Sky Jinks
Fly slalom around pylons (right of the red ones, left of the blue ones). Avoid skipping a pylon, hitting the pylons, trees or hot-air balloons. Try to get the best time you can. If you fly to the wrong side of a pylon, you will get a three second penalty for each missed pylon. The total number of pylons remaining is at the top of the screen above the time. If you hit a tree, pylon or balloon your plane will crash to the ground. You will not die but this will hurt your time as your plane has to take off again. Hitting a pylon will not hurt your pylon count. You will still get credit for the pylon but will lose time as your plane was slowed. You can press the fire button to throttle up or rele...
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1982
- Developer
- Activision, Inc.
- Publisher
- Activision, Inc.
- Players
- 1
P2P Netplay available on compatible cores
Sky Jinks frequently asked questions
How do I play Sky Jinks online with a friend?
Sky Jinks (Atari 2600) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:
- Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
- Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
- Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
- Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
- The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.
How do I play Sky Jinks on PC?
Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Sky Jinks in the Atari 2600 library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.
Does Sky Jinks netplay lag?
Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.
Can I play Sky Jinks for free?
Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.
Play Sky Jinks on Etera
Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.
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