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Play Overview
Jet Set Willy (1984) is a classic running and jumping game first available in 1984 on the Spectrum. It was the follow up to Manic Miner and offer the same simple exploration and jump-timing gameplay.
You play tired Miner, Willy, who has to tidy up his house after a party. Play involves working through individual screens that require both timing and a little puzzle solving. It's simple challenging fun controlled by just the left, right and jump buttons.
As you progress you discover a large game of 60 screens. Each offers a different named location and enemies: static killer objects, guardians and of course the various platforms and collectable objects.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Jet Set Willy 23 months ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 17 months ago.
You play tired Miner, Willy, who has to tidy up his house after a party. Play involves working through individual screens that require both timing and a little puzzle solving. It's simple challenging fun controlled by just the left, right and jump buttons.
As you progress you discover a large game of 60 screens. Each offers a different named location and enemies: static killer objects, guardians and of course the various platforms and collectable objects.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Jet Set Willy 23 months ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 17 months ago.
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Play Style
This is a Platform game. This is a single-player game.
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Our Game Pathways reveal how 6-year-olds play this game:
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Game Details
Release Date: 01/01/1984, updated in 2011
Out Now: iOS
Players: 1
Genres: Platform
Accessibility: 0 features documented
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
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