The gameplay meanwhile remains practically unchanged – which is either a blessing or a curse, depending entirely on your viewpoint. It certainly ranks as one of the most attractive mobile phone titles of recent memory. The horrendous colour-clash and single colour sprites of the Spectrum version are nowhere to be seen, replaced by some highly detailed characters and lovely, high-resolution backgrounds.
This mobile edition of Jet Set Willy has been given a massive facelift, bringing the visuals up to modern (phone) standards. The game originally appeared on the Sinclair Spectrum way back in mists of time (1984, to be exact) and was released to rave reviews and massive sales.Ĭontaining 60 screens of platforming malarkey, Jet Set Willy was ported to all the major systems of the time but amazingly never received a proper sequel, as Smith seemingly went AWOL. Jet Set Willy is the zany creation of Matthew Smith – 8-bit programming legend and original 'wild child' of the home micro scene. His strict housekeeper sternly orders him to tidy away several valuable items (why he doesn't just order her to do it is never disclosed) and so the adventure begins. He emerges from his slumber one fateful morning to find his beloved mansion in absolute disarray, thanks to the colossal party held the previous evening. Another innovation, to the chagrin of players everywhere, is manual protection - a sheet of colour-coded numbers.Miner Willy is painfully aware of the consequences of consuming too much ale. 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. 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.Įach room has its own hazards, such as spikes, revolving razors and ropes. Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64, Electron, iPad, iPhone, Memotech MTX, MSX, Tatung Einstein, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, ZX SpectrumĬult hero Matthew Smith followed up Manic Miner with a seminal platform game.
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