General info for: Jet Set Willy [#ID: 2589]
Title:
Also known as:
JetSet Willy
Release Date:
1984
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Creators:
Contributors:
Edited with:
JSW Editor
JSW Fixer
Jet Set Willy Construction Kit
Jet Set Willy Editor
Jet Set Willy Editor
Jet Set Willy Editor
Jet Set Willy Editor Mk2
Jet Set Willy Graphics Designer
Jet Set Willy Levels Designer
Jet Set Willy Room Designer
Jet Set Willy Screen Gallery
Jet Set Willy Sprite Library
Jet Set Willy: DefRoom
Jet Set Willy: Dr. Jet Set Willy Microdrive Tape
JetSet Willy Editor
JSW Fixer
Jet Set Willy Construction Kit
Jet Set Willy Editor
Jet Set Willy Editor
Jet Set Willy Editor
Jet Set Willy Editor Mk2
Jet Set Willy Graphics Designer
Jet Set Willy Levels Designer
Jet Set Willy Room Designer
Jet Set Willy Screen Gallery
Jet Set Willy Sprite Library
Jet Set Willy: DefRoom
Jet Set Willy: Dr. Jet Set Willy Microdrive Tape
JetSet Willy Editor
Inspiration for:
Availability:
Available
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Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Maximum Players:
1
Screen Movements:
Original Price:
£5.95
Mods:
Other platforms:
Average mag. score:
95.83% (6 reviews)
Annual Awards:
2nd Best (Overall) Arcade Game - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.
2nd Best Advertisement - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.
2nd Best Looking Advert To Appear In A Magazine - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.
2nd Best Platform Game - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.
3rd State of the Art Award - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.
Rank #05 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics
2nd Best Advertisement - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.
2nd Best Looking Advert To Appear In A Magazine - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.
2nd Best Platform Game - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.
3rd State of the Art Award - 1984 Crash Readers Awards.
Rank #05 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics
Review Awards:
"Crash Smash" at Crash issue v.1 #4 - 1984/May page 8
"PCG Game of the Month" at Personal Computer Games issue #6 - 1984/May page 72
"PCG Game of the Month" at Personal Computer Games issue #6 - 1984/May page 72
Known Errors:
(Taken from Wikipedia):
As originally released, the game could not be completed due to several bugs. Although actually four completely unrelated issues, they became known collectively as "The Attic Bug".
Initially Software Projects attempted to pass off the most severe - The Attic bug itself - as an intentional feature to make the game more difficult, claiming that the rooms in question were filled with poison gas. However, they later rescinded this claim and issued a set of POKEs to correct the flaws.
The most notorious bug was the The Attic Bug. After the player entered the room The Attic, various rooms would undergo corruption on all subsequent game plays, including all monsters disappearing from The Chapel, and other screens triggering instant death. This was caused by an error in the path of an arrow in The Attic, resulting in the sprite travelling past the end of the Spectrum's video memory and overwriting crucial game data instead. This bears similarities to a buffer overflow, and as such is an early example of such an error - and the problems it can cause.
An item under The Conservatory Roof was placed too close to both the screen entrance and a killer object making it impossible to collect. The Software Projects fix removed the killer object.
There was an invisible and impossible to reach item in First Landing. The Software Projects fix relocated the item to The Hall - although some fixes relocated the object to The Bathroom where it became visible as another tap item. (By poking value 33, instead of 11.)
The Banyan Tree was impassable in an upward direction - the Software Projects fix changed the status of an essential block from solid to passable.
As originally released, the game could not be completed due to several bugs. Although actually four completely unrelated issues, they became known collectively as "The Attic Bug".
Initially Software Projects attempted to pass off the most severe - The Attic bug itself - as an intentional feature to make the game more difficult, claiming that the rooms in question were filled with poison gas. However, they later rescinded this claim and issued a set of POKEs to correct the flaws.
The most notorious bug was the The Attic Bug. After the player entered the room The Attic, various rooms would undergo corruption on all subsequent game plays, including all monsters disappearing from The Chapel, and other screens triggering instant death. This was caused by an error in the path of an arrow in The Attic, resulting in the sprite travelling past the end of the Spectrum's video memory and overwriting crucial game data instead. This bears similarities to a buffer overflow, and as such is an early example of such an error - and the problems it can cause.
An item under The Conservatory Roof was placed too close to both the screen entrance and a killer object making it impossible to collect. The Software Projects fix removed the killer object.
There was an invisible and impossible to reach item in First Landing. The Software Projects fix relocated the item to The Hall - although some fixes relocated the object to The Bathroom where it became visible as another tap item. (By poking value 33, instead of 11.)
The Banyan Tree was impassable in an upward direction - the Software Projects fix changed the status of an essential block from solid to passable.
Music References:
Includes the following music: L. v. Beethoven, Sonata No. 14 in C# Minor "Moonlight Sonata" op. 27 no.2, I. Adagio sostenuto [title screen]; Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock, "If I Were a Rich Man" [in game]