35 years ago, I was enjoying playing Solar Jetman. This ace Rare-produced NES game continued the adventures of Jetman, star of Jetpac and Lunar Jetman, which had been published by Ultimate a few years earlier. Super-fun, but being a Rare game, ROCK FREAKIN' HARD of course!
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
35 years ago, I was enjoying playing Solar Jetman. This ace Rare-produced NES game continued the adventures of Jetman, star of Jetpac and Lunar Jetman, which had been published by Ultimate a few years earlier. Super-fun, but being a Rare game, ROCK FREAKIN' HARD of course!
Yep, good old spectrum 48k with its rubber keys. Atic Atac is a classic! Ultimate made some good games, Sabre wulf, Underwurlde, Jetpac etc as well as Atic Atac.
November 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Yep, good old spectrum 48k with its rubber keys. Atic Atac is a classic! Ultimate made some good games, Sabre wulf, Underwurlde, Jetpac etc as well as Atic Atac.
Rare Collection 1 for Evercade is available for preorder now! Go back to the earliest games of this legendary British developer and see how its work evolved through its home computer, console and arcade titles.
Preorders are open from Amazon and other retailers!
Preorders are open from Amazon and other retailers!
October 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Rare Collection 1 for Evercade is available for preorder now! Go back to the earliest games of this legendary British developer and see how its work evolved through its home computer, console and arcade titles.
Preorders are open from Amazon and other retailers!
Preorders are open from Amazon and other retailers!
I see Pyjamarama, Jetpac, Dizzy and Chuckie Egg, what else?
An animated loop basd on the games of the ZX Spectrum 8 bit micro from the 1980s
This was made in photoshop and Blender and just a fun little tribute to my all time favourite home computer
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #pixelart #8bitart
This was made in photoshop and Blender and just a fun little tribute to my all time favourite home computer
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #pixelart #8bitart
October 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I see Pyjamarama, Jetpac, Dizzy and Chuckie Egg, what else?
Rare Collection 1 is coming soon to Evercade! Get ready to enjoy home computer, console and arcade classics from this legendary developer. Includes Jetpac, Battletoads, R.C. Pro-Am and more.
Preorders are open!
Preorders are open!
October 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Rare Collection 1 is coming soon to Evercade! Get ready to enjoy home computer, console and arcade classics from this legendary developer. Includes Jetpac, Battletoads, R.C. Pro-Am and more.
Preorders are open!
Preorders are open!
Computer & Video Games (Nov 1983) - Jetpac and Arcadia news. Also Elektro Storm, Hopper, Krazy Kong, Panic, Light Cycle and Maze Death Race adverts
READ: (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
READ: (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
October 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Computer & Video Games (Nov 1983) - Jetpac and Arcadia news. Also Elektro Storm, Hopper, Krazy Kong, Panic, Light Cycle and Maze Death Race adverts
READ: (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
READ: (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
Rare Collection 1 is coming to Evercade this November, featuring home computer classics like Atic Atac and Jetpac, console classics Battletoads, R.C. Pro-Am and Cobra Triangle, plus the brutal arcade version of Battletoads and the handheld action-adventure, Conker's Pocket Tales!
October 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Rare Collection 1 is coming to Evercade this November, featuring home computer classics like Atic Atac and Jetpac, console classics Battletoads, R.C. Pro-Am and Cobra Triangle, plus the brutal arcade version of Battletoads and the handheld action-adventure, Conker's Pocket Tales!
Are you ready for Rare Collection 1? As well as some of the best console games of the 8-bit era and the kickass action of Battletoads Arcade, this collection also features some of the company's most intriguing, innovative home computer titles from the '80s.
Preorders are open now!
Preorders are open now!
September 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Are you ready for Rare Collection 1? As well as some of the best console games of the 8-bit era and the kickass action of Battletoads Arcade, this collection also features some of the company's most intriguing, innovative home computer titles from the '80s.
Preorders are open now!
Preorders are open now!
Rare Collection 1 brings the beloved British developer to Evercade for the first time with an awesome lineup of home computer, console and arcade classics. Includes the 8-bit console and arcade versions of Battletoads, the legendary isometric racer R.C. Pro-Am and more!
Preorders are open now.
Preorders are open now.
