Jetpack Joyride - From Concept To Release

Jetpack Joyride is arguably one of the most popular mobile games of all time! With it's iconic Machine Gun Jetpack mechanic. However, what's the origin story behind this game and how was it developed.
In this first instalment of From Concept To Release, I'll cover the whole story and development behind this iconic Halfbrick game!
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[@MrRetroGeek]

When did you first play Jetpack Joyride? Don't forget to Subscribe if your new! Also make sure to check out my Discord server! discord.gg/PDnrQaY Luke's conference was held at GDC 2012 not 2011 as mentioned in the video.

[@Kelleck]

2014 I think i Remeber having fruit ninja on my dads ipad

[@thefoster55555]

2015

[@antimanter1511]

2016 Yea I’m not an OG this time

[@memeshop6278]

I remember when i was 9 and play this game 24/7

[@renz1013]

next to one on the initial d arcade cabinet

[@DannyGamerXD48]

I live near an arcade with a Jetpack Joyride arcade machine and all I can tell you, It feels pretty damn fun. There is like little buttons on the sides you press to fly and the seat vibrates in response to flying or getting hit. Easily one of my favorite arcade machines there next to a Fruit Ninja arcade machine.

[@IzzyKDoodles]

I never knew that there is Jetpack joyride and fruit ninja arcade games existed! It sounds really fun

[@Accordian]

Halfbrick honestly could make their own console and people would buy it

[@I-VisiBomb-I]

so you're telling me the chair vibrates? interesting...

[@perhapsYoYo]

@@I-VisiBomb-I no

[@thefoster55555]

Nice video! I never knew jetpack joyride had such an interesting development history

[@Extremezotako]

Pog

[@dani3ldanthemanyoutuber263]

He also made it extra interesting somehow in my opinion

[@lumiplanx]

Jetpack Joyride was and will always stay one of my favorite mobile games to exist. Thank you for the amazing video and bringing me some nostalgia! Keep it up!

[@monkeydigs6696]

Fr, I love Jetpack Joyride.

[@nikos8599]

Nice video! Suggestion: you should make a video about "Where's my water?" franchise. These games were a big part of mobile market once

[@Extremezotako]

Nice suggestion

[@GamergalDS]

I've actually played the arcade version. I remember being scared out of my wits by how much the seat vibrates. It was frickin epic though.

[@Miataa]

I litterally just downloaded this game 10 minutes ago

[@jimmy_os]

Same

[@BruhMoment93_]

I first downloaded it years ago then I think a couple months ago

[@vinny-th3oi]

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[@IzzyKDoodles]

That is your best decision

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[@GordonFreemanFN]

what i like the most is that EVERYTHING you can buy with coins is cosmetic (except for the gadgets but at least you arent forced to buy them to play well)

[@Malxer]

5:35 that gravity guy crossover is simply wonderful

[@majesticmo5048]

Could u cover bloons tower defence also including Btd battles?

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6:11 Is no one gonna talk about that synce

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That's rare!!

[@Kelleck]

me too!

[@somerandomguyontheinternet4352]

pretty cool video m8 and btw congratulations on the 2K.

[@packet4382]

Lets go the new series dropped

[@AngryBirdsEnthusiast]

Fruit Ninja was really popular, you should make a video on it, it has almost as many downloads as AB, and you also even mentioned it in this video.

[@ryannoronha27102]

They actually making a sequel!!!🤩🤩

[@MrRetroGeek]

Video on that coming soon!

[@TheCongestedCrew]

I LOVE JETPACK JOYRIDE YOUR THE BEST CHANNEL

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[@MolassesLover]

Came here from the Angry Birds video and you improved drastically, good job. Could you make a video about Age of Zombies next?

[@pink_ice9454]

I just downloaded it back after seeing the announce of Jetpack Joyride 2, and I'm falling in love with the game again. So much childhood nostalgia!

[@MNightbirb]

I remember getting into the rainbow levels, it was mega hard but I flexed on my friends back then

[@EmbeddedWithin]

Damn, For my entire 7 years of playing I barely even reached the rainbow lvls lol

[@PyromationsTV]

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[@ilgattopazzerello]

1:24 I love that on the shirt it's written: "Ham and green eggs"

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[@guyperson2651]

I loved this game! But, one of my favorite games as a kid, and one I have fond memories of is pocket god. It has a pretty long lifespan, and a bunch of games based on it, so I bet you could do a vid on it! Keep up the good work!

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[@Fantastic_AB24]

Jetpack Joyride

[@stuffnjunk4633]

Well that was random

[@Fantastic_AB24]

Yep sure is!!

[@jaredeleson1428]

I thought it was more like: "Hey dude, u wanna make a game about a guy in a jetpack, flying through a science lab with lasers, and rockets?" "He'll yea"

[@excitingedward]

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[@daqua8254]

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[@nightmareriddenlibrarian2924]

This games sound track was banger

[@saltycomputer]

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[@oliverwoodhouse7530]

You should make 'Angry Birds from Concept to Release' considering that your other Angry Birds videos did so well 👍

[@swagmaster47625]

Guess what

[@HunterMan12]

Congrats on 3k subs!

[@edwinhuang9244]

0:45 Yeah about that... Barry Steakfries borrowed my shirt(I was renting it) and he ripped the shirt sleeves... I ended up taking it back... And forgot to have the shirt sleeves repaired...

[@superrandom_1]

What I like about this game is that after death you have about 50 ways to still do stuff like the ball, the iceberg, the explosives, revives, etc.

[@hamhamhamham5304]

The main character can be used in another game called Dan the man, also a game by halfbricks studio.

