''Jet'' is a

combat flight simulator Combat flight simulators are vehicle simulation games, amateur flight simulation computer programs used to simulate military aircraft and their operations. These are distinct from dedicated flight simulators used for professional pilot and milit ...

video game originally published in 1985 by Sublogic. The game was released in 1985 for MS-DOS and the

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, 1986 for the

Apple II The Apple II (stylized as ) is an 8-bit home computer and one of the world's first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products. It was designed primarily by Steve Wozniak; Jerry Manock developed the design of Apple II's foam-m ...

, 1988 for the

Atari ST The Atari ST is a line of personal computers from Atari Corporation and the successor to the Atari 8-bit family. The initial model, the Atari 520ST, had limited release in April–June 1985 and was widely available in July. It was the first pers ...

and

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, and 1989 for the Macintosh and NEC PC-9801.Jet at Mobygames
/ref> An updated version called ''Jet 2.0'' was released for MS-DOS in 1987.

Gameplay

''Jet'' is easier to fly than '' Flight Simulator II'', and is compatible with its scenery disks. The player may choose either an

F-16 Fighting Falcon The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful ...

for land missions or an

F/A-18 Hornet The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather, twinjet, twin-engine, supersonic aircraft, supersonic, carrier-based aircraft, carrier-capable, Multirole combat aircraft, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a Fighter aircraft, ...

for missions starting at sea from an aircraft carrier. The player can also practice flying and aerobatics in "free flight" mode, dogfight against Soviet MiGs, launch strikes against land or sea-based targets, or watch a demo. For either combat mode, the player can select which missiles and bombs the plane will have. Most of the indicators on a real jet fighter are present in Jet: altimeter, heading, frame loading, gear status, brake status, fuel level, radar, attitude, and range. The player can turn a few of these on and off. The controls consist of either the joystick or numeric keypad for steering and other keys to handle the chosen optional indicators, landing gear, weapons, and an eject button. Different perspectives can be chosen - a view from the control tower instead of the jet's cockpit.

Reception

''Jet'' was Sublogic's second best-selling Commodore 64 game as of late 1987. Describing it as "an upscale, friendlier version of ''Flight Simulator'', '' Compute!'s Gazette'' in 1986 said that the Commodore 64 version was "a great computer game doing what it does best—and letting you have some fun". '' Compute!'' in 1987 favorably reviewed the Apple II version of ''Jet'' and its excellent graphics, but criticized the slow performance, reporting that it was "painfully slow" at updating the display. ''

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'' called ''Jet'' "more of a 'game'" than ''

F/A-18 Interceptor ''F/A-18 Interceptor'' is a combat flight simulator developed by Intellisoft and published by Electronic Arts for the Amiga in 1988. The player mainly flies the F/A-18 Hornet, but the F-16 Fighting Falcon is also available for aerobatics, free ...

'', which the magazine described as "a 'toy' ... you play a game, you play ''with'' a toy". The reviewer recommended both. In a 1994 survey of wargames the magazine gave the title one-plus stars out of five, describing the combat "mediocre".

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jet (Computer Game) 1985 video games Apple II games Atari ST games Amiga games Combat flight simulators DOS games Commodore 64 games Classic Mac OS games NEC PC-9801 games Video games developed in the United States

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