History YMMV / JetpackJoyride

* HilariousInHindsight: The gameplay mechanic for Profit Bird is very similar to ''VideoGame/FlappyBird'', predating it by 2 years. This would later be lampshaded with the ''Zappy Bird'' Event.

* SequelDisplacement: This is is a third game to star VideoGame/BarrySteakfries, predated by ''VideoGame/AgeOfZombies'' and ''VideoGame/MonsterDash''. The first one is a ShootEmUp that doesn't even feature any jetpacks, and the second one is an EndlessRunningGame with enough differences in gameplay comparing to its successor. While both would reach a solid number of downloads and be UnCancelled (twice each), as far as mainstream recognition is concerned, people are most likely to have memories about ''Jetpack Joyride'' and not so much of its predecessors. The fact that ''Jetpack'' was one of the few games from Creator/HalfbrickStudios not to be delisted in 2018 after GDPR laws became active, and eventually got [[VideoGame/JetpackJoyride2 a sequel of its own]] goes to show how much has it surpassed its older brothers in popularity.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: How innocent are the scientists? The promotional material states that they are indeed evil, and a bio for ''VideoGame/JetpackJoyride2'' revealed that they are all clones of [[BigBad Brains']] deceased friend, all to make sure you don't feel too bad for them. The game itself never explicitly says that, and without much knowledge of the series, it's very easy to view them as a [[InnocentBystander well-meaning employees]] who just want to protect their laboratory from a sudden intruder. The fact that they [[HarmlessEnemy never try to fight back and tend to run away]] doesn't help.

* {{Squick}}: The Bleeding Heart jetpack is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly that]] — a giant human heart strapped to Barry's back, which squirts out [[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank endless gushes of blood]] in order to fly. The relatively simplistic art style does nothing to diminish the squelching heartbeat sound effects, nor the way the heart splats and squishes hitting the ground if you die while wearing it.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: The various ways you can mess with the scientists. The default jetpack is a ''[[MoreDakka machine gun]]'', which mows them down as efficiently as you'd expect. It gets worse for them when you have a vehicle, as any of the vehicles can knock them down by running into them, and a few of the vehicles (Lil' Stomper, Profit Bird, and Mr. Cuddles) can flat-out ''[[SquashedFlat crush]]'' them by landing right on top of them, obliterating the body and leaving only the hazmat suit behind.

* GoodBadBugs: It's possible to collect a power-up right after using the S.A.M. revive. And since some power-ups allow to get a free vehicle (Rocket Time or Boost with Free Ride gadget equipped), [[https://youtu.be/kd7Koyw23gk you can have both S.A.M. and any other vehicle at the same time]]. This removes all the obstacles, which means that you can't end the run without reseting the game, but you can have fun endlessly riding on two vehicles, especially since they speed up.
* HilariousInHindsight: The gameplay mechanic for Profit Bird is very similar to ''VideoGame/FlappyBird'', predating it by 2 years. This would later be lampshaded with ''Zappy Bird'' Event.

* {{Squick}}: The Bleeding Heart jetpack is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly that]]— a giant human heart strapped to Barry's back, which squirts out [[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank endless gushes of blood]] in order to fly. The relatively simplistic art style does nothing to diminish the squelching heartbeat sound effects, nor the way the heart splats and squishes hitting the ground if you die while wearing it.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: How innocent are the scientists? The promotional material states that they are indeed evil, and a bio for ''Jetpack Joyride 2'' revealed that they are all clones of [[BigBad Brains']] deceased friend, but the game itself never explicitly says that, and without much knowledge of the series, it is very easy to interpretate them as a [[InnocentBystander well-meaning employees]] who just want to protect their laboratory from a sudden intruder. The fact that they [[HarmlessEnemy never try to fight back and tend to run away]] doesn't help.
* CommonKnowledge:
** When it stopped being an UrbanLegendOfZelda, an unavoidable laser wall at 30,000m became this. For a while, sites like ''Jetpack Joyride Wiki'' and even Website/ThisVeryWiki used to state that it exists as if it was a given. As the game was being updated and tweaked, it became much easier to get higher scores, [[https://youtu.be/gCUSSKmr2t8 so it is more than possible to get thrice as far as the distance where the presumed unavoidable obstacle is believed to be]].
** Another surprisingly popular belief is related to the golden skins for vehicles: It is sometimes thought that [[NotActuallyCosmeticAward they slightly increase the value of collected coins]]. There is a Gemology gadget that replaces some coins with red gems of higher value, and you can win coin doubler from the Final Spin, but none of the vehicle skins are more beneficial than the others. So far the only skin that isn't cosmetic is an [[Film/GhostbustersAfterlife Afterlife Ecto-1]], which unlike the original features a gunner seat sliding out of its back with Phoebe sitting in it and using Proton Pack against the passing scientists, which is more of a cool detail than something helpfull.

