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A third game in the series was planned, ''Miner Willy Meets The Taxman''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.craigsretrocomputingpage.com/thumb_candy/thumb_candy.html | title=Matthew Smith interview with Iain Lee | publisher=Thumb Candy | accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref> |
A third game in the series was planned, ''Miner Willy Meets The Taxman''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.craigsretrocomputingpage.com/thumb_candy/thumb_candy.html | title=Matthew Smith interview with Iain Lee | publisher=Thumb Candy | accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref> |
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The series started in 1983 with the release of ''Manic Miner'', and was followed up a [[1984 in video gaming|year later]] with ''Jet Set Willy'' (one of the best selling [[video game]]s of all time) and ''[[Jet Set Willy II]]''. Another game in the series, ''[[The Perils of Willy]]'', was released solely for the [[Commodore VIC-20]].<ref>[http://www.vic20gamer.com/index.php/2009/02/05/perils-of-willy/ The Perils of Willy] at VIC 20 Gamer {{ |
The series started in 1983 with the release of ''Manic Miner'', and was followed up a [[1984 in video gaming|year later]] with ''Jet Set Willy'' (one of the best selling [[video game]]s of all time) and ''[[Jet Set Willy II]]''. Another game in the series, ''[[The Perils of Willy]]'', was released solely for the [[Commodore VIC-20]].<ref>[http://www.vic20gamer.com/index.php/2009/02/05/perils-of-willy/ The Perils of Willy] at VIC 20 Gamer {{wayback|url=http://www.vic20gamer.com/index.php/2009/02/05/perils-of-willy/ |date=20150106032549 }}</ref> ''"Andre's night off"'' was published as a [[Type-in program|type-in listing]] in the June 1984 issue of [[Computer and Video Games|Computer & Video Games]].<ref>[http://www.vincenzoscarpa.it/emulatori/spectrum/game-screenshot/manual.php?dir1=a&man=andresnightoff_man] Andre's night off instructions</ref> In addition quite a few unofficial sequels, [[Video game remake|remake]]s, homages and updates have been released.<ref>[http://www.worldofspectrum.org/games/j.html World of Spectrum] listing, showing the large number of fan-made ''Jet Set Willy'' sequels.</ref> |
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==Games in the series== |
==Games in the series== |
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Revision as of 08:22, 30 August 2015
Miner Willy is the protagonist in a series of platform games for the ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC and the Commodore 64 home computers. The first two games - Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy - were written by computer-game programmer Matthew Smith during the early 1980s.
A third game in the series was planned, Miner Willy Meets The Taxman.[1]
The series started in 1983 with the release of Manic Miner, and was followed up a year later with Jet Set Willy (one of the best selling video games of all time) and Jet Set Willy II. Another game in the series, The Perils of Willy, was released solely for the Commodore VIC-20.[2] "Andre's night off" was published as a type-in listing in the June 1984 issue of Computer & Video Games.[3] In addition quite a few unofficial sequels, remakes, homages and updates have been released.[4]
Games in the series
- Manic Miner, (1983), Bug-Byte / Software Projects
- Jet Set Willy, (1984), Software Projects
- The Perils of Willy, (1984), Software Projects
- Andre's Night Off, 1984, Matthew Smith
- Jet Set Willy II, (1985), Software Projects
- Jet Set Racing,[5] (2005), Numfum
References
- ^ "Matthew Smith interview with Iain Lee". Thumb Candy. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ The Perils of Willy at VIC 20 Gamer Archived 2015-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1] Andre's night off instructions
- ^ World of Spectrum listing, showing the large number of fan-made Jet Set Willy sequels.
- ^ Notingham Screenplay Festival interview, February 2005 Referred to as the Vodafone version
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