Choujin Sentai Jetman Walkthrough: Start Here and Where to Find Full Guides
A Choujin Sentai Jetman walkthrough starts with knowing what the NES game is and how its power-up blocks work. This guide covers both, then points you to full step-by-step guides.
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A choujin sentai jetman walkthrough is easier to follow once you know what the game is. Choujin Sentai Jetman is a game for the Nintendo Family Computer loosely based on the Super Sentai season of the same name. [1] If you already know the show, you will spot the connection right away.
This page gives you the essentials: what the game is and how it fits together before you start a stage. It does not try to replace a full route, so you will want a complete guide once you are ready to play through each level.
The rest of this article points you to complete, stage-by-stage guides and explains how to use them with the basics here.
What kind of game is Choujin Sentai Jetman?
It is the first game made for a running Sentai series, which is a big reason fans of the show seek it out [2].
The bird-themed Choujin Sentai Jetman series is notable for one reason in particular. It was the first running series in the Sentai line to get its own game [2]. For fans of the show, that makes the game a piece of franchise history rather than a generic tie-in.
Because the release was limited to Japan, you will not find a regional English box copy on a store shelf. If you want to play it, you will likely be working with a Japanese release, so it helps to know that going in. Fans who read about the game often call out how rare it is, and that rarity is part of its appeal.
The game's history is easy to appreciate once you know the context. A show that ran with its own game was not common in the early 1990s, so this release stands out among Sentai tie-ins. If you enjoy tracking how a franchise moved from television into games, Jetman's place as the first is a good starting point.
Knowing that helps you decide whether it is worth tracking down before you dive into the stages.
How do the power-up blocks work?
The power-up blocks change your horizontal shot based on how many you collect. Each block you pick up upgrades the weapon, so the count tells you which shot you have. [3]
- Collect one block to get a horizontal fireball. [3]
- Collect two blocks to upgrade to a horizontal laser. [3]
- Collect three blocks to reach a horizontal electric blast. [3]
Think of the blocks as a ladder rather than three separate pickups. Your weapon depends on the running count, so the second block turns the fireball into a laser, and the third turns that laser into an electric blast.
For example, say you grab one block early in a stage. You now fire a horizontal fireball at the enemies in front of you. Later, a second block changes that shot to a horizontal laser. A third block brings in the electric blast, which is the last of the three horizontal shots described here.
The same sequence applies each time you pick up a block, so you can plan around it. When you see a block coming up, you know which weapon it will give you based on how many you already have.
Where can you find a full walkthrough?
GameFAQs is the place to start if you want a full walkthrough. It hosts a Guide and Walkthrough for the NES version, written by DEngel [3]. Because a named author wrote it, you know whose steps you are following.
Option | Format | Credited author |
|---|---|---|
GameFAQs | Guide and Walkthrough (NES) | DEngel |
StrategyWiki | Game page | — |
StrategyWiki also has a Choujin Sentai Jetman page for the game [1]. It is a game page, so it works better as background on the game than as a route through the stages.
The main difference is the format. GameFAQs gives you a walkthrough with a credited author, so you can judge the steps against the writer's name. StrategyWiki gives you a game page to read for background, and it does not stand in for a walkthrough.
To find the walkthrough, search GameFAQs for Choujin Sentai Jetman and open the entry titled Guide and Walkthrough - NES [3]. Say you are stuck on an early stage. Open the guide, find that stage's heading, and follow its steps from the start of the stage, not from the title screen. Keep the StrategyWiki page open alongside it when you want more context.
Where to go next with Jetman
The one thing to remember is that a full guide works best when you follow it stage by stage, not when you jump around. Use the block mechanic above to decide which power-up you want at each point, and keep the guide open beside the game. The GameFAQs guide by DEngel is a walkthrough for the NES version [3].
For your next step, open the GameFAQs guide and read the first stage before you start playing. If you want a second reference, the StrategyWiki page for the game is also available [1]. Before you begin, check the current listing on the official or guide pages for any platform details, since listings can change.