joel Hochberg and formed
Rare, Ltd. in 1986. Rare developed many games for the NES.
Finally in 1993 they showed Nintendo a way to compress graphics information into a cartridge, which impressed Nintendo. Nintendo decided to invest in Rare, and owned 25 percent of Rare, Ltd., and Nintendo sold them their trademark game, Donkey Kong. Their first major release with this technology;
Donkey Kong Country, was a smash hit worldwide and Rare, Ltd. continues to succeed to this day.
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Games CreditedJetpac Refuelled (2007), Microsoft Games Studios
Viva Piñata (2006), Microsoft Games Studios
Banjo Pilot (2005), THQ Inc.
Conker: Live & Reloaded (2005), Microsoft Games Studios
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (2005), Nintendo of Europe GmbH
Kameo: Elements of Power (2005), Microsoft Games Studios
Perfect Dark Zero (2005), Microsoft Games Studios
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (2004), Nintendo of Europe GmbH
It's Mr. Pants (2004), THQ Inc.
Sabre Wulf (2004), THQ Inc.
Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge (2003), THQ Inc.
Grabbed by the Ghoulies (2003), Microsoft Games Studios
Star Fox Adventures (2002), Nintendo of America Inc.
Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001), Rare, Ltd.
Mickey's Speedway USA (2001), Nintendo of Europe GmbH
Banjo-Tooie (2000), Nintendo of America Inc.
Mickey's Speedway USA (2000), Nintendo of America Inc.
Perfect Dark (2000), Rareware
Conker's Pocket Tales (1999), Rare, Ltd.
Donkey Kong 64 (1999), Nintendo of America Inc.
Jet Force Gemini (1999), Rare, Ltd.
Mickey's Racing Adventure (1999), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Blast Corps (1997), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Diddy Kong Racing (1997), Nintendo of America Inc.
Donkey Kong Land III (1997), Nintendo of America Inc.
GoldenEye 007 (1997), Nintendo of Europe GmbH
Killer Instinct Gold (1996), Nintendo of America Inc.
Killer Instinct (1995), Nintendo of America Inc.
Donkey Kong Country (1994), Nintendo of Europe GmbH
Jetman (1991),
Double Dare (1990), GameTek, Inc.
Pin-Bot (1990), Nintendo of America Inc.
Cobra Triangle (1989), Nintendo of America Inc.
Alien 8 (1985), Ultimate - Play the Game
Underwurlde (1985), Firebird Software Ltd.
Jetpac (1983), Ashby Computers and Graphics Ltd.