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[@Kelleck]

can you do Doodle Jump? I don't know what even happened to that Or maybe Cut the Rope

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[@duddledudeduck]

Thank you for making this video! This brings back so much memories

[@minecraftnoobfarmer]

I remember when this game came out and I downloaded it on my iPad. It was one of my favourite games.

[@fez6653]

I can fuckin jam to that soundtrack

[@saltycomputer]

Also I started playing it around 2014

[@rifqialfariz22]

Been playing since day one, still one of my favorite!

[@Kylecoll1629]

Wow these videos are really well made wasn't expecting this,

[@TheMNHShow]

This is a god-tier mobile game, there with Fruit Ninja, Temple Run, Candy Crush, Flappy Bird, Clash of Clans, Paper Toss, Doodle Jump and that Disney game about the crocodile and the water

[@tiocampbell6168]

history on dan the man

[@your_opinion_doesnt_matter2247]

how do you only have 2k subs??

[@Wina_Wina]

I was here before he had 500 subs. His channel is blowing up fast.

[@d1ddle]

Great video First played the arcade version, found another cabinet elsewhere soon after. No idea it was an app originally.

[@lilypad5399]

From when im commenting, this video has the same views and subscribers, that is rare for quickly on growing KZbin channel

[@planken203]

most people: killing hazmats me: hiGH fIvE

[@CMatt007]

High respect for half-brick for not turning into rovio 📈

[@mortenera2294]

I remember playing Jetpack Joyride on my PSP-3000, I bought it for just a few euros on the PS store. It was very similar to the mobile version

[@Kelleck]

One thing they did that I didn't like was that they locked the Wave Rider behind a paywall

[@FairPlay137]

Maybe you could do a video for Fruit Ninja's history, since Fruit Ninja's 10th anniversary is ongoing?

[@explodingegg123]

jetpack joyride is lit

[@josecedillos1446]

Next you should do monster dash

[@kwakweXD]

Hey you there! Cya when this video gets 1 million views!

[@thegoldenturd28]

you deserve more subs for these great videos

[@immortalkombat9289]

Looking at this video after Luke's "How I designed JJ video", it's almost as if this was a summary of THAT video 😅. How did u get the story and the screenshots for this?

[@MageBurger]

Usually it’s some very intelligent people managing to dig at the game files and also doing other smart stuff to somehow get older versions of a game and obscure details on the internet. Basically tech wizardry.

[@Walid-mk4jo]

I know right?

[@TheRealMr.Government]

I love this game

[@mpgd6107]

I first played in 2013. I did not like it at first, but now its one of my favorites

[@MxgzyMotivation]

Yo it’s Jake peacock from school, keep it up bro 👍

[@johanneshaukanes4531]

15:20 Wow! Haha :D Even a arcade machine.

[@AnotherSwissYoutubeUser]

Jetpack Joyride is the only mobile game I still play.

[@sammyjaohnson5631]

I remember playing this on my old laptop back in 2011 or 2012

[@sammyjaohnson5631]

I want to play it agian cause i never beat it cause i was a dumb kid back then

[@BobMcBurger1]

4:25 it's been so long since I've seen the leaf symbol at the top left. Last game I saw it for was I believe Mega Jump. Shame it's not on the apple store anymore. Well, it kinda is but due annoying iOS restrictions I can't play it unless it's updated to the current iOS. And Get Set Games have kinda died at this point so I doubt any update or new game is coming. Eg I think 'Mega Blast' was an April Fools of theirs. But that was basically their second last activity ever from my knowledge. Basically, there are so many old games I wish to replay and feel the nostalgia for but alas can't due to either myself forgetting the name of them or iOS doesn't allow it.

[@ryderthomas24]

this is the best mobile game ever and maybe even one of the best games ever come at me

[@yourboy4005]

Great video!!

[@chewygami8781]

Damn Those scientist are HELLA THICC

[@akemz7777]

I loved the teleporter power up I just spammed it and had a 6k Manx score because of it

[@GameMaster-pz9pw]

You could defintley have a KZbin career in the future

[@rentertainment2769]

And now, it's back with Jetpack Joyride 2! But it is still on soft launch and beta testing...

[@Iwan-ke6ou]

Me vibing though the whole video bc of the soundtrack

[@FoxyGamerLx]

6:10 it follows the beat of the song

[@bralenmurphy1991]

How do you have so few subs? Your video docs are great!

[@amnotmichael]

i remember playing jetpack joyride on my dad's phone, but one day the screen (and so my 6 year old heart) broke so i couldn't play it anymore. sad day.

[@coldore6734]

Welcome to Machine-gun!

[@jeromemccalla9520]

I played this all the time on psvita.

[@Kai-hf5wt]

Video idea: Smash Hit or Does Not Commute. Fun games that everyone plays, but never goes viral.

[@VegetaIsthebest-zp1ri]

Beach buggy racing and Bhop go are super underrated mobile games.

[@jilingren3248]

And they say Barry is still flying until today.

[@ryderthomas24]

i was able to play the arcade version vefore and it was GREAT

[@diegoxavier9107]

The game has such a good sense of humor, too

[@sunstriketacos]

The music is epic

[@falloutbois6979]

This dudes underrated

[@kobsboy4227]

love this game man

[@EpicCamraMan]

I’ve never played this on a phone/tablet only in Arcades

[@monsterhouse6095]

14:13 14:21 “INSTANTLY”

[@reck2685]

Could you do a video on a mobile game called vector? nice video btw!

[@mljesus7743]

great vid!