Ultra Games Cotton Polo Shirt
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Bring the compact, high-impact history of Ultra Games into everyday rotation. This polo celebrates the publishing label created in 1988 to bring more releases to North American players during a tightly controlled era. From its first release, Metal Gear, through action, sports, licensed, and computer titles, Ultra built a memorable four-year run. A smart choice for collectors and fans who appreciate the story behind classic game publishing.
Ultra Games was the publishing label of Ultra Software Corporation, a shell corporation created in 1988 as a subsidiary of Konami of America. It was established for the North American market during a period when console licensing rules limited each third-party publisher to five releases per year on a major home console. Konami had been releasing more than ten games annually in Japan for that console and its disk add-on, so the Ultra label expanded its North American publishing capacity to ten games a year. Ultra's first release was Metal Gear in June 1988. The label initially localized Konami software from Japan, then also published work from other developers. Its catalog included releases such as Skate or Die!, Gyruss, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Snake's Revenge, Operation C, and versions of Metal Gear and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for IBM PC and Commodore 64. After the 1991 North American launch of a newer console, annual publishing restrictions were relaxed. Ultra lost its purpose and Konami discontinued the label in 1992. Its final releases, Ultra Golf and World Circuit Series, arrived in March 1992.
Ultra Games Cotton Polo Shirt
$38.99
Sale price
$38.99
Regular price
| S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Length, in | 27.75 | 29.00 | 30.50 | 32.00 | 33.60 | 34.50 |
| Body Length Tolerance, in | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Chest Tolerance, in | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Chest Width (Laid Flat), in | 19.75 | 21.00 | 22.00 | 23.25 | 25.50 | 26.00 |
Bring the compact, high-impact history of Ultra Games into everyday rotation. This polo celebrates the publishing label created in 1988 to bring more releases to North American players during a tightly controlled era. From its first release, Metal Gear, through action, sports, licensed, and computer titles, Ultra built a memorable four-year run. A smart choice for collectors and fans who appreciate the story behind classic game publishing.
Ultra Games was the publishing label of Ultra Software Corporation, a shell corporation created in 1988 as a subsidiary of Konami of America. It was established for the North American market during a period when console licensing rules limited each third-party publisher to five releases per year on a major home console. Konami had been releasing more than ten games annually in Japan for that console and its disk add-on, so the Ultra label expanded its North American publishing capacity to ten games a year. Ultra's first release was Metal Gear in June 1988. The label initially localized Konami software from Japan, then also published work from other developers. Its catalog included releases such as Skate or Die!, Gyruss, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Snake's Revenge, Operation C, and versions of Metal Gear and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for IBM PC and Commodore 64. After the 1991 North American launch of a newer console, annual publishing restrictions were relaxed. Ultra lost its purpose and Konami discontinued the label in 1992. Its final releases, Ultra Golf and World Circuit Series, arrived in March 1992.
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