Editing Jetpac (section)

{{Short description|1983 arcade-style shooter video game}}
{{About|the 1983 video game||Jetpack (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Jetpac
| image = Jetpac Coverart.png
| caption = 
| developer = [[Ultimate Play the Game]]
| publisher = Ultimate Play the Game
| designer = 
| programmer = Chris Stamper
| artist = Tim Stamper
| engine = 
| released = {{plainlist|
*ZX Spectrum{{vgrelease|UK|May 1983<ref name=pcg1>{{citation| title=PSST is this the Ultimate? | journal=[[Personal Computer Games]] | date=June 1983 | issue=1 | page=5 | url=https://archive.org/stream/personalcomputergames-magazine-01/PersonalComputerGames_01#page/n6/mode/1up }}</ref>}}
*VIC-20{{vgrelease|UK|1983<ref name="JetpacPCG_VIC20">{{cite journal|title=Coming Soon... |journal=[[Personal Computer Games]] |issue=2 |date=November 1983 |page=7| url=https://archive.org/stream/personalcomputergames-magazine-02/PersonalComputerGames_02#page/n8/mode/1up}}</ref>}}
*BBC Micro{{vgrelease|UK|1984<ref name=JetpacCVG_BBC>{{cite journal|title=Jetpac review, BBC Micro version |journal=[[Computer and Video Games]] |issue=38 |date=December 1984 |page=36|url=https://archive.org/stream/computer-video-games-magazine-038/CVG038_Dec_1984#page/n35/mode/1up}}</ref>}}}}
| genre = [[Shooter game|Shooter]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| platforms = [[ZX Spectrum]], [[BBC Micro]], [[VIC-20]]
}}
'''''Jetpac''''' is a [[Shooter game|shooter video game]] developed and published by [[Ultimate Play the Game]] and released for the [[ZX Spectrum]] and [[VIC-20]] in 1983 and the [[BBC Micro]] in 1984. It is the first game to be released by Ultimate Play the Game, the company which later became [[Rare (company)|Rare]]. The game follows Jetman as he must rebuild his rocket using a [[jet pack]] in order to explore different planets, while simultaneously defending against hostile aliens. It was written by Ultimate co-founder Chris Stamper with graphics designed by his brother, Tim Stamper. Reviewers praised ''Jetpac''{{'}}s presentation and gameplay, and it won "Game of the Year" at the [[Golden Joystick Awards]] in 1983.

''Jetpac'' has since been included as an unlockable minigame in 1999's ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' and as part of the 2015 compilation ''[[Rare Replay]]''. It was later included in a game compilation on the [[ZX Spectrum Vega]]. It spawned two direct sequels and a 2007 remake, ''[[Jetpac Refuelled]]'', which was released for the [[Xbox Live Arcade]] service.