* SequelDisplacement: While ''VideoGame/AgeOfZombies'' and ''VideoGame/MonsterDash'' are far from being obscure, (after all, both reached over 10 million downloads and were UnCancelled... twice each) they were nowhere nearly as successful and well-known as ''Jetpack Joyride'', the third game in Barry's trilogy. As such, most recognize Barry by his appearance in this game. Try telling someone that [[EarlyInstalmentWeirdness he was originally a smoker, who wasn't afraid to use mature language]] and that he used to rely on ranged weapons instead of jetpacks. The fact that Jetpack never had to go through any kind of cancellation and [[VideoGame/JetpackJoyride2 even got a sequel of its own]] probably goes to show how much has it surpassed its older brothers in popularity.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation:
** How innocent are the scientists? Some of the promotional material state that they are indeed evil, and a bio for ''Jetpack Joyride 2'' revealed that they are all clones of [[BigBad Brains']] deceased friend, but the game itself never explicitly says that, and without much knowledge of the franchise's lore, it is very easy to interpretate them as a [[InnocentBystander well-meaning employees]] who just want to protect their laboratory from a sudden intruder. The fact that they [[HarmlessEnemy never try to fight back and tend to run away]] doesn't help.
** The interpretation above sometimes also affects Barry, who can be easily thought of as a VillainProtagonist. In canon, while he sure loves causing chaos and has some questionable morals, he's still seen as a heroic character, especially by other games with Barry in them.

* SequelDisplacement: While ''Age of Zombies'' and ''Monster Dash'' are far from being obscure, (after all, both reached over 10 million downloads and were UnCancelled... twice each) they were nowhere nearly as successful and well-known as ''Jetpack Joyride'', the third game in Barry's trilogy. As such, most recognize Barry by his appearance in this game. Try telling someone that [[EarlyInstalmentWeirdness he was originally a smoker, who wasn't afraid to use mature language]] and that he used to rely on ranged weapons instead of jetpacks. The fact that Jetpack never had to go through any kind of cancellation and [[VideoGame/JetpackJoyride2 even got a sequel of its own]] probably goes to show how much has it surpassed its older brothers in popularity.

%%* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: The Profit Bird.

** How innocent are the scientists? Some of the promotional material state that they are indeed evil, and a bio for ''Jetpack Joyride 2'' revealed that they are all clones of [[BigBad Brains']] friend, but the game itself never explicitly says that, and without much knowledge of the franchise's lore, it is very easy to interpretate them as a [[InnocentBystander well-meaning employees]] who just want to protect their laboratory from a sudden intruder. The fact that they [[HarmlessEnemy never try to fight back and tend to run away]] doesn't help.
** The interpretation above sometimes also affects Barry, who can be easily thought of as a VillainProtagonist. In canon, while he sure loves causing chaous and has some questionable morals, he's still seen as a heroic character, especially by other games with Barry in them.

* GoodBadBugs: It's possible to collect a power-up right after using the S.A.M. revive. And since some power-ups allow to get a free vehicle (Rocket Time or Boost with Free Ride gadget equiped), [[https://youtu.be/kd7Koyw23gk you can have both S.A.M. and any other vehicle at the same time]]. This removes all the obstacles, which means that you can't end the run without reseting the game, but you can have fun endlessly riding on two vehicles, especially since they go faster over time.

