Jet Set Willy for the Atari 8-bit family

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Published on September 12, 2013 4:48:51 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2-hlZTigZg

Game:

Jet Set Willy (1984)

Duration: 4:15

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Came also out for:


Amstrad CPC
Atari ST
BBC Micro
Commodore 16, Plus/4
Commodore 64
Dragon 32/64
Electron
MSX
Windows Phone
Xbox 360
ZX Spectrum


Game description:

Cult hero Matthew Smith followed up Manic Miner with a seminal platform game. Having struck it lucky in the first game, Willy now owns a lavish mansion with over 60 rooms linked in a 3D plane, and must tidy it all before his housekeeper will let him sleep.

Each room has its own hazards, such as spikes, revolving razors and ropes. The route through the house must be navigated carefully, due to the multiple entrances to some rooms - this is perhaps the first action game where mapping is an advantage. Another innovation, to the chagrin of players everywhere, is manual protection - a sheet of colour-coded numbers.


What I think:

As a port...it is not good. As a game itself it is okay. It is playable but it has some annoying flaws, like the fact that you can get stuck in stairs, it is incredibly hard to jump over some enemies (doable, but still...) and if you get killed be either of the 2 enemies in the west ballroom, you will spawn at the top of the stairs and automatically jump down to the right, which kills you! Not sure if it is a bug or on purpose, but it sure is annoying .....