JetPac

JetPac is a game of company Ashby Computers and Graphics ( Ultimate Play The Game ) for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer system. It appeared in 1983 in the UK market and has sold over 300,000 copies. Statistically, as it held approximately every third ZX Spectrum users a legal copy.

In 1984 the successor Lunar Jetman. In 1990 appeared the third part of the series Solar Jetman Jetman.

In 1999, the game has been integrated as a sort of bonus round in Donkey Kong 64. To date, can be found - particularly in the area of ​​Freeware - numerous adaptations, some with modern graphics.

Gameplay

The player finds himself in the role of raketenberucksackten astronaut who wants to escape from a planet. In five levels to search, collect and assemble parts of a rocket. The rocket ( in level 5 a space shuttle ), it is concluded refuel. It hinders the ability of alien enemies, against whom he continues with a phaser to fight back. If all parts of the spacecraft are assembled, and the ship is refueled, start the next level.

The game is a genre mix of platformer, shoot ' em up and skill game. The player must fly through use of its rocket thrust upward and land on the platforms. There are missile parts he needs to collect by darüberlaufen. A similar game is Bomb Jack.

Developer

The game designer was Chris Stamper, Tim Stamper in the graph controlled.

The game runs on a 16K Spectrum and is also visible on other computers, by its typical coloring, as Spectrum game.

Ports

• VC 20 (1983 )
• BBC Micro
• Commodore 64 ( unknown date )
• PC ( 1993 Jetpack, freeware with level editor )
• PC ( 2003 JetPac 2003)