* SequelDisplacement: While ''Age of Zombies'' and ''Monster Dash'' are far from being obscure, (after all, both reached over 10 million downloads and were UnCancelled... twice in case of ''Monster Dash'') they were nowhere nearly as successful and well-known as ''Jetpack Joyride'', the third game in Barry's trilogy. As such, most recognize Barry by his appearance in this game. Try telling someone that [[EarlyInstalmentWeirdness he was originally a smoker, who wasn't afraid to use mature language]] and that he used to rely on ranged weapons instead of jetpacks. The fact that Jetpack never had to go through any kind of cancellation and [[VideoGame/JetpackJoyride2 even got a sequel of its own]] probably goes to show how much has it surpassed its older brothers in popularity.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: How innocent are the scientists? WordOfGod is that they are evil, but without much knowledge of the game's lore, it is very easy to think that they are a [[InnocentBystander well-meaning employees]] who just want to protect their laboratory from a sudden intruder. The fact that they [[HarmlessEnemy never try to fight back and tend to run away]] doesn't help. The CEO of Legitimate Research, Professor Brains, is very clearly evil and was the antagonist of previous games with Barry in them, but the identity of the laboratory's leader wasn't clear until 2019's ''Jetpack Joyride Shorts''. This also brings another question: Are the scientists aware of Brains' evil plans? Craig seems to be, but plenty of them (including Craig himself) are depicted as rather friendly, and the ones who are shown to be explicitly evil or rude are not that common (though they do exist, like Lab Lady from the comic book adaptation and The Science Crew in [[VideoGame/JetpackJoyride2 the sequel]]).
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiUjLJJligs The Main Theme]]. It will never leave your head.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgkHsF2Uw4M The Headphones Remix]], a downright amazing {{Dubstep}} remix of the Main Theme when you ride S.A.M. or use the DJ Barry head cosmetic.
** Each S.A.M. skin comes with their own themes, each being catchy in it's own way.
** The jazzy version of Jingle Bells when you get the Sleigh of Awesome.

** Barry is a VillainProtagonist. This usually comes from an aformentioned AlternateCharacterInterpretation of the scientists by those, who have little knowledge on the game's story. Other games with Barry in them (Including the ones that came out before ''Jetpack Joyride'') depict him as a heroic guy at best and an AntiHero with some questionable morals at worst.

* ThatOneAchievement:The Germaphobe achievement requires you to reach 2000m... without touching ''anything'' except the floor and the ceiling, which is surprisingly difficult to do. Remember, a single coin can mess up the whole run.

** When it stopped being an UrbanLegendOfZelda, an unavoidable laser wall at 30,000m became this. For a while, sites like ''Jetpack Joyride Wiki'' and even Wiki/ThisVeryWiki used to state that it exists as if it was a given. As the game was being updated and tweaked, it became much easier to get higher scores, [[https://youtu.be/gCUSSKmr2t8 so it is more than possible to get thrice as far as the distance where the presumed unavoidable obstacle is believed to be]].

YMMV/AgeOfZombies | YMMV/MonsterDash | Jetpack Joyride | YMMV/JetpackJoyride2BulletRush ]] -]

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: How innocent are the scientists? WordOfGod is that they are evil, but without much knowledge of the game's lore, it is very easy to think that they are a [[InnocentBystander well-meaning employees]] who just want to protect their laboratory from a sudden intruder. The fact that they [[HarmlessEnemy never try to fight back and tend to run away]] doesn't help. The CEO of Legitimate Research, Professor Brains, is very clearly evil and was the antagonist of previous games with Barry in them, but the identity of the laboratory's leader wasn't clear until 2019's ''Jetpack Joyride Shorts''. This also brings another question: Are the scientists aware of Brains' evil plans? Craig seems to be, but plenty of them (including Craig himself) are depicted as rather friendly, and the ones who are shown to be explicitly evil or rude are not that common (though they do exist, like Lab Lady from the comic book adaptation and The Science Crew in [[VideoGame/JetpackJoyride2BulletRush the sequel]]).

