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{{InfoboxGame
{{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 1993
  |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.
 
== ZX Spectrum ==
 
 
{{GalleryStart}}
 
{{GalleryCard
|file=1983-06 Personal Computer Games (UK) 1 - p5 (86c54485)-1.jpg
|title=Personal Computer Games
|date=June 1983
|country=UK
}}
 
{{GalleryCard
|file=1983-06-21 Home Computing Weekly (UK) 16 - p15 (b48f6b1e)-2.jpg
|title=Home Computing Weekly
|date=21st June 1983
|country=UK
}}
 
{{GalleryCard
|file=1983-07 Computer and Video Games (UK) 21 - p3 (030bb387).pdf
|title=Computer and Video Games
|date=July 1983
|country=UK
}}
 
{{GalleryCard
|file=1984-07-06 The_Airdrie_and_Coatbridge_Advertiser_Fri__Jul_6__1984_.jpg
|title=The Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser
|date=6th July 1983
|country=UK
}}
 
{{GalleryCard
|file=1983-07 Computer and Video Games (UK) 21 - p136 (030bb387).pdf
|title=Computer and Video Games
|date=July 1983
|country=UK
}}
 
{{GalleryCard
|file=1983-08 ZXComputing (UK)  - p106-109 (e74c3ba1).pdf
|title=ZX Computing
|date=Aug/Sep 1983
|country=UK
}}
}}


'''Jet Pac'''<ref>The title is spelt with two words on the logo and all versions of the cover art and cassettes, but only one one word on the game select screen. ''Rare Replay'' 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.
{{GalleryCard
|file=1983-09 Which Micro & Software Review (UK) - p66,67 (cecd6b71).pdf
|title=Which Micro & Software Review
|date=September 1983
|country=UK
}}
 
{{GalleryEnd}}
 
* Won the Game of the Year award at the inaugural Golden Joystick Awards in 1983.
 
=== Chart Positions ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Position
|-
| 1983-06-16 || 3<ref name="pcw">''Popular Computing Weekly'' ZX Spectrum charts; data from WH Smith</ref>
|-
| 1983-06-23 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-06-30 || 4<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-07-07 || 4<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-07-14 || 3<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-07-21 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-07-28 || 3<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-08-04 || 1<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-08-11 || 1<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-08-18 || 1<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-08-25 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-09-01 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-09-08 || 1<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-09-15 || 1<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-09-22 || 3<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-09-29 || 1<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-10-06 || 1<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-10-13 || 3<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-10-20 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-10-27 || 5<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-11-03 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-11-10 || —<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-11-17 || —<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-11-24 || 4<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-12-01 || —<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-12-08 || 6<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-12-15 || —<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1983-12-22 || —<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1984-01-05 || —<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1984-01-12 || 4<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1984-01-19 || 9<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1984-01-19 || 9<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1984-01-26 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
|-
| 1984-02-02 || 2<ref name="pcw" />
|}
 
== 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 ==
 
 
{{GalleryStart}}
 
{{GalleryCard
|file=1984-11-16 Chester_Observer_Fri__Nov_16__1984_.jpg
|title=Chester Observer
|date=16th November 1984
|country=UK
}}
 
{{GalleryCard
|file=1985-08 Acorn User (UK) 37 - p173 (f7556866).pdf
|title=Acorn User
|date=August 1985
|country=UK
}}
 
 
{{GalleryEnd}}
 
== Rereleases ==
 
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 ==
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Latest revision as of 08:09, 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]

1983-06 Personal Computer Games (UK) 1 - p5 (86c54485)-1.jpg
Personal Computer Games
🇬🇧 June 1983
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1983-06-21 Home Computing Weekly (UK) 16 - p15 (b48f6b1e)-2.jpg
Home Computing Weekly
🇬🇧 21st June 1983
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1983-07 Computer and Video Games (UK) 21 - p3 (030bb387).pdf
Computer and Video Games
🇬🇧 July 1983
  Download PDF
1984-07-06 The Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser Fri Jul 6 1984 .jpg
The Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser
🇬🇧 6th July 1983
  Download File
1983-07 Computer and Video Games (UK) 21 - p136 (030bb387).pdf
Computer and Video Games
🇬🇧 July 1983
  Download PDF
1983-08 ZXComputing (UK) - p106-109 (e74c3ba1).pdf
ZX Computing
🇬🇧 Aug/Sep 1983
  Download PDF
1983-09 Which Micro & Software Review (UK) - p66,67 (cecd6b71).pdf
Which Micro & Software Review
🇬🇧 September 1983
  Download PDF
  • 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]

1984-02 Commodore User (UK) 5 - p29 (1cc7f2e1).pdf
Commodore User
🇬🇧 February 1984
  Download PDF


BBC Micro[edit]

1984-11-16 Chester Observer Fri Nov 16 1984 .jpg
Chester Observer
🇬🇧 16th November 1984
  Download File
1985-08 Acorn User (UK) 37 - p173 (f7556866).pdf
Acorn User
🇬🇧 August 1985
  Download PDF


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
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