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submitted 2 years ago by Tucumano88@lemmy.zip to c/dosgaming@retrolemmy.com

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In my childhood, during computer lessons in school, we played a game which I don't remember the name. It was a guy with a jetpack that goes forward over different stages. Any clues?

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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Literally just called "Jetpack"?

[–] Tucumano88@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Oh my goooooood!!!!! Thanks a lot!!!!

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 3 points 2 years ago

If that's still not close enough it could also be Alien Carnage. Aka Halloween Harry

[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 years ago

There's also Dangerous Dave. You don't always wear a jetpack, but every level has a jetpack that you can grab to fly over dangerous areas (or to secret levels!).

[–] axellenium@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

This was the first game that came to my mind

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

https://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3408

i'd bet on H.E.R.O. but several mentioned in that discussion link

[–] TauZero@mander.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Try out the jetpack list on tvtropes in the "video games" tab: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JetPack

For example Dangerous Dave (1988) fits your description: video timestamp at 8m35s