Bomb Jack is an arcade developed by Tehkan, released 31 December 1984 on Arcade and PC-9800 Series.
What Bomb Jack is
Bomb Jack is an arcade game developed by Tehkan and released in 1984. It was published by Mindware. It is available on Arcade and PC-9800 Series.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Bomb Jack is a 1984 platform video game developed and published by Tehkan for arcades. It was released by Kitkorp in North America as its first arcade game. It was later ported to home systems and home computers. A commercial success, it was followed by several sequels: the console and computer game Mighty Bomb Jack, the arcade game Bomb Jack Twin, and Bomb Jack II, the last of which was licensed for home computers only.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Bomb Jack holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1984 averaged 73, so it scored 7 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Bomb Jack launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Karateka. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Karateka.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Bomb Jack yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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