Jet Fighter (arcade game)

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Jet Fighter
Developer(s)	Atari Inc.
Distributor(s)	Atari Inc.
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release date	North America 1975
Genre(s)	military, shooter
Input methods	2 8-way joysticks, 2 fire buttons
Cabinet	unique
CPU	discrete
Sound	Amplified Stereo (two channel)
Display	Horizontal orientation, raster (black and white), Standard Resolution, colored overlay with clouds

Jet Fighter is an 2 player arcade game by Atari Inc., originally released in 1975^[1].

Contents 1 Technology 2 Gameplay 3 Legacy 4 References

[edit] Technology

The game is housed in a custom cabinet that includes two 8-way joysticks (one per player) meant to look like older style flight sticks. Each stick has a fire button mounted on the top.

[edit] Gameplay

The players fly in simulated jets around the screen, engaging in an dogfight and attempting to score hits on their opponent within a limited amount of time. When a player is hit, their plane spins around and an explosion is heard. After a few seconds, the plane recovers, pointing at a random direction.

[edit] Legacy

• A clone of the game, bearing the same name, was released by Atari subsidiary Kee Games.

• A home console port was included in the Atari 2600 game cartridge Combat.

[edit] References

1. ^ Jet Fighter Killer List of Video Games Entry. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.