<s>
Jetpac	B-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
VIC-20	B-Device
in	O
1983	O
and	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
Jetpacs	B-Application
presentation	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
won	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jetpac	B-Application
has	O
since	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
minigame	O
in	O
1999	O
's	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2015	O
compilation	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
compilation	O
on	O
the	O
ZX	B-Device
Spectrum	I-Device
Vega	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
spawned	O
two	O
direct	O
sequels	O
and	O
a	O
2007	O
remake	O
,	O
Jetpac	B-Application
Refuelled	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
began	O
producing	O
multiple	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
throughout	O
the	O
early	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
developing	O
Jetpac	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Stamper	O
brothers	O
closely	O
studied	O
the	O
burgeoning	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
market	O
and	O
had	O
started	O
to	O
practice	O
developing	O
games	O
for	O
their	O
then-upcoming	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
later	O
predicting	O
that	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
had	O
a	O
limited	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jetpac	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Spectrum	O
games	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
ROM	B-Device
format	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Interface	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
allowing	O
"	O
instantaneous	O
"	O
loading	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
the	O
normal	O
method	O
of	O
cassette	O
loading	O
took	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
300,000	O
copies	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
generated	O
£1	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
for	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
the	O
Stamper	O
brothers	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
foothold	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
video	O
gaming	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZX	O
Computing	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
playability	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Jetpac	B-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
well	O
put	O
together	O
piece	O
of	O
software	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
voted	O
number	O
73	O
in	O
the	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
in	O
1993	O
and	O
was	O
voted	O
the	O
14th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
the	O
readers	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
for	O
an	O
article	O
that	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
tribute	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Jetpac	B-Application
was	O
parodied	O
in	O
a	O
long-running	O
Crash	O
comic	O
strip	O
named	O
Lunar	B-Application
Jetman	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jetpac	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
Lunar	B-Application
Jetman	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
and	O
Solar	B-Device
Jetman	I-Device
(	O
1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
disappointing	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
was	O
finished	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Jetpac	B-Application
has	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
playable	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
unlocked	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
Cranky	O
Kong	O
's	O
laboratory	O
after	O
obtaining	O
15	O
Banana	O
Medals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
retained	O
in	O
the	O
April	O
2015	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
despite	O
the	O
property	O
being	O
technically	O
owned	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
Jetpac	B-Application
,	O
entitled	O
Jetpac	B-Application
Refuelled	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
2015	O
press	O
conference	O
unveiled	O
the	O
compilation	O
title	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
thirty	O
games	O
from	O
Rare	O
's	O
lifetime	O
game	O
library	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
original	O
Jetpac	B-Application
and	O
its	O
two	O
sequels	O
and	O
remake	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
Jetman	O
series	O
the	O
most	O
represented	O
in	O
the	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
