Jeep Command
driving shoot'em up game for Commodore 64, 1986
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Escape through unchartered enemy
territory under ferocious fire. Drive
that Jeep, Fire those guns, Jump the
ramps. Its fast, furious and addictive.
Program by John 'Wheelie' Buckley.
THE GAME
Can you make it back to base through
unchartered enemy territory? You can
speed up or slow down and the faster you
go the higher you jump. You have guns on
the front and rear of the Jeep to
explode enemy grenades and mega
firebombs. Use the ramps to travel on
the upper platforms. You must negotiate
the long cavern avoiding the roof and
grenades.
Game Play
You have 5 Jeeps to start with. A bonus
Jeep is awarded on completion of a
colour command section as indicated on
the flashing stage indicator. When you
lose life you restart at the beginning
of the stage you are on. If score
reaches over 50,000 you can restart the
game where you finished. 1,000 points /
grenade, 5,000 points / firebomb.
Game Control
Joystick (Port 1) or keyboard
Z/X = Left/Right
Right Shift/? = Up/Fire
Left & Fire to shoot backwards
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Some useful keyboard shortcuts
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[PAUSE] - stop/continue game
[F9] - quick load game state
[F12] - quick save game state (still stored after leaving the site)
[F11] - toggle fullscreen mode
[ScrollLock] - quick switch control ports
[PageDown] - make a screenshot (320x200)