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{{Infobox
  |image  = 2358052-jetpac-zx-spectrum-front-cover.jpg
  |image  = 2358052-jetpac-zx-spectrum-front-cover.jpg
  |developer = Ultimate Play the Game
  |developer = Ultimate Play the Game
  |publisher = Ultimate Play the Game
  |publisher = Ultimate Play the Game
  |platforms = ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, VIC-20
  |platforms = {{plat-zxs}} • {{plat-bbcmicro}} • {{plat-vic-20}}
  |date = May 1983
  |date = May 1983
  |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetpac
  |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetpac
  |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/14600/jetpac/
  |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/14600/jetpac/
  |related = [[Lunar Jetman]]<br>[[Solar Jetman]]
  |related = [[Lunar Jetman]]<br>[[Solar Jetman]]}}
}}


'''Jet Pac'''<ref>The title is spelt with two words on all versions of the cover art and cassettes as well as (debatably) the official logo, but the game select screen uses Jetpac. ''Rare Replay'' also uses the single-word variant.</ref> is a single-screen shooter originally for the ZX Spectrum. It was the first game from Ultimate, the studio which would eventually evolve into Rare.
'''Jet Pac'''<ref>The title is spelt with two words on all versions of the cover art and cassettes as well as (debatably) the official logo, but the game select screen uses Jetpac. ''Rare Replay'' also uses the single-word variant.</ref> is a single-screen shooter originally for the ZX Spectrum. It was the first game from Ultimate, the studio which would eventually evolve into Rare.
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|title=Computer and Video Games
|title=Computer and Video Games
|date=July 1983
|date=July 1983
|country=UK
}}
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|file=1983-08 ZXComputing (UK)  - p106-109 (e74c3ba1).pdf
|title=ZX Computing
|date=Aug/Sep 1983
|country=UK
|country=UK
}}
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=== Charts ===
* Won the Game of the Year award at the inaugural Golden Joystick Awards in 1983.
 
=== Chart Positions ===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Date !! Position
! Date !! Position
|-
|-
| 1983-06-16 || 3<ref name="pcw">Popular Computing Weekly ZX Spectrum charts; data from WH Smith</ref>
| 1983-06-16 || 3<ref name="pcw">''Popular Computing Weekly'' ZX Spectrum charts; data from WH Smith</ref>
|-
|-
| 1983-06-23 || <ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-06-23 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
|-
|-
| 1983-06-30 || 4<ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-06-30 || 4<ref name="pcw" />
|-
|-
| 1983-07-07 || <ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-07-07 || 4<ref name="pcw" />
|-
|-
| 1983-07-14 || 3<ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-07-14 || 3<ref name="pcw" />
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| 1983-09-01 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-09-01 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
|-
|-
| 1983-09-08 || <ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-09-08 || 1<ref name="pcw" />
|-
|-
| 1983-09-15 || 1<ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-09-15 || 1<ref name="pcw" />
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| 1983-09-29 || 1<ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-09-29 || 1<ref name="pcw" />
|-
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| 1983-10-06 || <ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-10-06 || 1<ref name="pcw" />
|-
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| 1983-10-13 || 3<ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-10-13 || 3<ref name="pcw" />
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| 1983-10-20 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-10-20 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
|-
|-
| 1983-10-27 || <ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-10-27 || 5<ref name="pcw" />
|-
|-
| 1983-11-03 || <ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-11-03 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
|-
|-
| 1983-11-10 || <ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-11-10 || <ref name="pcw" />
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| 1983-11-17 || <ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-11-17 || <ref name="pcw" />
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| 1983-11-24 || <ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-11-24 || 4<ref name="pcw" />
|-
|-
| 1983-12-01 || <ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-12-01 || <ref name="pcw" />
|-
|-
| 1983-12-08 || 6<ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-12-08 || 6<ref name="pcw" />
|-
|-
| 1983-12-13 || <ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-12-15 || <ref name="pcw" />
|-
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| 1983-12-22 || <ref name="pcw" />
| 1983-12-22 || <ref name="pcw" />
|-
|-
| 1983-12-29 || <ref name="pcw" />
| 1984-01-05 || <ref name="pcw" />
|-
|-
| 1984-01-05 || <ref name="pcw" />
| 1984-01-12 || 4<ref name="pcw" />
|-
|-
| 1984-01-12 || 4<ref name="pcw" />
| 1984-01-19 || 9<ref name="pcw" />
|-
|-
| 1984-01-19 || 9<ref name="pcw" />
| 1984-01-19 || 9<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1984-01-26 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1984-02-02 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
|}
|}


== Commodore VIC-20 ==
== Commodore VIC-20 ==


{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=1984-02 Commodore User (UK) 5 - p29 (1cc7f2e1).pdf
|title=Commodore User
|date=February 1984
|country=UK
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}


== BBC Micro ==
== BBC Micro ==
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[[Category:Game]]

Latest revision as of 09:09, 8 September 2024

Jet Pac[1] is a single-screen shooter originally for the ZX Spectrum. It was the first game from Ultimate, the studio which would eventually evolve into Rare.

ZX Spectrum[edit]

  • Won the Game of the Year award at the inaugural Golden Joystick Awards in 1983.

Chart Positions[edit]

Date Position
1983-06-16 3[2]
1983-06-23 2[2]
1983-06-30 4[2]
1983-07-07 4[2]
1983-07-14 3[2]
1983-07-21 2[2]
1983-07-28 3[2]
1983-08-04 1[2]
1983-08-11 1[2]
1983-08-18 1[2]
1983-08-25 2[2]
1983-09-01 2[2]
1983-09-08 1[2]
1983-09-15 1[2]
1983-09-22 3[2]
1983-09-29 1[2]
1983-10-06 1[2]
1983-10-13 3[2]
1983-10-20 2[2]
1983-10-27 5[2]
1983-11-03 2[2]
1983-11-10 [2]
1983-11-17 [2]
1983-11-24 4[2]
1983-12-01 [2]
1983-12-08 6[2]
1983-12-15 [2]
1983-12-22 [2]
1984-01-05 [2]
1984-01-12 4[2]
1984-01-19 9[2]
1984-01-19 9[2]
1984-01-26 2[2]
1984-02-02 2[2]

Commodore VIC-20[edit]

BBC Micro[edit]

Rereleases[edit]

An emulated version of Jet Pac was unlockable in Donkey Kong 64, and the game was one of 30 featured in the compilation Rare Replay.

References[edit]

  1. The title is spelt with two words on all versions of the cover art and cassettes as well as (debatably) the official logo, but the game select screen uses Jetpac. Rare Replay also uses the single-word variant.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 Popular Computing Weekly ZX Spectrum charts; data from WH Smith