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Jet Placed Willy occurs as computer game for the ZX Spectrum home computer. Its release around 1984 was concurrent by using a height of the Spectrum's popularity in the early 1980s.

A game occurs as sequel to Manic Miner (1983), and is largely credited sustaining bringing a platform game to the home micro scene. It was published by Software Projects. In the game the super stock Miner Willy had to tidy up all the objects left around his home when the person. Sustaining this done his housekeeper Maria would allow him access to his chamber.

A game was written by Matthew Smith, hailed at the period as the games-writing genius, world health organization would one of these days vanish, allegedly turning higher around a Dutch commune a few years late.

Ports to other computer platforms were likewise manufactured: Jet Set Willy II, an expanded version for the Amstrad CPC, was later converted back to the ZX Spectrum. Two games were likewise freed for the BBC Micro, Acorn Electron and the Commodore 64, with a few minor differences. The port of Jet Placed Willy to the Atari 8-bit family of computers was released by Tynesoft. Apparently, a game wwhen non when effective as a original, however a music for this port was treat Rob Hubbard [http://jswremakes.emuunlim.com/Systems/atari.htm]. Programs Projects mass produced the port to the Atari ST but it was never released [http://jswremakes.emuunlim.com/Systems/atari.htm].

One of a virtually all notorious levels was known as "We must perform a Quirkafleeg".

Trivia

Due to bugs, a game can never become completed & various POKEs (low-subordinate memory-writing hacks) were necessary to right this. There were too more pokes that would allow Willy infinite populates or even invulnerability to monsters.

A original within-game music is taken from either "If I Were a Rich Man", itself from either a musical Fiddler on the Roof. A title music was adapted from either a number 1 movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.

Jet Set Willy Z88
Conversion by Dominic Morris requiring an expanded Z88.

Jet Set Willy
Map, hints on completing the game, the original 48k cassette version as an MP3, and code chart.

Your Spectrum 07 - Letters
Spoof letter about what happens if Willy waits on the Bow till 11:45pm, which inspired the route to the Deserted Isle in version II.

Your Spectrum 12 - Hacking Away and QL Affairs
Adds a platform to the First Landing allowing Willy to reach the cross and the hidden object.

Your Spectrum 9 - Frontlines and Hacking Away
POKEs that simplify the Nightmare Room, improve jumping ability, and that automatically collect all the objects in a room on entry.

Your Spectrum 6 - Jet Set Willy
Many POKEs for the original Jet Set Willy, and a complete list of rooms with their numbers.

Your Spectrum 4 - Jet Set Willy
Contains a review by Sue Denham, screen shots, and a hacker's guide by Andrew Pennell.

MDFS Software
Includes a room map, links to game editors and other resources, and the source to a number of patches to the game engine.

Crash 4: Jet Set Willy
A review of the game, describing it as "one of the most addictive and finest Spectrum games", with screenshots.

The Tipshop
Some advice on teleports and other quirky features of the game.


Computers: Systems: Commodore: Commodore 64
Computers: Systems: Sinclair: ZX Spectrum





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