Editing Jet Set Willy (section)

{{short description|1984 platform video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
|title = Jet Set Willy
|image = JetSet.jpg
|developer = [[Software Projects]]
|publisher = {{plainlist|
* Software Projects
* [[Tynesoft]] (Atari)}}
|designer = [[Matthew Smith (games programmer)|Matthew Smith]]
|composer = [[Rob Hubbard]] (Atari)
|series = ''[[Miner Willy]]''
|released = {{plainlist|
* 1984: ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64
* 1986: Atari 8-bit
* 2012: Xbox 360<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://diymag.com/archive/jet-set-willy-remake-for-xbox-360|title=Jet Set Willy Remake for Xbox 360|date=22 August 2012|website=DIY Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130031355/https://diymag.com/archive/jet-set-willy-remake-for-xbox-360|archive-date=30 November 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
|genre = [[Platform game|Platform]]
|modes = [[Single-player]]
|platforms = [[Amstrad CPC]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Acorn Electron]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Commodore 16]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Dragon 32]], [[MSX]], [[Memotech MTX|MTX]], [[PMD 85]], [[TI-99/4A]], [[Xbox 360]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
}}

'''''Jet Set Willy'''''  is a [[Platform game|platform]] [[video game]] written by [[Matthew Smith (games programmer)|Matthew Smith]] for the [[ZX Spectrum]] [[home computer]]. It was published in 1984 by [[Software Projects]] and ported to most home computers of the time.

The game is a sequel to ''[[Manic Miner]]'' published in 1983, and the second game in the [[Miner Willy]] series. It spent over three months at the top of the charts and was the UK's best-selling [[1984 in video games|home video game of 1984]].<ref name=topten84>{{cite book |chapter=The Year's Top 10 Games|title=Computer and Video Games 1985 Yearbook |publisher=EMAP|page=88 |url=https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/page.php?issue_id=1783&page=88}}</ref>

The player controls Miner Willy as he tidies up his mansion after a massive party to get some sleep. Players navigate Willy through 60 screens of the mansion and grounds, collecting glowing items while avoiding hazards and guardians.

The game features classical music from [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]], [[Edvard Grieg|Grieg]], [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]], and [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]]. Initially the game could not be completed due to various bugs, but fixes for these were released by Software Projects. ''Jet Set Willy'' included a copy protection measure in the form of a card with coloured codes, making it more difficult to duplicate. Various expanded versions and ports were released, as well as third-party editing tools that allowed players to design their own rooms and sprites.