September 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Rare Collection 1 brings the beloved British developer to Evercade for the first time with an awesome lineup of home computer, console and arcade classics. Includes the 8-bit console and arcade versions of Battletoads, the legendary isometric racer R.C. Pro-Am and more!
Preorders are open now.
Preorders are open now.
Rare Collection 1 is available now for preorder! This bumper collection features home computer, console and arcade classics from the legendary British developer, including the notorious challenge of Battletoads!
September 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rare Collection 1 is available now for preorder! This bumper collection features home computer, console and arcade classics from the legendary British developer, including the notorious challenge of Battletoads!
Bouncing Bert, Daisy's Garden, Pipe Dreams, Jetpac (ZX81 port), Another Day In The Life of Bob, Drak 1, Secret Agent Clank, FRACT OSC, Catch The Clown (original game maker demo), Mystery of the Druids, Adventure Road (sadly not playable anymore), Flinthook, Odd Realm, Don't Shit Your Pants,
September 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Bouncing Bert, Daisy's Garden, Pipe Dreams, Jetpac (ZX81 port), Another Day In The Life of Bob, Drak 1, Secret Agent Clank, FRACT OSC, Catch The Clown (original game maker demo), Mystery of the Druids, Adventure Road (sadly not playable anymore), Flinthook, Odd Realm, Don't Shit Your Pants,
Popular Computing Weekly (12/4/1984) - Tranz Am, Jetpac, Pssst, Atic Atac, Cookie and Lunar Jetman adverts
READ: https://archive.org/stream/NH2021_Popular_Computing_Weekly_Issue840412.pdf#page/n01/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
READ: https://archive.org/stream/NH2021_Popular_Computing_Weekly_Issue840412.pdf#page/n01/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
April 27, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Popular Computing Weekly (12/4/1984) - Tranz Am, Jetpac, Pssst, Atic Atac, Cookie and Lunar Jetman adverts
READ: https://archive.org/stream/NH2021_Popular_Computing_Weekly_Issue840412.pdf#page/n01/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
READ: https://archive.org/stream/NH2021_Popular_Computing_Weekly_Issue840412.pdf#page/n01/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
It's fine for simple games. I've done recreations of Jetpac and Chuckie Egg in it. Most of the issues we face are weaning kids off drag-and-drop coding. The next level up seems to be Python. That's a heck of a leap, even with helper libraries like Pygame.
December 18, 2024 at 12:53 PM
It's fine for simple games. I've done recreations of Jetpac and Chuckie Egg in it. Most of the issues we face are weaning kids off drag-and-drop coding. The next level up seems to be Python. That's a heck of a leap, even with helper libraries like Pygame.
Sinclair Programs (Dec 1983) - Tranz Am, Atic Atac, Pssst, Jetpac, Cookie and Lunar Jetman adverts
READ: https://archive.org/stream/sinclair-programs-14/SinclairPrograms14-Dec83#page/n49/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
READ: https://archive.org/stream/sinclair-programs-14/SinclairPrograms14-Dec83#page/n49/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 19, 2023 at 8:20 PM
Sinclair Programs (Dec 1983) - Tranz Am, Atic Atac, Pssst, Jetpac, Cookie and Lunar Jetman adverts
READ: https://archive.org/stream/sinclair-programs-14/SinclairPrograms14-Dec83#page/n49/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
READ: https://archive.org/stream/sinclair-programs-14/SinclairPrograms14-Dec83#page/n49/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming
JetPac was such a great game!
November 14, 2023 at 8:44 AM
JetPac was such a great game!
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December 28, 2024 at 10:38 AM
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Computer & Video Games (Dec 1983) - Beyond BASIC, Make-a-Chip, Music Master, Horace & the Spiders, Pssst, Cookie, Tranz Am, Print Utilities, Planetoids + Missile, Backgammon, Chess, Jetpac, Hungry Horace, Space (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
November 24, 2023 at 9:20 AM
Computer & Video Games (Dec 1983) - Beyond BASIC, Make-a-Chip, Music Master, Horace & the Spiders, Pssst, Cookie, Tranz Am, Print Utilities, Planetoids + Missile, Backgammon, Chess, Jetpac, Hungry Horace, Space (1/2) #zxspectrum #retrogaming
Jetpac was one of the all-time great games for the Spectrum! The second paragraph though is an incredible evocation of the complete player experience in the '80s: "The tape loaded successfully first time and while the game was loading an impressive title screen was displayed."
