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. In the game a very tired Miner Willy had to tidy up all the objects left around his house after a party before his housekeeper Maria would allow him access to his bedroom.

The game was written by Matthew Smith who was hailed at the time as 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, an expanded version for the Amstrad CPC, was later converted back to the ZX Spectrum. Both games were also released for the BBC Micro, Acorn Electron and the Commodore 64, with some minor differences.

See also

• List of computer and video games by name

External links

• http://dmoz.org/Games/Video_Games/Platform/Miner_Willy_Games/Jet_Set_Willy_Series/