Tuesday 9 January 2024

1970 Jet Rocket - ジェット・ロケット by セガ (Sega)


Name: Jet Rocket - ジェット・ロケット
Year: 1970 
Company: セガ (Sega)


from the side: these were very large and very heavy.

view inside shows the background being rotated on a belt system.


English flyer.  This game was sold internationally.

One year later, USA company Chicago Coin released Night Bomber, a game that copied liberally from Jet Rocket.  The curved cockpit bezel, the moulded cockpit outline, and the control stick all look similar, as does the side art.

1971 Night Bomber by Chicago Coin flyer


1971 Night Bomber by Chicago Coin flyer


The gameplay is also nearly identical:

Jet Rocket

Night Bomber




This video is in Finnish and shows the internal operations of Jet Rocket:

And a Todd Tuckey video looking inside:


hat tip to Sega Retro, it appears two other USA companies also copies Jet Rocket.  Sega had sent an early prototype to the USA before their August 1970 release date, and Bally and Williams apparently had their clones out by December 1970:
1970 Flotilla by Williams

1970 Target Zero by Bally



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