Jet Set Willy
- Original title
- Jet Set Willy
- Title translations
- ジェットセットウィリー (Japanese)
- Developed by
- Software Projects
- Year
- 1984
- System
- MSX
Technical Specifications
- Rating
-
17 votes, 3.71 avg
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- Sound
- PSG
- Kind
- Game
- Tagoo database entry
- Visit (Japanese MSX database)
- Last updated on
- 20-04-2019
- Input Devices Supported
- Keyboard
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Action
- Max Players
- 1
- Uses Kanji
- No
- Uses V9990
- No
Note
There are two ports of Jet Set Willy to the MSX. The ROM version by Hudson soft, and a tape version, ported by Cameron Else for Software Projects.
The Hudson port is generally considered inferior:
- No Copy protection (using the color cards)
- Lacks the Jet Set Willy title screen
- You start with 16 instead of 8 lives
- BGM is different. It plays "I was a rich man"
- No HW sprites, all enemies are software sprites
- Game runs slower, perhaps as a consequence of using SW sprites only.
- Jumping sound is different, it´s more like key click-click-click-click....
- Jumping key is different
- You will hear key CLICK sounds playing non-stop on the background when your walking around
- Flashing background objects do not flash, for example the church cross is not flashing in "First Landing"
- Room names are not shown
- Screen border do not change color anymore when you enter a new room, borders will be grey all the time
- Monty Python Game Over screen missing, it simply reads "game over"
- Game over screen does not return to the title screen, but just starts the game again when you press space
The Hudson port is generally considered inferior:
- No Copy protection (using the color cards)
- Lacks the Jet Set Willy title screen
- You start with 16 instead of 8 lives
- BGM is different. It plays "I was a rich man"
- No HW sprites, all enemies are software sprites
- Game runs slower, perhaps as a consequence of using SW sprites only.
- Jumping sound is different, it´s more like key click-click-click-click....
- Jumping key is different
- You will hear key CLICK sounds playing non-stop on the background when your walking around
- Flashing background objects do not flash, for example the church cross is not flashing in "First Landing"
- Room names are not shown
- Screen border do not change color anymore when you enter a new room, borders will be grey all the time
- Monty Python Game Over screen missing, it simply reads "game over"
- Game over screen does not return to the title screen, but just starts the game again when you press space
Groups & Mentions
Mentioned in Publications:
- Het grote MSX peeks, pokes en truuks boek on page 20 (cheat)
- MSX Club Magazine 13 on page 16 (cheat)
- MSX Computer Magazine 3 on page 66 (review)
- MSX Computer Magazine 17 on page 11 (review)
- What MSX? 2 on page 30 (review)
- MSX Computing 1985-12/1986-01 on page 40 (other)
- MSX User 11 on page 18 (map)
- SONY Catálogo de Programas on page 50 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1985-8 on page 21 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1985-8 on page 127 (news)
- MSX Magazine 1985-9 on page 27 (ad)
- Radio Amateur Magazine 57 on page 20 (news)
- MSX Magazine 1985-10 on page 30 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1985-11 on page 46 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1985-12 on page 32 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1986-7 on page 34 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1986-8 on page 48 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1986-9 on page 38 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1987-5 on page 30 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1987-6 on page 28 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1987-7 on page 11 (ad)
- MSX Game Book on page 13 (ad)
- Sony MSX Hit Bit computer software on page 36 (ad)
- Computer & Video Games 037 on page 115 (ad)
- Computer & Video Games 039 on page 117 (ad)
- Computer & Video Games 040 on page 87 (ad)
- Computer & Video Games 044 on page 35 (ad)
- Computer & Video Games 045 on page 103 (ad)
- MSX Extra 17 on page 29 (review)
- Club HNOSTAR 21 on page 21 (cheat)
- Club HNOSTAR 19 on page 20 (cheat)
- MSX Info 1-7 on page 10 (map)
- MSX Info 2-2 on page 20 (news)
- MSX User 5 on page 17 (review)
- MSX Magazine 1 on page 14 (review)
- SONY MSX CLUB on page 40 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 2 on page 26 (review)
- MSX Computing 1985-2 on page 65 (ad)
Groups:
-
Manual copy protection
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See Also
- Jet Set Willy II (MSX | 1985)
Conversions
- Commodore 16 or Plus/4
- Commodore 64
- Sinclair ZX Spectrum