Posted: 12/11/2005 11:05 PM
(Edited: 12/15/2005 3:01 PM)
Post subject: Jetpack - DOS game
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ventuz
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--It's not my site-- Anyone feeling bored looking for something new to do? Might you want to try this? <-- clickable image goes to adeptsoftware site It's an old game, but pretty fun to play. It even run on my window xp home edition without dosbox. It contains 100 levels and allow you make your own levels. I didn't want to start this topic until I finish my own 20 levels and share them, have fun checking out my maps. Enjoy. --It's not my site--
Posted: 12/12/2005 7:19 AM
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FractalFusion
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Glitchy TAS of 2013 Gameboy TAS of 2013 PSX TASer of 2010
An old favorite of mine. I like the game, but back then I was only able to play 10 demo levels. Is the 100-level version really freeware?
Posted: 12/12/2005 7:25 AM
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ventuz
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yes, he explained that the game no longer on market, thats why it is release as freeware for download online. note, image up there links to his site containing Jetpack for download.
Posted: 12/12/2005 8:26 PM
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Dacicus
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Jetpack is a great game! I remember getting the Christmas edition on my family's 486 years ago. It came with the computer, and it took me so long to finally beat it. I downloaded the full version a while ago, and played up through several levels, maybe 20 or 30 of them. Haven't beaten the whole game, though. Squarez Deluxe is also fun.
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Posted: 12/12/2005 9:02 PM
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i had played those games in shareware version back in 94. didn't like jetpack much, i was more into dangerous dave, electro body, dynamo, jazz jackrabbit, bats... but this squarez deluxe is actually good. jetpack reminds me of lode runner, which i had played too much already.
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Posted: 12/13/2005 8:29 AM
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Jetpack is one of my all-time favorites. I don't care for Squarez Deluxe. If anyone is looking for Electroman, Jazz Jackrabbit or Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom, they're all on my website. I don't have Dangerous Dave yet because I'm not sure about its legal status and I don't take any chances on this sort of thing. I'm going to email John Romero to be super sure, since Softdisk told me absolutely nothing when I asked about it, other than forbidding me to charge money for it.
TASing or playing back a DOS game? Make sure your files match the archive at RGB Classic Games.
Posted: 12/13/2005 5:04 PM
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Dangerous Dave isn't that great... Try some more Apogee games.
put yourself in my rocketpack if that poochie is one outrageous dude
Posted: 12/13/2005 5:07 PM
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Yeah! Duke Nukem2 just Rules!
Posted: 12/13/2005 5:31 PM
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Kyrsimys
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Jetpack is great, but is there any way to turn off the PC-speaker sounds? They really make the game unplayable.
Posted: 12/13/2005 5:49 PM
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Bag of Magic Food wrote:
Dangerous Dave isn't that great... Try some more Apogee games.
There are no more Apogee games. I have every single Apogee game that's legal to distribute.
TASing or playing back a DOS game? Make sure your files match the archive at RGB Classic Games.
Posted: 12/13/2005 5:50 PM
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So you're just distributing the first parts?
put yourself in my rocketpack if that poochie is one outrageous dude
Posted: 12/13/2005 5:51 PM
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hopper
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Yes. The other episodes are illegal to distribute.
TASing or playing back a DOS game? Make sure your files match the archive at RGB Classic Games.
Posted: 12/15/2005 12:00 PM
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Like the start of your site. Lookin Good. Also I'm a SuperZZTer and you're holding ZZT 3.2 on your site. If you want 3.0 or 2.0, i have a site that has em all and fan-based upgrades that increase the k limit per board and things like that. Yes we're always breaking limits. I gotta be on topic here though. Jetpack is a good game. It reminds me of lode runner.. cept, uhh, you can fly around. And it still has a following. Ando and Zandor, two guys I know, and I think Dron too were at one point all making levels.. It's a good hit, and the PC speaker adds to its glory, not kills it.
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Posted: 12/15/2005 3:05 PM
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Nach
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Ah, I loved this games when I was younger. I even made ~30 awesome levels for it. Just wish I was able to do more. I spoke to the author about adding certain features, but he refused. Although he did concede to my request to give away GOT for free :)
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Posted: 12/16/2005 11:41 AM
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ZZT is kind of a problem. Normally a shareware game includes a license that allows it to be freely distributed, which is the point of shareware. The ZZT license rescinds the right to host any previous version, which I guess was Epic's way of making sure that BBSes and other distributors kept their version of ZZT up to date. ZZT was released as freeware on Epic's website at one point (although Epic Classics will still sell you a copy), so hopefully they don't care any more. I'll email Mark Rein or Tim Sweeney about it. In the meantime, thanks for your help on completing the ZZT collection.
TASing or playing back a DOS game? Make sure your files match the archive at RGB Classic Games.
Posted: 12/16/2005 11:57 AM
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Don't bother e-mailing Tim Sweeney. He said it all here where he says ZZT is a bastard stepchild, and not to e-mail him. As for epic classics, i think that includes the maps of the worlds and stuff for the 4 files. Not sure anyone's buying it though, considering it already sold 20-30,000 copies.
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Posted: 12/16/2005 9:48 PM
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Ah, excellent. That's exactly the archived page I was thinking of. I was planning to write to Mark Rein first, because he was extremely supportive of my preservation efforts and got back to me right away, whereas Tim Sweeney understandably took some time to get back to me and was too busy for follow-up questions. You folks really know your ZZT, don't you?
TASing or playing back a DOS game? Make sure your files match the archive at RGB Classic Games.
Posted: 12/16/2005 11:42 PM
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RT-55J
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Ah Jetpack... I remember having loads of fun with PC games like these back in the day (shareware, of course >.>). Maybe I should try making a decent level for it for the first time in my life (or a graphic pack (if only I could remember how to (it should be pretty easy to make a Rockman or Metroid pack (nested parentheses ftw)))), or finish the single play mode, or learn how to program so it can remake it for windows, or...
Nach wrote:
I also used to wake up every morning, open my curtains, and see the twin towers. And then one day, wasn't able to anymore, I'll never forget that.
Posted: 12/17/2005 9:54 PM
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Looks like a really neat game! I'll try it out soon.
Posted: 12/20/2005 1:15 AM
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Kyrsimys wrote:
Jetpack is great, but is there any way to turn off the PC-speaker sounds?
There are command-line parameters that you can use to select the sound. Use "jetpack -s0" to turn off the sound. I think it goes up to -s3, with one of them being the PC speaker, one the Sound Blaster, and one some other sound source. I can't remember, as I've always turned off the sound since switching to a Windows OS.
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Posted: 2/6/2010 4:52 AM
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Whew old thread. This guy making the next Jetpack needs help with art, music, sound effect, levels. http://www.jetpackhq.com/blog/2010/02/05/the-jetpack-retrofit-contest/
Posted: 2/10/2010 7:38 AM
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I was just going to send him my collection of levels, but looking back on them I realized that many of them aren't very good/balanced. Now I'm attempting to polish some of the better/more salvageable ones, but that's taking me longer than I expected.
Nach wrote:
I also used to wake up every morning, open my curtains, and see the twin towers. And then one day, wasn't able to anymore, I'll never forget that.