* SequelDisplacement: While ''Age of Zombies'' and ''Monster Dash'' are far from being obscure, (after all, both reached over 10 million downloads and were UnCancelled... twice in case of ''Monster Dash'') they were nowhere nearly as successful and well-known as ''Jetpack Joyride'', the third game in Barry's trilogy. As such, most recognize Barry by his appearance in this game. Try telling someone that [[EarlyInstalmentWeirdness he was originally a smoker, who wasn't afraid to use mature language]] and that he used to rely on ranged weapons instead of jetpacks. The fact that Jetpack never had to go through any kind of cancellation and even got a sequel of its own probably goes to show how much has it surpassed its older brothers in popularity.

** When it stopped being an UrbanLegendOfZelda, an unavoidable laser wall at 30,000m became this. For a while, sites like ''Jetpack Joyride Wiki'' and even Wiki/ThisVeryWiki used to state that it exists as if it was a given.

YMMV/AgeOfZombies | YMMV/MonsterDash | Jetpack Joyride ]] -]

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: How innocent are the scientists? WordOfGod is that they are evil, but without much knowledge of the game's lore, it is very easy to think that they are a well-meaning employees who just want to protect their laboratory from a sudden intruder. The fact that they [[HarmlessEnemy never try to fight back and tend to run away]] doesn't help. The CEO of Legitimate Research '''is''' evil, but it wasn't made clear until 2019 and that brings another question: Are they aware of Professor Brains' evil plans? Craig seems to be, but plenty of scientists (including Craig) are depicted as rather friendly, and the ones who are shown to be explicitly evil or rude are not that common (though they do exist, like Lab Lady from the comic book adaptation and The Science Crew in the sequel).

** When it stopped being an UrbanLegendOfZelda, an unavoidable laser wall at 30,000m became this. See the Trivia page for more information.
** Another surprisingly popular belief is related to the golden skins for vehicles: It is sometimes thought that [[NotActuallyCosmeticAward they slightly increase the value of collected coins]]. There is a Gemology gadget that replaces some coins with red gems of higher value, and you can win coin doubler from the Final Spin, but none of the vehicle skins are more beneficial than the others. So far the only skin that isn't cosmetic is an [[Film/GhostbustersAfterlife Afterlife Ecto-1]], which unlike the original features a gunner seat sliding out of its back with Phoebe sitting in it and using Proton Pack against the passing scientists, which is more of a cool detail than something that would really help.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: How innocent are the scientists? WordOfGod is that they are evil, but without much knowlege of the game's lore, it is very easy to think that they are a well-meaning employees who just want to protect their laboratory from a sudden intruder. The fact that they [[HarmlessEnemy never try to fight back and tend to run away]] doesn't help. The CEO of Legitimate Research '''is''' evil, but it wasn't made clear until 2019 and that brings another question: Are they aware of Professor Brains' evil plans? Craig seems to be, but plenty of scientists (including Craig) are depicted as rather friendly, and the ones who are shown to be explicitly evil or rude are not that common (Though they do exist, like Lab Lady from the comic book adaptation and The Science Crew in the sequel).

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyVyibeMgyo The Main Theme]]. It will never leave your head.
** The {{Dubstep}} remix of the aformentioned theme when you ride S.A.M.
** S.A.M. skins come with their own themes, each being catchy in it's own way.

** When it stopped being an UrbanLegendOfZelda, an unavoidable laser wall at 30000m became this. See Trivia page for more information.

** The Strong Arm Machine. It makes missiles the only hazard, not a single coin will be dodged, and it has three hit points. If it's used skillfully, it could make you top the leaderboard by covering a lot of distance.

** Also, when you remove Flash from your gadget set, a slowly fading Lost Dog poster appears, implying that each run through is possibly weeks apart.
* SequelDisplacement: While ''Age of Zombies'' and ''Monster Dash'' are far from being obscure, (After all, both reached over 10 million downloads and were UnCancelled... twice in case of ''Monster Dash''.) they were nowhere nearly as successful and well-known as ''Jetpack Joyride'', the third game in Barry's trilogy. As such, most recognise Barry by his appearance in this game. Now try telling someone that [[EarlyInstalmentWeirdness he was originally a smoker, who wasn't afraid to use mature language]] and that he used to rely on ranged weapons instead of jetpacks. The fact that Jetpack never had to go through any kind of cancellation and even got a sequel of its own probably goes to show how much has it surpassed its older brothers in popularity.
* ThatOneAchievement: The Germaphobe achievement requires you to reach 2000m... without touching ''anything'' except the floor and the ceiling, which is surprisingly difficult to do. Remember, a single coin can mess up the whole run.

