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SeriesJet Set Willy

Jet Set Willy

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First release
1984
Genres
Adventure, Platform, Arcade · Action
Platforms
Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Acorn Electron, Dragon 32/64, Tatung Einstein, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4

Jet Set Willy is a flip-screen platform game in which the player moves the protagonist, Willy, from room to room in his mansion collecting objects. Unlike the screen-by-screen style of its prequel, the player can explore the mansion at will.

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Storyline
A tired Miner Willy has to tidy up all the items left around his house after a huge party. With this done, his housekeeper Maria will let him go to bed. Willy's mansion was bought with the wealth obtained from his adventures in Manic Miner, but much of it remains unexplored and it appears to be full of strange creatures, possibly a result of the previous (missing) owner's experiments. Willy must explore the enormous mansion and its grounds (including a beach and a yacht) to fully tidy up the house so he can get some much-needed sleep.Read more

A tired Miner Willy has to tidy up all the items left around his house after a huge party. With this done, his housekeeper Maria will let him go to bed. Willy's mansion was bought with the wealth obtained from his adventures in Manic Miner, but much of it remains unexplored and it appears to be full of strange creatures, possibly a result of the previous (missing) owner's experiments. Willy must explore the enormous mansion and its grounds (including a beach and a yacht) to fully tidy up the house so he can get some much-needed sleep.

Release dates
ZX Spectrum
1984
Commodore C64/128/MAX
1984
Amstrad CPC
1985
All 11 release dates
MSX
1985
Acorn Electron
1985
Dragon 32/64
1985
Tatung Einstein
1985
BBC Microcomputer System
1985
Atari 8-bit
1986
Commodore 16
1986
Commodore Plus/4
1986
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
gravity, abstract, high score, flip screen, impossible 100% completion

At a Glance

Critic Score
90
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IGDB · recorded 7 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 7 Oct 2026