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Description
In Bomb Jack, the player controls Jack, who must collect all the bombs in order to complete the current round and go onto the next one. This sounds easy, right? Wrong! Making Jack's task difficult are numerous enemies such as birds, mummies, turtles, and orbs.In each round, collecting a number of bombs results in a bonus coin appearing, and collecting this coin will make the player's score increase 2 to 4 times. More often than not, the "power ball" appears, and when you collect this, you can defeat enemies and have more time to collect all the bombs. There is also the "E" coin, which gives Jack one additional life, but rarely does this coin appear.
The more you progress through the game, the more difficult it becomes, as enemies travel more quickly to get you.
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Alternate Titles
- "Arcade Archives: Bomb Jack" -- Nintendo Switch / PS4 title
- "アーケードアーカイブス ボンジャック" -- Japanese Nintendo Switch / PS4 spelling
- "ボンジャック" -- Japanese spelling
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User Reviews
A very fun arcade game | Commodore 64 | Wurtzly (1138) |
A truly classic arcade game brought to life superbly | ZX Spectrum | Martin Smith (78232) |
A little different to the coin-op, but just as much fun! | Commodore 64 | pottyboy (73) |
Critic Reviews
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) | Commodore 64 | May, 1986 | 9.25 out of 10 | 92 |
Nintendo Acción | Game Boy | 1993 | 89 out of 100 | 89 |
Total! (Germany) | Game Boy | May, 1996 | 2.25 out of 6 | 75 |
Power Play | Amiga | Oct, 1988 | 74 out of 100 | 74 |
Jeuxvideo.com | Amstrad CPC | Feb 02, 2012 | 14 out of 20 | 70 |
Tilt | Amstrad CPC | Jul, 1986 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
67 |
Pocket Gamer UK | J2ME | May 07, 2005 | 6 out of 10 | 60 |
ST Action | Atari ST | Oct, 1988 | 55 out of 100 | 55 |
Computer Gamer | Commodore 16, Plus/4 | Sep, 1986 | 6 out of 20 | 30 |
Happy Computer | Amstrad CPC | May, 1986 | Unscored | Unscored |
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Trivia
1001 Video Games
Bomb Jack appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.Background graphics
The two sides of the original tape for the C16 version had different background graphicsBBC Micro version
The game was also in development for the BBC Micro, before Elite abandoned the system in late 1987. There are rumours that a few fatally bugged copies hit the shelves before being recalled, but nothing has yet been found.Music
The A BGM of the original arcade game is in fact a cover of the theme song of the animated TV series Spoon obasan (Mrs. Pepperpot), sung by Mari Iijima.Awards
- Computer Gamer
- February 1986 (issue #17) - Included in the list Spectrum Collection (the best Spectrum ZX games since 1985 by editorial staff choice)
- Happy Computer
- Issue 04/1987 - #20 Best Game in 1986 (Readers' Vote)
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Commodore 64 Credits (4 people)
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Level music adapted from (uncredited):
Jean‑Michel Jarre (Magnetic Fields 2)