Jetpac
Developer(s)	Ultimate Play The Game
Publisher(s)	Ultimate Play The Game
Release date(s)	1983
Genre(s)	Arcade
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	N/A
Platform(s)	ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Commodore VIC-20
Media	tape, cartridge
Input	keyboard, joystick

This article is about the ZX Spectrum game. For the PC game released in 1993, see Jetpack (computer game)

Jetpac is a ZX Spectrum video game developed and released by Ultimate Play The Game in 1983. The game is the first in the Jetman series. In the game, Jetman has to first assemble his rocket (which comes in kit form), and then fill it with fuel before taking off to the next planet. The game was written by Chris Stamper with graphics by Tim Stamper. Image File history File links Loading (or title) screen for the ZX Spectrum game Jetpac This is a screenshot of a copyrighted computer game or video game. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... The Golden R Rare logo used since autumn 2003. ... Video game publishers are companies that publish video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer. ... The Golden R Rare logo used since autumn 2003. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a listing of computer and video game genres with brief descriptions and examples from each genre. ... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... The Sinclair ZX Spectrum was a home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research. ... The BBC Micro, affectionately known as the Beeb, was an early home computer. ... VIC-20 with accessories. ... Typical 60-minute Compact Cassette. ... In a variety of electronic equipments, a cartridge (in video game terms, cart, game pack, or Game Pak) can be one method of programming different functionality, providing variable content, or a method by which consumables may be replenished. ... A computer keyboard is a peripheral modeled after the typewriter keyboard. ... For other uses, see Joystick (disambiguation). ... Jetpack is a computer game published by Software Creations in 1993. ... The Sinclair ZX Spectrum was a home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... The Golden R Rare logo used since autumn 2003. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jetman is a series of computer games produced by Ultimate Play The Game, consisting of the following titles: Jetpac (1983) Lunar Jetman (1984) Solar Jetman (1990) Jetman himself also found fame as the protagonist of his own long-running cartoon strip in the ZX Spectrum magazine CRASH. Category: ... Chris Stamper is of the Stamper brothers who founded Rare (the other is Tim Stamper). ... Tim Stamper can mean: Tim Stamper(TV Character) A character in the House of Cards Triology. ...

Jetpac (a 16KB game) was followed up with Lunar Jetman (requiring the higher specification 48KB Spectrum) that included a much expanded gameplay with a lunar rover players could drive, teleport stations, etc. Lunar Jetman is a ZX Spectrum video game developed and released by Ultimate Play The Game in 1984. ... Lunar Rover-Manned land vehicle (NASA) The Lunar Roving Vehicle or Lunar rover or LRV is a land vehicle for use on the Moon. ...

In 1999, Jetpac was introduced to a new generation as Rareware included it in Donkey Kong 64. It could be unlocked to play in Cranky Kong's lab, and if players successfully got 5000 points, they would be rewarded the game's Rareware Coin. After taking pictures of 20 Banana Fairies, the player would be able to play it and Donkey Kong any time they wish by going to the mystery menu of the main menu. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Golden R Rare logo used since autumn 2003. ... Donkey Kong 64 is an adventure/platform video game developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64. ... Cranky Kong Cranky Kong is a character from the Donkey Kong series of video games. ... Donkey Kong (Japanese: ドンキーコング; Donkii Kongu) is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981. ...

This game was one of the very few Spectrum games also available in ROM format for use with the Interface 2. Read-only memory (ROM) is a class of storage media used in computers and other electronic devices. ... The ZX Interface 2 was a peripheral from Sinclair Research for its ZX Spectrum home computer. ...

Images

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See also

• Rare

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External links

• Ultimate Wurlde
• The Many Lives of the Jetman: A Case Study in Video Game Analysis