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| The game was written by ] who was hailed at the time as a a games writing genius but who would eventually vanish, allegedly turning up in a Dutch commune some years later. | The game was written by ] who was hailed at the time as a a games writing genius but who would eventually vanish, allegedly turning up in a Dutch commune some years later. | ||
| Ports to other computer platforms were also made: ] was slightly expanded version for ] that was later on converted back to ]. ] had its own, slightly altered version. | Ports to other computer platforms were also made: ] was slightly expanded version for ] that was later on converted back to ]. ] had its own, slightly altered version. | ||
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Jet Set Willy was a computer game for the ZX Spectrum home computer. It was released during the height of the computer's popularity in the early 1980s — 1984 to be exact.
The game is a follow on from Manic Miner (1983) and is largely credited with bringing the platform game to the home micro scene. It was published by Software Projects.
The game was written by Matthew Smith who was hailed at the time as a a games writing genius but who would eventually vanish, allegedly turning up in a Dutch commune some years later.
Ports to other computer platforms were also made: Jet Set Willy II was slightly expanded version for Amstrad CPC that was later on converted back to ZX Spectrum. BBC Micro had its own, slightly altered version.