This article is about the 1983 video game. For other uses, see Jetpack (disambiguation).
1983 video game
Jetpac
Developer(s)
Ultimate Play the Game
Publisher(s)
Ultimate Play the Game
Programmer(s)
Chris Stamper
Artist(s)
Tim Stamper
Platform(s)
ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, VIC-20
Release
ZX Spectrum
UK: May 1983[1]
VIC-20
UK: 1983[2]
BBC Micro
UK: 1984[3]
Genre(s)
Shooter
Mode(s)
Single-player
Jetpac is a shooter video game developed and published by Ultimate Play the Game and released for the ZX Spectrum and VIC-20 in 1983 and the BBC Micro in 1984. It is the first game to be released by Ultimate Play the Game, the company which later became Rare. The game follows Jetman as he must rebuild his rocket in order to explore different planets, while simultaneously defending against hostile aliens. It was written by Ultimate co-founder Chris Stamper with graphics designed by his brother, Tim Stamper. Reviewers praised Jetpac's presentation and gameplay, and it won "Game of the Year" at the Golden Joystick Awards in 1983.
Jetpac has since been included as an unlockable minigame in 1999's Donkey Kong 64 and as part of the 2015 compilation Rare Replay. It was later included in a game compilation on the ZX Spectrum Vega. It spawned two direct sequels and a 2007 remake, Jetpac Refuelled, which was released for the Xbox Live Arcade service.
^"PSST is this the Ultimate?", Personal Computer Games (1): 5, June 1983
^"Coming Soon..." Personal Computer Games (2): 7. November 1983.
^"Jetpac review, BBC Micro version". Computer and Video Games (38): 36. December 1984.
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until 1987. Ultimate are perhaps best remembered for the big-selling titles Jetpac and Sabre Wulf, each of which sold over 300,000 copies in 1983 and 1984...
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designed the graphics. They found success as Ultimate with games including Jetpac and Knight Lore. After reverse engineering the Nintendo Entertainment System...
Awards were held in 1983, with the Ultimate Play the Game–developed shooter Jetpac winning Game of the Year. The award was initially given to 8-bit computer...
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Ultimate Play the Game in 1982, who found success with their blockbuster hits Jetpac (1983), Atic Atac (1983), Sabre Wulf (1984), and Knight Lore (1984). The...
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retro games. Some XBLA and PSN remakes include Bionic Commando Rearmed, Jetpac Refuelled, Wipeout HD (a remake not of the original Wipeout but of the two...
neutralise it. Pssst was the second game to be released by Ultimate, after Jetpac. The game was written by Chris Stamper and graphics were designed by his...
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Square. DJ Dave Lee Travis presented the award for best game of the year to Jetpac. The 2006 Golden Joystick awards attracted over 540,000 votes and were webcast...
in-game secrets. Playable versions of the original Donkey Kong (1981) and Jetpac (1983) are hidden within the game, and playing through them is required...
for the ZX Spectrum in 1983 and later on the BBC Micro. In this sequel to Jetpac, the second instalment of the Jetman series, Jetman has to destroy alien...
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special abilities and can be purchased at Cranky's Lab. He also hosts the Jetpac game, and will grant the player access to it in exchange for 15 Banana Medals...
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