Jet Set Willy is an adventure developed by Software Projects, released 31 December 1984 on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit and BBC Microcomputer System.
What Jet Set Willy is
Jet Set Willy is an adventure game developed by Software Projects and released in 1984. It is available on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 16, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore Plus/4, Dragon 32/64, MSX, Tatung Einstein and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A tired Miner Willy has to tidy up all the items left around his house after a huge party. With this done, his housekeeper Maria will let him go to bed. Willy's mansion was bought with the wealth obtained from his adventures in Manic Miner, but much of it remains unexplored and it appears to be full of strange creatures, possibly a result of the previous (missing) owner's experiments. Willy must explore the enormous mansion and its grounds (including a beach and a yacht) to fully tidy up the house so he can get some much-needed sleep.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Jet Set Willy holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1984 averaged 73, so it scored 17 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Jet Set Willy launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack and Karateka. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack, Karateka.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Jet Set Willy yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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