Jackle (1987)

Jackle & Wide was released in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum 48K platform. Published by Bulldog Software, the game was developed by Stephen N. Curtis and RUB. The inlay and poster art were provided by John Smyth.

This title is an arcade adventure game designed for a single player. Controls support cursor input, Kempston joysticks, and the Interface 2 system. The game is also known by the alternative title Dr. Jackle and Mr. Wide.

The original cassette version was priced at £1.99. Beyond the ZX Spectrum, the game was also released for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and MSX platforms.

The game holds an average magazine score of 35.50%. It received a 41% rating from Crash magazine, while Sinclair User awarded it 3 out of 10.

The game became known in the Soviet Union through POKE codes published in Micro magazine. It also saw several TR-DOS adaptations released by the groups LAKS and Power of Sound.