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Jet-Boot Jack

Music notes have escaped throughout the world, and Jet-Boot Jack must collect them up. There are ten levels, the first five of which can be played from the main menu. Gameplay is platform-based, and largely…

31 December 1983

Jet-Boot Jack is an arcade, released 31 December 1983 on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit and BBC Microcomputer System.

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What Jet-Boot Jack is

Jet-Boot Jack was released in 1983. It was published by Amsoft. It is available on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Music notes have escaped throughout the world, and Jet-Boot Jack must collect them up. There are ten levels, the first five of which can be played from the main menu. Gameplay is platform-based, and largely involves progressing down the levels, using holes and moving platforms. Enemies hover over the holes, but these can be disabled by toggling the right switches. There are also timing-based hazards such as arrows emerging from walls and lazer beams - contact with any of these costs one of your five lives. You also lose a life if you run out of energy. Some levels vary the format by requiring you to simply collect every note on a single screen, which has regeneration points and one-way…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Jet-Boot Jack launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

Official trailer

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Jet-Boot Jack — frequently asked questions

When did Jet-Boot Jack come out?
Jet-Boot Jack was released on 31 December 1983 for Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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