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2 unusual facts about Jet Set Willy


Jet Set Willy

It received generally poor reviews which criticised inferior graphics and animation; however, Rob Hubbard's theme music, unique to this version, was considered a highlight.

JSW

Jet Set Willy, a 1984 computer game originating on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum written by Matthew Smith


Flip-screen

The flip-screen technique was particularly common in PC games originally made for the ZX Spectrum, such as Atic Atac, Jet Set Willy, and Starquake, due in part to the Spectrum's display limitations which meant that full colour scrolling was difficult to implement convincingly - Light Force being a notable exception.


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