- Jumpjet
Infobox VG| title = Jumpjet
developer =Monte Variakojis
publisher =Montsoft
released =1990
genre =Shoot 'em up
modes =Single player
platforms =MS-DOS Jumpjet is a 2D side-scrolling shooter
game forDOS , created byMonte Variakojis and released byMontsoft in1990 asshareware . It is said to be a relative of the older game Defender. The player controls a little Harrier-like jet that can gain or lose altitude without moving side-to-side. The player fires missiles at his targets. There are four levels, each with a different objective. There is also two bonus levels that can be accessed with a high enough score in levels 1 and 3.The core of the game was written in
Assembly language , while the menu system was written in C. Due to changes in architecture, on newer computers (such as ones running Windows XP), a DOSemulator such asDOSBox is often necessary in order for the program to run correctly.A version for the
TI-89 graphing calculator has also been created byPaul Griffin , inTI-89 Assembly .External links
* [http://www.free-games-net.com/games/jumpjet.shtml Jumpjet description and download]
* [http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/143/14304.html TI-89 version screenshots and download]
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