June 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Jetpac was one of the all-time great games for the Spectrum! The second paragraph though is an incredible evocation of the complete player experience in the '80s: "The tape loaded successfully first time and while the game was loading an impressive title screen was displayed."
Oh Jetpac. I actually played a ton of it in DK64
August 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Oh Jetpac. I actually played a ton of it in DK64
I always wished they'd release Rare Replay on PC; it's such a sweet compilation.
I don't think I played any of their games at the time, but yeah, their games have become a staple of my Speccy emuing in recent years, especially Jetpac.
Got something brewing on the speccy hardware side now. 👀
I don't think I played any of their games at the time, but yeah, their games have become a staple of my Speccy emuing in recent years, especially Jetpac.
Got something brewing on the speccy hardware side now. 👀
August 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I always wished they'd release Rare Replay on PC; it's such a sweet compilation.
I don't think I played any of their games at the time, but yeah, their games have become a staple of my Speccy emuing in recent years, especially Jetpac.
Got something brewing on the speccy hardware side now. 👀
I don't think I played any of their games at the time, but yeah, their games have become a staple of my Speccy emuing in recent years, especially Jetpac.
Got something brewing on the speccy hardware side now. 👀
Next upcoming RetroSpectives video will be about Jetpac (ZX Spectrum, 1983) and our earliest memories of the first ever computer & video games we played at home. I'm after your comments to feature in the video, so if you have fond memories of your first home gaming experiences, leave a reply. 🚀👩🚀🕹️
February 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Next upcoming RetroSpectives video will be about Jetpac (ZX Spectrum, 1983) and our earliest memories of the first ever computer & video games we played at home. I'm after your comments to feature in the video, so if you have fond memories of your first home gaming experiences, leave a reply. 🚀👩🚀🕹️
Feb 9:
Jetpac (1983)
How did a Mexican born in the 90s know about a ZX Spectrum classic? Well, it was generously included within Donkey Kong 64.
One of the Stamper Bros.’s earliest creations is as simple as it is addictive, survive a constant spray of hazards and get a high score!
#365games
Jetpac (1983)
How did a Mexican born in the 90s know about a ZX Spectrum classic? Well, it was generously included within Donkey Kong 64.
One of the Stamper Bros.’s earliest creations is as simple as it is addictive, survive a constant spray of hazards and get a high score!
#365games
February 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Feb 9:
Jetpac (1983)
How did a Mexican born in the 90s know about a ZX Spectrum classic? Well, it was generously included within Donkey Kong 64.
One of the Stamper Bros.’s earliest creations is as simple as it is addictive, survive a constant spray of hazards and get a high score!
#365games
Jetpac (1983)
How did a Mexican born in the 90s know about a ZX Spectrum classic? Well, it was generously included within Donkey Kong 64.
One of the Stamper Bros.’s earliest creations is as simple as it is addictive, survive a constant spray of hazards and get a high score!
#365games
That's my early teen years right there! PiMania! JetPac, Dragontorc of Avalon, Halls of the Things, Skool Daze! 🙂
August 31, 2023 at 10:49 AM
That's my early teen years right there! PiMania! JetPac, Dragontorc of Avalon, Halls of the Things, Skool Daze! 🙂
I remember playing this until levels looped around to level 1. It was the first ZX Spectrum game I ever played. And now I work at Rare! 🙂
My first four games that arrived that Christmas: Jetpac, Trans-Am, Cookie & Psssst.
You might have said it was destiny to end up there!
My first four games that arrived that Christmas: Jetpac, Trans-Am, Cookie & Psssst.
You might have said it was destiny to end up there!
October 20, 2024 at 8:44 AM
I remember playing this until levels looped around to level 1. It was the first ZX Spectrum game I ever played. And now I work at Rare! 🙂
My first four games that arrived that Christmas: Jetpac, Trans-Am, Cookie & Psssst.
You might have said it was destiny to end up there!
My first four games that arrived that Christmas: Jetpac, Trans-Am, Cookie & Psssst.
You might have said it was destiny to end up there!