A tricky little bugger that got a lot of 90s kids back in DK64 where this game was required to progress. Not me though, for I didn't have DK64. I instead got Rare Replay in 2023 for the true "grown ass man playing 40 year old video games what are you doing with your life" experience.

Jetpac involves collecting ship parts and fuel while avoiding enemies. Your shot is really long, covering a whole screen and even wraps around, so constantly shooing left and right usually has you covered, but you're still vulnerable from above. The enemies range from simple to unpredictable, and will always spawn from the edges (making wrapping around the screen always a risk). Shoutouts to the UFOs that are small, unpredictable, and fast. Screw U-FO.

It's fun floating around the middle top of the level swinging left to right like a boss from a more modern game, but I do wish there were more level layouts, in kind of like a Balloon Fight fashion. Then I'd have more to think about as I charge on.

My native no cheating high score is 30,000 so if I become "Grown ass man who plays the banana cartridge what are you doing with your life" guy, that Rareware coin is as good as mine.