History VideoGame / SolarJetman

''Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship'' was made by Creator/{{Rare}} in 1990 and was the third (And so far, final original) game in Rare's Jetman series that began with ''VideoGame/Jetpac'' on the Platform/ZXSpectrum. Despite having a major article in ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' volume 18 (and a Howard and Nester comic about it a couple issues later), the game did not get much praise. Or much attention at all for that matter. In fact, Rare had plans on porting the game to other systems, [[WhatMightHaveBeen but the idea got scrapped late in the process due to low sales.]]

''Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship'' was made by Creator/{{Rare}} in 1990 and was the third (And so far, final original) game in Rare's Jetman series. Despite having a major article in ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' volume 18 (and a Howard and Nester comic about it a couple issues later), the game did not get much praise. Or much attention at all for that matter. In fact, Rare had plans on porting the game to other systems, [[WhatMightHaveBeen but the idea got scrapped late in the process due to low sales.]]

''Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship'' was made by Creator/{{Rare}} in 1990. Despite having a major article in ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' volume 18 (and a Howard and Nester comic about it a couple issues later), the game did not get much praise. Or much attention at all for that matter. In fact, Rare had plans on porting the game to other systems, [[WhatMightHaveBeen but the idea got scrapped late in the process due to low sales.]]

* PasswordSave: There's even a [[http://unoriginal.org/people/cybern/solar_jetman.html password generator]] for the jetman on the go.

''Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship'' was made by Rare in 1990. Despite having a major article in ''Nintendo Power'' volume 18 (and a Howard and Nester comic about it a couple issues later), the game did not get much praise. Or much attention at all for that matter. In fact, Rare had plans on porting the game to other systems, [[WhatMightHaveBeen but the idea got scrapped late in the process due to low sales.]]

Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship was made by Rare in 1990. Despite having a major article in ''Nintendo Power'' volume 18 (and a Howard and Nester comic about it a couple issues later), the game did not get much praise. Or much attention at all for that matter. In fact, Rare had plans on porting the game to other systems, [[WhatMightHaveBeen but the idea got scrapped late in the process due to low sales.]]

* DeflectorShields: A ship upgrade that's found on the first planet and a lifesaver from

%%* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: The final boss.

* ConvenientlyClosePlanet: Averted, since most of the time, the mothership is out of fuel when you reach the planet and you travel through worm holes to get there.

%%* EveryBulletIsATracer

%%* ExplosiveDecompression

%%* NoBulkDiscounts

* NoPlotNoProblem: Without checking out varoius online sources, you won't know exactly why you're collecting ship parts.

* PaletteSwap: Enemies and most items change pallettes with each planet, mostly so they don't blend in with the background.

%%* ShoutOut:
%%** To ''Franchise/StarTrek''.
%%** To ''Series/DoctorWho''.

%%* SoundOfNoDamage

%%* StoryToGameplayRatio

%%* TwoDSpace

* [[OneUp 1-Up]]: Get 7 crystals in one sitting, and you get an extra life and 2000 extra credits.

* EveryBulletIsATracer

* ExplosiveDecompression

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: The final boss.

* LetsPlay: By LetsPlay/{{DeceasedCrab}}.

* LostForever: The shields on Preludon and the boosters on Mexomorf. Granted you can buy super shields and double strength thrusters later, but these are only temporary.

* NoBulkDiscounts

* ShoutOut: [[Franchise/StarTrek At least]] [[Series/DoctorWho a couple.]]

* SoundOfNoDamage

* StoryToGameplayRatio: What story?

* TwoDSpace

# Urownd: Gravity 32, Diameter 31

* CriticalExistenceFailure: When you run out of fuel, you explode.

* DestructibleProjectileS: Homing missiles.

* GravityScrew: The strength of gravity changes from planet to planet, which may take some getting used to. Also, Corso Qwero, Chorlton and Miplezur have areas of “water” where gravity is either negated or reversed. Not to mention Shishkebab, which has ''[[YouFailPhysicsForever negative gravity throughout.]]''

* InexplicableTreasureChests: In addition to seemingly random items (radioactives, Fancy Alien Items), there are actual treasure chests with seemingly random items inside including [[{{Gradius}} Easter Island heads]], bananas, tennis balls, an [[Series/DoctorWho "english phone box"]], [[Franchise/StarTrek tribbles]], and ''absolutely nothing.''

* LostForever: The shields on Preludon and the boosters on Mexomorf. Granted you can buy super shields and double strength thrusters later, but...

* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: There's only one Golden Warpship.
* NoPlotNoProblem: Without checking out varius online sources, you won't know exactly why you're collecting ship parts. I always thought I was just making the space equivalent of a hot-rod. Frankly, do you really need a reason to explore space and shoot at stuff?

* [[ThisIsTheFinalBattle Destiny Summons.]]
* {{Two-D Space}}

* VideoGameLives: 4 of them to start with, though you only lose them if you die in spaceman form. If you get to a spare jetpod laying about, to a wormhole back to the mothership, or back to the mothership itself, you're spared.

* PointOfNoReturn: After you assemble the Golden Warpship, you are subject to a Gradius-style side-scrolling level. You have one shot at it. If you lose, you get the password for Miplezur. The fact that the final level is NintendoHard doesn't help. Possibly justified in that there is only one Golden Warpship.

!!This game has examples of the following tropes:

* DenialOfDiagonalAttack: Heavily averted. In fact, you can move and fire in any direction. Partially played straight after your pod blows up, as you can only fire left or right, but with no loss in mobility. All in all, this can be a welcome change of pace if you're used to playing other games from the time period.

* VideoGameLives: 4 of them to start with, though you only lose them if you die after your pod explodes.

* InexplicableTreasureChests: In addition to seemingly random items (radioactives, Fancy Alien Items), there are actual treasure chests with seemingly random items inside including [[{{Gradius}} Easter Island heads,]] bananas, tennis balls, an [[Series/DoctorWho "english phone box",]] [[Franchise/StarTrek tribbles,]] and ''absolutely nothing.''

* LetsPlay: By {{DeceasedCrab}}.

* AWinnerIsYou: It does have a funny part at the end, though.

* InexplicableTreasureChests: In addition to seemingly random items (radioactives, Fancy Alien Items), there are actual treasure chests with seemingly random items inside including [[{{Gradius}} Easter Island heads,]] bananas, tennis balls, an [[Series/DoctorWho "english phone box",]] [[StarTrek tribbles,]] and ''absolutely nothing.''

* ShoutOut: [[StarTrek At least]] [[Series/DoctorWho a couple.]]