Jet Fighter (video game)
{{Short description|1975 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Jet Fighter
| image = Jet Fighter Flyer.png
| caption = Poster for Jet Fighter
| developer = Atari, Inc.
| publisher = {{vgrelease|NA|Atari, Inc.|EU|Atari, Inc.{{cite web |title=Video Game Flyers: Jet Fighter, Atari, Inc. (Germany) |url=https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=6189 |website=The Arcade Flyer Archive |access-date=31 May 2021}}|JP|Namco{{cite web |title=Jet Fighter |url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M730426 |website=Media Arts Database |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |access-date=31 May 2021}}}}
| platforms = Arcade
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|October 1975{{cite web|title=Production Numbers|url=http://www.atarigames.com/atarinumbers90s.pdf|publisher=Atari Games|date=August 31, 1999|access-date=April 19, 2021|archive-date=May 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510143012/http://www.atarigames.com/atarinumbers90s.pdf|url-status=dead}}|EU|1975|JP|December 1975}}
| genre = Shoot 'em up
}}
Jet Fighter is an arcade shooter video game released in 1975 by Atari, Inc.{{cite web | title = Jet Fighter Killer List of Video Games Entry | url=http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=J&game_id=8232 | accessdate = 2007-07-10 }} It was distributed in Japan by Nakamura Seisakusho (Namco).
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.
Gameplay
The players fly in simulated jets around the screen, engaging in a 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.
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.
- Dogfight by Microlab for Apple II.
References
{{1970s Atari arcade games}}
Category:Discrete video arcade games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
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