One of my favourite Atari games ever. I think I completed it. It was only 9 levels I think. Miner 2049'er and Rally Speedway were my other favourites.
One of my favourite Atari games ever. I think I completed it. It was only 9 levels I think. Miner 2049'er and Rally Speedway were my other favourites.
To the best of my memory, I think there are 9 levels. If you look at the level number in the bottom right of the screen, there's only room for one digit. There might be a tenth level, '0', but I can't remember. I'm pretty sure I've completed all of them, though.
The deaths were always quite jarring! Especially when he smashed his face into a lift. The best modern system to play this, and other 800XL games on, is probably Sony's PSP, which handles emulation really well. I do have an Atari 800 emulator for my DS, but it only runs at half speed, so it's pretty much unplayable.
I used to play this game obsessively when I was a kid. It's funny because Jack looks a lot like Estelle Getty and it always used to crack me up whenever he died... whackin' his head on stalactites & ramming his gut into lifts. My copy made different sounds when he collected the notes though. I used to boot mine on an 800xl from a 4x6 floppy. Too bad it had to die, I had a lot of cool games like this one. Can this be found on any of the modern day systems? PS3? XboX?
It was around 1988, I was 12 and we played it with my colegues at school (13 boys, gaping at the screen, eager to play, waiting for their turn). Im from Poland and that was during cold war.A year later we chased Russians out of our country and communism collapsed. YEahhh.
In fact Pope John Paul II, Lech Walesa, Ronald Regan and furious, oppressed polish citizens were responsible (high prices of food triggered strikes). But in 1988 I dreamed about my own computer, and I've had to wait another seven years before my brother bought Amiga CD 32. Then I bought Play Station, Sega Saturn and now I have PS2.
Did she play this on the original machine, then? It always surprises me when I find other people who had one of Atari's 8-bits, because where I grew up, no-one else did. I had a friend who had a C64, but that was it!
Wow, this took me way back. Thanks! ... Atari 800xl ... best computer I ever owned.
hieroglyph321 2 months ago
I used to play this on my commodore 64, loved it!
primalhippie 2 months ago
Damn, I wish I still had my 800XL :(
simplyeightiesdotcom 10 months ago
10 levels with 5 skill levels and I was king at age 7 .
Floweaver 1 year ago
One of my favourite Atari games ever. I think I completed it. It was only 9 levels I think. Miner 2049'er and Rally Speedway were my other favourites.
stevegutteridge 1 year ago
One of my favourite Atari games ever. I think I completed it. It was only 9 levels I think. Miner 2049'er and Rally Speedway were my other favourites.
stevegutteridge 1 year ago
I loved to play this game when I was 12 years old on my first computer (Atari).
waynemunr0 1 year ago
This game is better if u put it on skill 5. Get loads of the badguys then :)
davidvandayscousin 2 years ago
Oh man, this game was godly on Commodore 64, loved it!
anthem47 2 years ago
This was the first game I played on my Atari 800XL. I've never completed it, though. Does anyone know how many levels there are ?
johnnysucker 2 years ago
To the best of my memory, I think there are 9 levels. If you look at the level number in the bottom right of the screen, there's only room for one digit. There might be a tenth level, '0', but I can't remember. I'm pretty sure I've completed all of them, though.
MrHeli 2 years ago
I've finished it at last! There are ten, and then you come back to the first level but it gets more difficult.
johnnysucker 2 years ago
i completed it , there was not many levels 10 as far as i remember. just went back to start..good game
bruceleeC64 2 years ago
The deaths were always quite jarring! Especially when he smashed his face into a lift. The best modern system to play this, and other 800XL games on, is probably Sony's PSP, which handles emulation really well. I do have an Atari 800 emulator for my DS, but it only runs at half speed, so it's pretty much unplayable.
MrHeli 3 years ago
I used to play this game obsessively when I was a kid. It's funny because Jack looks a lot like Estelle Getty and it always used to crack me up whenever he died... whackin' his head on stalactites & ramming his gut into lifts. My copy made different sounds when he collected the notes though. I used to boot mine on an 800xl from a 4x6 floppy. Too bad it had to die, I had a lot of cool games like this one. Can this be found on any of the modern day systems? PS3? XboX?
snowboozer 3 years ago
That was the first computer game i ever played.
It was around 1988, I was 12 and we played it with my colegues at school (13 boys, gaping at the screen, eager to play, waiting for their turn). Im from Poland and that was during cold war.A year later we chased Russians out of our country and communism collapsed. YEahhh.
leaf427 4 years ago
Awesome! I'd like to think Jet Boot Jack was responsible for the collapse of Communism in Poland!
MrHeli 4 years ago
In fact Pope John Paul II, Lech Walesa, Ronald Regan and furious, oppressed polish citizens were responsible (high prices of food triggered strikes). But in 1988 I dreamed about my own computer, and I've had to wait another seven years before my brother bought Amiga CD 32. Then I bought Play Station, Sega Saturn and now I have PS2.
leaf427 4 years ago
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cant believe you put this shit on here... loser
markmckaytnt 4 years ago
Oh!
MrHeli 4 years ago
Cool game ! ;)
My sister liked very much!
Souvenirs :)
StaxX28 4 years ago
Did she play this on the original machine, then? It always surprises me when I find other people who had one of Atari's 8-bits, because where I grew up, no-one else did. I had a friend who had a C64, but that was it!
MrHeli 4 years ago
yes, she play on my Atari 800XL in 80's :D
I haved this game in "Smash Hits vol.3" compilation...
StaxX28 4 years ago
Atari xe xl rules !!! sometimes,i played atari games but only on simulator...i have computer, but my recorder(tape!!!!!) has gone...hi hi
odislaw 4 years ago
A total blast from the past!
bexator 4 years ago