* MemeticBadass: Barry Steakfries. He can destroy walls with bare hands, [[UniversalDriversLicense control various vehicles and mechanisms with ease]] and cause a destruction [[HoistByHisOwnPetard using scientists' own inventions against them]], inadvertently (at least at first) saving the world in process. [[InUniverse The flavor text treats him appropriately.]] And that's not even mentioning other games he appears in, such as ''Age of Zombies'' having him travel through time to save the humanity from the ZombieApocalypse.

* OlderThanTheyThink:
** [[{{VideoGame/Liero}} This isn't the first time a minigun has been used as a jetpack]].
** Barry Steakfries himself has debuted in ''VideoGame/AgeOfZombies'' and later appeared in ''VideoGame/MonsterDash'', where he could use his Machine Gun Jetpack a year before ''Jetpack Joyride'' was released. He was also an unlockable character in ''VideoGame/{{Raskulls}}''.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: How innocent are the scientists? WordOfGod is that they are evil, but without much knowlege of the game's lore, it is very easy to think that they are a well-meaning employees who just want to protect their laboratory from a sudden intruder. The fact that they [[HarmlessEnemy never try to fight back and tend to run away]] doesn't help. The CEO of Legitimate Research '''is''' evil, but it wasn't made clear until 2019 and that brings another question: Are the they aware of Professor Brains' evil plans? Craig seems to be, but plenty of scientists (including Craig) are depicted as rather friendly, and the ones who are shown to be explicitly evil or rude are not that common (Though they do exist, like Lab Lady from the comic book adaptation and The Science Crew in the sequel).

** When it stopped being an UrbanLegendOfZelda, an unavoidable laser wall at 30000m became this. See Trivia page for more details.

*** S.A.M. skins come with their own themes, each being catchy in it's own way.
** The jazzy version of Jingle Bells when you get the Sleigh of Awesome.

** Ecto-1 is even more so. Much like [=DeLorean=], it travels forward after a short amount of time. The difference? Not only it covers just as much distance, its boost has an unlimited usage. While it's compensated by the cooldown and the vehicle itself being harder to control, skilled player can use it to cover a lot of distance in a rather short period of time.

* MemeticBadass: Barry Steakfries. He can destroy walls with bare hands, [[UniversalDriversLicense control various vehicles and mechanisms with ease]] and cause a destruction [[HoistByHisOwnPetard using scientists' own inventions against them]], inadvertently (at least at first) saving the world in process, since the laboratory he makes a visit to is owned by a MadScientist, who wants to take over the world. [[InUniverse The flavor text treats him appropriately.]] And that's not even mentioning other games he appears in, such as ''Age of Zombies'' having him travel through time to save the humanity from the ZombieApocalypse.

*** Taken UpToEleven in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbHSJOpW-g this trailer]], where Laboratory looks even more abandoned.

** Barry Steakfries himself has debuted in ''Age of Zombies'' and later appeared in ''VideoGame/MonsterDash'', where he could use his Machine Gun Jetpack a year before ''Jetpack Joyride'' was released. He was also an unlockable character in ''VideoGame/{{Raskulls}}''.

* ThatOneSidequest: The Germaphobe achievement requires you to reach 2000m ... without touching ''anything'' except the floor and the ceiling. this is surprisingly difficult to do. Remember, a single coin can mess up the whole run.

** Ecto-1 is even more so. Much like [=DeLorean=], it travels forward after a short amount of time. The difference? It covers twice as much distance, and its boost has an unlimited usage. While it's compensated by the cooldown and the vehicle itself being harder to control, skilled player can use it to cover a lot of distance in a rather short period of time.