Jet Fighter (video game)

Jet Fighter
Developer(s)	Atari
Distributor(s)	Atari
Platforms	Arcade
Release date(s)
Genre(s)	military, shooter
Cabinet	unique
CPU	discrete
Sound	Amplified Stereo (two channel)
Display	Horizontal orientation, raster (black and white), Standard Resolution, colored overlay with clouds

Jet Fighter is a 2 player arcade game by Atari, originally released in 1975.

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 an 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.