Jet Set Steamboat Willie

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Jet Set Steamboat Willie

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Released... Fun, fun, fun!!!

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Hehe thank you so much Andre! :dance

We really enjoyed making this & it was an absolute pleasure to work with Lee Bee who did such a fantastic job on the soundtrack.
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Hooray! Great fun as always. The graphics and sound are SOOO on point. Well done @Daveysloan and @Lee Bee.
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This is tremendous. Captures the vibe so well.
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Funny game. And the music from Lee Bee is great, it has that 30s charleston vibe.

It may seem at first to be a Jet Set Willy clone but it looks like it's done with AGD and not the actual Jet Set Willy engine.
Which is actually quite good. When you touch an enemy, you don't lose a life, just a bit of energy. So it's easier than your typical Willy game.

Just these XORed sprites look sometimes badly, especially at the ladders. But's it's a limitation of AGD that we have to live with, I guess.
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Awesome game, and I made a full walkthrough, here! :)

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Thanks everyone. I genuinely think that this review from one of my YS heroes Phil "Snouty" South is one of the greatest things that has happened in my adult life!! :dance


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I nearly finished it on bread and water: 84 items and an energy of 009, but I still needed to get back to Minnie. I saved a snapshot and ended up using it. The difficulty is really well judged though - BITD I'd have been happy to go back to the start, knowing I'd probably complete it that time. There are some great extras and Easter egg screens - hope someone maps it because it'll look fantastic. Brilliant end music too!

Superb game Dave, Nate, Lee. This mousenum opus might be your best yet.
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Great going @R-Tape ! :dance

You are far too kind!
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Nice one!

When I first seen the title I thought it would be yet another JSW/MM rehash, but this makes a refreshing change.
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I really love this game. That is pretty much it. :dance :dance :dance
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