Rare's Jetpac rumored for Xbox Live Arcade

by James Ransom-Wiley { Jun 8th 2006 at 12:55PM }

Eurogamer reports that the 1983 classic Jetpac could be in the works for Xbox Live Arcade. This simple title (the original version was just 16 KB), was created by legendary developer Rare, known then as Ultimate Play the Game, for the ZX Spectrum. Jetpac was reintroduced to the gaming public in 1999 as an unlockable extra in Rare's Donkey Kong 64.

Will Jetpac fly as a standalone Xbox Live Arcade title? For some, sure, but maybe Microsoft should rethink XBLA's current pricing structure. Jetpac would be a lot more attractive if it was part of a 400-point ($5) bundle with 2–4 other super-retro games.

Tags: Jetpac, Rare, Xbox Live Arcade, XboxLiveArcade

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

dubz @ Jun 8th 2006 12:59PM

Every classic game under the sun seems to be "rumored" to be coming to XBLA, but I'm sick of rumors.....where is SFII Hyper for christs sakes!!!

bv @ Jun 8th 2006 1:11PM

SF 2 HE coming in June, I heard next tuesday, for 400 points:

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deftone @ Jun 8th 2006 1:22PM

how about we get a rumor (or hell, confirmation) on a POKER game for XBLA!!

Thryon @ Jun 8th 2006 1:22PM

There does appear to be a lot of rumored titles, but where are they. After 6 months of listening to all the great titles that will be available soon, all we have to show for it is Robotron 2084, Gauntlet, Smash TV and Joust. Where are the real classic titles. Where is Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter II (any version), Dig Dug, Mario Bros (how cool would that be), Galaga, or even Space Invaders. I cannot imagine all these games would be so hard to port over. They have been ported to every platform in existence to far.

I love Xbox Live, but they need more content...and now.

JimmyHACK @ Jun 8th 2006 1:23PM

will be better than any current/upcoming regular Rare 360 games

Geist @ Jun 8th 2006 1:37PM

It'll have more depth than current g- Damn, Jimmy, you took my line! I KNEW somebody was going to say that sooner or later!

That said, nothing will ever, ever beat the good NES classics of the day. Virtual Console FTW.

Autoexec @ Jun 8th 2006 1:39PM

On a technical level it can't be *that* hard to deliver these old games to Xbox Live - it's not like there's that much code to begin with. How much is there involved in tacking on the modest graphical updates, or the Live multiplayer?

I just can't imagine that the delay is in any logistics of programming, or that they'd deliberately put off content that paying customers are hungry for. And it can't be a legal delay, or they wouldn't have announced the titles at all. So what gives?

Rob Stevens @ Jun 8th 2006 1:43PM

"3. how about we get a rumor (or hell, confirmation) on a POKER game for XBLA!!"

Not only is a poker game coming, but it'll be FREE.

Rich @ Jun 8th 2006 1:51PM

Just being a past owner of every Ultimate Play the Game game ever made, I personally cannot wait to revisit my childhood and play this game again.

I actually miss my spectrum and have seriously thought about buying another from ebay.

Kristian @ Jun 8th 2006 2:14PM

I'm glad I own DK64, because this is an awesome game, and I don't have a 360.

Twist @ Jun 8th 2006 4:06PM

Rare has quite a few classic titles worth bringing to XBLA but the ones I would like to see more than any others are RC Pro Am and Cobra Triangle.

braughter @ Jun 9th 2006 1:30AM

Hows bout we vote. My pics for most wanted classics are:
SMB; Goonies (NES); Ninja Gaiden I; ROS (SS); Road Rash; Ninja Spirit; JJ&Jeff (Kato&Ken); Actraiser; Kid Icarus; Metroid; FFVII; superr mario world; UAKM (Access); Kings Quest 6; insanity (dos)