<s>
Solar	B-Device
Jetman	I-Device
:	I-Device
Hunt	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Golden	I-Device
Warpship	I-Device
is	O
a	O
multi-directional	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Zippo	O
Games	O
and	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tradewest	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Jetman	O
series	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
their	O
NES-based	O
PlayChoice-10	B-Device
arcade	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
were	O
completed	O
but	O
not	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
Rare	O
's	O
2015	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
retrospective	O
compilation	O
,	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
Jetman	I-Application
and	O
involves	O
series	O
protagonist	O
Jetman	O
on	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
gather	O
all	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
Golden	O
Warpship	O
,	O
a	O
mythical	O
starship	O
that	O
allows	O
interstellar	O
travel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solar	B-Device
Jetman	I-Device
has	O
twelve	O
planets	O
and	O
one	O
hidden	O
planet	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
gravity	O
and	O
system	O
of	O
enemy-infested	O
caverns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solar	B-Device
Jetman	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
in-joint	O
by	O
Mancunian	O
developer	O
Zippo	O
Games	O
and	O
Leicestershire-based	O
Rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
by	O
brothers	O
Ste	O
and	O
John	O
Pickford	O
,	O
Zippo	O
Games	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
developing	O
Ironsword	B-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Rare	O
's	O
1987	O
game	O
Wizards	B-Application
&	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impressed	O
by	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Ironsword	B-Application
,	O
Rare	O
purchased	O
Zippo	O
Games	O
and	O
commissioned	O
them	O
more	O
development	O
projects	O
,	O
a	O
decision	O
which	O
was	O
viewed	O
unfavourably	O
by	O
Ste	O
Pickford	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
developing	O
games	O
independently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
buy-out	O
,	O
the	O
Pickford	O
brothers	O
started	O
development	O
of	O
Iota	O
on	O
1	O
June	O
1989	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
programmer	O
Steve	O
Hughes	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
arcade-shooter	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
game	O
Oids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
development	O
switched	O
to	O
Solar	B-Device
Jetman	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Pickford	O
brothers	O
received	O
little	O
input	O
from	O
Rare	O
,	O
with	O
Ste	O
Pickford	O
later	O
speculating	O
that	O
the	O
Stamper	O
brothers	O
had	O
confidence	O
in	O
their	O
abilities	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
entrusted	O
with	O
their	O
most	O
"	O
revered	O
"	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
interview	O
,	O
Ste	O
Pickford	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Solar	B-Device
Jetman	I-Device
from	O
a	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
Scuba	O
Diving	O
,	O
admitting	O
that	O
the	O
gravitational	O
pulls	O
of	O
Jetman	O
's	O
pod	O
were	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
a	O
scuba	O
diver	O
manoeuvred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Solar	B-Device
Jetman	I-Device
lasted	O
around	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
started	O
from	O
a	O
standard	O
two-man	O
team	O
to	O
a	O
workforce	O
of	O
several	O
people	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
eventually	O
grew	O
larger	O
in	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
Sales	O
Curve	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
ports	O
of	O
Solar	B-Device
Jetman	I-Device
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
all	O
developed	O
by	O
Software	O
Creations	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Storm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
complete	O
and	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
reached	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
state	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
original	O
and	O
perceived	O
unsuitability	O
for	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
cancellations	O
,	O
Solar	B-Device
Jetman	I-Device
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
their	O
NES-based	O
PlayChoice-10	B-Device
arcade	O
system	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
Rare	O
's	O
2015	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
retrospective	O
compilation	O
,	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Leadbetter	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
similarly	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Thrust	B-Application
.	O
</s>
